Amitabh Bachchan 4k Pictures, Amitabh Bachchan is a Hindi film actor. Amitabh Bachchan, who has spent more than four decades in Hindi cinema, has earned the title of ‘Angry Young Man’ from his films. He is considered the biggest and most influential actor of Hindi cinema. People also know him as ‘Superstar of the Century’ and also fondly call him Big B, Shahenshah.
Amitabh Bachchan’s real name is Amitabh Harivansh Rai Bachchan and other names are Big B, Angry Young Men, Shahenshah of Bollywood, etc. He was born on 11 October 1942 in Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh to Teji Bachchan and Harivansh Rai Bachchan. Amitabh’s mother Teji Bachchan was a social worker. Amitabh father, Harivansh Rai Bachchan was a famous poet. Amitabh’s younger brother is Ajitabh.
Amitabh Bachchan has been a student of Sherwood College, Nainital. After this, he did his studies from Kirorimal College of Delhi University. He was also very good in studies and was counted among the good students of the class. Somewhere these qualities came from his father as he was also a well-known poet.
Amitabh Bachchan married film actress Jaya Bhaduri in 1973. They have two children, a daughter and a son. His daughter Shweta Bachchan Nanda is married to industrialist Nikhil Nanda, whose grandfather was film director Raj Kapoor. Abhishek Bachchan, son of Amitabh Bachchan and Jaya Bhaduri, is also an actor and is married to actress Aishwarya Rai and has a daughter Aaradhya.
Apart from being a father and an actor, Amitabh Bachchan also devotes his time to charitable causes. In 2003 he was appointed a goodwill ambassador for the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF).
Amitabh Bachchan started his career in 1969 by lending his voice to ‘Bhoowan Shome’, which also won a National Award. His first acting debut was in the film ‘Saat Hindustani’. By 1973, Amitabh Bachchan was seen as an unsuccessful actor, with about twelve flops and two hits. He rose to fame with the film ‘Zanjeer’ (1973), which was rejected by many actors. With this film, he earned his first Filmfare nomination for Best Actor. After this film, a new image of Amitabh as the ‘angry young man’ was created among the masses which made him extremely popular.
In 1975, he worked in many films- Chupke Chupke, Faraar, Mili, Deewar, Sholay, etc. His films Deewar and Sholay launched him into superstardom after Zanjeer. His film Sholay was declared the ‘Film of the Millennium’ by BBC India in the year 1999.
In 1976, he played a double role of a father and son in the film Adalat. In 1977, the actor won his first Filmfare Best Actor Award for his performance in ‘Amar Akbar Anthony’.
In 1979, Amitabh Bachchan starred in Suhaag. The film became the highest-grossing film of that year. The same year he lent his voice for the first time in Mr. Natwarlal.
From the 1970s to the early 1980s, Amitabh Bachchan appeared in over 100 films. He worked with India’s most acclaimed directors such as Prakash Mehra and dominated the silver screen with films such as Trishul, Sholay and Chashme Badoor. Apart from acting, he has also sung songs in several films.
On July 26, 1982, Amitabh Bachchan met with a serious accident while shooting for Coolie. Coolie released in the year 1983 and became the highest-grossing film of that time