Amitabh Bachhan

Amitabh Bachhan is, in popular parlance, the king of Indian cinema was born on October 11, 1942 in Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India . The older of the two sons of Harivansh Rai, an acclaimed Hindi poet, and the socialite Teji Bachhan, Amitabh went to Sherwood College, a boarding school in the hill-station town of Nainital, and from there to Delhi University where he earned an arts degree. This six feet tall man started the trend of the angry young man in the film industry. Director K. A. Abbas launched him in the film Saat Hindustani which went unnoticed. This versatile actor even did the playback in most of his films. Altogether, Amitabh Bachhan has appeared in over 100 films, an astounding number most of which,were box office blockbusters. QUITE simply, the answer is Bachchan's string of box office hits. One after the other, the actor's films hit the jackpot with such sustained regularity that in the seventies and eighties, Amitabh Bachchan became the safest bet for producers, distributors and exhibitors alike. Amitabh met with a serious accident on the sets of Coolie, the entire nation united in prayers for his speedy recovery. The prayers turned into a blessing for the superhero, as he returned to the scene with double the impact. It was love at first sight for Amitabh as Jaya became his spouse and the famous Guddi girl Jaya Bhaduri transformed into Mrs. Bachchan.About ten years later, Amitabh retired from the film world. He then tried his hand at politics.Due to his enormous popularity, not to mention the close association with Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi, he was elected to parliament with a huge majority from his home city of Allahabad. He resigned his seat in parliament and returned to cinema. He launched his company ABCL which is known as Amitabh Bachchan Corporation Limited which realesed many controversial films like Mani Ratnam's Bombay and Shekhar Kapoor's Bandit Queen and commercial film's like Joy Augustine's Tere Mere Sapne and Sachin's Naam Kya Hai which was produced under the same banner.His company was the principal sponsor of the 1996 Miss World Contest, held in Bangalore. The Big B was back! As the year 2000 ended, at the age of 58, Amitabh Bachchan was once again the Superstar of India. His latest album release was Eer Bhir Phatte and Kabhi Kabhi. Address Amitabh Bachhan Pratiksha, 10th Rd, J.V.P.D. Scheme, Bombay 400049

FILMOGRAPHY

1969 SAAT HINDUSTANI Amitabh Bachchan(intr.) 1971 ANAND Amitabh Bachchan, Rajesh Khanna, Sumita Sanyal 1971 PARVAANA Amitabh Bachchan, Navin Nischol, Yogita Bali 1971 PYAR KI KAHANI Amitabh Bachchan 1972 BANDHE HAATH Amitabh Bachchan 1972 BANSI BIRJU Amitabh Bachchan 1972 BOMBAY TO GOA Amitabh Bachchan, Aruna Irani, Shatrughan Sinha 1972 EK NAZAR Amitabh Bachchan 1972 RAASTE KA PATHAR Amitabh Bachchan 1972 SANJOG Amitabh Bachchan 1973 ABHIMAAN Amitabh Bachchan, Asrani, Jaya Bhaduri GEHRI CHAAL Amitabh Bachchan NAMAK HARAAM Amitabh Bachchan, Rajesh Khanna, Rekha SAUDAGAR Amitabh Bachchan, Nutan ZANJEER Amitabh Bachchan 1974 BENAAM Amitabh Bachchan KASAUTI Hema Malini, Amitabh Bachchan, Pran KUNWARA BAAP Mehmood, Bharati, Manorama MAJBOOR Amitabh Bachchan, Pravin Babi, Pran ROTI KAPDA AUR MAKAAN Amitabh Bachchan, Shashi Kapoor, Manoj Kumar 1975 CHUPKE CHUPKE Dharmendra, Amitabh Bachchan, Jaya Bhaduri DEEWAR Amitabh Bachchan, Shashi Kapoor FARAAR Sanjeev Kumar, Sharmila Tagore, Amitabh Bachchan HERA PHERI Amitabh Bachchan MILI Ashok Kumar, Amitabh Bachchan, Usha Kiran SHOLAY Dharmendra, Sanjeev Kumar ZAMEER Amitabh