Amitabh Bachchan

Name: Amitabh Bachchan
Date of Birth: October 11, 1942
Place of Birth: Allahabad, India

Biography: Son of well known poet Harivansh Rai Bachchan and Teji Bachchan. He has a brother named Ajitabh. He completed his education from Uttar Pradesh and moved to Bombay to find work as a film star, in vain ...( read more

)though, as film-makers preferred someone with a fairer skin, and he was not quite fair enough. But they did use one of his other assets - his deep baritone voice - which was used for narration and background commentary. He was successful in being cast in Saat Hindustani. He got his break in Bollywood after a letter of introduction from the then Prime Minister Mrs. Indira Gandhi, as he was a friend of her son Rajiv Gandhi. This is how Amitabh made an entry in Bollywood, starting with Zanjeer, co-starred with his future wife-to-be Jaya Bhaduri, and since then there has been no looking back. He married Jaya Bhaduri, an actress in her own rights, he has two kids, Shweta and Abhishek. Shweta has been married, lives a non-filmi life and has a child. Being friends with Rajiv Gandhi, got him to decide to run for seat in the Congress from his hometown but had to leave midterm because of controversies, particularly after Rajiv and he were implicated in the now infamous "Bofors" case along with the U.K. based Hinduja Brothers. After a four year break, he was back in the unsuccessful Mrityudaata (1997), a comeback which the actor wanted to forget. Critics written him off but his career was saved with Bade Miyan Chote Miyan (1998). But four flops in 1999 and incurring debt of over 90 crores rupees of his sinking company ABCL saw him at an all-time low. To make matters worse, after the defeat of the Congress party, Amitabh lost considerable political support, the opposition made him a target, and his credit rating deteriorated to such an extent that a leading nationalized bank, Canara Bank, sued him for outstanding loans. He did bounce back, presenting the Indian version of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire called "Kaun Banega Crorepati?" (2000). After a series of hits with Mohabbatein (2000), Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham... (2001) and Baghban (2003) and his most recent Khakee (2004), a 60 plus Bachchan is showing no signs of slowing down and proving the critics wrong once again. His son Abhishek is also an actor by his own rights. Amitabh and Jaya were interested in getting Abhishek married to Karishma Kapoor, the daughter of Babita and Randhi Kapoor, they went through a formal engagement, but later broke it off. Now Ajitabh and the rest of the family have recently consulted an astrologer and compared the astrological charts of former Miss World and Bollywood actress, Aishwarya Rai, with that of Abhishek, hoping that they are compatible, and if so, Amitabh may get his only son married around September, 2006. Currently, he is one of the most busiest actors and singers in Bollywood as well as on TV, as can be seen from the commercials that he appears on, especially on Sahara One. Looks like there are no limits for this super-star and once the "Angry Young Man". of Bollywood.

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Angelshunter

the best Indian actor ever

posted 16 days ago
souvikdutta

You are the best in the whole world.

posted 156 days ago
06akang

big b i love u!!!!!!!!! ur a ledge!!!!!!! ur bdays da same day as ma sis! ur da best actor in bollywood!!!!!!!!

posted 258 days ago
cgaurav1986

mr. bachchan you are the most talanted man on earth. i wish you a very long and healthy life.

shekhar upadhyay, hoshangabad{m.p}

posted 276 days ago
cgaurav1986

mr. bachchan you are the most talanted man on earth. i wish you a very long and healthy life.

shekhar upadhyay, indore {m.p}

posted 276 days ago
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posted 353 days ago
srk4ever

U R DA BEST

posted 423 days ago
ashlynn89

the best actor ever

posted 425 days ago
nicokhris

A VERY GOOD ACTOR!!! MUY BUENO

posted 430 days ago
jits16

very good actor he is .i met him when he came to my street in leicester [england]no one now in indian film history make that far as mr.bachhan.its impossible

posted 432 days ago