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"Amitabh Bachhan is, in popular parlance, the king of Indian

cinema, most certainly of the commerical Hindi film. 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.

INTRODUCTION
RECENT MOVIES
LATEST NEWS
COMPLETE INTRODUCTION
FAMOUS DIALOGUES
LIKES & DISLIKES
BIOGRAPHY

INTRODUCTION
Full Name: Amitabh Bachchan
Nick Name: "Amitji", "Big B"
Profession: Actor
Star Sign: Libra
DOB: 1942, October 11th
Place of Birth: Alahabad, India
Height:6'3"
Eyes: Black
Hair: Black
Family: Wife Jaya Bachchan, two children Shweta and Abhishek
Awards: Best supporting actor Anand in year 1972 Namak Haram in year 1974 Mohabbatein in year 2000
Best Actor Amar Akbar Anthony in year 1978 Don in year 1979 Hum in year 1992 Critics Award for Best Actor for Aks in year 2002
Address: Pratiksha, 10th Road JVPD Scheme Mumbai 400 049, INDIA
Famous For: His great acting and personality, and for giving us such super hits like Deewar, Suhaag, Muqaddar Ka Sikander, etc. First bollywood action hero.
Did you know? Amitabh almost died from an accident during the shooting of his movie "Coolie".
Latest Dialogue: "Sooryavansh ek aag hai jisme doston ke liye jitni joyti hai, dushmanon ke liye utni hi juala. Bhoon dalo is kambaqt ko." -Sooryavansham
Funniest Role: In Namak Halal, where he says, "I can talk in english, i can walk in english, i can run in english....because english is a phunny language".
Most Serious Role(s):: He is known for serious roles angry man role, but a few unforgettable ones are from Aaj ka Arjun, Aakhri Rasta, Deewar, and recently Sooryavansham.
Best Scenes: 1) Having an aquarium in hand and suddenly he gets a tumor attack and the way he performed that scene is worth watching and thaawa tching and thats what only Amitabh could do it. 2) Sharabi scene from Amar Akber Anthony, where he immitated himself in the mirror. 3) His Introduction in Mohabbateinas Narayan Shankar. 4) In K3G where he breaks out at the end, he turns around with his eyes red apologizing to his sons.

COMPLETE INTRODUCTION
"Amitabh Bachhan is, in popular parlance, the king of Indian cinema, most certainly of the commerical Hindi film. 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.

His first appearance was in the movie Saat Hindustani [Seven Indians], which did not do particularly well at the box office. Nonetheless, Amitabh was not deterred, and he can be said to have arrived in the Hindi film world with the films Zanjeer [Chains] and Deewar [Wall] . With his tall and lean looks, Amitabh became emblematic of the new kind of action hero. Whereas his predecessors such as Rajesh Khanna and Dharmendra played romantic roles, Amitabh introduced the motif of the 'angry young man' to Indian cinema. This is at a time, in the mid-1970s, when domestic politics was in a period of great turmoil, student unrest was high, and the employment prospects for educated young men were bleak at best. In Deewar, which furnishes the classic example of the double in the Hindi cinema, he played the role of a mafia don and smuggler opposite his policeman brother, played by Shashi Kapoor.

The theme of 'alienation' is further explored in Shakti [Energy; Strength], where as the son of a strict police officer (Dilip Kumar), Amitabh takes to the life of high crime and smuggling. Altogether, Amitabh Bachhan has appeared in over 70 films, many of them, particularly those from the mid-1970s to the mid-1980s, resounding successes. During the shooting of the movie Coolie, he injured himself fatally and had a near brush with death. He married Jaya Bhaduri, herself one of the most successful and accomplished actresses in the Hindi cinema, and it is perhaps telling that, quite in the Indian fashion, she ceased to act in Hindi films after their marriage. About ten years age he 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, Rajiv Gandhi, and members of their family that he has enjoyed, he was elected to parliament with a huge majority from his home city of Allahabad. But his stint in politics did not last long and he was implicated in some scandals. He gave up his seat in parliament, vowing never to be involved in politics again. Some years ago, Amitabh attempted a return to the commercial cinema, but he has not had the impact that he had in previous years.

However, he continues to have an extraordinary public presence in India. It was Satyajit Ray, among others, who found that Amitabh's deep and rich voice, which leaves a lasting impression upon listeners, makes for excellent narration. Amitabh had provided narration for numerous films and cultural programs, and he now also heads an entertainment company. Most recently, his entertainment company was the principal sponsor of the Miss Universe Contest, held in Bangalore in 1996. In this respect, as in many others, whatever Amitabh Bachhan's lasting contribution to Indian cinema, he has shown himself to be naive, socially insensitive, and politically irresponsible; like most other Indians of the upper crust, he is committed to the proposition that India must become a major player in the world stage, and that opposition to 'globalization', 'liberalization', 'modernization' and spectacular 'world events' is not merely inopportune, but a residue of India's attachment to socialism and tradition."