Bachchan, Saira Banu, Shammi Kapoor 1976 DO ANJAANE Amitabh Bachchan, Mithun Chakraborty, Rekha KABHI KABHI Amitabh Bachchan, Rakhee, Shashi Kapoor 1977 ADAALAT Amitabh Bachchan, Waheeda Rehman, Neetu Singh ALAAP Amitabh Bachchan, Rekha, Chhaya Devi AMAR AKBAR ANTHONY Amitabh Bachchan, Vinod Khanna, Rishi Kapoor IMAAN DHARAM Amitabh Bachchan KHOON PASINA Amitabh Bachchan PARVARISH Amitabh Bachchan 1978 BESHARAM Amitabh Bachchan DON Amitabh Bachchan, Zeenat Aman GANGA KI SAUGANDH Amitabh Bachchan, Rekha, Amjad Khan KASME VAADE Amitabh Bachchan MUQADDAR KA SIKANDER / MUKADD Amitabh Bachchan, Rakhee, Vinod Khanna TRISHUL Amitabh Bachchan, Rakhee, Sanjeev Kumar 1979 JURMANA Raakhee Gulzar, Amitabh Bachchan, Dr. Shreeram Lagoo KAALA PATTHAR Amitabh Bachchan, Rakhee, Shashi Kapoor MR. NATWARLAL Amitabh Bachchan, Rekha SUHAAG Amitabh Bachchan, Rekha 1980 ADAALAT Amitabh Bachchan, Rakhee ANUSANDHAN (BENGALI) Amitabh Bachchan BARSAAT KI EK RAAT Amitabh Bachchan DO AUR DO PANCH Amitabh Bachchan, Shashi, Praveen DOSTANA Amitabh Bachchan, Shatrughan Sinha, Zeenat Aman PUKAAR Amitabh Bachchan RAM BALRAM Amitabh Bachchan, Dharmendra, Zeenat Aman SHAAN Sunil Dutt (special app.), Shashi Kapoor THE GREAT GAMBLER Amitabh Bachchan, Zeenat Aman, Neetu Singh 1981 CHASHM-E-BADDUR / CHASHME BUD Farooq Sheik, Rakesh Bedi, Deepti Naval KAALIA Amitabh Bachchan, Asha Parekh, Parveen Babi LAWAARIS Amitabh Bachchan, Rakhee, Zeenat Aman MANZIL Amitabh Bachchan NASEEB Amitabh Bachchan NASTIK Amitabh Bachchan 1982 BEMISAAL Amitabh Bachchan, Rakhee, Vinod Mehra DESH PREMEE Amitabh Bachchan KHUD DAAR Sanjeev Kumar, Amitabh Bachchan, Vinod Mehra NAMAK HALAAL Amitabh Bachchan, Smita Patil SATTE PE SATTA Amitabh Bachchan (double role), Hema Malini, Macmohan SHAKTI Dilip Kumar, Amitabh Bachchan, Smita Patil SILSILA Amitabh Bachchan, Shakti Kapoor, Jaya Bachchan YAARANA Amitabh Bachchan, Neetu Singh, Tanuja 1983 ANDHAA KAANOON Amitabh Bachchan, Rajnikant, Hema Malini COOLIE Amitabh Bachchan, Waheeda Rehman, Rishi Kapoor MAHAAN Amitabh Bachchan (triple role), Waheeda Rehman 1984 INQUILAB Sridevi, Amitabh Bachchan PET PYAR AUR PAAP Amitabh Bachchan SHARAABI Amitabh Bachchan, Jaya Prada, Pran 1985 AMIR ADMIN GAREEB ADMI Zeenat Aman, (guest app.) Amitabh Bachchan GIRAFTAAR / GERAFTAAR Kamal Hassan, Poonam Dhillon, Amitabh Bachchan MARD Amitabh Bachchan, Amrita Singh, Nirupa Roy 1986 AAKHRI RAASTA Sridevi, Amitabh Bachchan, Jaya Pradha JALWA Nana Patekar, (guest app.) Amitabh Bachchan 1987 KAUN A KAUN HARA Amitabh Bachchan 1988 HERO HIRALAL Amitabh Bachchan, (intr.) Sanjana Kapoor SHAHENSHA Amitabh Bachchan, Amrish Puri, Prem Chopra SOORMA BHOPALI Amitabh Bachchan 1989 GANGAA JAMUNAA SARASWATHI Amitabh Bachchan, Mithun Chakraborty, Jaya Pradha JADUGAR Amitabh Bachchan, Mithun Chakraborty, Jaya Pradha MAIN AZAAD HOON Amitabh Bachchan, Shabana Azmi TOOFAN Amitabh Bachchan 1990 AAJ KA ARJUN Amitabh Bachchan, Jaya Prada, Raadhika AGNEEPATH Amitabh Bachchan, Mithun Chakraborty, Danny Denzongpa KRODH Amitabh Bachchan 1991 AJOOBA Amitabh Bachchan, Rishi Kapoor, Dimple Kapadia AKELA / AKAYLA Amitabh Bachchan, Jackie Shroff, Amrita Singh HUM Amitabh Bachchan, Kimi Katkar, Rajnikant INDRAJIT Amitabh Bachchan, Jaya Bhaduri, Neelam 1992 KHUDA GAWAH Amitabh Bachchan, Sridevi, Danny Denzongpa 1994 INSANIYAT Amitabh Bachchan, Jaya Pradha, Vinod Mehra 1996 GHATAK Sunny Deol, Meenakshi Sheshadri, Mamta Kulkarni 1997 MRITYUDAATA Amitabh Bachchan, Dimple Kapadia, Arbaaz Khan 1998 BADE MIYAN CHOTE MIYAN Amitabh Bachchan, Govinda, Raveena Tandon MAJOR SAAB Amitabh Bachchan, Nafisa Ali, Ajay Devgan 1999 AYE WATAN TERE LIYE Amitabh Bachchan, Dimple Kapadia, Arshad Warsi HINDUSTAN KI KASAM Ajay Devgan, Sushmita Sen, Manisha Koirala LAL BADSHAH Amitabh Bachchan, Manisha Koirala, Shilpa Shetty RISHTAA Amitabh Bachchan+, Aamir Khan, Madhuri Dixit SURYAVANSHAM Amitabh Bachchan (double role), Soundarya TUMHARE LIYE Govinda, Amitabh Bachchan, Rani Mukherjee

