Amitabh Bachchan Biography
When we talk about the best Indian actors then we need to mention about Amitabh Bachchan. If you have seen his movies then you know that how charismatic he looks on screen. Amitabh Bachchan was born on 11th October, 1942 in Allahabad city in Uttar Pradesh. His father was a great poet of his time. Amitabh Bachchan started his career as a voice narrator in the year 1969. His first movie in which he appeared as an actor was “Saat Hindustani”. In the decade of 1970, Amitabh Bachchan did several movies which were a big hit on the box office. He rose to stardom instantly.
A lot of awards have been given to him till now for his talent. Amitabh Bachchan has bagged a total of 14 film fare awards and 3 National awards. His talent is not limited to acting but he is also a good playback singer and television program host. In the year 1982, Amitabh Bachchan suffered a serious injury while shooting for one of his films. He was admitted in hospital. His fans all over the world prayed for his well being. Amitabh Bachchan recovered from his injury miraculously. He started his own company named ABCL but it failed badly. He did not lose hope and made his TV debut in the popular show “Kaun banega crorepati”.
Amitabh Bachchan regained his previous position in the film industry and proved that he is a fighter. Samajwadi party leader Amar Singh was on his side in bad times and they were good friends for a long time. Even at present, he does a lot of work and he is full of energy. People love him and respect him a lot. Many books have been written on his life. He has fans not only in India but all around the globe. Amitabh Bachchan is indeed one of the best actors of India.
Amitabh Bachchan first gained popularity in the early 1970s as the "angry young man" of Bollywood cinema. He is the son of late poet Harivansh Rai Bachchan and Teji Bachchan. Amitabh Bachchan did his schooling from Sherwood College, Nainital and later on pursued a degree in science from the Delhi University. His first job was in Shaw Wallace and later worked as a freight broker for a shipping firm called Bird and Co.
Amitabh Bachchan has won numerous major awards in his career, including four National Film Awards, three of which are in the Best Actor category, and thirteen Filmfare Awards. Amitabh Bachchan 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.
His son Abhishek is also an actor by his own rights. Amitabh Bachchan and Jaya Bachchan were interested in getting Abhishek Bachchan married to Karishma Kapoor, the daughter of Babita and Randhi Kapoor, they went through a formal engagement, but later broke it off.
Amitabh Bachchan Movie List
1960 - Barsaat Ki Ek Raat (Co-stars: Amitabh Bachchan)
1970 - Anand (Co-stars: Rajesh Khana)
1971 - Bombay To Goa (Co-stars: Aruna Irani, Shatrughan Sinha, Mahmood, Anwar Ali, Lalita Pawar, Nazir Hussain, Dulari, Kishore Kumar)
