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Amitabh Bachchan

January 10, 2023

Amitabh Bachchan (pronounced [əmɪˈt̪ɑːbʱ ˈbətːʃən]; born as Amitabh Shrivastav;[1] 11 October 1942[7]) is an Indian actor, film producer, television host, occasional playback singer and former politician known for his work in Hindi cinema. He is regarded as one of the most successful and influential actors in the history of Indian cinema.[8] Referred to as the Shahenshah of Bollywood (in reference to his 1988 film Shahenshah), Sadi ka Mahanayak (Hindi for, "Greatest actor of the century"), Star of the Millennium, or Big B.[9] His dominance in the Indian movie scene during the 1970s–1980s made the French director François Truffaut call it a "one-man industry".[10]

Amitabh Bachchan
Bachchan at Jalsa Bungalow in 2018
Born
Amitabh Shrivastav[1]

(1942-10-11) 11 October 1942 (age 80)
Allahabad, United Provinces, British India (present-day Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India)
NationalityIndian
Other namesAmit
Angry young man
Shahenshah of Bollywood
Star of the Millennium
Big B
Education
Alma materKirori Mal College, University of Delhi (BS)[2][3][4]
Occupations
  • Actor
  • producer
  • singer
  • television presenter
Years active1969–present
OrganizationAmitabh Bachchan Corporation
WorksFull list
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Political partyIndian National Congress (1984–1987)[5][6]
Spouse
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(m. 1973)​
Children
Parents
Relatives
FamilySee Bachchan family
AwardsFull List
HonoursDadasaheb Phalke Award (2019)
Padma Vibhushan (2015)
Legion of Honour (2007)
Padma Bhushan (2001)
Padma Shri (1984)
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
31 December 1984 – July 1987
Preceded byJaneshwar Mishra
Succeeded byV. P. Singh
ConstituencyAllahabad
WebsiteOfficial blog
Signature

Bachchan was born in 1942 in Allahabad to the Hindi poet Harivansh Rai Bachchan and his wife, the social activist Teji Bachchan. He was educated at Sherwood College, Nainital, and Kirori Mal College, University of Delhi. His film career started in 1969 as a voice narrator in Mrinal Sen's film Bhuvan Shome. He first gained popularity in the early 1970s for films such as Zanjeer, Deewaar and Sholay, and achieved greater stardom in later years, dubbed India's "angry young man" for some several of his on-screen roles in Hindi films. He has since appeared in over 200 Indian films in a career spanning more than five decades,[11] He has won numerous accolades in his career, including four National Film Awards as Best Actor, Dadasaheb Phalke Award as lifetime achievement award and many awards at international film festivals and award ceremonies. He has won sixteen Filmfare Awards and is the most nominated performer in any major acting category at Filmfare, with 42 nominations overall. In addition to acting, Bachchan has worked as a playback singer, film producer and television presenter. He has hosted several seasons of the game show Kaun Banega Crorepati, India's version of the game show franchise, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?. He also entered politics for a time in the 1980s.

The Government of India honoured him with the Padma Shri in 1984, the Padma Bhushan in 2001 and the Padma Vibhushan in 2015 for his contributions to the arts. The Government of France honoured him with its highest civilian honour, Knight of the Legion of honour, in 2007 for his exceptional career in the world of cinema and beyond. Bachchan also made an appearance in a Hollywood film, Baz Luhrmann's The Great Gatsby (2013), in which he played a non-Indian Jewish character, Meyer Wolfsheim.

Beyond the Indian subcontinent, he acquired a large overseas following of the South Asian diaspora, as well as others, in markets including Africa (South Africa, Eastern Africa and Mauritius), the Middle East (especially UAE and Egypt), the United Kingdom, Russia, Central Asia, the Caribbean (Guyana, Suriname, and Trinidad and Tobago), Oceania (Fiji, Australia, and New Zealand), Canada and the United States.[12]

Early life and family

Further information: Bachchan family

Bachchan was born on 11 October 1942 in Allahabad to the Hindi poet Harivansh Rai Bachchan, and social activist Teji Bachchan.[13] Harivansh Rai Bachchan was an Awadhi Hindu Kayastha,[14] who was fluent in Awadhi,[15] Hindi and Urdu.[16] Harivansh's ancestors came from a village called Babupatti, in the Raniganj tehsil, in the Pratapgarh district, in the present-day state of Uttar Pradesh, in India.[17] Teji Bachchan was a Punjabi Sikh Khatri from Lyallpur, Punjab, British India (present-day Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan).[15][18] Bachchan has a younger brother, Ajitabh. He is 5 years younger than him[19]

Bachchan's parents were initially going to name him Inquilaab (Hindustani for "Revolution"), inspired by the phrase Inquilab Zindabad (which translates into English as "Long live the revolution") popularly used during the Indian independence struggle; the name Amitabh was suggested to his father by poet Sumitranandan Pant.[20][1] Although his surname was Shrivastava, Amitabh's father, who opposed the caste system, had adopted the pen name Bachchan ("child-like" in colloquial Hindi), under which he published all of his works.[21] When his father was looking to get him admitted to a school, he and Bachchan's mother decided the family's name should be Bachchan instead of Shrivastava.[22] It is with this last name that Amitabh debuted in films and used for all other practical purposes, Bachchan has become the surname for all of his immediate family.[23] Bachchan's father died in 2003, and his mother in 2007.[24]

Bachchan's secondary education was at Boys' High School & College in Allahabad and Sherwood College in Nainital. He attended Kirori Mal College at the University of Delhi in Delhi.[25][26] He graduated with Bachelor of Science degree from Kirori Mal College in 1962.[27][28][29] When Bachchan finished his studies his father approached Prithviraj Kapoor, the founder of Prithvi Theatre and patriarch of the Kapoor acting family, to see if there was an opening for him, but Kapoor offered no encouragement.[30] Bachchan was a friend of Rajiv Gandhi and Sanjay Gandhi, before he became an actor. He used to spend time with them when he was a resident in New Delhi. Bachchan's family were very close to the Nehru-Gandhi family of politicians. When Sonia Gandhi first came to India from Italy before her marriage, Bachchan had received her at the Palam International Airport on 13 January 1968. She spent 48 days at Bachchan's house with his parents before marriage. Indira Gandhi wanted his future daughter-in-law to learn Hindu customs, way from Bachchan family and she did not think its appropriate to keep daughter-in-law in house before marriage. She trusted Bachchans and decided to keep Sonia at their house.[31]

Bachchan applied for a role as a newsreader for All India Radio, Delhi but "failed the audition".[30][when?] He became a business executive for Bird & Company in Kolkata (Calcutta),[30][when?]and worked in the theatre before starting his film career.[32] It is thought that his mother might have had some influence in Amitabh Bachchan's choice of career because she always insisted that he should "take centre stage".[33][according to whom?]

Acting career

Early career (1969–1972)

Bachchan made his film debut in 1969, as a voice narrator in Mrinal Sen's National Award-winning film Bhuvan Shome.[34] His first acting role was as one of the seven protagonists in the film Saat Hindustani,[35] directed by Khwaja Ahmad Abbas and featuring Utpal Dutt, Anwar Ali (brother of comedian Mehmood), Madhu and Jalal Agha.[36][37]

Anand (1971) followed, in which Bachchan starred alongside Rajesh Khanna. His role as a doctor with a cynical view of life garnered Bachchan his first Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor. He then played his first antagonist role as an infatuated lover-turned-murderer in Parwana (1971). Following Parwana were several films including Reshma Aur Shera (1971). During this time, he made a guest appearance in the film Guddi which starred his future wife Jaya Bhaduri. He narrated part of the film Bawarchi. In 1972, he made an appearance in the road action comedy Bombay to Goa directed by S. Ramanathan which was moderately successful.[38][39] Many of Bachchan's films during this early period did not do well.[40] His only film with Mala Sinha, Sanjog (1972) was also a box office failure.[41]

Rise to stardom (1973–1974)

 
Bachchan in his younger days

Bachchan was struggling, seen as a "failed newcomer" who, by the age of 30, had twelve flops and only two hits (as a lead in Bombay to Goa and supporting role in Anand). He was offered with a dual role movie by the director O.P Goyle, and writer O.P Ralhan for the film Bandhe Hath in 1973. This was Bachchan's first movie where he had played double role.[42] Bachchan was soon discovered by screenwriter duo Salim–Javed, consisting of Salim Khan and Javed Akhtar.[43] Salim Khan wrote the story, screenplay and script of Zanjeer (1973), and conceived the "angry young man" persona of the lead role. Javed Akhtar came on board as co-writer,[44] and Prakash Mehra, who saw the script as potentially groundbreaking, as the film's director. However, they were struggling to find an actor for the lead "angry young man" role; it was turned down by a number of actors, owing to it going against the "romantic hero" image dominant in the industry at the time.[43] Salim-Javed soon discovered Bachchan and "saw his talent, which most makers didn't. He was exceptional, a genius actor who was in films that weren't good."[45] According to Salim Khan, they "strongly felt that Amitabh was the ideal casting for Zanjeer".[43] Salim Khan introduced Bachchan to Prakash Mehra,[44] and Salim-Javed insisted that Bachchan be cast for the role.[43]

Zanjeer was a crime film with violent action,[43] in sharp contrast to the romantically themed films that had generally preceded it, and it established Amitabh in a new persona—the "angry young man" of Bollywood cinema.[46] He earned his first Filmfare Award nomination for Best Actor, with Filmfare later considering this one of the most iconic performances of Bollywood history.[40] The film was a huge success and one of the highest-grossing films of that year, breaking Bachchan's dry spell at the box office and making him a star.[47] It was the first of many collaborations between Salim-Javed and Amitabh Bachchan; Salim-Javed wrote many of their subsequent scripts with Bachchan in mind for the lead role, and insisted on him being cast for their later films, including blockbusters such as Deewaar (1975) and Sholay (1975).[45] Salim Khan also introduced Bachchan to director Manmohan Desai with whom he formed a long and successful association, alongside Prakash Mehra and Yash Chopra.[44]