Editor : Kavitha Amitabh Bachchan in Movie Headlines: Top 25 headlines :     Amitabh Bachchan: Why Did He Bar AB Baby From Participating In KBC 4?   December 2, 2010: Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan or Big B as we all love to call him has been one of the most popular faces in the small screen as well.   Amitabh Bachchan bars family from ‘KBC’   Mumbai, Dec 1 - After Aishwarya Rai, its Abhishek Bachchan who has stayed away from Sony TVs reality show Kaun Banega Crorepati (KBC), which is hosted by his father Amitabh Bachchan.   Amitabh Bachchan on ‘Koffee With Karan’ with daughter   For a change, megastar Amitabh Bachchan was sans his wife, Jaya, and son, Abhishek and daughter-in-law Aishwarya when he went to shoot for filmmaker Karan Johars popular show Koffee With Karan.   I wish Hrithik good luck for ‘Agneepath’ remake: Abhishek Bachchan   Mumbai, Nov 27 - Actor Abhishek Bachchan is certain that its difficult to match the performance of his father Amitabh Bachchan in "Agneepath", but he has high hopes from Hrithik Roshan.   Anil Kapoor gives preference to KBC over MI4   New Delhi, Nov 24 - Anil Kapoor cant get over his roots - so much so that he took time off from the shooting of Mission: Impossible 4 with Tom Cruise to appear on the game show Kaun Banega Crorepati (KBC), hosted by Amitabh Bachchan.   Amitabh Bachchan drives tractor on his land in Uttar Pradesh village   Lucknow, Nov 24 - Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan Wednesday surprised everyone when he drove a tractor on the agricultural land that he had purchased a few months ago in Muzaffarnagar village near Kakori, about 30 km from here.   Big B Sings ‘Hanuman Chalisa’ On KBC 4 Sets   November 24, 2010: Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan’s rendition of the devotional song Hanuman Chalisa will release in the near future and while the whole of India is waiting to hear the Hanuman Chalisa in his trademark baritone, the actor gave his fans an opportunity to judge how it will sound as he sung a part of the song on an episode of ‘Kaun Banega Crorepati’, the reality quiz show that Amitabh Bachchan is hosting at present. The audience on the sets and in front of their television sets loved his rendition, claimed reports   Nida Mahmood wants Amitabh Bachchan to ‘Don’ jacket   New Delhi, Nov 24 – Ever since designer Nida Mahmood heard that Amitabh Bachchan was fascinated by her handpainted ‘Gabbar’ jacket, she has been itching to.   Amitabh Bachchan loves ‘clean’ Delhi, not its traffic   New Delhi, Nov 23 – Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan, who is in the capital to celebrate his grandson’s birthday, can’t stop raving about the post-Commonwealth Games.   Amitabh Bachchan lauds woman for winning Rs.1 crore   New Delhi, Nov 21 - Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan is all praise for Rahat Taslim from Jharkhand who became the first woman to win Rs.1 crore on his gameshow Kaun Banega Crorepati.   Goa CM ducks queries on Amitabh Bachchan’s absence from film fest   Panaji, Nov 20 (IANS) The name of Bollywood legend Amitabh Bachchan was yet again found missing from the guest list of the International Film Festival of India (IFFI), forcing Goa Chief Minister Digambar Kamat Saturday to field queries on his exclusion.   