
Amitabh Bachchan: Introduction
Full Name: Amitabh Haribansrai Bachchan
Nick Name: "Amitji", "Big B"
Profession: Actor
Star Sign: Libra
DOB: 1942, October 11th
Place of Birth: Alahabad, India
Height:6'3"
Eyes: Black
Hair: Black
Family: Wife Jaya Bachchan, two children Shweta And Abhishek and abhishek's wife Aishwarya
Awards: Best supporting actor
Anand in year 1972
Namak Haram in year 1974
Mohabbatein in year 2000
Best Actor
Amar Akbar Anthony in year 1978
Don in year 1979
Hum in year 1992
Critics Award for Best Actor for Aks in year 2002
Address: Pratiksha, 10th Road
JVPD Scheme
Mumbai 400 049, INDIA
Phone Number: 022 - 6207579, 6206162
Famous For: His great acting and personality, and for giving us such super hits like Deewar, Suhaag, Muqaddar Ka Sikander, etc. First bollywood action hero.
Did you know? Amitabh almost died from an accident during the shooting of his movie "Coolie".
Latest Dialogue: "Sooryavansh ek aag hai jisme doston ke liye jitni joyti hai, dushmanon ke liye utni hi juala. Bhoon dalo is kambaqt ko." -Sooryavansham
Funniest Role: In Namak Halal, where he says, "I can talk in english, i can walk in english, i can run in english....because english is a phunny language".
Most Serious Role(s):: He is known for serious roles & angry man role, but a few unforgettable ones are from Aaj ka Arjun, Aakhri Rasta, Deewar, and recently Sooryavansham.
Amitabh Bachchan (born October 11, 1942) is an Indian film-actor who was named Superstar of the Millennium by the BBC. He is arguably the biggest star in the history of the Indian Film Industry, better known as Bollywood. Bachchan was born in the city of Allhabad, India. His father, Harivansh Rai Bachchan, was a well-known poet. The original last name of the family was "Srivastav"; "Bachchan" was in fact a pen name used by his father. However, when Bachchan entered films in the late 1960s, he did so under his father`s pen name. Now he is never known as anything but Amitabh Bachchan. His immediate family has also adopted the Bachchan surname. His mother, Teji Bachchan, is still alive.

In 1984, Bachchan briefly entered politics in support of long-time family friend Rajiv Gandhi. He contested Allahabad`s Parliament seat against H. N. Bahuguna, a well-known politician, and won by a large margin (68.2% of the vote). His political career, however, was short-lived
He has two grandchildren: Navya Naveli and Agastya Nanda. In November 2005, Bachchan was admitted to India`s Lilavati Hospital, in order to undergo surgery on his intestine. The procedure came after Bachchan complained of pain in his abdomen, and the issue is said to have been related to a 1983 injury. After the operation, Bachchan took several months off from work, unable to leave his home even to shoot the sequel to his recently-launched television program, Kaun Banega Crorepati 2. By April 2006 Bachchan had resumed shooting for most of his projects.
Bachchan`s first film, Saat Hindustani - his only black-and-white film - was released in 1969. For his role, Bachchan was paid the meager sum of 5,000 rupees. In the film, he played the part of one of seven protagonists; "Saat Hindustani" means "Seven Indians". Most people would have thought that his six co-stars were much more likely to achieve stardom than he was; they were all related to film-industry insiders, while he was a gangling outsider from the north. Between 1969 and 1973, the date of his first real hit, Bachchan`s career was stalled.

Two 1973 films are said to have launched Bachchan as a star. In Abhiman, he played a singer who succumbs to jealousy (The role might have been inspired by the Barbra Streisand movie A Star is Born). A strong score by music director S.D. Barman and real chemistry with his co-star (and later, wife) Jaya Badhuri, brought crowds to the theatres. Also in 1973, director Prakash Mehra cast Bachchan as Inspector Vijay Khanna in the film Zanjeer. He was not even the director`s second choice: the role is said to have been offered to Dev anand, who turned it down because of lack of songs for the main character (unheard of in those days).

