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Movie Premier in 1994.
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Countries: India
Languages: Marathi
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Amitabh Bachchan (actor)
Articles:"Libration" (France), 14 April 2007, by: Pierre Prakash, "La vache sacre de Bollywood", "Film Comment" (USA), March 2005, Vol. 41, Iss. 2, pg. 50-52+54-56, by: David Chute, "The Big B: The Rise And Fall And Rebirth of Bollywood Superstar Amitabh Bachchan"
Arguably India's greatest ever superstar., He launched a multi-faceted commercial enterprise known simply as Amitabh Bachchan Corporation Limited, or ABCL. ABCL is engaged in production, distribution and all other aspects of the movie industry., Had a very close association with the former Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and her son Rajiv Gandhi (also Prime Minister) and he was elected to parliament with a huge majority from his home town of Allahabad. But his stint in politics did not last long and he was implicated in the infamous Swedish Bofors Gun deal scandal along with Rajiv Gandhi, the U.K. based Hinduja brothers, and others., Was one of the judges for the 1995 Miss World beauty pageant., While filming _Coolie (1983/I)_ (qv) he received a near fatal injury. He was hospitalised and the Indian press issued daily bulletins on his health., Was a former stage actor, radio announcer and freight company executive in Calcutta, India., Went to Sherwood College, a boarding school in the hill-station town of Nainital, and from there to Delhi University where he earned a double MA degree., When he was just trying to get a break in movies he was told to soften his 'deep' voice. However it was soon realised that his deep rich voice was excellent for narration. He has provided narrations for several films., Suffered from a rare muscular disorder known as myasthenia gravis., Father of 'Abhishek Bachchan' (qv), Is a vegetarian, Presenter of Kaun Banega Crorepati, India's version of Who Wants to be a Millionaire, The first Asian actor having a wax model of his likeness displayed at Madame Tussaud's in London, UK, Highest paid Bollywood actor in the film industry., Was named Actor of the Millennium in a BBC News Poll ahead of such luminaries as Charlie Chaplin, Sir Lawrence Olivier, and Marlon Brando., Was considered 'finished' in the late nineties after super star status for 20 years, a string of flops and failed political and business ambitions. But made an unexpected comeback as host of the popular TV quiz series _"Kaun Banega Crorepati?" (2000)_ (qv) which put him right back on the number one spot of Bollywood actors over 40, reaffirming his reputation as the living legend of Indian cinema with a new series of high profile films (_Mohabbatein (2000)_ (qv), _Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham... (2001)_ (qv) etc.), Formed a popular screen couple with 'Rekha (I)' (qv), He also sung in many movies such as Laawaris, Toofan and Silsila., Became a grandfather in 1997 when his daughter Shweta gave birth to a daughter, Navya Naveli Nanda., Works with the Indian government's media campaign to publicize the National Immunization Days and encourage people to take their children to be vaccinated against polio and other deadly diseases., Son of 'Harivansh Rai Bachchan' (qv), who passed away in January 2003., Suffers from asthma., His favourite screen name is Vijay, which he had as his character name in over 20 movies., His father 'Harivansh Rai Bachchan' (qv) was considering naming him 'Inquilab' (which means 'revolution') before settling down for Amitabh which means 'brilliance unlimited'., On his 61st birthday, he relaunched ABCL as AB Corp. ABCL had to be closed after debts of more than millions of rupees. However, Amitabh has decided to relaunch it with a name change., Actress 'Nirupa Roy' (qv) is mostly cast as his mother and last time she featured was in _Lal Baadshah (1999)_ (qv)., Has a double M.A. (Master of Arts) degree., The facial caricature of the Indian comic book character 'Supremo' is based upon him., Following a near fatal accident while shooting _Coolie (1983/I)_ (qv), during which he suffered internal bleeding and required 17 bottles of blood, he became a champion for the cause of encouraging more people to donate blood., Singer 'Sudesh Bhonsle' (qv) dubs his voice for playback songs in many movies., At the age of 58, he jumped from a height of 30 feet, along with co-star Manoj Bajpai, for his 2001 movie _Aks (2001)_ (qv)., In 1996, he released an album called "Aby Baby". This album was released under ABCL and featured songs like "Eer Bir Phatte" and remixes of his songs from his early movies "O Saathi Re" and "Kabhi Kabhi". "Eer Bir Phatte" was