Amitabh Bachchan Biography.

Born on October 11, 1942 to well-known poet Harivansh Rai Bachchan and Teji Bachchan, Amitabh Bachchan is a famous Bollywood actor since 1969.

Known as the ‘Angry Young Man’ of Bollywood, he is popularly called Big B or Amitji. After studying at the Boys’ High School, he took up arts as his subject in Sherwood College.

Amitabh Bachchan started his film career as a voice narrator in Bhuvan Shome in 1969. He got his first opportunity as an actor in Saat Hindustani.

Having starred in many films including Parwaana, Reshma Aur Shera, Guddi and many others during 1969-1972, he married Jaya Bhaduri after his first hit film, Zanjeer in 1973. The couple has a son and a daughter. His son, Abhishek Bachchan is also a popular Bollywood star.

The year 1975 had been a year of blockbuster hits for him, in which he gave films like Deewar and Sholay.

Some of the other films to his credit are Amar Akbar Anthony, Kabhie Kabhie, Muqaddar Ka Sikandar, Trishul, Ram Balram, Mr. Natwarlal, Dostana, Silsila, Shaan, Lawaaris and Shakti.

After an injury on the sets of a film, he had decided to quit films and enter politics but returned to films again in 1988 with Shahenshah.

He is conferred with Padma Shri in 1984, Padma Bhushan in 2001 and Padma Vibhushan in 2016. Having more than 100 films to his name, Amitabh Bachchan is still going strong.

In addition to acting, Bachchan or the Big B has also worked as a playback singer, a film producer and a television presenter in one of the most popular TV shows, Kaun Banega Crorepati. He was also an elected member of the Indian Parliament from 1984 to 1987.

Trivia

He was initially named Inquilab by his father, but later changed to his current name on the advice of a friend.