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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
'Amitabh Bachchan’s films work in the 1975-1980...Indian society, anger was somewhere simmering: Sanjay Bangar draws the actor's parallel with Virat Kohli
September 10, 2025 5:43 pm
Former Indian batting coach Sanjay Bangar recalled the side needed some fire to be ignited at the time, which Kohli did, and he changed India's image in test matches completely
SIIMA 2025 Telugu, Kannada winners list: Allu Arjun, Rashmika Mandanna win big for Pushpa 2; Kamal Haasan, Amitabh Bachchan honoured for Kalki 2898 AD
September 06, 2025 12:05 pm
SIIMA 2025 Telugu, Kannada winners list: Allu Arjun and Rashmika Mandanna win best actor awards for Pushpa 2, while Amitabh Bachchan gets awards best supporting actor for Kalki 2898 AD.
Producer who stood outside Amitabh Bachchan's house on Sundays gave him his biggest hit during his bankruptcy phase
September 05, 2025 11:46 am
Amitabh Bachchan was trying his best to regain his stardom in the 1990s but all he was getting was films like Mrityudaata and Lal Baadshah, until this comedy came along.
'Hema Malini nahi milegi': What Sholay director Ramesh Sippy told Dharmendra when he insisted on playing Gabbar or Thakur
September 04, 2025 11:58 am
In an exclusive interview with SCREEN, filmmaker Ramesh Sippy talks about Sholay, the film completing 50 years recently, how he pulled off a casting coup, the controversy over its original climax, its eventual restoration, and the letter of appreciation he got from Satyajit Ray.
Here's how much Amitabh Bachchan's Kaun Banega Crorepati has paid in prize money in 25 years: 'Couple of hundred crores'
September 03, 2025 4:17 pm
Producer of Kaun Banega Crorepati Siddhartha Basu talks about how people were initially unsure of Slumdog Millionaire, due to stark differences between KBC and the show depicted in the movie.
KBC 17: Indore-based contestant, who predicted Amitabh Bachchan's future, quits the game at Rs 12.5 lakhs question, can you answer it?
September 03, 2025 11:50 am
On the latest episode of Kaun Banega Crorepati 17, Indore based contestant Aditya Joshi missed answering the 12 question which was about world economy. He quit the game and took home Rs 7.5 lakhs.
Emotional Amitabh Bachchan is at a loss for words as he greets crowd outside Mumbai bungalow, feels empowered by the love. See pics
September 03, 2025 9:41 am
Every Sunday, Amitabh Bachchan comes out at his Mumbai's Juhu Bungalow Jalsa for few moments, and greets the hundreds of fans gathered there.
KBC 17: Contestant predicts Amitabh Bachchan's future, reveals Big B's 'janam kundli' is available on the internet. Watch
September 02, 2025 12:16 pm
Kaun Banega Crorepati 17: Amitabh Bachchan calls his suits on the show 'sarkaari', was stunned when a contestant revealed that his horoscope was available on the internet.
KBC 17: Indore-based contestant copies Amitabh Bachchan's dressing style, says he has never had a girlfriend: 'Line lagne wali hai aapke ghar ke bahar'
August 31, 2025 2:27 pm
In an upcoming episode of Kaun Banega Crorepati 17, a contestant will meet his style icon Amitabh Bachchan and discuss about how he often fails to impress girls.
Vidhu Vinod Chopra was slapped by mother for gifting Rs 4.5 cr Rolls Royce to Amitabh Bachchan when he owned a Maruti van: 'Bewakoof'
September 01, 2025 11:16 am
Jaya Bachchan was confident Amitabh Bachchan would not be able to tolerate the director 'even for a week'. He said the car was a gift to Big B for 'tolerating him'.