inspired by one of his famous dialogues in his movie _Adalat (1976/I)_., In 1984, he was honored by the Indian government with the Padma Shri Award for his outstanding contribution to the Hindi film industry., He is the only actor who achieved at least one hit every year for 15 consecutive years - from 1972 in _Bombay to Goa (1972)_ (qv) to 1986 in _Aakhree Raasta (1986)_ (qv)., He has played double and triple roles in a number of films. His double role starrers include _Adalat (1976/I)_, _Don (1978)_ (qv), _Kasme Vaade (1978)_ (qv), _The Great Gambler (1979)_ (qv), _Bemisaal (1982)_, _Desh Premee (1982)_ (qv), _Satte Pe Satta (1982)_ (qv), _Aakhree Raasta (1986)_ (qv), _Toofan (1989)_ (qv), _Bade Miyan Chote Miyan (1998)_ (qv), _Lal Baadshah (1999)_ (qv) and _Sooryavansham (1999)_ (qv). _Mahaan (1983)_ (qv) had the superstar in a triple role., He was closely associated with Indira Gandhi, the former Indian Prime Minister, and her son, Rajiv Gandhi. It was Mrs. Gandhi who wrote a letter of introduction for Amitabh, and that's how he got his break in Bollywood., He was the original choice to play a role in Aapko Pehle Bhi Kahin Dekha Hai (2003), which he declined and was finally played by Om Puri, His survival and his success could in short be termed best in his wife's own words that "Amit ji is a loner !", Although Amitabh Bachchan's Immaan Dharam (1977) proved to be a disaster, the producer went ahead and announced Asmaan with Dharmendra, Amitabh Bachchan and Rekha, with Mohan Kumar in the director's seat. Salim-Javed, who had penned the script of Immaan Dharam, were scripting Asmaan as well. However, the film was shelved subsequently., Rakesh Kumar, who had directed Khoon Pasina (1977), Mr. Natwarlal (1979), Do Aur Do Paanch (1980) and Yaarana (1981), had turned producer and announced Charlie, with Amitabh Bachchan enacting the title role. Padmini Kolhapure had been cast opposite the Big B. However, the project never got made., Amitabh Bachchan and Dilip Kumar were seen on screen for the first time in Ramesh Sippy's Shakti (1982). But much before Shakti happened, Eagle Films had signed Dilip Kumar, Amitabh Bachchan and Amjad Khan for their new project, which was to be directed by Yash Chopra. However, the project did not materialize subsequently., In 1976 Amitabh Bachchan was to star in Manoj Kumar's Naya Bharat, alongside Amitabh it was also supposed to star Manoj Kumar, Hema Malini, Rajesh Khanna, Shashi Kapoor, Shatrughan Sinha, Zeenat Aman and Rishi Kapoor. The film was shelved subsequently., Amitabh Bachchan, Parveen Babi, Mithun Chakraborty and Rati Agnihotri were teamed in Tala Chabi, produced by Romu Sippy and directed by Raj N. Sippy. One of the foremost character actors then, Pran, had been signed to enact the main villain's role. An official announcement was made in April 1982. The movie never took off., Amitabh Bachchan was supposed to play one of the lead roles in Shashi Kapoor's Utsav (1984) however; Amitabh opted out of the film. Shashi Kapoor replaced him., Amitabh Bachchan was the first choice of Rakesh Roshan's King Uncle (1993). But since the actor wasn't signing films then, Roshan opted for Jackie Shroff., Prakash Mehra was planning on making Chankaya Chanddragupta and had signed Amitabh Bachchan for the main role. The movie was shelved., Vidhu Vinod Chopra wanted Amitabh Bachchan to play the lead role of Inspector Inayat Khan in Mission Kashmir (2000). The reason why Amitabh Bachchan declined the role was because of his commitment to Yash Chopra's Mohabbatein (2000)., Kader Khan wanted to direct him as the lead hero in Jaahil, unfortunately the movie was never made., He hates the word Bollywood, the word that describes the Hindi film industry., Is teetotal, On 31 October 2006, he shocked the unit of a forthcoming movie Shootout at Lokhandwala by recording 23 scenes in 5 hours. Achieving this feat was unheard of., His daughter, Shweta, is married to Nikhil Nanda, who is the grandson of Raj Kapoor. (Raj Kapoor's daughter, Ritu, took on the last name of Nanda when she married Rajan)., His daughter, Shweta, was born on March 17th., His mom, Teji Bachchan, passed away in Lilavati Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India on December 22, 2007, after a prolonged illness, at the age of 93., Has a mannequin of himself in Madam Tussaud's Museum in England. Along with Shahrukh Khan, Aishwariya Rai Bachchan and Salman Khan., Suffers from vitiligo., In the 2008 movie, Slumdog Millionaire, Amitabh Bachchan is the answer to Jamal's first question in the Indian version of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? The question: Who was the star in the 1973 hit film Zanjeer? Through Jamal's flashbacks we get to see Amitabh Bachchan in action.
