Amitabh Bachchan, Indian Actor

Amitabh Bachchan is an Indian film actor and made an era in Bollywood. He gained popularity as the ‘Angry Young Man’. He is the biggest star in the history of the Indian Film Industry.

Amitabh Bachchan, also known as Amitabh Harivansh Rai Bachchan is arguably the biggest star in the history of the Indian Film Industry, better known as Bollywood.

Amitabh Bachchan is an Indian film-actor who was named "Superstar of the Millennium" by the BBC. Amitabh Bachchan was born on October 11, 1942 in the city of Allahabad, India. His father, Harivansh Rai Bachchan, was a well-known poet.

Early Life of Amitabh Bachchan
Amitabh Bachchan attended Allahabad's Boys' High School, followed by Nainital's Sherwood College, where he gained a degree in arts. He later went on to Delhi University earning a degree in science.

Film Career of Amitabh Bachchan
Bachchan's first film, Saat Hindustani - his only black-and-white film - was released in 1969. In 1990 he regained some success with his power-packed performance in Agneepath and the following year he starred in Hum which was a huge hit.
His films such as Major Saab, Sooryavansham, and Laal Baadhshah are worthy to notice.
In 2005, he appeared in the film Black, in which he played the teacher of a deaf and blind woman played by Rani Mukherjee went on to be a massive hit. And more importantly re-affirmed his tremendous acting ability.
In the same year he co-starred with his son Abhishek in the films Bunty Aur Babli and Sarkar both of which were hits at the box office. He is once again appeared with Abhishek in Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna which released in 2006.
He showed his tremendous acting ability in the film Paa in 2009.
Bachchan gained huge popularity hosting 'Kaun
Banega Crorepati' a quiz show in the year 2000. The show was a hit. Currently he is hosting the show for Sony TV.

Amitabh Bachchan is also set to appear in a remake of his own 1975 blockbuster Sholay and will play the role of Gabbar Singh, a role that was made famous by Amjad Khan in the original
Bachchan is known for his deep, baritone voice. He has been a narrator, a playback singer and presenter for numerous programmes.

Personal Life of Amitabh Bachchan : Amitabh Bachchan is married to actress Jaya Bhaduri (now Bachchan). The couple have two children: daughter Shweta and son Abhishek.

Abhishek Bachchan has also entered the Bollywood film industry and is married to Aishwarya Rai. Amitabh has two grandchildren: Navya Naveli and Agastya Nanda.

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