1971 - Parwana (Co-stars: Shatrughan Sinha, Om Prakash, Helen, Lalita Pawar, Asit Sen, Abhi Bhattacharya, Lakshmichhaya, Navin Nischol, Yogeeta Bali)
1971 - RESHMA AUR SHERA (Co-stars: Sunil Dutt, Waheeda Rehman, Rakhee, Vinod Khanna, Jayant, Sulochana, Amrish Puri)
1972 - Sanjog (Co-stars: Mala Sinha, Aruna Irani, Madan Puri, Nazir Hussain, Sulochana Chatterjee)
1973 - Abhimaan (Co-stars: Jaya Bachchan)
1973 - NAMAK HARAAM (Co-stars: Rajesh Khanna, Rekha, Simi, Asrani, Jaishri T, Raza Murad)
1973 - Saudagar (Co-stars: Amitabh Bachchan, Nutan)
1973 - Zanjeer (Co-stars: Jaya Bachchan, Pran, Ajit, Bindu)
1974 - Be-Naam (Co-stars: Moushumi Chatterjee, Madan Puri, Satyen Kappu, Shubha Khote, Dhumal, Prem Chopra, Helen)
1974 - Majboor (Co-stars: Parveen Babi, Pran, Farida Jalal)
1974 - Roti Kapda Aur Makaan (Co-stars: Zeenat Aman, Shashi Kapoor, Mousmi Chatterjee, Prem Nath, Aruna Irani, Kamini Kaushal, Manoj Kumar)
1975 - Chupke Chupke (Co-stars: Sharmila Tagore, Dharmendra, Jaya Bachchan, Usha Kiran, Om Prakash)
1975 - Faraar (Co-stars: Sanjeev Kumar, Sharmila Tagore)
1975 - Mili (Co-stars: Ashok Kumar, Jaya Bhaduri, Shubha Khote, Usha Kiran)
1975 - Sholay (Co-stars: Sanjeev Kumar, Dharmendra, Hema Malini, Jaya Bhaduri, Amjad Khan, Sachin, Asrani, Jagdeep)
1975 - Zameer (Co-stars: Saira Banu, Shammi Kapoor, Vinod Khanna, Indrani Mukherjee, Madan Puri)
1976 - Do Anjaane (Co-stars: Rekha, Prem Chopra, Mithun Chakraborty, Utpal Dutt, Jagdeep)
1976 - HERA PHERI (Co-stars: Sulakshana Pandit, Saira Banu, Vinod Khanna)
1976 - Kabhi Kabhie: Love is Life (Co-stars: Shashi Kapoor, Raakhee, Waheeda Rehman, Neetu Singh, Simi Garewal, Rishi Kapoor)
1977 - Alaap (Co-stars: Rekha, Chhaya Devi, Asrani, Manmohan Krishan, Farida Jalal, Benjamin Gilani, Om Prakash)
1977 - Amar Akbar Anthony (Co-stars: Vinod Khanna, Parveen Babi, Shabana Azmi, Neetu Singh, Pran, Nirupa Roy, Jeevan)
1977 - Don (Co-stars: Zeenat Aman, Pran, Iftekhar)
1977 - Kaala Patthar (Co-stars: Neetu Singh, Parikshat Sahni, Parveen Babi, Prem Chopra, Rakhee, Shashi Kapoor, Shatrughan Sinha)
1977 - Khoon Pasina (Co-stars: Vinod Khanna, Rekha, Kader Khan, Nirupa Roy)
1977 - Manzil (Co-stars: Moushumi Chatterjee, Rakesh Pandey, Satyen Kappu, A K Hangal, Urmila Bhatt, Lalita Pawar)
1977 - Parvarish (Co-stars: Amzad Khan, Shammi Kapoor, Vinod Khanna, Neetu Singh, Shabana Azmi)
1978 - Jurmana (Co-stars: Rakhee, Vinod Mehra, Farida Jalal, Dr Shreeram Lagoo, Asrani, Manju Bansal, A K Hangal)
1978 - Kasme Vaade (Co-stars: Amjad Khan, Neetu Singh, Rakhee, Randhir Kapoor)
1978 - Muqaddar Ka Sikandar (Co-stars: Kader Khan, Amjad Khan, Jairaj, Rekha, Vinod Khanna, Raakhee)
1978 - Trishul (Co-stars: Hema Malini, Rakhee, Sanjeev Kumar)
1979 - Kala Patthar (Co-stars: Shatrughan Sinha, Shashi Kapoor, Rakhee, Neetu Singh, Parveen Babi)
1979 - Mr. Natwarlal (Co-stars: Ajit, Indrani Mukherjee, Kader Khan, Rajni Sharma, Rekha)