Eventually, Bachchan became one of the most successful leading men of the film industry. Bachchan's portrayal of the wronged hero fighting a crooked system and circumstances of deprivation in films like Zanjeer, Deewaar, Trishul, Kaala Patthar and Shakti resonated with the masses of the time, especially the youth who harboured a simmering discontent owing to social ills such as poverty, hunger, unemployment, corruption, social inequality and the brutal excesses of The Emergency. This led to Bachchan being dubbed as the "angry young man", a journalistic catchphrase which became a metaphor for the dormant rage, frustration, restlessness, sense of rebellion and anti-establishment disposition of an entire generation, prevalent in 1970s India.[48][49][50]

The year 1973 was also when he married Jaya, and around this time they appeared in several films together: not only Zanjeer but also subsequent films such as Abhimaan, which was released only a month after their marriage and was also successful at the box office. Later, Bachchan played the role of Vikram, once again along with Rajesh Khanna, in the film Namak Haraam, a social drama directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee and scripted by Biresh Chatterjee addressing themes of friendship. His supporting role won him his second Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor.[51]

In 1974, Bachchan made several guest appearances in films such as Kunwara Baap and Dost, before playing a supporting role in Roti Kapda Aur Makaan. The film, directed and written by Manoj Kumar, addressed themes of honesty in the face of oppression and financial and emotional hardship and was the top-earning film of 1974. Bachchan then played the leading role in the film Majboor. The film was a success at the box office.[52]

Superstardom (1975–1988)

In 1975, he starred in a variety of film genres, from the comedy Chupke Chupke and the crime drama Faraar to the romantic drama Mili. This was also the year in which Bachchan starred in two films regarded as important in Hindi cinema history, both written by Salim-Javed, who again insisted on casting Bachchan.[45] The first was Deewaar, directed by Yash Chopra, where he worked with Shashi Kapoor, Nirupa Roy, Parveen Babi, and Neetu Singh, and earned another Filmfare nomination for Best Actor. The film became a major hit at the box office in 1975, ranking in at number four.[53] Indiatimes Movies ranks Deewaar amongst the Top 25 Must See Bollywood Films.[54] The other, released on 15 August 1975, was Sholay, which became the highest-grossing film ever in India at the time,[55] in which Bachchan played the role of Jaidev. Deewaar and Sholay are often credited with exalting Bachchan to the heights of superstardom, two years after he became a star with Zanjeer, and consolidating his domination of the industry throughout the 1970s and 1980s.[56][57] In 1999, BBC India declared Sholay the "Film of the Millennium" and, like Deewaar, it has been cited by Indiatimes Movies as amongst the Top 25 Must See Bollywood Films.[54] In that same year, the judges of the 50th annual Filmfare Awards awarded it with the special distinction award called the Filmfare Best Film of 50 Years.

In 1976, he was cast by Yash Chopra in the romantic family drama Kabhie Kabhie. Bachchan starred as a young poet, Amit Malhotra, who falls deeply in love with a beautiful young girl named Pooja (Rakhee Gulzar) who ends up marrying someone else (Shashi Kapoor). The film was notable for portraying Bachchan as a romantic hero, a far cry from his "angry young man" roles like Zanjeer and Deewaar. The film evoked a favourable response from critics and audiences alike. Bachchan was again nominated for the Filmfare Best Actor Award for his role in the film. That same year he played a double role in the hit Adalat as father and son. In 1977, he won his first Filmfare Best Actor Award for his performance in Amar Akbar Anthony, in which he played the third lead opposite Vinod Khanna and Rishi Kapoor as Anthony Gonsalves. The film was the highest-grossing film of that year. His other successes that year include Parvarish and Khoon Pasina.[58]

He once again resumed double roles in films such as Kasme Vaade (1978) as Amit and Shankar and Don (1978) playing the characters of Don, a leader of an underworld gang and his look-alike Vijay. His performance won him his second Filmfare Best Actor Award. He also gave towering performances in Yash Chopra's Trishul and Prakash Mehra's Muqaddar Ka Sikandar both of which earned him further Filmfare Best Actor nominations. 1978 is arguably considered his most successful year at the box office since all of his six releases the same year, namely Muqaddar Ka Sikandar, Trishul, Don, Kasme Vaade, Ganga Ki Saugandh and Besharam were massive successes, the former three being the consecutive highest-grossing films of the year, remarkably releasing within a month of each other, a rare feat in Indian cinema.[59][60]

In 1979, Bachchan starred in Suhaag which was the highest earning film of that year. In the same year he also enjoyed critical acclaim and commercial success with films like Mr. Natwarlal, Kaala Patthar, The Great Gambler and Manzil. Amitabh was required to use his singing voice for the first time in a song from the film Mr. Natwarlal in which he starred with Rekha. Bachchan's performance in the film saw him nominated for both the Filmfare Best Actor Award and the Filmfare Award for Best Male Playback Singer. He also received Best Actor nomination for Kaala Patthar and then went on to be nominated again in 1980 for the Raj Khosla directed film Dostana, in which he starred opposite Shatrughan Sinha and Zeenat Aman. Dostana proved to be the top-grossing film of 1980.[61] In 1981, he starred in Yash Chopra's melodrama film Silsila, where he starred alongside his wife Jaya and also Rekha. Other successful films of this period include Shaan (1980), Ram Balram (1980), Naseeb (1981), Lawaaris (1981), Kaalia (1981), Yaarana (1981), Barsaat Ki Ek Raat (1981) and Shakti (1982), also starring Dilip Kumar.[62][63]

In 1982, he played double roles in the musical Satte Pe Satta and action drama Desh Premee which succeeded at the box office along with mega hits like action comedy Namak Halaal, action drama Khud-Daar and the critically acclaimed drama Bemisal.[64] In 1983, he played a triple role in Mahaan which was not as successful as his previous films.[65] Other releases during that year included Nastik and Pukar which were hits and Andha Kanoon (in which he had an extended guest appearance) was an average grosser.[62][verification needed] During a stint in politics from 1984 to 1987, his completed films Mard (1985) and Aakhree Raasta (1986) were released and were major hits.[66] Bachchan had played a role in a special appearance for the movie Kaun Jeeta Kaun Haara in the year 1987 and he sang a playback song with Kishore Kumar in this movie.[67]

On 26 July 1982, while filming a fight scene with co-actor Puneet Issar for Coolie, Bachchan had near-fatal intestinal injury.[68] Bachchan was performing his own stunts in the film and one scene required him to fall onto a table and then on the ground. However, as he jumped towards the table, the corner of the table struck his abdomen, resulting in a splenic rupture from which he lost a significant amount of blood. He required an emergency splenectomy and remained critically ill in hospital for many months, at times close to death. There were long queues of well-wishing fans outside the hospital where he was recuperating; the public response included prayers in temples and offers to sacrifice limbs to save him.[69] Nevertheless, he resumed filming later that year after a long period of recuperation. The director, Manmohan Desai, altered the ending of Coolie: Bachchan's character was originally intended to have been killed off; but, after the change of script, the character lived in the end. Desai felt it would have been inappropriate for the man who had just fended off death in real life to be killed on screen. The footage of the fight scene is frozen at the critical moment, and a caption appears onscreen marking it as the instant of the actor's injury.[70] The film was released in 1983, and partly due to the huge publicity of Bachchan's accident, the film was a box office success and the top-grossing film of that year.[71]

Later, he was diagnosed with Myasthenia gravis. His illness made him feel weak both mentally and physically and he decided to quit films and venture into politics. At this time he became pessimistic, expressing concern with how a new film would be received, and stating before every release, "Yeh film to flop hogi!" ("This film will flop").[72]

Career fluctuations and sabbatical (1988–1992)

After a three-year stint in politics from 1984 to 1987, Bachchan returned to films in 1988, playing the title role in Shahenshah, which was a box office success.[73] After the success of his comeback film however, his star power began to wane as all of his subsequent films like Jaadugar, Toofan and Main Azaad Hoon (all released in 1989) failed at the box office. He gained success during this period with the crime drama Aaj Ka Arjun (1990) and action crime drama Hum (1991), for which he won his third Filmfare Best Actor Award, but this momentum was short-lived and his string of box office failures continued.[74][75] Notably, despite the lack of hits, it was during this era that Bachchan won his first National Film Award for Best Actor for his performance as a Mafia don in the 1990 cult film Agneepath. These years would see his last on-screen appearances for some time. After the release of the critically acclaimed epic Khuda Gawah in 1992, Bachchan went into semi-retirement for five years. With the exception of the delayed release of Insaniyat (1994), which was also a box office failure, Bachchan did not appear in any new releases for five years.[76]

Business ventures and acting comeback (1996–1999)

Bachchan turned producer during his temporary retirement period, setting up Amitabh Bachchan Corporation, Ltd. (ABCL) in 1996. ABCL's strategy was to introduce products and services covering an entire cross-section of India's entertainment industry. ABCL's operations were mainstream commercial film production and distribution, audio cassettes and video discs, production and marketing of television software, and celebrity and event management.[77] Soon after the company was launched in 1996, the first film it produced was Tere Mere Sapne, which was a moderate success and launched the careers of actors like Arshad Warsi and southern film star Simran.[78]

In 1997, Bachchan attempted to make his acting comeback with the film Mrityudata, produced by ABCL. Though Mrityudaata attempted to reprise Bachchan's earlier success as an action hero, the film was a failure both financially and critically.[79] ABCL was the main sponsor of the 1996 Miss World beauty pageant, Bangalore, but lost millions. The fiasco and the consequent legal battles surrounding ABCL and various entities after the event, coupled with the fact that ABCL was reported to have overpaid most of its top-level managers, eventually led to its financial and operational collapse in 1997.[80][81] The company went into administration and was later declared a failed company by the Indian Industries board. The Bombay high court, in April 1999, restrained Bachchan from selling off his Bombay bungalow 'Prateeksha' and two flats until the pending loan recovery cases of Canara Bank were disposed of. Bachchan had, however, pleaded that he had mortgaged his bungalow to raise funds for his company.[82]

Bachchan attempted to revive his acting career, and eventually had commercial success with Bade Miyan Chote Miyan (1998) and Major Saab (1998),[83] and received positive reviews for Sooryavansham (1999),[84] but other films such as Lal Baadshah (1999) and Hindustan Ki Kasam (1999) were box office failures.[85]

Return to prominence (2000–present)

 
Bachchan with Mohanlal

In 2000, Bachchan appeared in Yash Chopra's box-office hit, Mohabbatein, directed by Aditya Chopra. He played a stern, elder figure who rivalled the character of Shahrukh Khan. His role won him his third Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor. Other hits followed, with Bachchan appearing as an older family patriarch in Ek Rishtaa: The Bond of Love (2001), Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham... (2001) and Baghban (2003). As an actor, he continued to perform in a range of characters, receiving critical praise for his performances in Aks (2001), Aankhen (2002), Kaante (2002), Khakee (2004) and Dev (2004). His performance in Aks won him his first Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actor.

