Amitabh Bachchan is a SuperStar of the Indian cinema. Amitabh Bachchan born on October 11, 1942 in Amitabh Harivansh Bachchan family in Allahbad. Amitabh Bachchan nickname is Amit. Amitabh Bachchan is also called Big B and Angry Young man. He first gained popularity in the early 1970s as the “angry young man” of Bollywood cinema, and has since become one of the most prominent figures in the history of Indian cinema. Big B has won numerous major awards in his career, including three National Film Awards and twelve Filmfare Awards. He holds the record for most number of Best Actor nominations at the Filmfare Awards. In addition to acting, Big B has worked as a playback singer, film producer and television presenter, and was an elected member of the Indian Parliament from 1984 to 1987.
Amitabh Bachchan early life
Amitabh Bachchan born in Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, in a Hindu family. His father, Dr. Harivansh Rai Bachchan was a well-known Hindi poet, while his mother, Teji Bachchan was a Sikh from Faisalabad. Big B is the elder of Harivansh Rai Bachchan’s two sons, the second being Ajitabh. His mother had a keen interest in theatre and had been offered a role in a film, but preferred her domestic duties. Big B married actress Jaya Bhaduri on June 3, 1973, according to Bengali rites. The couple has two children, Shweta Nanda and Abhishek Bachchan. Abhi is a current Bollywood star and is married to actress and former miss world Aishwarya Rai.
Big B in Bollywood
Amitabh Bachchan was initially named Inquilab, inspired from the famous phrase Inquilab Zindabad, during the Indian independence struggle, but was re-christened Amitabh which means, “the light that would never go off.” Though his surname was Shrivastava, his father had adopted the pen-name Bachchan, under which he published all his works. It is with this last name that Amitabh debuted in films, and, for all public purposes, it has become the surname of all members of his current family.
Big B mother Teji Bachchan had some degree of influence in Bachchan’s choice of career because she always insisted that he should take the centre stage. Big B attended Allahabad’s Jnana Prabodhini and Boys’ High School (BHS), followed by Nainital’s Sherwood College, where he majored in the art stream. He later went on to study at Kirori Mal College of the University of Delhi and completed a Bachelor of Science degree. In his twenties, Big B gave up a job as freight broker for the shipping firm, Bird and Co., based in Calcutta , to pursue a career in acting.
Amit made his film debut in 1969 as one of the seven protagonists in Saat Hindustani, a film directed by Khwaja Ahmad Abbas and featuring Utpal Dutt, Madhu and Jalal Agha. Though the film was not a financial success, Big B won his first National Film Award for Best Newcomer. For more information see here
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