Amitabh BachchanAmitabh Bachchan needs no introduction in India or even abroad. The man seems to hold in him a charisma that remains unrivalled. An entrepreneur, politician, game show host, a singer, voiceover artist, and an actor - the roles he played are immortalized and idolized. A huge fan base that reveres him as though he is a demi-god and a multitude of awards and recognition gravitates to him endlessly, year after year after year. But his ride to stardom was anything but smooth.


The Big Bang!
Born under the Libran sun sign, Amitabh Bachchan celebrates his birthday on 11 October. He was born in 1942 in Allahabad, as Amitabh Harivansh Srivastav to Dr.Harivansh Rai Bachchan and Teji Bachchan. His father was a well known poet. Bachchan was his pen name. When Amitabh entered the film industry he replaced Srivastav with Bachchan. He was initially christened Inquilab but this was later changed to Amitabh that means ‘limitless lustre’, which is so apt. Ajitabh is his younger brother.


Bachchan studied in Allahabad at Jnana Pramodhini and Boys High School. He also put in a few years at Sherwood College in Nainital and Kirori Mal College. He holds a double degree in M.A.


He worked as a freight broker with Bird & Co, a shipping firm based in Kolkata which he quit to pursue acting, which paid off.


He married his co-star Jaya Bhaduri of the Guddi fame on 3 June 1973 and they have two children, Shweta and Abhishek. The latter is also an actor, married to Aishwarya Rai.



Making it Big. And how!
Bachchan’s unconventional looks – dark, lean, and standing tall at 6’2” - worked against him when it came to acting roles. But his deep voice, a trademark, held him in good stead with offers to work on narration and background commentary.


1969 to 1979
In 1969, Bachchan made his debut with Saat Hindustani, which won him the National Film Award for Best Newcomer. After this came movies like Reshma Aur Shera, Parwana, and Anand in 1971. He made a huge impact with his performance in Hrishikesh Mukherjee’s Anand alongside Rajesh Khanna as a despondent doctor, winning the Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award. In 1972, he appeared in movies like Sanjog, Bansi Birju, Ek Nazar, and also narrated Bawarchi.


His identity as the ‘angry young man’ took off in 1973 when he starred in movies like Zanjeer, Abhimaan, and Namak Haraam. Vijay went on to become a regular onscreen name. In Zanjeer, he played an honest cop implicated by false charges and thirsting for revenge. In Abhimaan, he was a struggling singer while his wife, played by Jaya Bhaduri, makes it big firing up his insecurities. He came together with Rajesh Khanna again in Hrishikesh Mukherjee’s Namak Haraam, which won him the Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award.


In 1974 he made brief appearances in Kunwara Baap and Dost. Roti Kapda Aur Makhaan raked in a lot of moolah. He played the lead in Majboor, a dying man who gets a new lease of life and a prison sentence to get out of. In 1975, his movies like the comedy Chupke Chupke with Dharmendra, Sharmila Tagore and Jaya Bacchan, and the romantic drama Mili with Jaya and Ashok Kumar did well. However it was Deewar and Sholay that made a lasting impact on Bollywood. His performance in Deewar was intense while Ramesh Sippy’s Sholay was not only a big earner but is one of BBC’s Top 25 Must See Bollywood Movies.


In the 1976 film Kabhie Kabhie, he plays the role of a lovelorn poet Amit. Amar Akbar Anthony, released in 1977, showed Bachchan as the endearing Anthony Gonsalves, winning him his first Filmfare Best Actor Award. A string of hits marked 1978 with the release of Kasme Vaade, Trishul, Don, and Muqaddar Ka Sikander. It was Don that won him the Filmfare Best Actor Award out of the three movies for which he was nominated. In 1979, he starred in Mr.Natwarlal and also tried his hand for the first time in playback singing in this movie with the song Mere Paas Aao.