One project that did particularly well for Bachchan was Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Black (2005). The film starred Bachchan as an ageing teacher of a deaf-blind girl and followed their relationship. His performance was unanimously praised by critics and audiences and won him his second National Film Award for Best Actor, his fourth Filmfare Best Actor Award and his second Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actor. Taking advantage of this resurgence, Amitabh began endorsing a variety of products and services, appearing in many television and billboard advertisements. In 2005 and 2006, he starred with his son Abhishek in the films Bunty Aur Babli (2005), the Godfather tribute Sarkar (2005), and Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna (2006). All of them were successful at the box office.[86][87] His later releases in 2006 and early 2007 were Baabul (2006),[88] Ekalavya and Nishabd (2007), which failed to do well at the box office but his performances in each of them were praised by critics.[89]

In May 2007, two of his films: the romantic comedy Cheeni Kum and the multi-starrer action drama Shootout at Lokhandwala were released. Shootout at Lokhandwala did well at the box office and was declared a hit in India, while Cheeni Kum picked up after a slow start and was a success.[90][91][92][93] A remake of his biggest hit, Sholay (1975), entitled Ram Gopal Varma Ki Aag, released in August of that same year and proved to be a major commercial failure in addition to its poor critical reception.[93] The year also marked Bachchan's first appearance in an English-language film, Rituparno Ghosh's The Last Lear, co-starring Arjun Rampal and Preity Zinta. The film premiered at the 2007 Toronto International Film Festival on 9 September 2007. He received positive reviews from critics who hailed his performance as his best ever since Black.[94] Bachchan was slated to play a supporting role in his first international film, Shantaram, directed by Mira Nair and starring Hollywood actor Johnny Depp in the lead. The film was due to begin filming in February 2008 but due to the writer's strike, was pushed to September 2008.[95] The film is currently "shelved" indefinitely.[96]

Vivek Sharma's Bhoothnath, in which he plays the title role as a ghost, was released on 9 May 2008. Sarkar Raj, the sequel of the 2005 film Sarkar, released in June 2008 and received a positive response at the box office. Paa, which released at the end of 2009 was a highly anticipated project as it saw him playing his own son Abhishek's Progeria-affected 13-year-old son, and it opened to favourable reviews, particularly towards Bachchan's performance and was one of the top-grossing films of 2009.[97] It won him his third National Film Award for Best Actor and fifth Filmfare Best Actor Award. In 2010, he debuted in Malayalam film through Kandahar, directed by Major Ravi and co-starring Mohanlal.[98] The film was based on the hijacking incident of the Indian Airlines Flight 814.[99] Bachchan declined any remuneration for this film.[100] In 2011 he played an aged retired former gangster in Bbuddah... Hoga Terra Baap who protects his son Sonu Sood who is an honest daring police officer from a notorious gangster Prakash Raj who unknowingly hired the latter to perform a contract killing not knowing that the police officer is the gangster's son. Directed By Puri Jagannadh the film won positive reviews and was a commercial success.

 
Amitabh with Vijay

In 2013 he made his Hollywood debut in The Great Gatsby making a special appearance opposite Leonardo DiCaprio and Tobey Maguire. In 2014, he played the role of the friendly ghost in the sequel Bhoothnath Returns. The next year, he played the role of a grumpy father experiencing chronic constipation in the critically acclaimed Piku which was also one of the biggest hits of 2015.[101][102][103] A review in Daily News and Analysis (DNA) summarised Bachchan's performance as "The heart and soul of Piku clearly belong to Amitabh Bachchan who is in his elements. His performance in Piku, without doubt, finds a place among the top 10 in his illustrious career."[104] Rachel Saltz wrote for The New York Times, "Piku", an offbeat Hindi comedy, would have you contemplate the intestines and mortality of one Bhashkor Banerji and the actor who plays him, Amitabh Bachchan. Bhashkor's life and conversation may revolve around his constipation and fussy hypochondria, but there's no mistaking the scene-stealing energy that Mr. Bachchan, India's erstwhile Angry Young Man, musters for his new role of Cranky Old Man."[105] Well known Indian critic Rajeev Masand wrote on his website, "Bachchan is pretty terrific as Bhashkor, who reminds you of that oddball uncle that you nevertheless have a soft spot for. He bickers with the maids, harrows his hapless helper, and expects that Piku stay unmarried so she can attend to him. At one point, to ward off a possible suitor, he casually mentions that his daughter isn't a virgin; that she's financially independent and sexually independent too. Bachchan embraces the character's many idiosyncrasies, never once slipping into caricature while all along delivering big laughs thanks to his spot-on comic timing."[106] The Guardian summed up, "Bachchan seizes upon his cranky character part, making Bashkor as garrulously funny in his theories on caste and marriage as his system is backed-up."[107] The performance won Bachchan his fourth National Film Award for Best Actor and his third Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actor.

In 2016, he appeared in the women-centric courtroom drama film Pink which was highly praised by critics and with an increasingly good word of mouth, was a resounding success at the domestic and overseas box office.[108][109][110][111] Bachchan's performance in the film received acclaim. According to Raja Sen of Rediff.com, "Amitabh Bachchan, a retired lawyer with bipolar disorder, takes up cudgels on behalf of the girls, delivering courtroom blows with pugilistic grace. Like we know from Prakash Mehra movies, into each life some Bachchan must fall. The girls hang on to him with incredulous desperation, and he bats for them with all he has. At one point Meenal hangs by Bachchan's elbow, words entirely unnecessary. Bachchan towers through Pink – the way he bellows "et cetera" is alone worth having the heavy-hitter at play—but there are softer moments like one where he appears to have dozed off in court, or where he lays his head by his convalescent wife's bedside and needs his hair ruffled and his conviction validated."[112] Writing for Hindustan Times, noted film critic and author Anupama Chopra said of Bachchan's performance, "A special salute to Amitabh Bachchan, who imbues his character with a tragic majesty. Bachchan towers in every sense, but without a hint of showboating.[109] Meena Iyer of The Times of India wrote, "The performances are pitch-perfect with Bachchan leading the way.[113] Writing for NDTV, Troy Ribeiro of Indo-Asian News Service (IANS) stated, 'Amitabh Bachchan as Deepak Sehgall, the aged defence lawyer, shines as always, in a restrained, but powerful performance. His histrionics come primarily in the form of his well-modulated baritone, conveying his emotions and of course, from the well-written lines.'[114] Mike McCahill of The Guardian remarked, "Among an electric ensemble, Tapsee Pannu, Kirti Kulhari and Andrea Tariang give unwavering voice to the girls' struggles; Amitabh Bachchan brings his moral authority to bear as their sole legal ally.[115]

In 2017, he appeared in the third instalment of the Sarkar film series: Ram Gopal Varma's Sarkar 3. That year, he started filming for the swashbuckling action adventure film Thugs Of Hindostan with Aamir Khan, Katrina Kaif and Fatima Sana Shaikh which released in November 2018.[116] He co-starred with Rishi Kapoor in 102 Not Out, a comedy drama film directed by Umesh Shukla based on a Gujarati play of the same name written by Saumya Joshi.[117][118][119] This film released in May 2018 and reunited him with Kapoor onscreen after a gap of twenty-seven years. In October 2017, it was announced that Bachchan will appear in Ayan Mukerji's Brahmastra, alongside Ranbir Kapoor, Mouni Roy and Alia Bhatt.[120] He is set to make his debut in Telugu cinema in Project K directed by Nag Ashwin alongside Deepika Padukone and Prabhas.[121]

Other work

Television appearances

 
Bachchan at KBC-5 Press Meet

In 2000, Bachchan hosted the first season of Kaun Banega Crorepati (KBC), the Indian adaptation of the British television game show, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?. The show was well received.[122] A second season followed in 2005 but its run was cut short by Star Plus when Bachchan fell ill in 2006.[123]

In 2009, Bachchan hosted the third season of the reality show Bigg Boss.[124]

In 2010, Bachchan hosted the fourth season of KBC.[125] The fifth season started on 15 August 2011 and ended on 17 November 2011. The show became a massive hit with audiences and broke many TRP Records. CNN IBN awarded Indian of the Year- Entertainment to Team KBC and Bachchan. The Show also grabbed all the major Awards for its category.[126] Bachchan continued to host KBC until 2022.

The sixth season was also hosted by Bachchan, commencing on 7 September 2012, broadcast on Sony TV and received the highest number of viewers thus far.[citation needed]

In 2014, he debuted in the fictional Sony Entertainment Television TV series titled Yudh playing the lead role of a businessman battling both his personal and professional life.[127]

Voice-acting

Bachchan is known for his deep, baritone voice. He has been a narrator, a playback singer, and presenter for numerous programmes.[128] Some prominent films featuring his narration are Satyajit Ray's 1977 film Shatranj Ke Khiladi.[129] and Ashutosh Gowarikar's 2001 film Lagaan.[130]

He also has done voice-over work for the following movies:[131][132][133]

Business investments

Around 1994, Bachchan started Amitabh Bachchan Corporation Ltd (ABCL), an event management, production and distribution company. But the company led into debt with fiasco and gone into bankruptcy, subsequently Bachchan became nearly bankrupt. Reasons of this debacle was flop films such as Mrityudata, Major Saab (produced by this organisation), Miss World 1996 which was organised-managed by ABCL. Due to this he began work for TV, asked for work to Yash Chopra. Once he told that, 'it was darkest time for him'.[138][139]

He has invested in many upcoming business ventures. In 2013, he bought a 10% stake in Just Dial from which he made a gain of 4600 per cent. He holds a 3.4% equity in Stampede Capital, a financial technology firm specialising in cloud computing for financial markets. The Bachchan family also bought shares worth $252,000 in Meridian Tech, a consulting company in U.S. Recently they made their first overseas investment in Ziddu.com, a cloud based content distribution platform.[140][141] Bachchan was named in the Panama Papers and Paradise Papers, leaked confidential documents relating to offshore investment.[142][143]

Political career

In 1984, Bachchan took a break from acting and briefly entered politics in support of a long-time family friend, Rajiv Gandhi. He contested Allahabad's seat for the 8th Lok Sabha against H. N. Bahuguna, former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh. With 68.2% of the votes in his favour, he won by one of the highest victory margins ever in Indian elections.[144] In 1987, Indian Express said his brother Ajitabh Bachchan owned an apartment in Switzerland, giving rise to speculations about his involvement in the "Bofors scandal", revealed in the year before.[145] Bachchan resigned from his seat in July 1987.[why?][146] Ajitabh Bachchan sued Swedish newspaper Dagens Nyheter for linking him to Bofors payments in 1990 and won damages in the United Kingdom.[147] Sten Lindstrom, the Swedish police chief who had investigated the case, said in 2012 that "Indian investigators planted the Bachchan angle on" Dagens Nyheter.[148][why?]

