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Amitabh Bachchan
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- Born 11 October 1942
- Place of Birth Prayagraj
- Occupation Film Actor, Film Producer, Singer, Television Actor, Actor, Writer
- Father Harivansh Rai Bachchan
- Mother Teji Bachchan
- Spouse Jaya Bhaduri (1973)
- Siblings Ajitabh Bachchan
- Education Sherwood College, Kirori Mal College, Boys' High School & College, Post Graduate Government College - 11, Chandigarh
- Years active 1969-present
- Other names Angry Young Man, Mahanayak, Shahenshah, Big B
- Children Abhishek Bachchan, Shweta Bachchan Nanda
- Net Worth 470,000,000 United States Dollar ( Source: Wikipedia )
Related Other Pages:
- The Real Superstar,
- Ajitabh Bachchan,
- Sholay
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ABOUT Amitabh Bachchan
Amitabh Bachchan is an Indian superstar who has appeared in numerous Hindi movies. He is often regarded as one of the greatest actors of Indian cinema. Amitabh Bachchan was born in Allahabad, to poet father Harivansh Rai Srivastava (Bachchan), a well-known Hindi poet and mother Teji Bachchan. Amitabh Bachchan achieved stardom with films like Zanjeer (1973), Deewar (1975), Don and Trishul. He also earned the tag of Angry Young Man for his powerful performances. Bachchan saw a sluggish career progress through the 80's. However, he came back as a host to of Kaun Banega Crorepati (KBC), the Indian adaptation of the British television game show, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? Amitabh was "voted the greatest star of stage or screen" in a BBC Your Millennium online poll. BBC noted, "Many people in the western world will not have heard of him....but is a reflection of the huge popularity of Indian films." In his second coming, he is enjoying a resurgence in popularity with films such as Pink, Paa, Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham, Sarkaar etc.
Amitabh Bachchan FILMS AND CREDITS
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Image Source : IMDB & Wikipedia
Amitabh Bachchan AWARDS
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Image Source : IMDB & Wikipedia
AMITABH BACHCHAN NEWS
'They're telling me I don't know how to act': Amitabh Bachchan got emotional talking to Jaya Bachchan after he couldn't finish Lakshya scene
October 11, 2025 9:54 pm
Veteran actor Amitabh Bachchan recalled shooting for the Farhan Akhtar directorial Lakshya, and how he called Jaya Bachchan after a difficult day on the set.
After near-death experience, Amitabh Bachchan was reborn as a Batman-coded superhero 'Supremo' in 1980s comic book
October 11, 2025 8:48 pm
On Amitabh Bachchan's birthday today, revisiting a comic book that had Amitabh Bachchan, the movie star, playing the central character, who would turn into Supremo whenever there was a crisis.
One year of Rajinikanth’s Vettaiyan: A bold critique of Tamil cinema’s vigilante obsession
October 10, 2025 10:44 am
TJ Gnanavel’s use of Rajinikanth’s stardom as a narrative device to provoke a much-needed discussion on the ethics of vigilantism is what sets Vettaiyan apart from the countless violent noise machines masquerading as mainstream cinema today.
Small-town Amitabh Bachchan fan, who came to Mumbai to catch his glimpse, is 5x richer than him today with Rs 8,660 net worth
October 08, 2025 6:12 pm
Producer Anand Pandit made headlines not for his films but for his real-estate business as he was ranked the 10th richest real-estate tycoon in India on the Hurun India 2025 list. Shah Rukh Khan calls him his 'spiritual guru' while Amitabh Bachchan is among his close friends.
Amitabh Bachchan works for 16 hours at 82, arrives before everyone on set; reads each scene 50 times, rehearses it 10 times: Makeup artist of 53 years
October 08, 2025 4:34 pm
Amitabh Bachchan's longtime makeup artist claimed only Akshay Kumar has come close to Big B's work ethic but there is one major difference between the two.
Amitabh Bachchan says Farhan Akhtar made him feel like a 'nausikhiya' on Lakshya sets: 'Ye ustaad hamein bataenge acting aise hoti hai'
October 07, 2025 12:35 pm
In the upcoming KBC 17 episode on the occasion of Amitabh Bachchan's 83rd birthday, Farhan Akhtar will put Big B and Javed Akhtar on the hot seat.
For Palestinians of my generation, Amitabh Bachchan was a hero
October 07, 2025 7:33 am
He inspired us to resist oppression, avenge humiliation.
Before Shah Rukh's 'Deewangi Deewangi', Manmohan Desai shot iconic song with 16 stars: 'Raj Kapoor managed every actor's timing, Randhir Kapoor called them extras'
October 03, 2025 6:47 pm
The song starred Raj Kapoor, Shammi Kapoor, Randhir Kapoor, Dharmendra, Rajesh Khanna, and 16 others. This prompted Randhir Kapoor to call himself 'the highest-paid junior artiste'.
Jaya Bachchan said you are not successful till 'the day you have your own private jet', recall Abu Jani-Sandeep Khosla: 'She is misunderstood'
October 02, 2025 11:27 am
Designers Abu Jani and Sandeep Khosla described Jaya Bachchan as a misunderstood person, as they looked back on their nearly four-decade-long association.
Amitabh Bachchan's teenage co-star was involved with two married men who stifled her career, refused to play his sister for fear of being typecast
September 30, 2025 6:54 pm
At the age of 17, Padmini Kapila got a chance to star alongside one of the biggest stars of the country at the time, and she fell in love with him, even though he was married.