FAMOUS DIALOGUES
"Aisa to Aadmi Life mein Doich time bhaagta hai. Olympic ka race ho, yaa Police ka case ho. Tum kisliye bhaagta hai bhai?" -Amar Akbar Anthony
"Yeh koylei ki khaan ek azgar hai seth sahaab, jo roz , unginath logon ko nigalkar, usei peeskar, jissm se khoon ka ek-ek katra choosk ar, ek lash ke roop mein ugall deta hai." -Kaala Paththar
"Govardhan seth, Samundar mein tairne waale- kouon aur taalabon mein dubki nahin lagaya karte hain." -Sharabi
"Sahi baat sahi waqt pe kiya jaye to uska maza hi kuch aur hai, Aur main sahi waqt ka intezaar karta hoon." -Trishul
"Jisne pachchees saal se apni Maa ko thoda thoda marte dekha ho, use maut se kya dar." -Trishul
"Jigar ka dard upar se kahin maloom hota hai (?), Jigar ka dard upar se nahin maloom hota hai." -Sharabi
"Muchain hon to Nathulal jaise hon, warna na hon." -Sharabi
"Govardhan seth, Samundar mein tairne waale- kuon aur taalabon mein dubki nahin lagaya karte hain." -Sharabi
"Sapne bhi samundar ki lahron ki tarah, haqeeqat ki chattanon se takra kar toot jaate hain." -Deewar
"Hum jaha pe khade ho jaate hein, line wahi se shuru hoti hai." -Kaaliya
"Rishte me to hum tumhare baap hote hain, naam hai Shahenshah." -Shahenshah
"Bachpan se hai sar par Allah ka haath, aur Allahrakha hai mere saath; Baazu par hai saathsochiyaasi ka billa, bees number ka beedi peetha hu, kaam karta hu coolie ka aur naam hai Iqbal." -Coolie
"Aaap ne jail ki deewaron aur zanjeeron ka loha dekha hai jailer sahab, Kaaliya ki himmat ka faulaad nahi dekha." -Kaaliya
"Don ko pakadna mushkil hi nahin, naamumkin hai." -Don
"Agar apni maa ka doodh piya hai to saamne aa." -Laawaris
"Tumhara naam kya hai, Basanti?" -Sholay
"Daaru peene se liver kharab ho jaatha hai." -Satte pe Satta
"Eh Caancha, saala bandook bhi dikhata hai aur peeche bhi hattha hai?" -Agneepath
"Lekin woh aayee kyon nahin?" -Naseeb
"Mukhtaar Singh ka naam suna hai?" - Kaalia
"Mai aur meri tanhaai - aksar ye baatein karte hai....
" -Silsila "Mai jo bhi hoon, is wakt tumhare maalik ka maalik hoon bete." -Shakti
"Pain is my destiny and I can't avoid it." -Kaala Patthar
"Mai feke hue paise ko nahi uthatha." -Deewar
"Jo mard hota hai, use dard nahi hota." -Mard
"Ye telephone bhi ajeeb cheez hai- aadmi sochta kuch hai, boltha kuch hai, aur karta kuch hai." -Agneepath
"Zindagi ka tambu teen bambuo pe khada hai." -Sharaabi
"Sooryavansh ek aag hai jisme doston ke liye jitni joyti hai, dushmanon ke liye utni hi juala. Bhoon dalo is kambaqt ko." -Sooryavansham

LIKES AND DISLIKES
Sun Sign: Libra
Pet Name: Amit
Plus Point: (modestly) I have none
Minus Point: Several. My face, My height
Strength: The love of my fans and affection of my parents
My biggest fear: Not living up to the expectations of people and my fans
Languages known: Hindi, English and a bit of Punjabi Hindi
Weakness: My family
Favourite Perfume: It keeps changing. I use whatever is find on the dressing table
Favourite Holiday Spot: Haven't had a holiday for a long time. I'd prefer where nobody will recognise me
Favourite Food: Indian vegetarian food
Favourite Websites: Don't surf too much. I just use yahoo for e-mails
Philosophy of life: If things happen as you wish it's good, if they do not it's better
Something about yourself that you would like to change: I don't think I would like to change anything
Dream Role: Every actor wants to look for something new in their horizon. When it comes true it becomes a dream role
Favourite film: Ganga Jamuna and Pyaasa
Best compliment paid by a woman: It doesn't come very often
Turn on in a woman: It's too personal!
Turn off in a woman: That's also too personal!