Bachchan's old friend, Amar Singh, helped him during the financial crisis caused by the failure of his company, ABCL. Thereafter Bachchan started supporting the Samajwadi Party, the political party to which Amar Singh belonged. Jaya Bachchan joined the Samajwadi Party and represented the party as an MP in the Rajya Sabha.[149] Bachchan appeared in advertisements and political campaigns for the party. His claim that he too was a farmer in the advertisements were questioned in courts.[150]

Bachchan has claimed to have been banned by film press during the emergency years for his family's friendship with Indira Gandhi.[151]

Bachchan has been accused of using the slogan "blood for blood" in the context of the 1984 anti-Sikh riots. Bachchan has denied the allegation.[152] In October 2014, Bachchan was summoned by a court in Los Angeles for "allegedly instigating violence against the Sikh community".[153] Bachchan in an interview with journalist Arnab Goswami offered to fight the case in court and asked the accusers to file the same as also present proof.[154] He was also one of the trustees of Rajiv Gandhi Foundation.[155][156]

Humanitarian and social causes

 
TeachAids character of Bachchan (left); Bachchan in 2013 TeachAids recording session (right)

Bachchan has been involved with many social causes. For example, he donated ₹1.1 million to clear the debts of nearly 40 beleaguered farmers in Andhra Pradesh[157] and ₹3 million to clear the debts of some 100 Vidarbha farmers.[158] In 2010, he donated ₹1.1 million to Resul Pookutty's foundation for a medical centre at Kochi,[159][160][161] and he has given ₹250,000 ($4,678) to the family of Delhi policeman Subhash Chand Tomar who died after succumbing to injuries during a protest against gang-rape after the 2012 Delhi gang rape case.[162] He founded the Harivansh Rai Bachchan Memorial Trust, named after his father, in 2013. This trust, in association with Urja Foundation, will be powering 3,000 homes in India with electricity through solar energy.[163][164] In June 2019 he cleared debts of 2100 farmers from Bihar.[165]

Bachchan was made a UNICEF goodwill ambassador for the polio Eradication Campaign in India in 2002.[166] In 2013, he and his family donated ₹2.5 million ($42,664) to a charitable trust, Plan India, that works for the betterment of young girls in India.[167] He also donated ₹1.1 million ($18,772) to the Maharashtra Police Welfare Fund in 2013.[168]

Bachchan was the face of the 'Save Our Tigers' campaign that promoted the importance of tiger conservation in India.[140] He supported the campaign by PETA in India to free Sunder, a 14-year-old elephant who was chained and tortured in a temple in Kolhapur, Maharashtra.[169]

In 2014, it was announced that he had recorded his voice and lent his image to the Hindi and English language versions of the TeachAids software, an international HIV/AIDS prevention education tool developed at Stanford University.[170] He has been a vocal "brand ambassador" of the Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM) and featured in a few advertisements to promote the campaign.[171][172][173]

In 2020, Bachchan was helping the Government of India promote its public health message concerning COVID-19 before he and some members of his family themselves became infected. He was hospitalised with reported mild symptoms of the disease on 11 July.[174][175] He was discharged from hospital on 2 August.[176] During the pandemic he lent his support by donating Oxygen concentrators and 25 cr rupees in various forms.[177]

Personal life

 
From left to right – Jaya Bachchan, Amitabh, Abhishek and Aishwarya Rai

Bachchan has been married to veteran actress and politician Jaya Bhaduri since 1973 and together they have two children; Abhishek, an actor, and Shweta, an author, journalist and former model. Abhishek married actress Aishwarya Rai, and they have a daughter named Aaradhya.[178] Shweta is married to businessman Nikhil Nanda who is a part of the Kapoor family of actors. They have a daughter, Navya Naveli, and a son, Agastya.[179] Amitabh's family lives in Mumbai in Maharashtra.[180][181] His younger brother Ajitabh Bachchan is a businessman. He did business and lived in London for brief period of time. Presently he is living in India. He and his family choose to stay away from limelight. His wife Ramola is a fashion designer and was active in business. Ajitabh has one son, Bhim, and three daughters Naina, Namrata and Nilima. Naina Bachchan is married to actor Kunal Kapoor.[182][183]

Bachchan was famously rumoured to have had an extramarital affair with actress Rekha in the mid-1970s to the early 1980s after they first acted together in Do Anjaane, and later in Silsila, though they have both denied it.[184][185][186]

Filmography

Main article: Amitabh Bachchan filmography

Legacy

 
Bachchan in 2011

Bachchan is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential actors in the history of Indian cinema.[187][188][189][190] He earned respect among critics for his memorable performances and charismatic screen presence, is also considered one of the most respected public figure of India.[191] Referred to as the "Shahenshah of Bollywood", "Star of the Millennium" or "Big B",[192][193][194][195] He inspired many great and successful Indian cinema actors for many generations including Rajinikanth, Chiranjeevi, Kamal Hassan, Shah Rukh Khan, Akshay Kumar, Manoj Bajpayee, Ajay Devgn, Mohanlal, Ranveer Singh, Allu Arjun and Yash. Referred to as the "Shahenshah of Bollywood", "Star of the Millennium" or "Big B",[196][197][198][199] French director François Truffaut called him a "one-man industry."[200][201]

In 1999, Bachchan was voted the "greatest star of stage or screen" in a BBC Your Millennium online poll. The organisation noted that "Many people in the western world will not have heard of [him] ... [but it] is a reflection of the huge popularity of Indian films."[202]

In June 2000, he became the first living Asian to have been modelled in wax at London's Madame Tussauds Wax Museum.[203] Another statue was installed in New York in 2009,[204] Hong Kong in 2011,[205] Bangkok in 2011,[206] Washington, DC in 2012[207] and Delhi in 2017.[208]

In the early 80s, Bachchan authorised the use of his likeness for the comic book character Supremo in a series titled The Adventures of Amitabh Bachchan.[209] In May 2014, La Trobe University in Australia named a Scholarship after Bachchan.[210]

In October 2003, TIME magazine dubbed Bachchan as "the Undisputed Godfather of Bollywood".[211] In April 2005, The Walter Reade Theater of Lincoln Center in New York honored Bachchan with a special tribute, retrospective—titled "Amitabh Bachchan: The Biggest Film Star in the World".[212][213]

In March 2010, Bachchan has been named the list of CNN's "top 25 Asian actors of all time".[214] He was named "Hottest Vegetarian male" by PETA India in 2012.[215] He also won the title of "Asia's Sexiest Vegetarian male" in a contest poll run by PETA Asia in 2008.[216]

In Allahabad, the Amitabh Bachchan Sports Complex and Amitabh Bachchan Road are named after him.[217][218] A government senior secondary school in Saifai, Etawah is called Amitabh Bachchan Government Inter College.[219][220][221] There is a waterfall in Sikkim known as Amitabh Bachchan Falls.[222]

In 2022, on the occasion of Bachchan's 80th birthday, not-for-profit organisation Film Heritage Foundation announced a film festival as a part of his 11 films collection had screened in 17 cities across the country shown in limited movies theatres.[223][224]

Autobiography

Bachchan himself wrote a book in 2002: Soul Curry for You and Me – An Empowering Philosophy That Can Enrich Your Life.[225]

Biographies

Several books have been written about Bachchan. The following is the listing of books focused on his life career:

  • Amitabh Bachchan: the Legend was published in 1999,[226]
  • To be or not to be: Amitabh Bachchan in 2004,[227]
  • AB: The Legend (A Photographer's Tribute) in 2006,[228]
  • Amitabh Bachchan: Ek Jeevit Kimvadanti in 2006,[229]
  • Amitabh: The Making of a Superstar in 2006,[230]
  • Looking for the Big B: Bollywood, Bachchan and Me in 2007[231] and
  • Bachchanalia in 2009.[232]

Awards and honours

Main article: List of awards and nominations received by Amitabh Bachchan
 
Bachchan with the Olympic flame in London on 27 July 2012

Apart from industry awards won for his performances throughout the years, Bachchan has received several honours for his achievements in the Indian film industry. In 1991, he became the first artist to receive the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award, which was established in the name of Raj Kapoor. Bachchan was crowned as Superstar of the Millennium in 2000 at the Filmfare Awards.