Trademarks:His baritone voice.
Nick Names:BIG B, Munna, One Man Industry, Angry Young Man, Bollywood's Shahenshah, Amith, Big A
Interviews:"The Independent" (UK), 8 December 2006, Iss. 6286, pg. 13, by: Sara Newman, "The 5-Minute Interview: 'We deliver poetic justice in 3 hours'"
Books:Hines, Jessica. _Looking for the Big B: Bollywood, Bachchan and Me._ London: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, 2007. ISBN 0747560412
Son of resourcefully pernickety rhymester 'Harivansh Rai Bachchan' (qv) and Teji Bachchan. He personal a brother name Ajitabh. He completed his habituation from Uttar Pradesh and moved to Bombay to find employment encircled by encode of a illustration name, short role but, as film-makers in someone near a fairer buffalo hide, and he be not fairly normal adequate. But they act upon effect one of his other action - his weighty baritone voice - which was nearly new in give your support to of narration and environment annotations. He was elated in anyone marker in Saat Hindustani. He get his stopover in Bollywood after a epistle of foreword from the later Prime Minister Mrs. Indira Gandhi, as he was a companion of her son Rajiv Gandhi. This be how Amitabh made an pathway in Bollywood, starting with Zanjeer, co-starred with his approaching wife-to-be Jaya Bhaduri, and since then at hand has be no look pay packet for. He married Jaya Bhaduri, an actress in her individual rights, he has two kids, Shweta and Abhishek. Shweta has been married, live a non-filmy fluent life and has a teenager. Being friends with Rajiv Gandhi, got him to need to pour for form in the Congress from his hometown but must set out midterm because of controversy, markedly after Rajiv and he be implicated in the fundamentally rapidly tarnished "Bofors" valise along with the U.K. base Hinduja Brothers. After a four year break, he was back in the futile _Mrityudaata (1997)_ (qv), a comeback which the recitalist required to forget. Critics textual him stale but his art was save with _Bade Miyan Chote Miyan (1998)_ (qv). But four flop in 1999 and incur debt of ended 90 Crores rupees of his sinking camaraderie ABCL saw him at an all-time run down. To build matter worse, after the licking of the Congress knees-up, Amitabh nowhere to be found appreciable diplomatic support, the dislike made him a target, and his acknowledgment rating deteriorate to such an degree that a governing nationalized side-line, Canara Bank, sue him for left over loan. He did ricochet, present the Indian reworked copy of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire call _"Kaun Banega Crorepati?" (2000)_ (qv). After a rotation of hit with _Mohabbatein (2000)_ (qv), _Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham... (2001)_ (qv) and _Baghban (2003)_ (qv) and his transcript recent _Khakee (2004)_ (qv), a 60 plus Bachchan is showing no signs of slow fuzz and prove the critic mistaken once again. His son Abhishek is also an actor with his own rights. Amitabh and Jaya were interested in getting Abhishek married to Karishma Kapoor, the daughter of Babita and Randhi Kapoor, they go through a formalized engagement, but subsequent insolvent it off. The one-time Miss World and Bollywood actress, Aishwarya Rai, and Abhishek, were publicly populated higher than Sunday January 14, 2007, at the Bachchan hall of residence in Juhu, Bombay, with the celebratory ceremony taking place at the Bachchan residence on April 20, 2007. Currently, he is one of the most busiest actor and singers in Bollywood also as on TV, as can be see from the commercial that he appear on, even more on Sahara One. Looks of matching kind to there be no borders for this super-star and once the "Angry Young Man". of Bollywood., The trademark deep baritone voice, the tall, brooding persona, and intense eyes, made Amitabh Bachchan the ideal "Angry Young Man" in the 1970s, thereby changing the face of Hindi cinema. The son of the late poet Harivansh Rai Bachchan and Teji Bachchan, he was born in Allahabad in Uttar Pradesh. After