1980 to 1990
The early eighties saw the release of Dostana, Shaan, Laawaris (popular for the song Mere Angene Mein, Tumhara Kya Kaam Hai that AB sang), Silsila with Jaya Bhaduri and his rumoured lover Rekha. He played a double role in Satte Pe Satta and Namak Halaal. These movies enjoyed large scale popularity as did Bachchan. This was evident when he met with a fatal injury during the making of his 1982 movie, Coolie. Practically the entire nation prayed for his recovery which came after a year when he completed the movie and it was released with a change in script so that his character Iqbal, who was supposed to die, survives. In 1984, his role as Vicky Kapoor, an alcoholic in Sharaabi was also well-received.


Bollywood started taking a backseat post 1984 due to his illness. This made him look towards politics. It was well known that Bachchan enjoyed a close association with the Gandhi family having grown up with Rajiv Gandhi. He won the Allahabad’s Lok Sabha seat with a high margin of 68%. His stint in politics was marred when he was accused in the Bofors scandal and was later proved innocent. He later deflected to friend Amar Singh’s Samajwadi Party.
He ventured back into Bollywood with Shahenshah in 1988 and Toofan in 1989. Agneepath, released in 1990, won him a National Film Award for Best Actor.


1991 to 1999
Hum in 1991 did well. His much hyped last movie before retirement was Khuda Gawah with Sridevi, in 1992. Bachchan went on to start Amitabh Bachchan Corporation Ltd that was to produce and distribute movies and music. Tere Mere Sapne, which was its first production, was an average performer while its later productions all failed dismally like Mrityudaatha which starred Bachchan. The company collapsed and Bachchan reverted back to acting but without much success in movies like Major Saab, Bade Miyan Chote Miyan, and Sooryavansham. ABCL also released his album Aby Baby that was popular for the number ‘Eer Bir Phatte’.


2000-2008
The year 2000 salvaged his situation and he went on to reclaim his superstar status. In Mohabattein, he starred with King Khan, as the dogmatic Narayan Shankar and won the Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award.


He also hosted Kaun Banega Crorepathi, the Indian version of Who Wants to be a Millionaire?, that is known to be one of the most popular television shows in Indian television history. This was at a time when most movie stars saw television as a step back in their career but Bachchan changed that perception.


In 2001, he won the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Performance for Aks and was nominated for Filmfare Best Supporting Actor for his role as Yashchand Raichand in Karan Johar’s Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham. Kaante (2002) was the remake of Reservoir Dogs. This was followed by Boom, Baghban, Khakee, Aetbaar, Rudraksh, and Lakshya.


And if anyone thought he was riding on his early success, he removed all doubts of that with his widely acclaimed portrayal of Debraj Sahai in Black (2005) that received international recognition and plenty of awards. The role won him the National Award for Best Actor, Filmfare Best Actor Award, and the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Performance. The same year in the comedy Bunty Aur Babli, he starred with his son Abhishek for the first time and followed it up with Sarkar as Subash Nagre, a ‘godfather’ of sorts.


In 2006, he played Sexy Sam, in another Karan Johar’s mega-starrer, Kabhie Alvida Na Kehna. Ram Gopal Verma’s Nishabdh that was out in 2007 saw him enamoured with his daughter’s friend Jia. Cheeni Kum had him romancing a much younger woman played by Tabu. The Last Lear in which he brought to life the veteran theater actor Harish Mishra was appreciated.


His fans saw him in different avatars in 2008, with Bhoothnath where he was a ghost; the sequel Sarkar Raj, that starred his son Abhishek and bahu Aishwarya Rai; God Tussi Great Ho where he was God himself.


2009
He had a fleeting appearance in Delhi 6 in the first part of 2009. He played Genius the Genie in Aladin. The movie was an average success. He proved why he was a superstar yet again with his performance in Paa. He was seen as Auro, a thirteen year old child afflicted by Progeria which causes him to age rapidly. His son, Abhishek, played his father in this movie.