In 2001, he was honoured with the Actor of the Century award at the Alexandria International Film Festival in Egypt in recognition of his contribution to the world of cinema.[233] Many other honours for his achievements were conferred upon him at several International Film Festivals, including the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2010 Asian Film Awards.[234]

In 2003, he was conferred with the Honorary Citizenship of the French town of Deauville.[235] The Government of India awarded him with the Padma Shri in 1984, the Padma Bhushan in 2001, the Padma Vibhushan in 2015 and Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 2019. The then-President of Afghanistan awarded him the Order of Afghanistan in 1991 following the shooting of Khuda Gawah there.[236] The Government of Madhya Pradesh honoured him with Rashtriya Kishore Kumar Samman for 2002–2003.[237][238]

France's highest civilian honour, the Knight of the Legion of honour, was conferred upon him by the French Government in 2007 for his "exceptional career in the world of cinema and beyond".[239] On 27 July 2012, Bachchan carried the Olympic torch during the last leg of its relay in London's Southwark.[240]

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amitabh, bachchan, pronounced, əmɪˈt, ɑːbʱ, ˈbətːʃən, born, amitabh, shrivastav, october, 1942, indian, actor, film, producer, television, host, occasional, playback, singer, former, politician, known, work, hindi, cinema, regarded, most, successful, influenti. Amitabh Bachchan pronounced emɪˈt ɑːbʱ ˈbetːʃen born as Amitabh Shrivastav 1 11 October 1942 7 is an Indian actor film producer television host occasional playback singer and former politician known for his work in Hindi cinema He is regarded as one of the most successful and influential actors in the history of Indian cinema 8 Referred to as the Shahenshah of Bollywood in reference to his 1988 film Shahenshah Sadi ka Mahanayak Hindi for Greatest actor of the century Star of the Millennium or Big B 9 His dominance in the Indian movie scene during the 1970s 1980s made the French director Francois Truffaut call it a one man industry 10 Amitabh BachchanBachchan at Jalsa Bungalow in 2018BornAmitabh Shrivastav 1 1942 10 11 11 October 1942 age 80 Allahabad United Provinces British India present day Prayagraj Uttar Pradesh India NationalityIndianOther namesAmitAngry young manShahenshah of BollywoodStar of the MillenniumBig BEducationBoys High School amp College AllahabadSherwood College Nainital Alma materKirori Mal College University of Delhi BS 2 3 4 OccupationsActorproducersingertelevision presenterYears active1969 presentOrganizationAmitabh Bachchan CorporationWorksFull listHeight1 85 m 6 ft 1 in Political partyIndian National Congress 1984 1987 5 6 SpouseJaya Bhaduri m 1973 wbr ChildrenAbhishek Bachchan son Shweta Bachchan Nanda daughter ParentsHarivansh Rai Bachchan father Teji Bachchan mother RelativesAjitabh Bachchan brother Aishwarya Rai Bachchan daughter in law FamilySee Bachchan familyAwardsFull ListHonoursDadasaheb Phalke Award 2019 Padma Vibhushan 2015 Legion of Honour 2007 Padma Bhushan 2001 Padma Shri 1984 Member of Parliament Lok SabhaIn office 31 December 1984 July 1987Preceded byJaneshwar MishraSucceeded byV P SinghConstituencyAllahabadWebsiteOfficial blogSignatureBachchan was born in 1942 in Allahabad to the Hindi poet Harivansh Rai Bachchan and his wife the social activist Teji Bachchan He was educated at Sherwood College Nainital and Kirori Mal College University of Delhi His film career started in 1969 as a voice narrator in Mrinal Sen s film Bhuvan Shome He first gained popularity in the early 1970s for films such as Zanjeer Deewaar and Sholay and achieved greater stardom in later years dubbed India s angry young man for some several of his on screen roles in Hindi films He has since appeared in over 200 Indian films in a career spanning more than five decades 11 He has won numerous accolades in his career including four National Film Awards as Best Actor Dadasaheb Phalke Award as lifetime achievement award and many awards at international film festivals and award ceremonies He has won sixteen Filmfare Awards and is the most nominated performer in any major acting category at Filmfare with 42 nominations overall In addition to acting Bachchan has worked as a playback singer film producer and television presenter He has hosted several seasons of the game show Kaun Banega Crorepati India s version of the game show franchise Who Wants to Be a Millionaire He also entered politics for a time in the 1980s The Government of India honoured him with the Padma Shri in 1984 the Padma Bhushan in 2001 and the Padma Vibhushan in 2015 for his contributions to the arts The Government of France honoured him with its highest civilian honour Knight of the Legion of honour in 2007 for his exceptional career in the world of cinema and beyond Bachchan also made an appearance in a Hollywood film Baz Luhrmann s The Great Gatsby 2013 in which he played a non Indian Jewish character Meyer Wolfsheim Beyond the Indian subcontinent he acquired a large overseas following of the South Asian diaspora as well as others in markets including Africa South Africa Eastern Africa and Mauritius the Middle East especially UAE and Egypt the United Kingdom Russia Central Asia the Caribbean Guyana Suriname and Trinidad and Tobago Oceania Fiji Australia and New Zealand Canada and the United States 12 Contents 1 Early life and family 2 Acting career 2 1 Early career 1969 1972 2 2 Rise to stardom 1973 1974 2 3 Superstardom 1975 1988 2 4 Career fluctuations and sabbatical 1988 1992 2 5 Business ventures and acting comeback 1996 1999 2 6 Return to prominence 2000 present 3 Other work 3 1 Television appearances 3 2 Voice acting 3 3 Business investments 4 Political career 5 Humanitarian and social causes 6 Personal life 7 Filmography 8 Legacy 8 1 Autobiography 8 2 Biographies 9 Awards and honours 10 See also 11 References 12 Further reading 13 External linksEarly life and familyFurther information Bachchan family Bachchan was born on 11 October 1942 in Allahabad to the Hindi poet Harivansh Rai Bachchan and social activist Teji Bachchan 13 Harivansh Rai Bachchan was an Awadhi Hindu Kayastha 14 who was fluent in Awadhi 15 Hindi and Urdu 16 Harivansh s ancestors came from a village called Babupatti in the Raniganj tehsil in the Pratapgarh district in the present day state of Uttar Pradesh in India 17 Teji Bachchan was a Punjabi Sikh Khatri from Lyallpur Punjab British India present day Faisalabad Punjab Pakistan 15 18 Bachchan has a younger brother Ajitabh He is 5 years younger than him 19 Bachchan s parents were initially going to name him Inquilaab Hindustani for Revolution inspired by the phrase Inquilab Zindabad which translates into English as Long live the revolution popularly used during the Indian independence struggle the name Amitabh was suggested to his father by poet Sumitranandan Pant 20 1 Although his surname was Shrivastava Amitabh s father who opposed the caste system had adopted the pen name Bachchan child like in colloquial Hindi under which he published all of his works 21 When his father was looking to get him admitted to a school he and Bachchan s mother decided the family s name should be Bachchan instead of Shrivastava 22 It is with this last name that Amitabh debuted in films and used for all other practical purposes Bachchan has become the surname for all of his immediate family 23 Bachchan s father died in 2003 and his mother in 2007 24 Bachchan s secondary education was at Boys High School amp College in Allahabad and Sherwood College in Nainital He attended Kirori Mal College at the University of Delhi in Delhi 25 26 He graduated with Bachelor of Science degree from Kirori Mal College in 1962 27 28 29 When Bachchan finished his studies his father approached Prithviraj Kapoor the founder of Prithvi Theatre and patriarch of the Kapoor acting family to see if there was an opening for him but Kapoor offered no encouragement 30 Bachchan was a friend of Rajiv Gandhi and Sanjay Gandhi before he became an actor He used to spend time with them when he was a resident in New Delhi Bachchan s family were very close to the Nehru Gandhi family of politicians When Sonia Gandhi first came to India from Italy before her marriage Bachchan had received her at the Palam International Airport on 13 January 1968 She spent 48 days at Bachchan s house with his parents before marriage Indira Gandhi wanted his future daughter in law to learn Hindu customs way from Bachchan family and she did not think its appropriate to keep daughter in law in house before marriage She trusted Bachchans and decided to keep Sonia at their house 31 Bachchan applied for a role as a newsreader for All India Radio Delhi but failed the audition 30 when He became a business executive for Bird amp Company in Kolkata Calcutta 30 when and worked in the theatre before starting his film career 32 It is thought that his mother might have had some influence in Amitabh Bachchan s choice of career because she always insisted that he should take centre stage 33 according to whom Acting careerEarly career 1969 1972 Bachchan made his film debut in 1969 as a voice narrator in Mrinal Sen s National Award winning film Bhuvan Shome 34 His first acting role was as one of the seven protagonists in the film Saat Hindustani 35 directed by Khwaja Ahmad Abbas and featuring Utpal Dutt Anwar Ali brother of comedian Mehmood Madhu and Jalal Agha 36 37 Anand 1971 followed in which Bachchan starred alongside Rajesh Khanna His role as a doctor with a cynical view of life garnered Bachchan his first Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor He then played his first antagonist role as an infatuated lover turned murderer in Parwana 1971 Following Parwana were several films including Reshma Aur Shera 1971 During this time he made a guest appearance in the film Guddi which starred his future wife Jaya Bhaduri He narrated part of the film Bawarchi In 1972 he made an appearance in the road action comedy Bombay to Goa directed by S Ramanathan which was moderately successful 38 39 Many of Bachchan s films during this early period did not do well 40 His only film with Mala Sinha Sanjog 1972 was also a box office failure 41 Rise to stardom 1973 1974 Bachchan in his younger days Bachchan was struggling seen as a failed newcomer who by the age of 30 had twelve flops and only two hits as a lead in Bombay to Goa and supporting role in Anand He was offered with a dual role movie by the director O P Goyle and writer O P Ralhan for the film Bandhe Hath in 1973 This was Bachchan s first movie where he had played double role 42 Bachchan was soon discovered by screenwriter duo Salim Javed consisting of Salim Khan and Javed Akhtar 43 Salim Khan wrote the story screenplay and script of Zanjeer 1973 and conceived the angry young man persona of the lead role Javed Akhtar came on board as co writer 44 and Prakash Mehra who saw the script as potentially groundbreaking as the film s director However they were struggling to find an actor for the lead angry young man role it was turned down by a number of actors owing to it going against the romantic hero image dominant in the industry at the time 43 Salim Javed soon discovered Bachchan and saw his talent which most makers didn t He was exceptional a genius actor who was in films that weren t good 45 According to Salim Khan they strongly felt that Amitabh was the ideal casting for Zanjeer 43 Salim Khan introduced Bachchan to Prakash Mehra 44 and Salim Javed insisted that Bachchan be cast for the role 43 Zanjeer was a crime film with violent action 43 in sharp contrast to the romantically themed films that had generally preceded it and it established Amitabh in a new persona the angry young man of Bollywood cinema 46 He earned his first Filmfare Award nomination for Best Actor with Filmfare