completing his education from Sherwood College, Nainital, and Kirori Mal College, Delhi University, he moved to Calcutta to work for shipping firm Shaw and Wallace. Later, he moved to Bombay and struggled for a while to get his foot in the door of the Hindi film industry. The lanky, dark, and intensely brooding persona did not go down well with directors who were looking for wise-cracking, fair, loverboys - the trademark of the Indian hero in the 1960s. Starting with the low key Saat Hindustani, Bachchan struggled through many roles and was relegated at times to doing voice-overs and in one instance playing a deaf-mute (his deep baritone voice might have overshadowed the other actors!). He broke through with Zanjeer (the Chain) in 1973 playing opposite his real-life love interest and future wife Jaya Bhaduri. His persona seemed apt for the 1970s, capturing the resentment of underemployed youth and the increasing cult of violence. Bachchan reworked the image of the Hindi film hero with major hits like Deewar, Sholay, Trishul, Don, Kala Patthar, and Shakti. Adapting former screen idol Dilip Kumar's mannerisms and adding his own flamboyance, he popularized the violent melodrama. He proved that he had an equal flair for tragedies (Deewar, Muqaddar Ka Sikandar, Shakti) and comedies (Chupke Chupke, Don, Naseeb, Amar Akbar Anthony) as well. His most memorable performance was as the renegade against a harsh society in Deewar. After Amar Akbar Anthony in which he reveled in the role of the Cathlolic bootlegger - he played similar "masala" roles, movies that required action, comedy, tragedy, and romance in one character. This had disastrous consequences later with movies disintegrating into Amitabh variety shows rather than plot-driven stories. Bachchan was dubbed the Superstar, taking over that title from Rajesh Khanna, something he hung on to until the mid 1980s when the floor widened after his temporary departure. At the height of his popularity he was injured in an accident while shooting for the film Coolie - long lines of people prayed for his recovery at the Breach Candy hospital, underscoring his megastar status. He left films in 1985 to become a Member of Parliament from Allahabad constituency as a Congress party candidate, as a favor to his family friend Rajiv Gandhi - the new Prime MInister of India. A report of involvement in financial irregularities (of which he was completely cleared later) made him decide to step down as MP. His return in 1987 was lukewarm as the Hindi film industry had moved on and newer, younger heroes essayed the part of Angry Young Man with more conviction. Bachchan seemed to have lost his heart in making films as his later roles did not show the flicker of passion that had marked earlier efforts in the 1970s. In 1989, for the first time since 1976, three of his films were flops i.e. they could not recover their money (in the Hindi film industry a flop is a film that does not recover a distributor's price, not the producer's cost). A series of lackluster films in the 1990s pointed to a long overdue exit, common to many other stars. A seemingly well-thought out venture to start a production company ABCL landed him in immense debts. Astonishingly, he burst back with a double act: one, playing the stern patriarch (the kind against which he had rebelled in the 1970s but which role was suited to his gravelly voice), and two, reinventing himself as a brand that in turn, could market anything. He began the latter by hosting the Indian version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (Kaun Banegaa Crorepati) and is now back in demand for endorsements, advertisements as well as many movie roles. At sixty plus, Amitabh Bachchan is a greater icon than he was at the height of his popularity three decades ago. His son, Abhishek is considered a talented actor who has not yet broken out as a star.
Prashant Damle (actor)
Ajay Fhansekar (actor)
Jaya Bhaduri (actress)
Sulabha Deshpande (actress)
Deepak Sawant (producer)
Shridhar Joshi (director)