His might grows
Bachchan will be seen in three movies in 2010. In Teen Patti, he will be seen as a mathematician. Rann is about journalism. Shoebite will see him with Sarika and Dia Mirza. He will also be seen in Shantaram which is currently on hold.




Amitabh Bachchan Movies as Actor









Teen Patti (2010) - Venkat

Rann (2010) - Vijay Harshvardhan Malik

Happy New Year (2009)

Johny Walker (2009)

Kamagata Maru (2009) - Gurdit Singh (approached)

Struggler (2009) - as himself

Zamaanat (2009) - Shiv Shankar

Paa (2009) - Auro

Aladin (2009) - Genius, the genie

The Last Lear (2008) - Harry

God Tussi Great Ho (2008) - God Almighty

Sarkar Raj (2008) - Subhash Nagre (Sarkar)

Bhootnath (2008) - Bhootnath

Om Shanti Om (2007) - special appearance

Ram Gopal Varma ki Aag (2007) - Babban

Jhoom Barabar Jhoom (2007) - Special Appearance

Cheeni Kum (2007) - Buddhadev Gupta

Shootout at Lokhandwala (2007) - Dhingra

Nishabd (2007) - Vijay

Eklavya (2007) - Eklavya

Baabul (2006) - Balraj Kapoor

Kabhi Alvida Naa kehna (2006) - Samarjit Singh Talwar a.k.a "Sam"

Baiju Aur Tansen (2006) - Tansen

Darna Zaroori Hai (2006) - Professor

Ek Ajnabee (2006) - Col. Suryaveer Singh

Sarkar (2005) - Subhash Nagare 'Sarkar'

Bunty Aur Babli (2005) - DCP Dashrath Singh

Black (2005) - Debraj Sahai

Dil Jo Bhi Kahey... (2005) - Shekhar Sinha

Family (2005) - Virendra Sahi

Paheli (2005) - The Shepherd

Viruddh (2005) - Vidhyadar Patwardhan

Waqt: The Race Against Time (2005) - Ishwarchand Thakur

Veer-Zaara (2004) - Chaudhary Sumer Singh (Special Appearance)

Lakshya (2004) - Col. Sunil Damle

Dev (2004) - JCP Dev Pratap Singh

Ab Tumhare Hawale Watan Saathiyo (2004) - Major General Amarjeet Singh

Aetbaar (2004) - Dr. Ranveer Malhotra

Deewaar (2004) - Maj. Ranvir Kaul

Hum Kaun Hai? (2004) - Major Frank John Williams/Frank James Williams (Special Appearance)

Insaaf: The Justice (2004) - Narrator

Khakee (2004) - DCP Anant Kumar Shrivastav

Kyun...! Ho Gaya Na (2004) - Raj Chauhan (Uncle)

Rudraksh (2004) - Narrator

Baghban (2003) - Raj Malhotra

Armaan (2003) - Dr. Siddharth Sinha

Boom (2003) - Bade Mia

Fun2shh... Dudes in the 10th Century (2003) - Narrator

Khushi (2003) - Narrator

Mumbai Se Aaya Mera Dost (2003) - Narrator

Kaante (2002) - Yashvardhan Rampal 'Major'

Aankhen (2002) - Vijay Singh Rajput

Hum Kisi Se Kum Nahin (2002) - Dr. Rastogi

Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham... (2001) - Yashovardhan "Yash" Raichand

Aks (2001) - Inspector Manu Verma

Ek Rishtaa: The Bond of Love (2001) - Vijay Kapoor

Kaun Banega Crorepati Junior (2001) - Host

Mohabbatein (2000) - Narayan Shankar

Kaun Banega Crorepati? (2000) - Host

Kohram: The Explosion (1999) - Dada Bhai

Biwi No. 1 (1999) - Himself (Guest Appearence)

Hello Brother (1999) - Voice of God

Hindustan Ki Kasam (1999) - Kabeera

Lal Baadshah (1999) - Dual Role (Lal 'Baadshah' Singh/Ranbhir Singh)