1979 - Suhaag (Co-stars: Rekha, Shashi Kapoor, Parveen Babi, Amjad Khan)
1980 - Do Aur Do Paanch (Co-stars: Hema Malini, Shashi Kapoor, Parveen Babi, Kader Khan, Lalita Pawar, Dr Shreeram Lagoo, Mahmood)
1980 - Dostana (Co-stars: Zeenat Aman, Prem Chopra, Amrish Puri)
1980 - Shaan (Co-stars: Parveen Babi, Shashi Kapoor, Bindya Goswami, Sunil Dutt, Raakhee, Kulbhushan Kharbanda, Johnny Walker)
1980 - The Great Gambler (Co-stars: Zeenat Aman, Neetu Singh, Helen, Sujit Kumar, Prem Chopra)
1981 - Kaalia (Co-stars: Parveen Babi, Pran, Asha Parekh, Amjad Khan)
1981 - Laawaris (Co-stars: Zeenat Aman, Raakhee, Amjad Khan, Bindu, Mumtaz Begum, Nandita Das, Om Prakash, Vikas Anand)
1981 - Naseeb (Co-stars: Shakti Kapoor, Reena Roy, Pran, Rishi Kapoor, Shatrughan Sinha, Hema Malini, Jeevan)
1981 - Silsila (Co-stars: Jaya Bhaduri, Shashi Kapoor, Rekha, Sanjeev Kumar, Kulbhushan Kharbanda)
1981 - Yaarana (Co-stars: Neetu Singh, Amzad Khan, Tanuja)
1982 - Andhaa Kanoon (Co-stars: Hema Malini, Prem Chopra)
1982 - Bemisal (Co-stars: Rakhee, Vinod Mehra, Deven Varma, Aruna Irani)
1982 - Desh Premee (Co-stars: Hema Malini, Navin Nischol, Parveen Babi, Shammi Kapoor, Prem Nath, Parikshit Sahni, Sharmila Tagore, Amjad Khan)
1982 - Namak Halaal (Co-stars: Waheeda Rehman, Om Prakash, Ranjeet, Smita Patil, Shashi Kapoor, Parveen Babi)
1982 - Satte Pe Satta (Co-stars: Hema Malini, Ranjeeta, Amjad Khan, Sachin, Shakti Kapoor, Paintal, Kanwaljeet, Sudhir, Vicky Sahu)
1982 - Shakti (Co-stars: Dilip Kumar, Rakhee, Smita Patil)
1983 - Coolie (Co-stars: Rati Agnihotri, Rishi Kapoor, Kader Khan, Waheeda Rehman, Suresh Oberoi)
1983 - Mahaan (Co-stars: Waheeda Rehman, Zeenat Aman, Parveen Babi, Aruna Irani, Ashok Kumar, Amjad Khan)
1983 - Nastik (Co-stars: Amitabh Bachchan)
1983 - Pukar (Co-stars: Zeenat Aman, Tina Munim, Randhir Kapoor)
1984 - Sharaabi (Co-stars: Bharat Bhushan, Chandrashekhar, Rajan Haksar, Jaya Prada, Suresh Oberoi, Om Prakash, Pran, Deepak Parasher, Ranjit)
1985 - Geraftaar (Co-stars: Kamal Haasan, Poonam Dhillon, Madhavi, Rajnikant, Kader Khan, Shakti Kapoor)
1985 - Mard (Co-stars: Amrita Singh, Dara Singh, Prem Chopra, Kader Khan)
1986 - Aakhree Raasta (Co-stars: Jaya Prada, Sridevi, Anupam Kher, Sadashiv Amrapurkar, Dalip Tahil)
1988 - Ganga Jamuna Saraswathi (Co-stars: Meenakshi Seshadri, Mithun Chakraborty, Jaya Prada)
1989 - Jaadugar (Co-stars: Jaya Prada, Amrita Singh, Aditya Pancholi, Vijayendra, Pran, Amrish Puri, Others)
1990 - Aaj Ka Arjun (Co-stars: Amrish Puri, Kiran Kumar, Radhika, Jayapradha, Preeti Sapru)
1990 - Ajooba (Co-stars: Dimple Kapadia, Rishi Kapoor)
1991 - Akayla (Co-stars: Amrita Singh, Meenakshi Seshadri, Jackie Shroff, Aditya Pancholi)
1991 - Hum (Co-stars: Govinda, Shilpa Shirodkar, Rajnikant, Deepa Sahi, Kimi Katkar)
1992 - Khuda Gawah (Co-stars: Kiran Kumar, Nagarjuna, Dany Dengzongpa, Sridevi, Shilpa Shirodkar)
