Amitabh Bachchan Height Weight Age Wiki Net Worth, Affairs, Marriage, Wife, Children, Family Biography & much more. Amitabh Bachchan born Amitabh Srivastava; 11 October 1942) is an Indian film actor, film producer, television host, occasional playback singer and former politician known for his work in Hindi cinema. He is regarded as one of the most influential actors in the history of Indian cinema. During the 1970s–1980s, he was the most dominant actor in the Indian movie scene; the French director François Truffaut called him a “one-man industry”.
Bachchan was born in 1942 in Allahabad to the Hindi poet Harivansh Rai Bachchan and his wife, the social activist Teji Bachchan. He was educated at Sherwood College, Nainital, and Kirori Mal College, University of Delhi. His film career started in 1969 as a voice narrator in Mrinal Sen’s film Bhuvan Shome. He first gained popularity in the early 1970s for films such as Zanjeer, Deewaar and Sholay, and was dubbed India’s “angry young man” for his on-screen roles in Hindi films. Referred to as the Shahenshah of Bollywood (in reference to his 1988 film Shahenshah), Sadi ka Mahanayak (Hindi for, “Greatest actor of the century”), Star of the Millennium, or Big B, he has since appeared in over 200 Indian films in a career spanning more than five decades, and has won numerous accolades in his career, including four National Film Awards as Best Actor, Dadasaheb Phalke Award as lifetime achievement award and many awards at international film festivals and award ceremonies. He has won sixteen Filmfare Awards and is the most nominated performer in any major acting category at Filmfare, with 42 nominations overall. In addition to acting, Bachchan has worked as a playback singer, film producer and television presenter. He has hosted several seasons of the game show Kaun Banega Crorepati, India’s version of the game show franchise, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?. He also entered politics for a time in the 1980s.
The Government of India honoured him with the Padma Shri in 1984, the Padma Bhushan in 2001 and the Padma Vibhushan in 2015 for his contributions to the arts. The Government of France honoured him with its highest civilian honour, Knight of the Legion of honour, in 2007 for his exceptional career in the world of cinema and beyond. Bachchan also made an appearance in a Hollywood film, Baz Luhrmann’s The Great Gatsby (2013), in which he played a non-Indian Jewish character, Meyer Wolfsheim.
Beyond the Indian subcontinent, he acquired a large overseas following of the South Asian diaspora, as well as others, in markets including Africa (South Africa, Eastern Africa and Mauritius), the Middle East (especially UAE and Egypt), the United Kingdom, Russia, the Caribbean (Guyana, Suriname, and Trinidad and Tobago), Oceania (Fiji, Australia, and New Zealand) and the United States.[
Early life
Bachchan was born on 11 October 1942 in Allahabad to the Hindi poet Harivansh Rai Bachchan, and social activist Teji Bachchan. Harivansh Rai Bachchan was an Awadhi Hindu Kayastha, who was fluent in Awadhi, Hindi and Urdu. Harivansh’s ancestors came from a village called Babupatti, in the Raniganj tehsil, in the Pratapgarh district, in the present-day state of Uttar Pradesh, in India. Teji Bachchan was a Punjabi Sikh Khatri from Lyallpur, Punjab, British India (present-day Punjab, Pakistan). Bachchan has a younger brother, Ajitabh.
Bachchan’s parents were initially going to name him Inquilaab (Hindustani for “Revolution”), inspired by the phrase Inquilab Zindabad (which translates into English as “Long live the revolution”) popularly used during the Indian independence struggle; the name Amitabh was suggested to his father by poet Sumitranandan Pant. Although his surname was Shrivastava, Amitabh’s father, who opposed the caste system, had adopted the pen name Bachchan (“child-like” in colloquial Hindi), under which he published all of his works. When his father was looking to get him admitted to a school, he and Bachchan’s mother decided the family’s name should be Bachchan instead of Shrivastava. It is with this last name that Amitabh debuted in films and used for all other practical purposes, Bachchan has become the surname for all of his immediate family. Bachchan’s father died in 2003, and his mother in 2007.
Bachchan was educated at Boys’ High School & College, Allahabad; Sherwood College, Nainital; and Kirori Mal College, University of Delhi. When Bachchan finished his studies his father approached Prithviraj Kapoor, the founder of Prithvi Theatre, to see if there was an opening for him, but Kapoor “offered no encouragement”. Bachchan then applied for a role as a newsreader for All India Radio, Delhi but “failed the audition”. He became a business executive for Bird & Company in Kolkata (Calcutta), and worked in the theatre before starting his film career. It is thought that his mother might have had some influence in Amitabh Bachchan’s choice of career because she always insisted that he should “take centre stage”
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Personal life
Bachchan has been married to veteran actress and politician Jaya Bhaduri in 1973 and together they have two children; Abhishek, an actor, and Shweta, an author, journalist and former model. Abhishek married actress Aishwarya Rai, and they have a daughter. Amitabha’s family lives in Mumbai in Maharashtra.
