Big B turns 64

Hindi cinema’s Evergreen super star Big B become 64 on October 11.

Amithabh Bachchan (Oct 11, 1942) Allahabad, was born in a poetic family. His father Harivanshrai was a great poet, who wrote a great poem ‘Madhushala’. His mother is Taji Bachchan.

He studied at Boys High School in Aallahabad followed by Sherwood College in Nainital and went to Delhi University to earn his degree in science.

He started his career from the film Saat Hindustani (1969).But it was not a big hit. The real turn in his film career took place after 4 years from the movie ‘Abhimaan’ and Zanjeer. From that period onwards, his character and performance become a gigantic display of real hero in Hindi cinema.

Some of his box office hits are;
Sholay
Amar Akbar Anohony
Trishul
Don
Deewar

While shooting for the film Coolie (1983), he was badly injured in an on-set accident. He was rushed to a hospital in critical condition. The whole film industry waited out side the hospital and prayed for his recovery.

BBC conducted an online poll in 1999 and he was chosen “The Superstar of the Millennium” In June, 2000. He became the first living Asian to have a wax statue erected in his honour at Madame Tussaud’s museum.

In 2000, he was chosen as the host for a new Indian game show, Kaun Banega Crorepati, the Indian version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?. Amitabh was a suave, assured host and the show was an enormous hit. Critics finally admitted that Amitabh still had box-office magic.

Since his game show success, he has appeared in several hit movies, most notably Baghbaan, Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham, Waqt, Black, Sarkar, and Viruddh.

An Amitabh film retrospective was held between April 8 and April 19, 2005 at the Lincoln Center in New York. The retrospective featured films starring Bachchan including Hrishikesh Mukherjee’s Anand and Abhimaan and Sanjay Bhansali’s Black. Amitabh was there for the plaudits; he also took this opportunity to appear on a number of television talk shows.

After the success of Zanjeer and Abhimaan, Amitabh Bachchan married actress Jaya Bhaduri in 1973. He has co-starred with Jaya in many films: Zanjeer, Abhimaan, Sholay, Silsila and, Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gham. The marriage produced two children: Shweta Bachchan Nanda (b. 1974) and Abhishek Bachchan (b. 1976). Abhishek Bachchan has already followed his father’s footsteps, having starred in a number of recent movies.

Long Live Our Big B

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