1997 - Mrityudaata (Co-stars: Karishma Kapoor, Paresh Rawal, Arbaaz Khan)
1998 - Bade Miyan Chote Miyan (Co-stars: Govinda, Ramya Krishnan, Raveena Tandon, Anupam Kher, Paresh Rawal)
1998 - Major Saab (Co-stars: Ajay Devgan, Sonali Bendre)
1999 - Hindustan Ki Kasam (Co-stars: Ajay Devgan, Manisha Koirala, Sushmita Sen, Prem Chopra, Navin Nischol)
1999 - Kohram (Co-stars: Nana Patekar, Tabu, Jaya Prada, Kabir Bedi, Dany Dengzongpa, Mukul Dev, Ayesha Jhulka)
1999 - Sooryavansham (Co-stars: Soundarya)
2000 - Mohabbatein (Co-stars: Shahrukh Khan, Aishwarya Rai, Shamita Shetty, Uday Chopra, Jugal Hansraj, Preeti Jhangiani, Jimmy Shergill, Kim Sharma, Anupam Kher, Amrish Puri, Shefali Chhaya)
2001 - Aks (Co-stars: Manoj Bajpai, Raveena Tandon, Nandita Das)
2001 - Ek Rishta (Co-stars: Mohnish Behl, Akshay Kumar, Karishma Kapoor, Juhi Chawla)
2001 - Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gham (Co-stars: Shahrukh Khan, Kajol, Hrithik Roshan, Jaya Bachchan, Kareena Kapoor)
2002 - Aankhen (Co-stars: Akshay Kumar, Arjun Rampal, Sushmita Sen, Paresh Rawal, Aditi Govitrikar)
2002 - Agni Varsha (Co-stars: Raveena Tandon, Nagarjuna, Milind Soman, Sonali Kulkarni, Prabhu Deva, Jackie Shroff)
2002 - Hum Kisise Kum Nahin (Co-stars: Ajay Devgan, Sanjay Dutt, Aishwarya Rai)
2002 - Kaante (Co-stars: Sanjay Dutt, Lucky Ali, Kumar Gaurav, Sunil Shetty, Mahesh Manjrekar)
2002 - Zamaanat (Co-stars: Karishma Kapoor)
2003 - Aetbaar (Co-stars: Bipasha Basu, John Abraham)
2003 - Armaan (Co-stars: Gracy Singh, Anil Kapoor, Preity Zinta)
2003 - Baghban (Co-stars: Salman Khan, Suman Ranganathan, Mahima Chaudhary, Rimi Sen, Hema Malini)
2003 - Boom (Co-stars: Gulshan Grover, Jackie Shroff, Zeenat Aman, Seema Biswas, Katrina Kaif, Madhu Sapre)
2003 - Khakee (Co-stars: Ajay Devgan, Aishwarya Rai, Akshay Kumar, Tushar Kapoor, Lara Dutta)
2004 - Ab Tumhare Hawale Watan Sathiyo (Co-stars: Divya Khosla, Dany Dengzongpa, Ashutosh Rana, Akshay Kumar, Bobby Deol, Sandali Sinha)
2004 - Deewaar (Co-stars: Kay Kay Menon, Sanjay Dutt, Akshaye Khanna, Amrita Rao)
2004 - Dev (Co-stars: Kareena Kapoor, Fardeen Khan, Om Puri, Amrish Puri, Rati Agnihotri)
2004 - Kyun Ho Gaya Na (Co-stars: Aishwarya Rai, Vivek Oberoi, Rati Agnihotri, Om Puri)
2004 - Lakshya (Co-stars: Hrithik Roshan, Preity Zinta, Sharad Kapoor, Raj Zutshi, Sushant Singh, Amrish Puri, Om Puri, Prashant Chianani)
2005 - Amrithadhare (Co-stars: Mano Murthy)
2005 - Dil Jo Bhi Kahey (Co-stars: Bhumika Chawla, Revathy, Karan Sharma, Annabelle Wallace)
2005 - Ek Ajnabee (Co-stars: Kelly Dorji, Arjun Rampal, Perizaad Zorabian)
2005 - Family - Ties of Blood (Co-stars: Aryeman, Akshay Kumar, Bhumika Chawla)
2005 - Paheli (Co-stars: Anupam Kher, Shahrukh Khan, Rani Mukherjee, Juhi Chawla, Sunil Shetty)
2005 - The Power of Sarkar (Co-stars: Tanisha, Abhishek Bachchan, Kay Kay Menon, Katrina Kaif, Supriya Pathak, Rukhsaar)
