Amitabh Bachchan

Amitabh Bachchan was born on October 11th 1942 in Allahabad, India to the famous legendry poet-n-writer Harivansh Rai Bachchan and mom Teji Bachchan. Amitabh Bachchan’s real name is Amit Srivastav and is a Libran by birth. Amitabh’s dad used Bachchan as his pen name and later it was passed on to his son in heritage.  Amitabh Bachchan has pursued his academics in Allahabad’s High School and later moved to Nainital to join Sherwood College and achieved his degree in art however; he continued his scholarly journey by graduating with a degree in science from Kirori Mal College in Delhi. Amitabh Bachchan after completing his studies, found a job in Kolkata in a shipping company. Later Amitabh quit his job and came to Mumbai to pursue his dream of becoming an actor. He became a radio announcer and his Bollywood debut movie was ‘Saat Hindustani’ that was a debacle at the box office. After struggling for five years, Amitabh got his first superhit ‘Zanjeer’. Amitabh Bachchan started dating actress Jaya Bahaduri. After his nerve wrecking performance in ‘Deewar’ in 1975, Amitabh was tagged with his new image of the angry young man. The actor got married to Jaya when his career was at it’s peak. The couple has acted in many movies like ‘Abhimaan’, ‘Sholay’, ‘Silsila’ and ‘Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gham’. Amitabh’s romance with actress Rekha was the cause of the rift between Amitabh and Jaya however; the romantic fling didn’t last long. Amitabh and Jaya have two kids, daughter Shweta and son Abhishek Bachchan. In 1983, while shooting for Manmohan Desai’s ‘Coolie’, Amitabh met with an ill-fated accident that ruptured his intestine. The actor recovered and completed the shoot of his movie. In 1984, Amitabh took a break from Bollywood and joined Congress Party on persuasion from Political Leader Rajiv Gandhi however; his political calling didn’t last long as he got involved in Bofors Scam and had to quit politics. This incident also led to bitter relations between the Gandhi’s and the Bachchan’s.

After failure in politics, the actor made his comeback in Bollywood but couldn’t recreate the same magic. After a series of flops, he finally tasted success with ‘Agneepath’ and ‘Hum’. Amitabh Bachchan launched his company ABCL-Amitabh Bachchan Corporation Limited in the early 1990’s and hosted Miss World in India. The actor also ventured into production as he produced his first venture ‘Tere Mere Sapne’ which was a hit. Consecutive three movies however; failed which led ABCL to bankruptcy. The new millennium however; changed thing for Amitabh Bachchan, who was famous as ‘Big B’ by then. His TV show ‘Kaun Banega Crorepati’ broke all TRP records and movie ‘Mohaabtien’ was a big hit thus, proving that fans loved the matured Bachchan. Since then Big B has been the busiest star in Bollywood. The actor worked day and night to pay off the ABCL debts. Amitabh Bachchan endorses some of the biggest brands Dabur, Cadbury, ICICI bank, Maruti Versa, Reliance Infocomm, Parker Pens and Reid and Taylor Suits. The actor is also a goodwill ambassador to UNICEF as well as a brand ambassador for IIFA which is India’s first International Bollywood awards. Amitabh Bachchan is only Indian actor to find a place in the prestigious Madam Tussuads wax museum in London. Big B is India’s most successful comeback story.