Shweta Nanda is married to businessman Nikhil Nanda who is a part of the Kapoor family of Bollywood. They have two children.
Filmography
Year | Film | Role(s) |
---|---|---|
1969 | Saat Hindustani | Anwar Ali |
Bhuvan Shome | Narrator | |
1971 | Anand | Dr. Bhaskar Banerjee a.k.a. Babu Moshaye |
Pyar Ki Kahani | Ram | |
Parwana | Kumar Sen | |
Reshma Aur Shera | Chhotu | |
Guddi | Himself | Special appearance |
Piya Ka Ghar | Special appearance | |
Sanjog | Mohan | |
1972 | Bombay to Goa | Ravi Kumar |
Bawarchi | Narrator | |
Bansi Birju | Birju | |
Ek Nazar | Manmohan Tyagi “Akash” | |
Raaste Kaa Patthar | Jai Shankar Rai | |
Garam Masala | Robert Taylor | Uncredited |
Jaban | Dalaljit | Special appearance |
1973 | Zanjeer | Inspector Vijay Khanna |
Bandhe Hath | Shyamu / Deepak (Double Role) | |
Gehri Chaal | Ratan | |
Namak Haraam | Vikram “Vicky” Maharaj | Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor |
Abhimaan | Subir Kumar | |
Saudagar | Motallam “Moti” | |
Bada Kabutar | Special appearance | |
1974 | Dost | Anand |
Kasauti | Amitabh “Amit” Sharma | |
Benaam | Amitabh “Amit” Shrivastav | |
Roti Kapda Aur Makaan | Vijay | |
Kunwara Baap | Anthony | Special appearance |
Majboor | Ravi Khanna | |
1975 | Deewaar | Vijay Verma |
Zameer | Baadal | |
Sholay | Jai (Jaidev) | |
Faraar | Rajesh “Raj” | |
Chhoti Si Baat | Guest Appearance | |
Chupke Chupke | Sukumar Sinha / Parimal Tripathi | |
Mili | Shekhar Dayal | |
1976 | Do Anjaane | Amit Roy / Naresh Dutt |
Kabhi Kabhie | Amitabh Malhotra | Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actor |
Hera Pheri | Vijay / Inspector Heerachand | |
Adalat | Thakur Dharamchand “Dharma” / Raju (Double Role) | Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actor |
Balika Badhu | Voice-over | |
1977 | Charandas | Qawwali singer |
Amar Akbar Anthony | Anthony Gonzalves | Filmfare Award for Best Actor |
Immaan Dharam | Ahmed Raza | |
Khoon Pasina | Shiva / Tiger | |
Shatranj Ke Khilari | Narrator | |
Parvarish | Amit | |
Chala Murari Hero Banne | Himself | Special appearance |
Alaap | Alok Prasad | |
1978 | Ganga Ki Saugandh | Jeeva |
Kasme Vaade | Amit / Shankar | |
Besharam | Ram Kumar Chandra/Prince Chandrashekar | |
Trishul | Vijay Kumar | Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actor |
Don | Don / Vijay | Filmfare Award for Best Actor |
Muqaddar Ka Sikandar | Sikandar | Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actor |
1979 | The Great Gambler | Jay / Inspector Vijay |
Gol Maal | Himself | Special appearance |
Ahsaas | Himself | Special appearance |
Jurmana | Inder Saxena | |
Manzil | Ajay Chandra | |
Mr. Natwarlal | Natwarlal / Avtar Singh | Also singer for “Mere Pas Aao” Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actor |
Kaala Patthar | Vijay Pal Singh | Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actor |
Suhaag | Amit Kapoor | |
Cinema Cinema | Himself | |
1980 | Do Aur Do Paanch | Vijay/Ram |
Dostana | Vijay Varma | Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actor |
Ram Balram | Balram Singh | |
Shaan | Vijay Kumar | |
1981 | Commander | Truck driver |
Yaarana | Kishan Kumar | |
Barsaat Ki Ek Raat | ACP Abhijeet Rai | |
Anusandhan | ACP Abhijeet Rai | Bengali film |
Naseeb | Johnny | Also playback singer for “Chal mere bhai” |
Chashme Buddoor | Himself | Special appearance |
Lawaaris | Heera | Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actor Also playback singer for song “Mere Angene Mein” |
Silsila | Amit Malhotra | Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actor Also playback singer for: “Neela Aasman” “Rang Barse Bhige Chunar Wali” |