2005 - Viruddh - Family Comes First (Co-stars: John Abraham, Anousha Dandekar, Sharmila Tagore, Sanjay Dutt)
2005 - WAQT: The Race Against Time (Co-stars: Akshay Kumar, Priyanka Chopra, Shefali Chhaya)
2006 - Baabul (Co-stars: Rani Mukherjee, Salman Khan, John Abraham, Hema Malini, Om Puri, Aman Verma)
2006 - Darna Zaroori Hai (Co-stars: Ritesh Deshmukh, Anil Kapoor, Bipasha Basu, Mallika Sherawat, Randeep Hooda, Sunil Shetty, Sonali Kulkarni, Arjun Rampal, Rajpal Yadav, Nisha Kothari)
2006 - Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna (Co-stars: Abhishek Bachchan, Rani Mukherjee, Preity Zinta, Shahrukh Khan)
2007 - Cheeni Kum - A Sugar Free Romance (Co-stars: Tabu, Paresh Rawal, Zohra Sehgal)
2007 - Nishabd (Co-stars: Jiah Khan, Aftab Shivdasani, Revathy, Rukhsaar)
2007 - Ram Gopal Varma Ki Aag (Co-stars: Ajay Devgan, Sunil Shetty, Nisha Kothari, Prashant Raj, Mohanlal)
2007 - Shootout at Lokhandwala (Co-stars: Tushar Kapoor, Sunil Shetty, Arbaaz Khan, Rohit Roy, Neha Dhupia, Diya Mirza, Amrita Singh, Abhishek Bachchan, Sanjay Dutt, Vivek Oberoi)
2008 - Audiobiography - Amitabh Bachhan (Co-stars: Amitabh Bachchan)
2008 - Bhoothnath (Co-stars: Juhi Chawla, Priyanshu Chatterji, Rajpal Yadav, Aman Siddiqui)
2008 - God Tussi Great Ho (Co-stars: Manisha Koirala, Anupam Kher, Satish Kaushik, Sohail Khan, Salman Khan, Priyanka Chopra)
2008 - Sarkar Raj (Co-stars: Aishwarya Rai, Amitabh Bachchan, Tanisha Mukherjee)
2008 - Yaar Meri Zindagi (Co-stars: Sharda, Aruna Irani, Sudha Chandran, C S Dube, Chand Usmani, Dulari, Iftekar, Shatrughana Sinha, Shiv Raj, Jalal Agha)
2009 - Aladin (Co-stars: Sanjay Dutt, Ritesh Deshmukh, Jacquline Fernandes)
2009 - Paa (Co-stars: Abhishek Bachchan, Vidya Balan, Paresh Rawal)
2010 - Rann (Co-stars: Paresh Rawal, Ritesh Deshmukh, Mohnish Behl)
2010 - Teen Patti (Co-stars: Raima Sen, R Madhavan, Ben Kingsley)
National Film Awards Winner
Best Actor for Paa (2010)
Best Actor for Black (2006)
Best Actor for Agneepath (1991)
Best Newcomer for Saat Hindustani (1970)
Filmfare Awards Winner
Filmfare Special Award (2011)
Filmfare Best Actor Award for Paa (2010)
Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actor for Black (2005)
Filmfare Best Actor Award for Black (2005)
Filmfare Power Award (2003)
Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actor for Aks (2001)
Filmfare Superstar of the Millennium (2000)
Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award for Mohabbatein (2000)
Filmfare Best Actor Award for Hum (1991)
Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award (1990)
Filmfare Best Actor Award for Don (1978)
Filmfare Best Actor Award for Amar Akbar Anthony (1977)
Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award for Namak Haraam (1973)
Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award for Anand (1971)
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