Amitabh bachchan biography

Amitabh Bachchan - biography

1. BIOGRAPHY OF FAMOUS CELEBRITY MR. AMITABH BACHCHAN Created By : Arvinder Singh Bawa

2. Amitabh Bachchan Date of Birth: 11 October 1942 Place of Birth: Allahabad, United Provinces, British India Birth Name: Amitabh Harivansh Srivastav Nickname : Big B, Munna , Angry Young Man, Bollywood's Shahenshah , Amith , AB Sr. Height: 6' 3" (1.88 m) Zodiac : Libra Education : Graduate (B.Sc.) Kirori Mal College, University of Delhi Profession : Actor, producer, singer, television presenter Mother: Teji Bachchan Father: Harivansh Rai Bachchan Brother: Ajitabh Bachchan Spouse : Jaya Bahaduri (Now named as Jaya Bachchan ) Daughter : Shweta Nanda Son : Abhishek Bachchan Daughter-in-law: Aishwarya Rai Bachchan

3. Amitabh Bachchan was born in Allahabad in 1942, to Dr. Harivansh Rai Bachchan and Teji Bachchan . Bachchan was initially named Inquilaab . However, at the suggestion of fellow poet, Harivansh Rai changed the name to Amitabh which means, “the light that would never go off.” Though his surname was Shrivastava , he replaced it with ‘ Bachchan ’, which was his father’s pen name. Amitabh Bachchan studied in Allahabad at Jnana Pramodhini and Boys High School. He completed his education at Sherwood College in Nainital and Kirori Mal College in Delhi. His first job was in Shaw Wallace. Amitabh later worked as a freight broker for a shipping firm called Bird and Co., in Kolkata, a job he quit to pursue a career in acting.

4. In 1969, Amitabh 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 , winning him the Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award. His breakthrough as a lead was in the film Zanjeer (1973) which established his persona of the “angry young man” of Bollywood. Amitabh reworked the image of the Hindi film hero with major hits like Deewar , Sholay , Trishul and Don . He popularised the violent melodrama genre but had an equal flair for tragedies ( Muqaddar Ka Sikandar , Shakti ) and comedies ( Chupke Chupke , Amar Akbar Anthony ) as well. His status as a demi-god was evident when the entire nation prayed for his recovery when he met with a fatal injury during the making of Coolie in July, 1982.

5. In 1984, Amitabh entered politics in support of long time friend Rajiv Gandhi. He contested Allahabad’s Lok Sabha seat and won by a huge margin. Accusations of him being involved in the Bofors Scandal made him quit politics, although, later on, he was proved innocent. Amitabh returned to films with blockbusters like Shahenshah , Agneepath , Hum and Khuda Gawah . A series of flops in mid 90’s and the collapse of his company, Amitabh Bachchan Corporation Ltd. landed him in immense debts. He returned back to movies but with no success.

6. In the year 2000, he stepped up to host the television show Kaun Banega Crorepati and later was seen in Mohabbatein . Both these ventures proved extremely successful. Since then Amitabh has been on a roll. At sixty plus, with all the endorsements and accolades, he is a greater icon than he was at the height of his popularity three decades ago.

7. Winner 1971 – Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award for Anand 1973 – Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award for Namak Haraam 1977 – Filmfare Best Actor Award for Amar Akbar Anthony 1978 – Filmfare Best Actor Award for Don 1990 – Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award (First Recipient) 1991 – Filmfare Best Actor Award for Hum 2000 – Filmfare Superstar of the Millennium 2000 – Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award for Mohabbatein 2001 – Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actor for Aks 2003 – Filmfare Power Award 2005 – Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actor for Black 2005 – Filmfare Best Actor Award for Black 2010 – Filmfare Best Actor Award for Paa 2011 – Filmfare Special Award for completing 40 years in the Indian film industry Nominated Bachchan has been nominated as Filmfare Best Actor 28 times (a record) and as Filmfare Best Supporting Actor 9 times (also a record). He has also been nominated for Best Playback singer once and as (producer) for Best Movie once . Filmfare Awards

8. International Indian Film Academy Awards Winner 2000 – IIFA Special Honorary Award 2001 – IIFA Best Supporting Actor Award for Mohabbatein 2002 – IIFA Personality of the Year 2006 – IIFA Wall of Fame 2006 – IIFA Best Actor Award for Black 2010 – IIFA Best Actor Award for Paa Screen Awards Winner 2003 – Screen Award for Jodi No. 1 along with Hema Malini for Baghban 2003 – Distinction In Acting Award for Baghban 2004 – Most Outstanding Personality 2005 – Screen Award for Best Actor for Black 2007 – Screen Award for Best Actor (Critics) for Cheeni Kum 2010 – Screen Award for Best Actor for Paa 2010 – Screen Award for Jodi No. 1 along with Abhishek Bachchan for Paa National Film Awards Winner 1990 – National Film Award for Best Actor for Agneepath 2005 – National Film Award for Best Actor for Black 2009 – National Film Award for Best Actor for Paa

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