Born to a Hindi father and a Sikh mother in 1942, Amitabh Bachchan was educated at Sherwood College and Delhi University. In his 20s, he worked as a freight broker before making the decision to become an actor.
Amitabh Bachchan made an immediate impact, appearing in 1969’s Saat Hindustani and winning a National Film Award for Best Newcomer.
In typical Bollywood fashion, Amitabh Bachchan appeared in between four and eight films a year until 1984.
Only a few years had passed, but by then Bollywood had moved on and Amitabh Bachchan found himself in an unfamiliar situation: making unpopular, unprofitable films. On top of that, a production company he founded left him deeply in debt.
That same year he starred in Mohabbatein, winning a Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor, his sixth Filmfare acting award, and first since 1992.
amitabh bachchan debuts in saat hindustani
Needing to get his foot in the Bollywood door, Amitabh Bachchan asked his friend Rajiv Gandhi to do him a favor -- get Rajiv Gandhi’s mother to write a letter of introduction for him -- and India’s then-Prime Minister, Indira Gandhi, did just that.Amitabh Bachchan made an immediate impact, appearing in 1969’s Saat Hindustani and winning a National Film Award for Best Newcomer.
amitabh bachchan in deewar and zanjeer
Arguably Amitabh Bachchan’s big breakthrough was the 1973 film Zanjeer, a film that costarred his future wife. Later, films such as Deewar (1975), Sholay (1975) and Shakti (1982) solidified his brooding, renegade on-screen persona. By the early 1980s, he was a certified Bollywood mega-star.In typical Bollywood fashion, Amitabh Bachchan appeared in between four and eight films a year until 1984.
amitabh bachchan enters politics
In 1984, Rajiv Gandhi, now India’s Prime Minister, asked his friend Amitabh Bachchan if he would do him a solid and enter politics. Amitabh Bachchan became a Member of Parliament, representing Allahabad, but in 1987 he stepped down amidst (ultimately false) accusations of financial irregularities.Only a few years had passed, but by then Bollywood had moved on and Amitabh Bachchan found himself in an unfamiliar situation: making unpopular, unprofitable films. On top of that, a production company he founded left him deeply in debt.
amitabh bachchan on who wants to be a millionaire
With his career at its lowest point, in 2000 Amitabh Bachchan was tapped to host India’s version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire. Earning an enormous sum per episode and winning over millions of viewers with his charisma, Amitabh Bachchan was able to revive his career as the show’s host, a position he filled until 2005.That same year he starred in Mohabbatein, winning a Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor, his sixth Filmfare acting award, and first since 1992.
amitabh bachchan’s new daughter-in-law is aishwarya rai
At AM, we would never miss an opportunity to mention world-class beauty Aishwarya Rai, and this is no exception: In April of 2007, Aishwarya Rai became Amitabh Bachchan’s daughter-in-law when she married his son, actor Abhishek Bachchan, at the Bachchan residence.
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