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Amitabh Bachchan<\/p><\/div>\n

Amitabh Harivansh Bachchan was born on 11th of October, 1942. He is one of the prominent Indian film actors who gained popularity as the \u2018angry young man\u2019 during the 1970s. Throughout his journey in the Indian cinema, he has won three national awards and thirteen Filmfare awards.<\/p>\n

Early Life & Family<\/strong><\/p>\n

Amitabh Bachchan was born in Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh and belongs to a Hindu-Sikh family. His father, Dr.Harivanshrai Bachchan was a famous poet and his mother Teji Bachchan belonged to Faisalabad. Amitabh was originally named \u2018Inquilab\u2019 inspired from the Indian independence struggle, however was later renamed as Amitabh, which means the \u2018light that would never go off\u2019. Although his surname was \u2018Srivastava\u2019, his father used \u2018Bachchan\u2019 as his pen name to publish all his works. Later on, Amitabh debuted in the film industry with the same last name.<\/p>\n

Amitabh was the eldest of the two sons in the family, the other one being Ajitabh. His mother had some amount of influence on his career choice since she insisted that he should take up theatre. He attended Jnana Prabodhini and Boy\u2019s High School in Allahabad, followed by the Sherwood College in Nainital where he took up majors in art. He later went to the Kirori Mal College of the Delhi University and completed his Bsc. During his twenties, he ended up with a job as a freight broker with Bird & Co in Kolkata. Amitabh Bachchan was married to film actress Jaya Bhaduri in the year 1973.<\/p>\n

Career<\/strong><\/p>\n

Amitabh Bachchan made his Hindi film debut in the year 1969 and happened to be one of the seven protagonists in the film \u201cSaat Hindustani\u201d. Although the film did not do well commercially, he was awarded the National Film Award for the Best Newcomer. His first commercial success came with the film \u201cAnand\u201d in the year 1971, followed by \u201cParwana\u201d, \u201cReshma Aur Shera\u201d and a guest appearance in the film \u201cGuddi\u201d. He was recognised for his deep baritone voice and was offered to narrate the initial part of the film \u201cBawarchi\u201d.<\/p>\n

After \u201cBombay to Goa\u201d in the year 1972, there was a significant progress in Amitabh\u2019s career. Director Prakash Mehra offered him a lead role in the film \u201cZanjeer\u201d in 1973. With this role, he was famously known as the \u201cangry young man\u201d of the Indian Cinema. The film was a huge hit all across India and there was no looking back thereafter. He also did non-conventional roles in the films like \u201cAbhimaan\u201d, \u201cNamak Haram\u201d, \u201cMajboor\u201d, \u201cMili\u201d, \u201cChupke Chupke\u201d and \u201cFaraar\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cDeewar\u201d, released in the year 1975 went on to become one of the \u201cMust-Watch Bollywood Films\u201d of all times. In the same year, Amitabh was a part of the highest grossing film in the history of Indian cinema, \u201cSholay\u201d, earning a total of $60 million. Bachchan became a pre-eminent action hero of India after the phenomenal success of Sholay and retained the top spot from 1976 to 1984. A series of comedies and romantic films attributed its success to Amitabh Bachchan, which includes \u201cAmar Akbar Anthony\u201d, \u201cKabhie Kabhie\u201d, \u201cDon\u201d, \u201cTrishul\u201d, \u201cKasme Vaade\u201d and \u201cMuqaddar Ka Sikander\u201d. Fran\u00e7ois Truffaut, the French director referred to Indian cinema as a \u201cOne Man Industry\u201d due to the unprecedented success of Amitabh Bachchan.<\/p>\n

He continued to give breath-taking performances in films like \u201cKaala Patthar\u201d, \u201cDostana\u201d, \u201cMr.Natwarlal\u201d, \u201cShaan\u201d, \u201cRam Balram\u201d, \u201cSilsila\u201d, \u201cLawaaris\u201d and \u201cShakti\u201d. Throughout his career, he was pitted against the other legendary actors of the Indian film industry and successfully carved a niche of his own.<\/p>\n

The Crucial Injury of Coolie in 1982<\/strong><\/p>\n

While filming a fight scene in the film \u201cCoolie\u201d with the co-actor Punit Issar, he suffered intestinal injury. Bachchan was supposed to perform his own stunts in the movie and in one of the scenes, he was asked to fall on the table and then roll off on the ground. However, while jumping on the table, the angle of the table stuck hard on his abdomen, resulting into a splenic rupture and loss of blood. He was rushed to the hospital immediately and remained crucially ill for several months. The massive public response included prayers and long queues of fans outside the hospital.<\/p>\n

Politics<\/strong><\/p>\n

Amitabh took a sabbatical from acting in the year 1984 and entered politics to support a long time family friend Rajiv Gandhi. He contested from Allahabad for the 8th Lok Sabha against the former chief minister of Uttar Pradesh, H.N. Bahuguna. His political career was pretty short lived and he resigned within three years. A newspaper implied his involvement in the \u201cBofors Scandal\u201d and was later found not guilty in the ordeal.<\/p>\n

The Decline<\/strong><\/p>\n

Amitabh Bachchan returned to films in the year 1988, with the film \u201cShahenshah\u201d. After the success of this film, his star power started weakening since all the films thereafter failed at the box office. \u201cHum\u201d, \u201cAgneepath, \u201cKhuda Gawah\u201d and \u201cInsaniyat\u201d did not create the same success as before and he chose to retire for a while.<\/p>\n

During his retirement, he became a producer by setting up ABCL (Amitabh Bachchan Corporation Ltd.) in the year 1996. However, the company did not make any profits, instead lost a lot of funds on some events such as the \u201cMiss World Beauty Pageant\u201d in Bangalore. The company was declared bankrupt in the year 1997 and Bachchan decided to revive his acting career. \u201cBade Miyaan Chote Miyaan\u201d was a moderately successful film followed by box office failures of \u201cLal Baadshah\u201d, \u201cSooryavansham\u201d and \u201cHindustan Ki Kasam\u201d.<\/p>\n

The Return<\/strong><\/p>\n

Amitabh Bachchan stepped up the television platform with the Indian version of the entertainment show \u201cWho wants to be a millionaire?\u201d He gained immense popularity with the show and soon returned to silver screen with the film \u201cMohabbatein\u201d. With astonishing performances thereafter, he soon regained the losses of his company and was highly rewarded for his work in recent films like \u201cBaghban\u201d, \u201cBlack\u201d, \u201cSarkar\u201d, \u201cSarkar Raj\u201d, \u201cAankhen\u201d, \u201cBaabul\u201d, \u201cViruddh\u201d, and \u201cBhootnath\u201d. One of the latest films \u201cPaa\u201d happens to be the most challenging film of his career where he plays a character of a 12 year old.<\/p>\n

Despite a few rough years of his life, Amitabh Bachchan remains to be one of the most identified names of Indian cinema all across the globe. His popularity and his dedication towards films are unparalleled even today.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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