Amitabh Bacchan, who more popularly called as "Big B", needs no introduction in India or even abroad. This man holds a charisma that remains unchallenged. More than an actor he has proved himself successful as an entrepreneur, politician, game show host, a singer and voiceover artist. To any Indian he is considered as a role model and they consider him as an example of how a man should be.
Amitabh Bacchan celebrates his birthday on 11th October. He was born in 1942 in Allahabad, as Amitabh Harivansh Srivastav to Dr.Harivansh Rai Bacchan and Teji Bacchan. His father was a well known poet. Bacchan was his pen name. When Amitabh entered the film industry he replaced Srivastav with Bacchan. He married his co-star Jaya Bhaduri of the Guddi fame on 3rd June 1973 and they have two children Shweta and Abhishek. Abhishek was married to the famous actor Aiswarya Rai. Bachhan’s unconventional looks – dark, lean and standing tall at a height of 6’2” - worked against him when it came to acting roles. But his deep voice, a trademark, held him in good stead with offers to work on narration and background commentary.
In 1969, Bachhan made his debut with Saat Hindustani, which won him the National Film Award for Best Newcomer. Bachchan has won numerous major awards in his career, including three National Film Awards and twelve Filmfare Awards. He holds the record for most number of Best Actor nominations at the Filmfare Awards.
Ten Bachhan Films, I like most...
The Last Lear
This film was produced by Planman Motion Pictures. Basing the script on Utpal Dutt's play Aajker Shahjahan, Rituparno Ghosh penned it in 2006. The film was received positively by critics with many saying that Bachchan has given a career best performance. The film is about the story of a Veteran thespian Harish Mishra (Amitabh Bachchan).
Sarkar Raj
Sarkar Raj is a 2008 Indian dramatic thriller film set in the world of politics and crime. It was co-written and directed by Ram Gopal Varma. The movie opens with an assassination attempt against Shankar Nagre (Abhishek Bachchan) being busted by his lieutenant Chander (Ravi Kale). The assassination follows the 'chain of command' theory mentioned in The Godfather (novel). In this film Amitabh Bachchan is casted as a popular and influential political leader, who is called "Sarkar".
Bhoothnath
Bhoothnath is a Bollywood film starring Amitabh Bachchan, Juhi Chawla and Shahrukh Khan. It is directed by Vivek Sharma and produced by Ravi Chopra. The film is an adaptation of the Oscar Wilde short-story The Canterville Ghost. Bhoothnath means Ghost Sir. The story is about the relationship between a deceased old man (Amitabh Bachchan) and a boy named Banku.
Black
Black is a 2005 Indian film in Hindi and Indian English directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali. Black revolves around a blind, deaf and mute girl, and her relationship with her teacher who himself later suffers from Alzheimer's disease. The first half of the film is an adaptation of Helen Keller's autobiography The Story of My Life.
Baghban
Baghban is a 2003 Bollywood film directed by Ravi Chopra. The movie tells the story of Raj Malhotra (Amitabh Bachchan), his wife Pooja (Hema Malini) and their four sons Ajay Sanjay , Rohit, and Karan . Raj and Pooja have provided their children with everything they wanted, often at the cost of Raj and Pooja's own requirements. The Malhotras also have an adopted son Alok (Salman Khan). The story shows how the aged parents endure this separation as well as horrible treatment from their children after all they have done for them in the past.