Sooryavansham (1999) - Dual Role (Thakur Bhanu Pratap Singh & Heera Singh)

Bade Miyan Chote Miyan (1998) - Arjun Singh

Major Saab (1998) - Maj. Jasbir Singh Rana

Mrityudaata (1997) - Dr. Ram Prasad Ghayal

Tere Mere Sapne (1996) - Narrator (voice) (as Mr. Amitabh Bachchan)

Akka (1994)

Insaniyat (1994) - Insp. Amar

Raja Babu (1994) - Himself (a scene from the movie Trishul (1978)) (uncredited)

Professor Ki Padosan (1993) - Himself (Commentator)

Khuda Gawah (1992) - Baadshah Khan

Zulm Ki Hukumat (1992) - Narrator

Ajooba (1991) - Ajooba/Ali

Ajooba Kudrat Ka (1991)

Akayla (1991) - Insp. Vijay Verma

Hum (1991) - Tiger/Shekhar

Indrajeet (1991) - Indrajeet

Aaj Ka Arjun (1990) - Bheema

Agneepath (1990) - Vijay Dinanath Chavan

Krodh (1990) - Himself (Guest Appearance)

Batwara (1989) - Narrator

Jaadugar (1989) - Goga/Gogeshwar

Main Azaad Hoon (1989) - Azaad

Toofan (1989) - Dual Role (Toofan & Shyam)

Ek Hi Maqsad (1988) - Himself (a scene from a movie) (uncredited)

Gangaa Jamunaa Saraswathi (1988) - Ganga Prasad

Hero Hiralal (1988) - Himself

Kaun Jeeta Kaun Haara (1988) - Himself (Guest Appearance)

Shahenshah (1988) - Vijay Kumar Srivastava/Shahenshah

Soorma Bhopali (1988) - (Cameo Appearance)

Jalwa (1987) - Himself (Guest Appearance)

Aakhree Raasta (1986) - Dual Role (David & Vijay)

Dosti Dushmani (1986) - Himself (a scene from the movie "Aakhree Raasta (1986)").

Amir Aadmi Gareeb Aadmi (1985) - Himself

Geraftaar (1985) - Insp. Karan Kumar Khanna (Guest Appearance)

Mard (1985) - Raju 'Mard' Tangewala

Naya Bakra (1985) - (Guest Appearance)

Ram Tere Kitne Nam (1985) - Himself (a scene from the movie Trishul (1978)) (uncredited)

Inquilaab (1984) - Amarnath

My Dear Kuttichaathan (1984) - Himself

Pet Pyaar Aur Paap (1984) - Himself (Guest Appearance)

Sharaabi (1984) - Vicky Kapoor

Andha Kanoon (1983) - Jan Nisar Akhtar Khan, Forest Officer (Guest Appearance)

Coolie (1983) - Iqbal

Mahaan (1983) - Triple role (Amit/Rana Ranveer, Guru & Inspector Shankar)

Nastik (1983) - Shankar/Bhola/Sheru

Pukar (1983) - Ramdas/Ronnie

Bemisal (1982) - Dr. Sudhir Roy/Adhir Roy

Desh Premee (1982) - Dual Role (Master Dinanath & Raju)

Khud-Daar (1982) - Govind Srivastav/Chotu Ustad

Namak Halaal (1982) - Arjun Singh

Satte Pe Satta (1982) - Dual Role (Ravi Anand & Babu)

Shakti (1982) - Vijay Kumar

Silsila (1981) - Amit Malhotra

Laawaris (1981) - Heera

Naseeb (1981) - Johny

Barsaat Ki Ek Raat (1981) - ACP Abhijeet Rai

Yaarana (1981) - Kishan Kumar

Chashme Buddoor (1981) - Guest Appearance

Kaalia (1981) - Kallu/Kaalia

Walayati Babu (1981) - Jagga (Special Appearance)

