ACTOR
Global superstar and the undisputed King of Bollywood.
ACTOR
Amitabh Bachchan
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Amitabh Bachchan was born on October 11, 1942 in Allahabad, British India (present-day Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India) to legendary poet Harivansh Rai Bachchan & Teji Bachchan. He also 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 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 Bachchan made an entry in Bollywood, starting with Zanjeer, co-starred with his future wife Jaya Bhaduri, and since then there has been no looking back.
• 106 Wins & 141 Nominations
• 2025 Winner – Cine Icon Award
• 1970s – Shared with Jaya Bachchan
• 2023 Nominee – Filmfare Award (Best Actor) – Uunchai (2022)
• 2023 Nominee – Critics' Awards (Best Actor) – Jhund (2022)
• 2021 Nominee – Filmfare Award (Best Actor) – Gulabo Sitabo (2020)
• 2021 Winner – Critics' Awards – Gulabo Sitabo (2020)
• Was named Actor of the Millennium in a BBC News poll, ahead of legends such as Charles Chaplin, Sir Laurence Olivier, and Marlon Brando.
• Became the first Asian actor to have a wax statue displayed at Madame Tussauds in London, UK.
• According to Box Office India, the trend of early morning cinema shows and advance ticket bookings in India began due to the immense popularity of Amitabh Bachchan's films in the mid-1970s. Fans queued as early as 5 AM, with lines extending up to 2–3 kilometers and often requiring police crowd control.
• At the age of 58, he performed a 30-foot jump alongside co-star Manoj Bajpayee for the 2001 film Aks.
• He dislikes the term "Bollywood," which is commonly used to describe the Hindi film industry.
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