The 1975 film Deewaar was one of his biggest hits. This time the writing team of "Salim-Javed" (Javad aktar and Salim Khan) made him the crook rather than the cop. .

In addition to being an "angry young man", he also becomes known for his comedy roles. One of his most popular characters was the genial, street-smart Anthony from the 1978 Amar Akbar Anthony. Yash Chopra collaborated with him on many films such as Kabhie Kabhie, and Silsila which showed that he could also convince in romantic roles too. Bachchan appeared in many other great films during the 70s and 80s, often filming them concurrently, as is still Bollywood practice. He was not at all selective in his choice of films; he appeared in many mediocre films too which flopped at the box office. However, once he committed to a film, he did his best. He was, and is, known for his professionalism: he shows up on time, he redoes a scene as many times as necessary, and he is respectful of the rest of the cast and crew. His powerhouse performance and his typical `angry young man look` emerged a new era in Hindi cinema, typically termed as the `Bachhan Era`.
In 1982 he starred opposite legendary actor Dilip Kumar in Shakti who was the main superstar before him in the 50s and 60s. This film was described as the clash of the superstars as it marked the first and only time Bachanan and Kumar appeared a film together.

During the late 1980s, after his brief stint in politics, Bachchan`s films became less and less successful. Many films did very poorly, such as Jaadugar and Toofan, both from 1989. In 1990 he regained some success with his power-packed performance in Agneepath and the following year he starred in Hum which was a huge hit. Hum was mainly a hit due because of its use of a popular song, "Jumma Chumma". Bachchan dropped out of the film industry after 1992, his last film being Khuda Gawah, released that same year. His much delayed film Insaniyat which was due for release in 1991 was finally released in 1994, but it also failed at the box office.
He returned to films in 1997, but hits still eluded him. His first comeback vehicle, Mrityudaata produced by his own production company ABCL, was a box-office disaster. Most of his subsequent films, such as Major Saab, Sooryavansham, and Laal Baadhshah also failed at the box office. Critics complained that Bachchan was still playing the "angry young man" even though he was in his mid-fifties. He was no longer convincing. He was also deeply in debt as a result of the failures of the films produced by his company ABCL. Only two of his films succeeded: the 1998 comedy Bade Miyan Chote Miyan (an unapologetic rip-off of the Sanjeev Kumar starrer, Angoor (grapes)) in which he starred with Govinda and 2000`s Mohabbatein, which co-starred Shah Rukh Khan. In both cases, critics said that the films succeeded because of the co-star, not because of Bachchan.

In 2005, he appeared in the film Black, in which he played the teacher of a deaf and blind woman played by Rani Mukherjee went on to be a massive hit. And more importantly re-affirmed his tremendous acting ability.
In the same year he co-starred with his son Abhishek in the films Bunty Aur Babli and Sarkar both of which were hits at the box office. He is once again appeared with Abhishek in Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna which released in 2006.
He is also set to appear in a remake of his own 1975 blockbuster Sholay and will play the role of Gabbar Singh, a role that was made famous by Amjad Khan in the original. The Walter Reade Theater of Lincoln Center hosted a special tribute to Bachchan, showing many of his popular films. Although most of the shows did not sell out (Amar Akbar Anthony was a rare exception), the tribute also included "An Evening with Amitabh Bachchan", hosted at the Lincoln Center`s Alice Tully Hall. The event included a live appearance by Bachchan. Tickets were priced at $60.00 per seat and sold out days in advance. The tribute was an unprecedented honour for an Indian actor.
There was a time when one of the famous director of bollywood said that if the industry actor are rated, Amitabh Bachchan will be from number 1 to number 10. The other starts will follow from spot 11. He was voted as the "BBC Star of the millenium" and for the Big B fans he is better than all the hollywood actors put together. Not Surprisingly, even today Mr.Bachchan is the biggest superstar Bollywood has to offer and still, with one of the biggest fan following in the history of Indian Cinema.
Amitabh Bachchan: Movies
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