Kaalia | Kallu / Kaalia | |
Vilayati Babu | Special appearance Punjabi film | |
1982 | Satte Pe Satta | Ravi Anand / Babu |
Bemisal | Dr. Sudhir Roy / Adhir Roy | Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actor |
Desh Premee | Master Dinanath / Raju | |
Namak Halaal | Arjun Singh | Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actor |
Khud-Daar | Govind Srivastava / Chhotu Ustaad | |
Shakti | Vijay Kumar | Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actor |
1983 | Nastik | Shankar |
Andha Kanoon | Jan Nissar Akhtar Khan | Guest appearanceNominated—Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor |
Mahaan | Rana Ranveer / Guru / Inspector Shankar | |
Pukar | Ramdas | Also playback singer for “Tu maike mat jaiyo” |
Coolie | Iqbal A. Khan | |
1984 | Inquilaab | Amarnath |
Khabardar | Unknown | Incomplete |
Kanoon Kya Karega | Narrator | |
Paan Khaye Saiyan Hamaar | Himself | Special appearance |
Pet Pyaar Aur Paap | Himself | Guest appearance |
Sharaabi | Vicky Kapoor | Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actor |
1985 | Geraftaar | Insp. Karan Kumar Khanna |
Ghulami | Narrator | |
Mard | Raju | Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actor |
1986 | Aakhree Raasta | David D’Costa / Vijay Sandaliya[a] |
1987 | Jalwa | Himself |
Kaun Jeeta Kaun Haara | Himself | Special appearance Also playback singer for “Jeevan pyar bina” |
1988 | Shahenshah | Inspector Vijay Kumar Srivastav / Shahenshah |
Hero Hiralal | Himself | Special appearance |
Gangaa Jamunaa Saraswati | Ganga Prasad | |
Soorma Bhopali | Police Inspector | Special appearance |
1989 | Toofan | Shyam / Toofan[a] |
Batwara | Narrator | |
Jaadugar | Goga / Gogeshwar | Also playback singer for “Padosan Apni Murgi” |
Main Azaad Hoon | Azaad | Also playback singer for “Itne Baazu” |
1990 | Agneepath | Vijay Deenanath Chauhan |
Kroadh | Himself | Special appearance |
Aaj Ka Arjun | Bheema | |
1991 | Hum | Tiger / Shekhar Malhotra |
Ajooba | Ajooba/Zaffar Ali Rizwan | |
Indrajeet | Indrajeet | |
Akayla | Inspector Vijay Verma | |
1992 | Khuda Gawah | Badshah Khan |
Zulm Ki Hukumat | Narrator | |
1993 | Professor Ki Padosan | |
1994 | Insaniyat | Inspector Amar |
Akka | Himself | Special appearance Marathi film |
1996 | Ghatak: Lethal | Himself |
Tere Mere Sapne | Narrator | Also producer |
1997 | Mrityudata | Dr. Ram Prasad Ghayal |
1998 | Major Saab | Major Jasbir Singh Rana |
Bade Miyan Chote Miyan | Inspector Arjun Singh / Bade Miyan | |
Hero Hindustani | Narrator | |
1999 | Lal Baadshah | Lal ‘Baadshah’ Singh / Ranbhir Singh |
Sooryavansham | Thakur Bhanu Pratap Singh / Heera Singh | Also singer for “Chori Se” |
Biwi No.1 | Himself | Special appearance |
Hindustan Ki Kasam | Kabeera | |
Kohram | Col. Balbir Singh Sodi (Devraj Hathoda) / Dada Bhai | |
Hello Brother | God (voice) | |
2000 | Mohabbatein | Narayan Shankar |
2001 | Ek Rishtaa: The Bond of Love | Vijay Kapoor |
Lagaan | Narrator | |
Aks | Insp. Manu Verma | Also producer Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actor Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actor |
Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham… | Yashvardhan “Yash” Raichand | Nominated—Filmfare Award of Best Supporting Actor Also singer for “Shava Shava” |
2002 | Aankhen | Vijay Singh Rajput |
Hum Kisise Kum Nahin | Dr. Rastogi | |
Agni Varsha | Devraj | Special appearance |
Kaante | Yashvardhan Rampal ‘Major’ | Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actor |
2003 | Khushi | Narrator |
Armaan | Dr. Siddharth Sinha | Also singer for “Aao Milke Gaye” |