later considering this one of the most iconic performances of Bollywood history 40 The film was a huge success and one of the highest grossing films of that year breaking Bachchan s dry spell at the box office and making him a star 47 It was the first of many collaborations between Salim Javed and Amitabh Bachchan Salim Javed wrote many of their subsequent scripts with Bachchan in mind for the lead role and insisted on him being cast for their later films including blockbusters such as Deewaar 1975 and Sholay 1975 45 Salim Khan also introduced Bachchan to director Manmohan Desai with whom he formed a long and successful association alongside Prakash Mehra and Yash Chopra 44 Eventually Bachchan became one of the most successful leading men of the film industry Bachchan s portrayal of the wronged hero fighting a crooked system and circumstances of deprivation in films like Zanjeer Deewaar Trishul Kaala Patthar and Shakti resonated with the masses of the time especially the youth who harboured a simmering discontent owing to social ills such as poverty hunger unemployment corruption social inequality and the brutal excesses of The Emergency This led to Bachchan being dubbed as the angry young man a journalistic catchphrase which became a metaphor for the dormant rage frustration restlessness sense of rebellion and anti establishment disposition of an entire generation prevalent in 1970s India 48 49 50 The year 1973 was also when he married Jaya and around this time they appeared in several films together not only Zanjeer but also subsequent films such as Abhimaan which was released only a month after their marriage and was also successful at the box office Later Bachchan played the role of Vikram once again along with Rajesh Khanna in the film Namak Haraam a social drama directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee and scripted by Biresh Chatterjee addressing themes of friendship His supporting role won him his second Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor 51 In 1974 Bachchan made several guest appearances in films such as Kunwara Baap and Dost before playing a supporting role in Roti Kapda Aur Makaan The film directed and written by Manoj Kumar addressed themes of honesty in the face of oppression and financial and emotional hardship and was the top earning film of 1974 Bachchan then played the leading role in the film Majboor The film was a success at the box office 52 Superstardom 1975 1988 In 1975 he starred in a variety of film genres from the comedy Chupke Chupke and the crime drama Faraar to the romantic drama Mili This was also the year in which Bachchan starred in two films regarded as important in Hindi cinema history both written by Salim Javed who again insisted on casting Bachchan 45 The first was Deewaar directed by Yash Chopra where he worked with Shashi Kapoor Nirupa Roy Parveen Babi and Neetu Singh and earned another Filmfare nomination for Best Actor The film became a major hit at the box office in 1975 ranking in at number four 53 Indiatimes Movies ranks Deewaar amongst the Top 25 Must See Bollywood Films 54 The other released on 15 August 1975 was Sholay which became the highest grossing film ever in India at the time 55 in which Bachchan played the role of Jaidev Deewaar and Sholay are often credited with exalting Bachchan to the heights of superstardom two years after he became a star with Zanjeer and consolidating his domination of the industry throughout the 1970s and 1980s 56 57 In 1999 BBC India declared Sholay the Film of the Millennium and like Deewaar it has been cited by Indiatimes Movies as amongst the Top 25 Must See Bollywood Films 54 In that same year the judges of the 50th annual Filmfare Awards awarded it with the special distinction award called the Filmfare Best Film of 50 Years In 1976 he was cast by Yash Chopra in the romantic family drama Kabhie Kabhie Bachchan starred as a young poet Amit Malhotra who falls deeply in love with a beautiful young girl named Pooja Rakhee Gulzar who ends up marrying someone else Shashi Kapoor The film was notable for portraying Bachchan as a romantic hero a far cry from his angry young man roles like Zanjeer and Deewaar The film evoked a favourable response from critics and audiences alike Bachchan was again nominated for the Filmfare Best Actor Award for his role in the film That same year he played a double role in the hit Adalat as father and son In 1977 he won his first Filmfare Best Actor Award for his performance in Amar Akbar Anthony in which he played the third lead opposite Vinod Khanna and Rishi Kapoor as Anthony Gonsalves The film was the highest grossing film of that year His other successes that year include Parvarish and Khoon Pasina 58 He once again resumed double roles in films such as Kasme Vaade 1978 as Amit and Shankar and Don 1978 playing the characters of Don a leader of an underworld gang and his look alike Vijay His performance won him his second Filmfare Best Actor Award He also gave towering performances in Yash Chopra s Trishul and Prakash Mehra s Muqaddar Ka Sikandar both of which earned him further Filmfare Best Actor nominations 1978 is arguably considered his most successful year at the box office since all of his six releases the same year namely Muqaddar Ka Sikandar Trishul Don Kasme Vaade Ganga Ki Saugandh and Besharam were massive successes the former three being the consecutive highest grossing films of the year remarkably releasing within a month of each other a rare feat in Indian cinema 59 60 In 1979 Bachchan starred in Suhaag which was the highest earning film of that year In the same year he also enjoyed critical acclaim and commercial success with films like Mr Natwarlal Kaala Patthar The Great Gambler and Manzil Amitabh was required to use his singing voice for the first time in a song from the film Mr Natwarlal in which he starred with Rekha Bachchan s performance in the film saw him nominated for both the Filmfare Best Actor Award and the Filmfare Award for Best Male Playback Singer He also received Best Actor nomination for Kaala Patthar and then went on to be nominated again in 1980 for the Raj Khosla directed film Dostana in which he starred opposite Shatrughan Sinha and Zeenat Aman Dostana proved to be the top grossing film of 1980 61 In 1981 he starred in Yash Chopra s melodrama film Silsila where he starred alongside his wife Jaya and also Rekha Other successful films of this period include Shaan 1980 Ram Balram 1980 Naseeb 1981 Lawaaris 1981 Kaalia 1981 Yaarana 1981 Barsaat Ki Ek Raat 1981 and Shakti 1982 also starring Dilip Kumar 62 63 In 1982 he played double roles in the musical Satte Pe Satta and action dramaDesh Premee which succeeded at the box office along with mega hits like action comedy Namak Halaal action drama Khud Daar and the critically acclaimed drama Bemisal 64 In 1983 he played a triple role in Mahaan which was not as successful as his previous films 65 Other releases during that year included Nastik and Pukar which were hits and Andha Kanoon in which he had an extended guest appearance was an average grosser 62 verification needed During a stint in politics from 1984 to 1987 his completed films Mard 1985 and Aakhree Raasta 1986 were released and were major hits 66 Bachchan had played a role in a special appearance for the movie Kaun Jeeta Kaun Haara in the year 1987 and he sang a playback song with Kishore Kumar in this movie 67 On 26 July 1982 while filming a fight scene with co actor Puneet Issar for Coolie Bachchan had near fatal intestinal injury 68 Bachchan was performing his own stunts in the film and one scene required him to fall onto a table and then on the ground However as he jumped towards the table the corner of the table struck his abdomen resulting in a splenic rupture from which he lost a significant amount of blood He required an emergency splenectomy and remained critically ill in hospital for many months at times close to death There were long queues of well wishing fans outside the hospital where he was recuperating the public response included prayers in temples and offers to sacrifice limbs to save him 69 Nevertheless he resumed filming later that year after a long period of recuperation The director Manmohan Desai altered the ending of Coolie Bachchan s character was originally intended to have been killed off but after the change of script the character lived in the end Desai felt it would have been inappropriate for the man who had just fended off death in real life to be killed on screen The footage of the fight scene is frozen at the critical moment and a caption appears onscreen marking it as the instant of the actor s injury 70 The film was released in 1983 and partly due to the huge publicity of Bachchan s accident the film was a box office success and the top grossing film of that year 71 Later he was diagnosed with Myasthenia gravis His illness made him feel weak both mentally and physically and he decided to quit films and venture into politics At this time he became pessimistic expressing concern with how a new film would be received and stating before every release Yeh film to flop hogi This film will flop 72 Career fluctuations and sabbatical 1988 1992 After a three year stint in politics from 1984 to 1987 Bachchan returned to films in 1988 playing the title role in Shahenshah which was a box office success 73 After the success of his comeback film however his star power began to wane as all of his subsequent films like Jaadugar Toofan and Main Azaad Hoon all released in 1989 failed at the box office He gained success during this period with the crime drama Aaj Ka Arjun 1990 and action crime drama Hum 1991 for which he won his third Filmfare Best Actor Award but this momentum was short lived and his string of box office failures continued 74 75 Notably despite the lack of hits it was during this era that Bachchan won his first National Film Award for Best Actor for his performance as a Mafia don in the 1990 cult film Agneepath These years would see his last on screen appearances for some time After the release of the critically acclaimed epic Khuda Gawah in 1992 Bachchan went into semi retirement for five years With the exception of the delayed release of Insaniyat 1994 which was also a box office failure Bachchan did not appear in any new releases for five years 76 Business ventures and acting comeback 1996 1999 Bachchan turned producer during his temporary retirement period setting up Amitabh Bachchan Corporation Ltd ABCL in 1996 ABCL s strategy was to introduce products and services covering an entire cross section of India s entertainment industry ABCL s operations were mainstream commercial film production and distribution audio cassettes and video discs production and marketing of television software and celebrity and event management 77 Soon after the company was launched in 1996 the first film it produced was Tere Mere Sapne which was a moderate success and launched the careers of actors like Arshad Warsi and southern film star Simran 78 In 1997 Bachchan attempted to make his acting comeback with the film Mrityudata produced by ABCL Though Mrityudaata attempted to reprise Bachchan s earlier success as an action hero the film was a failure both financially and critically 79 ABCL was the main sponsor of the 1996 Miss World beauty pageant Bangalore but lost millions The fiasco and the consequent legal battles surrounding ABCL and various entities after the event coupled with the fact that ABCL was reported to have overpaid most of its top level managers eventually led to its financial and operational collapse in 1997 80 81 The company went into administration and was later declared a failed company by the Indian Industries board The Bombay high court in April 1999 restrained Bachchan from selling off his Bombay bungalow Prateeksha and two flats until the pending loan recovery cases of Canara Bank were disposed