BIOGRAPHY
Born in October of 1942 when the British rule was beginning to lose power, Amitabh Bachchan is close to completing 60 years of a lifetime. Not interested in films at first, he joined the industry in 1969 with Saat Hindustani. He also became Bollywood’s first action man with Zanjeer in 1973. Then, he was known as "the angry young man" after that movie. This movie gave him acclaim and made him a superstar. He started doing such roles in a time whether other superstars such as Shashi Kapoor, Dharmendra, and Rajesh Khanna were attached to romantic roles.

He then starred in Deewar with the yesteryear heart-throb Shashi Kapoor. This went on to become a super hit. He already had eleven films completed by end of 1972. His popularity rose when he won the Best Supporting Actor award for his film Anand in 1971 and then again for the film Namak Haram in 1973. He also did win Most Promosing Newcomer for Saat Hindustani but that wasn’t a very prestigious award at the time.

Many people also felt that he should have won best actor for Zanjeer but unfortunately he was unable to walk away with the award. In a stardust interview he talks about his childhood and how he was a shy kid and how his father, the great poet Harisvansh Rai Bhachan helped him overcome this, which he says is one of the reasons of his success of his films. He is married to another star in the industry, Jaya Bachan, whom he met during the shooting for Guddi. He also has two children, daughter Shweta Bachan and son Abhishek Bachchan; who has followed into his father footsteps. The mid-late 70’s was when Amitabh really starting rolling in the hits, especially in 1975 where he released an amazing seven films, none of which flopped.

One of these films was Chupke Chupke, which became an eventual super-hit, and proved his flair for comedy roles as well. His next release was the unforgettable Dewar, which became an all-time hit. His next film needs no introduction, as Sholay went on to become a true classic, a movie which people still talk about today. His later releases in the late 70’s were classics such as Amar Akbar Anthony, Kabhi Kabhi, Don, and Trishul. He worked with yerter year stars such as Shashi Kapoor, Jaya Badhuri, Dharmendra, and Vinod Khanna and got a chance to prove his worth working alongside them. People then thought that he wouldn’t be able to cope working with such stars, but not only has he proven them wrong he has overtaken their status. By the time the 80’s rolled around people had already claimed Amitabh Bachchan the king of Bollywood, overtaking stars such as Shashi Kapoor and the evergreen Raj Kapoor.

He had released an incredible forty-eight movies since 1969-1979, only of which nine did less than average business. In today’s terms any actor would love to have that kind of luck. His luck didn’t dwindle when the 80’s started as his first movie of the new decade Barsaat Ki Ek Raat became a hit, and his success continued with films such as Dostana, Shaan, Laawaris, Silsia and Naseeb, all of became super-hits. His first flop of the decade came in 1988 with Ganga Januma Saraswati. Until then he had released thirty movies, all of which became either hits or super-hits. It was after that movie that people thought he time had run out, as he had four consecutive flops. By the time our generation rolled around, the 90’s; Amitabh Bachchan had become popular worldwide, by Indians and other cultures. After his four consecutive flops in the late 80’s Mr. Bachchan rolled back with Aaj Ka Arjun and Agneepath.

Still, one could see his career was finally fading away after more than twenty years in the industry. He had started making only a couple of movies annually instead of the five-six he was used to doing. His next big hit came with Hum, as he had started to play the roles of elderly people. He wasn’t the same charismatic youth he used to be. Nevertheless, Amitabh Bachchan remained Amitabh Bachchan. He proved that he was still human as he had another downhill slide when Insaniyaat and Mrityudaata flopped. But like all actors he jumped back with commission earner Major Saab and starred in the comedy Bade Miyan Chote Miyan which went on to become a hit. 1999 was a bad year for him as Sooryavansham, Lal Badshaah, Hindustan Ki Kasam, and Kohram all flopped. People had started to assume that the Big B had finally given out and his time was over. Only Amitbah Bachan knew the truth. His next film in the new century Mohabbatein became a super hit, as did his next release Ek Rishtaa. People will say that his latest release Aks was a flop, but his acting proved his capabilities.

Nearing the age of sixty, Amitabh Bachchan is the only actor of the older generation that can still light up the big screen. His big release Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gham went out to become a Blockbuster of the year 2002. Besides that he has another five-six films lined up for release within the next two years, all of them which show Amitabh Bachchan’s variety of capabilities. Last year he was voted most popular icon internationally by the BBC poll and had his own wax statue erected in the famous wax statue in London . Many fans consider his films a religion and he has been able to thrive on it. No one knows when Amitabh Bachchan plans on quitting films, but can be sure to go out with a bang.

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