She is KBC's first woman crorepati   After 10 years and four seasons, Kaun Banega Crorepati finally got its first woman crorepati as Rahat Tasneem won the prize money of Rs one crore in the fourth season of popular game show. She is confidence personified, a trait which was even lauded by the shows host megastar Amitabh Bachchan. Coming from a small town of Giridih in Jharkhand, the 37-year-old says she played well utilising the options of phone a friend, double dip, expert advice and audience poll effectively.   Bollywood’s who’s who wish ‘Eid Mubarak’   New Delhi, Nov 17 - A host of Bollywood celebrities, including megastar Amitabh Bachchan, veteran lyricist Javed Akhtar and actress Preity Zitna, took to social networking sites to wish their friends and fans good health and happiness on the occasion of Eid-ul-Azha Wednesday.   Big B hails Harbhajan’s two consecutive tons   New Delhi, Nov 16 - Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan has heaped praise on Indian spinner Harbhajan Singh after he slammed two back to back hundreds in Tests against New Zealand.   Amitabh to move court against copyright infringement   New Delhi, Nov 12 - Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan seems to be irked by constant copyright infringements and the illegal use of his name for the promotion of products.   Big B to host next season of KBC too?   New Delhi, Nov 12 - Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan says he has been asked to host the fifth season of reality game show Kaun Banega Crorepati, and is considering giving his nod to the offer.   KBC loser wants to make film with Amitabh Bachchan   New Delhi, Nov 10 - Prashant Batar was nobody until he won a whopping Rs.1 crore (Rs.10 million) on Kaun Banega Crorepati 2010 - and then lost it.   Amitabh Bachchan Visits Karan Johar   November 9, 2010 : We are aware of the strong bond that filmmaker Karan Johar and actor Amitabh Bachchan share with one another.   A sleepless night for Big B   New Delhi, Nov 8 - Bollywood veteran Amitabh Bachchan says he couldnt sleep a night after Diwali because of the pain in his right rib cage.   Amitabh Bachchan Changed Indian Television, Says Karan Johar   November 8, 2010: The renowned filmmaker Karan Johar is back with the next season of ‘Koffee with Karan’ which was aired on Star World on November 7.   Big B Shakes A Leg For His Bahu Aishwarya Rai Bachchan   November 8, 2010 : Big B is still making waves despite nearing the seventh decade of his life.   Amitabh Bachchan Ready To Copyright His Voice   November 8, 2010 : If reports are to be believed, Amitabh Bachchan is all set to copyright his legendary baritone that has mesmerized the audience for such a long time.   Success only comes from hard work, pain: Amitabh Bachchan   New Delhi, Nov 7 - Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan, an iconic celebrity known for his awe-inspiring acting abilities, believes that success can only be achieved through hard work and pain.   Big B mulls protecting his baritone under copyright laws   Megastar Amitabh Bachchan is considering protecting his legendary baritone under copyright laws. "Work in this direction is in process. It has been under consideration for quite a while," Bachchan wrote on his blog.   Imitation of his voice for ‘gutka’ promotion riles Big B   New Delhi, Nov 4 - Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan is angry because his voice has been imitated to promote a gutka company. More Movie News >>