of Bachchan had however pleaded that he had mortgaged his bungalow to raise funds for his company 82 Bachchan attempted to revive his acting career and eventually had commercial success with Bade Miyan Chote Miyan 1998 and Major Saab 1998 83 and received positive reviews for Sooryavansham 1999 84 but other films such as Lal Baadshah 1999 and Hindustan Ki Kasam 1999 were box office failures 85 Return to prominence 2000 present Bachchan with Mohanlal In 2000 Bachchan appeared in Yash Chopra s box office hit Mohabbatein directed by Aditya Chopra He played a stern elder figure who rivalled the character of Shahrukh Khan His role won him his third Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor Other hits followed with Bachchan appearing as an older family patriarch in Ek Rishtaa The Bond of Love 2001 Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham 2001 and Baghban 2003 As an actor he continued to perform in a range of characters receiving critical praise for his performances in Aks 2001 Aankhen 2002 Kaante 2002 Khakee 2004 and Dev 2004 His performance in Aks won him his first Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actor One project that did particularly well for Bachchan was Sanjay Leela Bhansali s Black 2005 The film starred Bachchan as an ageing teacher of a deaf blind girl and followed their relationship His performance was unanimously praised by critics and audiences and won him his second National Film Award for Best Actor his fourth Filmfare Best Actor Award and his second Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actor Taking advantage of this resurgence Amitabh began endorsing a variety of products and services appearing in many television and billboard advertisements In 2005 and 2006 he starred with his son Abhishek in the films Bunty Aur Babli 2005 the Godfather tribute Sarkar 2005 and Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna 2006 All of them were successful at the box office 86 87 His later releases in 2006 and early 2007 were Baabul 2006 88 Ekalavya and Nishabd 2007 which failed to do well at the box office but his performances in each of them were praised by critics 89 In May 2007 two of his films the romantic comedy Cheeni Kum and the multi starrer action drama Shootout at Lokhandwala were released Shootout at Lokhandwala did well at the box office and was declared a hit in India while Cheeni Kum picked up after a slow start and was a success 90 91 92 93 A remake of his biggest hit Sholay 1975 entitled Ram Gopal Varma Ki Aag released in August of that same year and proved to be a major commercial failure in addition to its poor critical reception 93 The year also marked Bachchan s first appearance in an English language film Rituparno Ghosh s The Last Lear co starring Arjun Rampal and Preity Zinta The film premiered at the 2007 Toronto International Film Festival on 9 September 2007 He received positive reviews from critics who hailed his performance as his best ever since Black 94 Bachchan was slated to play a supporting role in his first international film Shantaram directed by Mira Nair and starring Hollywood actor Johnny Depp in the lead The film was due to begin filming in February 2008 but due to the writer s strike was pushed to September 2008 95 The film is currently shelved indefinitely 96 Vivek Sharma s Bhoothnath in which he plays the title role as a ghost was released on 9 May 2008 Sarkar Raj the sequel of the 2005 film Sarkar released in June 2008 and received a positive response at the box office Paa which released at the end of 2009 was a highly anticipated project as it saw him playing his own son Abhishek s Progeria affected 13 year old son and it opened to favourable reviews particularly towards Bachchan s performance and was one of the top grossing films of 2009 97 It won him his third National Film Award for Best Actor and fifth Filmfare Best Actor Award In 2010 he debuted in Malayalam film through Kandahar directed by Major Ravi and co starring Mohanlal 98 The film was based on the hijacking incident of the Indian Airlines Flight 814 99 Bachchan declined any remuneration for this film 100 In 2011 he played an aged retired former gangster in Bbuddah Hoga Terra Baap who protects his son Sonu Sood who is an honest daring police officer from a notorious gangster Prakash Raj who unknowingly hired the latter to perform a contract killing not knowing that the police officer is the gangster s son Directed By Puri Jagannadh the film won positive reviews and was a commercial success Amitabh with Vijay In 2013 he made his Hollywood debut in The Great Gatsby making a special appearance opposite Leonardo DiCaprio and Tobey Maguire In 2014 he played the role of the friendly ghost in the sequel Bhoothnath Returns The next year he played the role of a grumpy father experiencing chronic constipation in the critically acclaimed Piku which was also one of the biggest hits of 2015 101 102 103 A review in Daily News and Analysis DNA summarised Bachchan s performance as The heart and soul of Piku clearly belong to Amitabh Bachchan who is in his elements His performance in Piku without doubt finds a place among the top 10 in his illustrious career 104 Rachel Saltz wrote for The New York Times Piku an offbeat Hindi comedy would have you contemplate the intestines and mortality of one Bhashkor Banerji and the actor who plays him Amitabh Bachchan Bhashkor s life and conversation may revolve around his constipation and fussy hypochondria but there s no mistaking the scene stealing energy that Mr Bachchan India s erstwhile Angry Young Man musters for his new role of Cranky Old Man 105 Well known Indian critic Rajeev Masand wrote on his website Bachchan is pretty terrific as Bhashkor who reminds you of that oddball uncle that you nevertheless have a soft spot for He bickers with the maids harrows his hapless helper and expects that Piku stay unmarried so she can attend to him At one point to ward off a possible suitor he casually mentions that his daughter isn t a virgin that she s financially independent and sexually independent too Bachchan embraces the character s many idiosyncrasies never once slipping into caricature while all along delivering big laughs thanks to his spot on comic timing 106 The Guardian summed up Bachchan seizes upon his cranky character part making Bashkor as garrulously funny in his theories on caste and marriage as his system is backed up 107 The performance won Bachchan his fourth National Film Award for Best Actor and his third Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actor In 2016 he appeared in the women centric courtroom drama film Pink which was highly praised by critics and with an increasingly good word of mouth was a resounding success at the domestic and overseas box office 108 109 110 111 Bachchan s performance in the film received acclaim According to Raja Sen of Rediff com Amitabh Bachchan a retired lawyer with bipolar disorder takes up cudgels on behalf of the girls delivering courtroom blows with pugilistic grace Like we know from Prakash Mehra movies into each life some Bachchan must fall The girls hang on to him with incredulous desperation and he bats for them with all he has At one point Meenal hangs by Bachchan s elbow words entirely unnecessary Bachchan towers through Pink the way he bellows et cetera is alone worth having the heavy hitter at play but there are softer moments like one where he appears to have dozed off in court or where he lays his head by his convalescent wife s bedside and needs his hair ruffled and his conviction validated 112 Writing for Hindustan Times noted film critic and author Anupama Chopra said of Bachchan s performance A special salute to Amitabh Bachchan who imbues his character with a tragic majesty Bachchan towers in every sense but without a hint of showboating 109 Meena Iyer of The Times of India wrote The performances are pitch perfect with Bachchan leading the way 113 Writing for NDTV Troy Ribeiro of Indo Asian News Service IANS stated Amitabh Bachchan as Deepak Sehgall the aged defence lawyer shines as always in a restrained but powerful performance His histrionics come primarily in the form of his well modulated baritone conveying his emotions and of course from the well written lines 114 Mike McCahill of The Guardian remarked Among an electric ensemble Tapsee Pannu Kirti Kulhari and Andrea Tariang give unwavering voice to the girls struggles Amitabh Bachchan brings his moral authority to bear as their sole legal ally 115 In 2017 he appeared in the third instalment of the Sarkar film series Ram Gopal Varma s Sarkar 3 That year he started filming for the swashbuckling action adventure film Thugs Of Hindostan with Aamir Khan Katrina Kaif and Fatima Sana Shaikh which released in November 2018 116 He co starred with Rishi Kapoor in 102 Not Out a comedy drama film directed by Umesh Shukla based on a Gujarati play of the same name written by Saumya Joshi 117 118 119 This film released in May 2018 and reunited him with Kapoor onscreen after a gap of twenty seven years In October 2017 it was announced that Bachchan will appear in Ayan Mukerji s Brahmastra alongside Ranbir Kapoor Mouni Roy and Alia Bhatt 120 He is set to make his debut in Telugu cinema in Project K directed by Nag Ashwin alongside Deepika Padukone and Prabhas 121 Other workTelevision appearances Bachchan at KBC 5 Press Meet In 2000 Bachchan hosted the first season of Kaun Banega Crorepati KBC the Indian adaptation of the British television game show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire The show was well received 122 A second season followed in 2005 but its run was cut short by Star Plus when Bachchan fell ill in 2006 123 In 2009 Bachchan hosted the third season of the reality show Bigg Boss 124 In 2010 Bachchan hosted the fourth season of KBC 125 The fifth season started on 15 August 2011 and ended on 17 November 2011 The show became a massive hit with audiences and broke many TRP Records CNN IBN awarded Indian of the Year Entertainment to Team KBC and Bachchan The Show also grabbed all the major Awards for its category 126 Bachchan continued to host KBC until 2022 The sixth season was also hosted by Bachchan commencing on 7 September 2012 broadcast on Sony TV and received the highest number of viewers thus far citation needed In 2014 he debuted in the fictional Sony Entertainment Television TV series titled Yudh playing the lead role of a businessman battling both his personal and professional life 127 Voice acting Bachchan is known for his deep baritone voice He has been a narrator a playback singer and presenter for numerous programmes 128 Some prominent films featuring his narration are Satyajit Ray s 1977 film Shatranj Ke Khiladi 129 and Ashutosh Gowarikar s 2001 film Lagaan 130 He also has done voice over work for the following movies 131 132 133 Bhuvan Shome 1969 134 Bawarchi 1972 135 Balika Badhu 1975 135 Tere Mere Sapne 1996 135 Hello Brother 1999 citation needed Lagaan 2001 Fun2shh Dudes in the 10th Century 2003 Parineeta 2005 135 March of the Penguins 2005 Indian version 136 Jodhaa Akbar 2008 Swami 2007 135 Zor Lagaa Ke Haiya 2009 Ra One 2011 Kahaani 2012 Krrish 3 2013 Mahabharat 2013 citation needed Kochadaiiyaan Hindi Version 2014 CBI documentary 2014 sanctioned by Central Bureau of Investigation 137 The Ghazi Attack 2017 Firangi 2017 Business investments Around 1994 Bachchan started Amitabh Bachchan Corporation Ltd ABCL an event management production and distribution company But the company led into debt with fiasco and gone into bankruptcy subsequently Bachchan became nearly bankrupt Reasons of this debacle was flop films such as Mrityudata Major Saab produced by this organisation Miss World 1996 which was organised managed by ABCL Due to this he began work for TV asked for work to Yash Chopra Once he told that it was darkest time for him 138 139 He has invested in many upcoming business