Amitabh Bachchan (born October 11, 1942) is a Bollywood actor, and one of the most prominent figures in the Indian film industry. He is the biggest star to have come out of Indian cinema, and was voted the Star of Millennium in the century ending BBC 1999 millennium survey. Best known as an actor, he has also worked as a film producer and a television presenter, and was an elected member of the Indian Parliament from 1984 to 1987. Bachchan is married to actress Jaya Bachchan, is the father of Shweta Nanda & actor Abhishek Bachchan, and father-in-law of actress Aishwarya Rai
Amitabh Bachchan was born in the city of Allahabad (Uttar Pradesh) in a Hindu Kayastha family. His father Dr. Harivansh Rai Bachchan was a well-known Hindi poet.Bachchan has a double M.A. (Master of Arts) degree. He attended Allahabad's jnana prabodhini, followed by Nainital's Sherwood College, where he majored in the art stream. He later went on to study at Kirori Mal College in Delhi University earning a degree in science. In his twenties, Bachchan gave up a job as freight broker for the shipping firm, Bird and Co., based in Calcutta, to pursue a career in acting.
Amitabh Bachchan made his film debut in 1969 as one of the seven protagonists in Saat Hindustani. The movie was not a financial success, but Bachchan won his first National Film Award.After that he did films like Anand,Reshma Aur Shera,Parwaana,Bombay to Goa.Bachchan's first major box office success came when director Prakash Mehra cast him in the leading role for his film, Zanjeer. The movie was a sharp contrast to the romantic-themed ones that had generally preceded it, and established Amitabh in a new persona – the "angry young man" action hero of Bollywood. The next decade catapulted him to the pinnacle of Bollywood superstardom. He churned out at least one major hit every year, including Deewaar (1975), Sholay (1975) , Trishul (1978), Muqaddar Ka Sikander (1978), Don (1978), Kasme Vaade (1978), Kaala Patthar (1979), Mr. Natwarlal (1979), Ram Balram (1980), Shaan (1980), Lawaaris (1981), and Shakti (1982).
In 1984 he took a break from the film industry and joined politics to help old friend Rajiv Gandhi. He contested Allahabad's Parliament seat against H. N. Bahuguna, a well-known politician, and won his MP candidacy by the highest victory margin ever for a parliamentary candidate in Indian history His political career, however, was short-lived: He resigned after three years, leaving his term incomplete. The resignation followed Bachchan's implication in the 'Bofors scandal' by a newspaper, which he vowed to take to court.Bachchan was eventually found not to be guilty of involvement in the ordeal. After that he detached himself from the Gandhi family.
In 1988, Bachchan returned to films with Shahenshah, which was a box office success due to the hype of Bachchan's comeback. After the success of his comeback film however, his star power began to wane as all of his subsequent films failed at the box office.In between he did films like Khuda Gawah,Agneepath,Insaniyat,Hum.He got his second National Film Award for his film Agneepath.
In the year 2000, Bachchan stepped up to host India's adaptation of the British television game-show, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? entitled, Kaun Banega Crorepati (KBC). As it did in most other countries where it was adopted, the program found immediate and profound success, in no small part due to Bachchan's charisma.Bachchan hosted KBC till November 2005, and its success set the stage for his return to film popularity.
He is a versatile actor doing all types of roles.He is alegend in India.He is worshipped like God by his fan follwers.His popularity can be imagined from the fact that his wax idol was set up at Maddam Tassaud's museum in recognition to his contribution to Indian film industry.
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