Dostana (1980) - Vijay Varma

Do Aur Do Paanch (1980) - Vijay/Ram

Ram Balram (1980) - Insp. Balram Singh

Shaan (1980) - Vijay

Ahsaas (1979) - Himself (Guest Appearance)

Cinema Cinema (1979) - Himself

Golmaal (1979) - Himself (from the shoooting of film "Jurmaana (1979)")

Jurmana (1979) - Inder Saxena

Kaala Patthar (1979) - Vijay Pal Singh

Manzil (1979) - Ajay Chandra

Mr. Natwarlal (1979) - Natwarlal/Avtar Singh

Suhaag (1979) - Amit Kapoor

The Great Gambler (1979) - Jay/Insp. Vijay

Besharam (1978) - Ram Kumar Chandra/Prince Chandrashekar

Don (1978) - Dual Role (Don & Vijay)

Ganga Ki Saugand (1978) - Jeeva

Kasme Vaade (1978) - Amit/Shankar

Khatta Meetha (1978) - Himself (Guest Appearance)

Muqaddar Ka Sikandar (1978) - Sikandar

Trishul (1978) - Vijay Kumar

Alaap (1977) - Alok Prasad

Amar Akbar Anthony (1977) - Anthony Gonzalves/Raju

Chala Murari Hero Banne (1977) - Himself (Special Appearance)

Charandas (1977) - Quwwali Singer (Special Appearance)

Imaan Dharam (1977) - Ahmed Raza

Khoon Pasina (1977) - Shiva/Tiger

Parvarish (1977) - Amit

Shatranj Ke Khilari (1977) - Narrator (voice)

Aadalat (1976) - Dual Role (Dharma/Dharamchand & Raju)

Do Anjaane (1976) - Amit Roy/Naresh Dutt

Hera Pheri (1976) - Vijay

Kabhi Kabhie (1976) - Amitabh "Amit" Malhotra

Chhoti Si Baat (1975) - Himself (Guest Appearance) (uncredited)

Chupke Chupke (1975) - Professor Sukumar Sinha/Parimal Tripathi

Deewaar (1975) - Vijay Verma

Faraar (1975) - Rajesh 'Raj'

Mili (1975) - Shekhar Dayal

Sholay (1975) - Jai (Jaidev)

Zameer (1975) - Badal

Benaam (1974) - Amit Srivastav

Dost (1974) - Anand (Guest Appearance) (uncredited)

Kasauti (1974) - Amitabh Sharma (Amit)

Kunwara Baap (1974) - Augustine (Guest Appearance)

Majboor (1974) - Ravi Khanna

Roti Kapada Aur Makaan (1974) - Vijay

Abhimaan (1973) - Subir Kumar (Beeru)

Bada Kabutar (1973) - Guest appearance

Bandhe Haath (1973) - Dual Role (Shyamu & Deepak)

Gehri Chaal (1973) - Ratan

Namak Haraam (1973) - Vikram (Vicky)

Saudagar (1973) - Moti

Zanjeer (1973) - Inspector Vijay Khanna

Bansi Birju (1972) - Birju

Bawarchi (1972) - Narrator (voice)

Bombay to Goa (1972) - Ravi Kumar

Ek Nazar (1972) - Manmohan Akash Tyagi

Garam Masala (1972) - Robert Taylor

Jaban (1972)

Raaste Kaa Patthar (1972) - Jai Shankar Rai

Parwana (1971) - Kumar Sen/Bashir/Mr. Chouhan

Piya Ka Ghar (1971) - Guest Appearance

Pyar Ki Kahani (1971) - Ram Chandra

Reshma Aur Shera (1971) - Chotu

Sanjog (1971) - Mohan

Anand (1970) - Dr. Bhaskar K. Bannerjee/Babu Moshai

Bhuvan Shome (1969) - Narrator

Saat Hindustani (1969) - Anwar Ali Anwar



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