ventures In 2013 he bought a 10 stake in Just Dial from which he made a gain of 4600 per cent He holds a 3 4 equity in Stampede Capital a financial technology firm specialising in cloud computing for financial markets The Bachchan family also bought shares worth 252 000 in Meridian Tech a consulting company in U S Recently they made their first overseas investment in Ziddu com a cloud based content distribution platform 140 141 Bachchan was named in the Panama Papers and Paradise Papers leaked confidential documents relating to offshore investment 142 143 Political careerIn 1984 Bachchan took a break from acting and briefly entered politics in support of a long time family friend Rajiv Gandhi He contested Allahabad s seat for the 8th Lok Sabha against H N Bahuguna former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh With 68 2 of the votes in his favour he won by one of the highest victory margins ever in Indian elections 144 In 1987 Indian Express said his brother Ajitabh Bachchan owned an apartment in Switzerland giving rise to speculations about his involvement in the Bofors scandal revealed in the year before 145 Bachchan resigned from his seat in July 1987 why 146 Ajitabh Bachchan sued Swedish newspaper Dagens Nyheter for linking him to Bofors payments in 1990 and won damages in the United Kingdom 147 Sten Lindstrom the Swedish police chief who had investigated the case said in 2012 that Indian investigators planted the Bachchan angle on Dagens Nyheter 148 why Bachchan s old friend Amar Singh helped him during the financial crisis caused by the failure of his company ABCL Thereafter Bachchan started supporting the Samajwadi Party the political party to which Amar Singh belonged Jaya Bachchan joined the Samajwadi Party and represented the party as an MP in the Rajya Sabha 149 Bachchan appeared in advertisements and political campaigns for the party His claim that he too was a farmer in the advertisements were questioned in courts 150 Bachchan has claimed to have been banned by film press during the emergency years for his family s friendship with Indira Gandhi 151 Bachchan has been accused of using the slogan blood for blood in the context of the 1984 anti Sikh riots Bachchan has denied the allegation 152 In October 2014 Bachchan was summoned by a court in Los Angeles for allegedly instigating violence against the Sikh community 153 Bachchan in an interview with journalist Arnab Goswami offered to fight the case in court and asked the accusers to file the same as also present proof 154 He was also one of the trustees of Rajiv Gandhi Foundation 155 156 Humanitarian and social causes TeachAids character of Bachchan left Bachchan in 2013 TeachAids recording session right Bachchan has been involved with many social causes For example he donated 1 1 million to clear the debts of nearly 40 beleaguered farmers in Andhra Pradesh 157 and 3 million to clear the debts of some 100 Vidarbha farmers 158 In 2010 he donated 1 1 million to Resul Pookutty s foundation for a medical centre at Kochi 159 160 161 and he has given 250 000 4 678 to the family of Delhi policeman Subhash Chand Tomar who died after succumbing to injuries during a protest against gang rape after the 2012 Delhi gang rape case 162 He founded the Harivansh Rai Bachchan Memorial Trust named after his father in 2013 This trust in association with Urja Foundation will be powering 3 000 homes in India with electricity through solar energy 163 164 In June 2019 he cleared debts of 2100 farmers from Bihar 165 Bachchan was made a UNICEF goodwill ambassador for the polio Eradication Campaign in India in 2002 166 In 2013 he and his family donated 2 5 million 42 664 to a charitable trust Plan India that works for the betterment of young girls in India 167 He also donated 1 1 million 18 772 to the Maharashtra Police Welfare Fund in 2013 168 Bachchan was the face of the Save Our Tigers campaign that promoted the importance of tiger conservation in India 140 He supported the campaign by PETA in India to free Sunder a 14 year old elephant who was chained and tortured in a temple in Kolhapur Maharashtra 169 In 2014 it was announced that he had recorded his voice and lent his image to the Hindi and English language versions of the TeachAids software an international HIV AIDS prevention education tool developed at Stanford University 170 He has been a vocal brand ambassador of the Swachh Bharat Mission SBM and featured in a few advertisements to promote the campaign 171 172 173 In 2020 Bachchan was helping the Government of India promote its public health message concerning COVID 19 before he and some members of his family themselves became infected He was hospitalised with reported mild symptoms of the disease on 11 July 174 175 He was discharged from hospital on 2 August 176 During the pandemic he lent his support by donating Oxygen concentrators and 25 cr rupees in various forms 177 Personal life From left to right Jaya Bachchan Amitabh Abhishek and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan has been married to veteran actress and politician Jaya Bhaduri since 1973 and together they have two children Abhishek an actor and Shweta an author journalist and former model Abhishek married actress Aishwarya Rai and they have a daughter named Aaradhya 178 Shweta is married to businessman Nikhil Nanda who is a part of the Kapoor family of actors They have a daughter Navya Naveli and a son Agastya 179 Amitabh s family lives in Mumbai in Maharashtra 180 181 His younger brother Ajitabh Bachchan is a businessman He did business and lived in London for brief period of time Presently he is living in India He and his family choose to stay away from limelight His wife Ramola is a fashion designer and was active in business Ajitabh has one son Bhim and three daughters Naina Namrata and Nilima Naina Bachchan is married to actor Kunal Kapoor 182 183 Bachchan was famously rumoured to have had an extramarital affair with actress Rekha in the mid 1970s to the early 1980s after they first acted together in Do Anjaane and later in Silsila though they have both denied it 184 185 186 FilmographyMain article Amitabh Bachchan filmographyLegacy Bachchan in 2011 Bachchan is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential actors in the history of Indian cinema 187 188 189 190 He earned respect among critics for his memorable performances and charismatic screen presence is also considered one of the most respected public figure of India 191 Referred to as the Shahenshah of Bollywood Star of the Millennium or Big B 192 193 194 195 He inspired many great and successful Indian cinema actors for many generations including Rajinikanth Chiranjeevi Kamal Hassan Shah Rukh Khan Akshay Kumar Manoj Bajpayee Ajay Devgn Mohanlal Ranveer Singh Allu Arjun and Yash Referred to as the Shahenshah of Bollywood Star of the Millennium or Big B 196 197 198 199 French director Francois Truffaut called him a one man industry 200 201 In 1999 Bachchan was voted the greatest star of stage or screen in a BBC Your Millennium online poll The organisation noted that Many people in the western world will not have heard of him but it is a reflection of the huge popularity of Indian films 202 In June 2000 he became the first living Asian to have been modelled in wax at London s Madame Tussauds Wax Museum 203 Another statue was installed in New York in 2009 204 Hong Kong in 2011 205 Bangkok in 2011 206 Washington DC in 2012 207 and Delhi in 2017 208 In the early 80s Bachchan authorised the use of his likeness for the comic book character Supremo in a series titled The Adventures of Amitabh Bachchan 209 In May 2014 La Trobe University in Australia named a Scholarship after Bachchan 210 In October 2003 TIME magazine dubbed Bachchan as the Undisputed Godfather of Bollywood 211 In April 2005 The Walter Reade Theater of Lincoln Center in New York honored Bachchan with a special tribute retrospective titled Amitabh Bachchan The Biggest Film Star in the World 212 213 In March 2010 Bachchan has been named the list of CNN s top 25 Asian actors of all time 214 He was named Hottest Vegetarian male by PETA India in 2012 215 He also won the title of Asia s Sexiest Vegetarian male in a contest poll run by PETA Asia in 2008 216 In Allahabad the Amitabh Bachchan Sports Complex and Amitabh Bachchan Road are named after him 217 218 A government senior secondary school in Saifai Etawah is called Amitabh Bachchan Government Inter College 219 220 221 There is a waterfall in Sikkim known as Amitabh Bachchan Falls 222 In 2022 on the occasion of Bachchan s 80th birthday not for profit organisation Film Heritage Foundation announced a film festival as a part of his 11 films collection had screened in 17 cities across the country shown in limited movies theatres 223 224 Autobiography Bachchan himself wrote a book in 2002 Soul Curry for You and Me An Empowering Philosophy That Can Enrich Your Life 225 Biographies Several books have been written about Bachchan The following is the listing of books focused on his life career Amitabh Bachchan the Legend was published in 1999 226 To be or not to be Amitabh Bachchan in 2004 227 AB The Legend A Photographer s Tribute in 2006 228 Amitabh Bachchan Ek Jeevit Kimvadanti in 2006 229 Amitabh The Making of a Superstar in 2006 230 Looking for the Big B Bollywood Bachchan and Me in 2007 231 and Bachchanalia in 2009 232 Awards and honoursMain article List of awards and nominations received by Amitabh Bachchan Bachchan with the Olympic flame in London on 27 July 2012 Apart from industry awards won for his performances throughout the years Bachchan has received several honours for his achievements in the Indian film industry In 1991 he became the first artist to receive the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award which was established in the name of Raj Kapoor Bachchan was crowned as Superstar of the Millennium in 2000 at the Filmfare Awards In 2001 he was honoured with the Actor of the Century award at the Alexandria International Film Festival in Egypt in recognition of his contribution to the world of cinema 233 Many other honours for his achievements were conferred upon him at several International Film Festivals including the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2010 Asian Film Awards 234 In 2003 he was conferred with the Honorary Citizenship of the French town of Deauville 235 The Government of India awarded him with the Padma Shri in 1984 the Padma Bhushan in 2001 the Padma Vibhushan in 2015 and Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 2019 The then President of Afghanistan awarded him the Order of Afghanistan in 1991 following the shooting of Khuda Gawah there 236 The Government of Madhya Pradesh honoured him with Rashtriya Kishore Kumar Samman for 2002 2003 237 238 France s highest civilian honour the Knight of the Legion of honour was conferred upon him by the French Government in 2007 for his exceptional career in the world of cinema and beyond 239 On 27 July 2012 Bachchan carried the Olympic torch during the last leg of its relay in London s Southwark 240 See alsoList of Bollywood actors Lists of Indian actorsPortals Biography India Film Bollywood TelevisionReferences a b c In Latest Episode of KBC Amitabh Bachchan Reveals He was Never Named Inquilab 13 October 2020 Retrieved 26 July 2021 Alumni meet at Kirori Mal College The Times of India 26 February 2010 क र ड मल क ल ज ह स टल क कमर न बर 66 द व र पर ट ग ब ग ब क तस व र ड य क इत ह स 10 bollywood celebrities who graduated from DU Unlike Amitabh I won t quit politics Shatru 18 March 2016 1 dead link Dedhia Sonil 7 October 2012 Amitabh Bachchan No resolutions for my birthday Rediff Retrieved 9 October 2019 On October 2 the superstar took time out to give interviews to the media as celebrations for his 70th birthday on October 11 2012 started picking up 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