Amitabh Bachchan

Amitabh Bachchan

music artist, actor, producer

Amitabh Bachchan was born on Oct 11, 1942 in India]. Amitabh Bachchan's big-screen debut came with Bhuvan Shome directed by Mrinal Sen in 1969, strarring Narrator (voice, as Amitabh). Amitabh Bachchan is known for Fakt Mahilao Maate directed by Jay Bodas, Yash Soni stars as Chintan and Pratik Nanda as Ravi. Amitabh Bachchan has got 98 awards and 119 nominations so far. The most recent award Amitabh Bachchan achieved is Filmfare Awards. The upcoming new movie Amitabh Bachchan plays is Project K which will be released on Jan 01, 2023.

Amitabh Bachchan was born on October 11, 1942 in Allahabad, British India (present-day Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India) to legendary poet Harivansh Rai Bachchan & Teji Bachchan. He also has a brother named Ajitabh. He completed his education from Uttar Pradesh and moved to Bombay to find work as a film star, in vain though, as film-makers preferred someone with a fairer skin, and he was not quite fair enough. But they did use one of his other assets, his deep baritone voice, which was used for narration and background commentary. He was successful in being cast in Saat Hindustani. He got his break in Bollywood after a letter of introduction from the then Prime Minister Mrs. Indira Gandhi, as he was a friend of her son, Rajiv Gandhi. This is how Bachchan made an entry in Bollywood, starting with Zanjeer, co-starred with his future wife Jaya Bhaduri, and since then there has been no looking back.He married Jaya Bhaduri, an accomplished actress in her own right, and they had two children, Shweta and Abhishek. Shweta is married, lives a non-filmy life and has two children.Being friends with Rajiv Gandhi, got him to decide to run for seat in the Indian National Congress (political party) from his home town but had to leave mid-term because of controversies, particularly after Rajiv and he were implicated in the now infamous "Bofors" case along with the U. K. based Hinduja Brothers.After a four year break, he was back in the unsuccessful Mrityudaata (1997), a comeback which the actor wanted to forget. Critics written him off but his career was saved with Bade Miyan Chote Miyan (1998). But four flops in 1999 and incurring debt of over 90 crore rupees of his sinking company ABCL saw him at an all-time low. To make matters worse, after the defeat of the Congress party, Bachchan lost considerable political support, the opposition made him a target, and his credit rating deteriorated to such an extent that a leading nationalized bank, Canara Bank, sued him for outstanding loans. He did bounce back, presenting the Indian version of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire called Kaun Banega Crorepati? (2000). After a series of hits with Mohabbatein (2000), La famille indienne (2001) and Baghban (2003) and Khakee (2004), Bachchan is showing no signs of slowing down and proving the critics wrong once again.Amitabh and Jaya were interested in getting their son Abhishek married to Karisma Kapoor, the daughter of Babita and Randhir Kapoor, they went through a formal engagement, but later broke it off.The former Miss World and Bollywood actress, Aishwarya Rai and Abhishek, were formally engaged on Sunday January 14, 2007, at the Bachchan residence in Juhu, Bombay, with the marriage taking place at the Bachchan residence on April 20, 2007.On November 16, 2011, he became a Dada (paternal grandfather) when Aishwarya gave birth to a daughter in a Mumbai Hospital. He is already a Nana (maternal grandfather) to Navya and Agastye - Shweta's children.He continues to be one of the busiest actors and singers in Bollywood as well as on TV, as can be seen from the commercials that he appears on, especially on Sahara One. Looks like there are no limits for this super-star and once the "Angry Young Man" of Bollywood.

  • Birthday

    Oct 11, 1942
  • Place of Birth

    Allahabad, United Provinces, British India [now Uttar Pradesh, India]
  • Also known

    अमिताभ बच्चन, Amitabh Harivansh Rai Bachchan, Big B, Padmashree Amitabh Bachchan, Shri Amitabh Bachchan

Known For

Awards

98 wins & 119 nominations

Filmfare Awards
2021
Best Actor
Winner - Critics' Awards
2021
Best Actor
Winner - Critics' Awards
2016
Best Actor
Winner - Critics' Awards
2016
Best Actor
Winner - Critics' Awards
Indian Television Academy Awards, India
2021
Hall of Fame
Winner - Special Award
2013
Best Anchor - Game/Quiz Show
Winner - Indian Television Academy Award
2008
Best Host - Talk/Chat Show
Winner - Indian Television Academy Award
2005
Best Anchor - Game/Quiz Show
Winner - Indian Television Academy Award
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