Date/ Place of birth:11 October 1942, Allahabad, UP, India
Relationship Status:
Married
Spouse/ Partner:
Jaya Bachchan
Debut Film:
Saat Hindustani
Born on the 11th of October 1942 in Allahabad unto Harivanshrai Bachchan and Teji Bachchan and having an academic parentage, Amitabh was the last person one would think of as being the star he is now.
However today every kid knows the name of the one and only Amitabh Bachchan and fondly refers to him the Big B. Prior to his entry into Bollywood he was a freight broker with Shaw and Wallace. Amitabh did his schooling in Sherwood College followed by an Arts degree from the Delhi University.
Amitabh decided to persue fame by entering into the film industry. However this was no easy task for him and was rejected because of his dark skin . Not loosing hope he approached various radio companies for the post of radio commentator, but was turned down again. Finally after a long wait he got a role in his first Hindi movie Saat Hindustani, but the film was a flop and was put on hold for further films.
Being a close friend of Rajeev Gandhi he got a letter recommending him for a film, this was how he entered the big screen. The first movie Zanjeer, he was in had him co-star with his wife-to-be Jaya Badhuri, ever since then it was no looking back for this actor with a deep baritone voice and films just kept coming in one after another. From a modest struggling start to this superstar status was quite a jump for him.
Amitabh married Jaya and had two kids Shweta and Abhishek; he continued to star in films and turned out a record number of hits and super hits. At this time all his movies went on to make it big in the Box Office. Films like Deewar and Sholay gave him the appearance of being the angry young man of Bollywood. Besides these films he also did comic roles in films like Amar Akbar Antony, etc. This was the peak of his performance and he regaled in the glory of his fans. But in 1983 while shooting for the film Coolie, Amitabh was seriously injured and was admitted to a hospital in Breach Candy, this was the time his entire fan base reached out with prayers being offered for his recovery.
In no time Amitabh was back on the movie circuit and was shooting films. Seeing his popularity and with friends in high political positions he decided to enter it himself, he contested the elections from his home town in Allahabad for a Congress seat and was elected to the parliament, but unfortunately his entrance was short lived and he opted out with the rise in controversies about the Bofors scandal.
Now out of politics he decided to return to the movie industry again but with time so had the genre of acting moved on. The Big B found it rather difficult to play the roles he was offered as the entire scene of ‘angry young man’ was being carried out by younger actors in a totally new fashion. After a series of hits before he left now almost all of his were flops, movies like Ganga Jamuna Saraswati. Khuda Gawah, Agneepath, Hum and Shahenshah, were major flops and the Big B decided to float his own business venture of film production through Amitabh Bachchan Corporation Limited (ABCL).
However it was not to be and the company soon went into debt of over Rs.90 crores, but luck took a turn for the better and he was chosen to host the show Kaun Banega Corerpati? A remake of the hit US series of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire. This helped him make good what he owed and got himself out of debt.
He was later chosen as the star of the millennium by BBC and was given this title over others like Charlie Chaplin and Laurence Olivier. Besides this he was the first Indian actor to be honoured with a wax model in Madam Tussad’s in London.
Now at 60 plus the megastar is still churning out hit after hit and has made a niche for himself in the Indian film industry. In addition to acting he has built his name as a brand which is used to sell just about anything, he also lends his deep voice for narrations and voiceovers in various films and advertisements. He is one of the busiest ageing Bollywood stars in India.
However today every kid knows the name of the one and only Amitabh Bachchan and fondly refers to him the Big B. Prior to his entry into Bollywood he was a freight broker with Shaw and Wallace. Amitabh did his schooling in Sherwood College followed by an Arts degree from the Delhi University.
Amitabh decided to persue fame by entering into the film industry. However this was no easy task for him and was rejected because of his dark skin . Not loosing hope he approached various radio companies for the post of radio commentator, but was turned down again. Finally after a long wait he got a role in his first Hindi movie Saat Hindustani, but the film was a flop and was put on hold for further films.
Being a close friend of Rajeev Gandhi he got a letter recommending him for a film, this was how he entered the big screen. The first movie Zanjeer, he was in had him co-star with his wife-to-be Jaya Badhuri, ever since then it was no looking back for this actor with a deep baritone voice and films just kept coming in one after another. From a modest struggling start to this superstar status was quite a jump for him.
Amitabh married Jaya and had two kids Shweta and Abhishek; he continued to star in films and turned out a record number of hits and super hits. At this time all his movies went on to make it big in the Box Office. Films like Deewar and Sholay gave him the appearance of being the angry young man of Bollywood. Besides these films he also did comic roles in films like Amar Akbar Antony, etc. This was the peak of his performance and he regaled in the glory of his fans. But in 1983 while shooting for the film Coolie, Amitabh was seriously injured and was admitted to a hospital in Breach Candy, this was the time his entire fan base reached out with prayers being offered for his recovery.
In no time Amitabh was back on the movie circuit and was shooting films. Seeing his popularity and with friends in high political positions he decided to enter it himself, he contested the elections from his home town in Allahabad for a Congress seat and was elected to the parliament, but unfortunately his entrance was short lived and he opted out with the rise in controversies about the Bofors scandal.
Now out of politics he decided to return to the movie industry again but with time so had the genre of acting moved on. The Big B found it rather difficult to play the roles he was offered as the entire scene of ‘angry young man’ was being carried out by younger actors in a totally new fashion. After a series of hits before he left now almost all of his were flops, movies like Ganga Jamuna Saraswati. Khuda Gawah, Agneepath, Hum and Shahenshah, were major flops and the Big B decided to float his own business venture of film production through Amitabh Bachchan Corporation Limited (ABCL).
However it was not to be and the company soon went into debt of over Rs.90 crores, but luck took a turn for the better and he was chosen to host the show Kaun Banega Corerpati? A remake of the hit US series of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire. This helped him make good what he owed and got himself out of debt.
He was later chosen as the star of the millennium by BBC and was given this title over others like Charlie Chaplin and Laurence Olivier. Besides this he was the first Indian actor to be honoured with a wax model in Madam Tussad’s in London.
Now at 60 plus the megastar is still churning out hit after hit and has made a niche for himself in the Indian film industry. In addition to acting he has built his name as a brand which is used to sell just about anything, he also lends his deep voice for narrations and voiceovers in various films and advertisements. He is one of the busiest ageing Bollywood stars in India.
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