Mumbai Se Aaya Mera Dost | Narrator | |
Boom | Bade Mia | |
Baghban | Raj Malhotra | Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actor Also playback singer for “Chali Chali” “Holi Khele” “Main Yaha” |
Fun2shh… Dudes in the 10th Century | Narrator | |
2004 | Khakee | DCP Anant Kumar Shrivastav |
Aetbaar | Dr. Ranveer Malhotra | Also singer for “Jeena Hai” |
Rudraksh | Narrator | |
Insaaf: The Justice | Narrator | |
Dev | DCP Dev Pratap Singh | |
Lakshya | Col. Sunil Damle | |
Deewaar | Major Ranvir Kaul | |
Kyun! Ho Gaya Na… | Raj Chauhan | |
Hum Kaun Hai? | Major Frank John Williams / Frank James Williams | |
Veer-Zaara | Choudhary Sumer Singh | Cameo appearance Nominated—Filmfare Award of Best Supporting Actor |
Ab Tumhare Hawale Watan Saathiyo | Major General Amarjeet Singh | |
2005 | Black | Debraj Sahai |
Waqt: The Race Against Time | Ishwarchand Thakur | |
Bunty Aur Babli | DCP Dashrath Singh | Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor |
Parineeta | Narrator | |
Paheli | Gadariya | Cameo |
Sarkar | Subhash Nagre (Sarkar) | Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actor |
Viruddh | Vidhyadhar Patwardhan | Also producer |
Ramji Londonwaley | Himself | Special appearance |
Dil Jo Bhi Kahey… | Shekhar Sinha | |
Amrithadhare | Himself | Special appearance Kannada film |
Ek Ajnabee | Suryaveer Singh | |
2006 | Family | Viren Sahai |
Darna Zaroori Hai | Sunil Khanna | Appeared in one segment |
Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna | Samarjit Talwar | Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor |
Ganga | Thakur Vijay Singh | Bhojpuri film |
Baabul | Balraj Kapoor | Also playback singer for “Come On” “Kehta Hai Baabul” |
2007 | Eklavya: The Royal Guard | Eklavya |
Nishabd | Vijay Anand | |
Ek Krantiveer: Vasudev Balwant Phadke | Narrator | Marathi film |
Cheeni Kum | Buddhadev Gupta | |
Shootout at Lokhandwala | Advocate Dhingra | |
Swami | Narrator | |
Jhoom Barabar Jhoom | Man singing at the train station | Special appearance |
Aag | Babban Singh | |
The Last Lear | Harish Mishra | English language film |
Om Shanti Om | Himself | Special appearance |
Gangotri | Thakur Vijay ‘Thakur Kaka’ Singh | Bhojpuri film |
2008 | Jodhaa Akbar | Narrator |
Yaar Meri Zindagi | Dr. Ajay Singh | |
Bhoothnath | Kailash Nath a.k.a. Bhoothnath | Also playback singer for “Mere Buddy” and “Chalo Jaane Do” |
Sarkar Raj | Subhash Nagre (Sarkar) | |
God Tussi Great Ho | God | |
2009 | Delhi-6 | Dadaji |
Zor Lagaa Ke…Haiya! | Narrator | |
Aladin | Genius | Also playback singer for “Genie Rap” “O re Sawariya” |
Paa | Auro | National Film Award for Best Actor Filmfare Award for Best Actor Also producer Also playback singer for “Mere Paa” |
2010 | Rann | Vijay Harshwardhan Malik |
Teen Patti | Prof. Venkat Subramanium | |
Kandahar | Lokanatha Sharma | Malayalam film |
2011 | Bbuddah… Hoga Terra Baap | Vijay ‘Vijju’ Malhotra |
Aarakshan | Prabhakar Anand | Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actor |
Ra.One | Narrator | |
2012 | Kahaani | |
Mr. Bhatti on Chutti | Himself | Special appearance |
Department | Sarjerao Gaikwad | |
Bol Bachchan | Himself | Playback singer and appeared in song “Bol Bachchan” |
English Vinglish | Passenger in the aeroplane | Special appearance |
Ganga Devi | Thakur Vijay Singh | Bhojpuri film |
2013 | The Great Gatsby | Meyer Wolfsheim |
Bombay Talkies | Himself | Special appearance on segment “Murabba” |
Satyagraha | Dwarka Anand | |
Boss | Narrator | |
Krrish 3 | Narrator | |
Mahabharat | Bhishma (voice) | Animated film |
2014 | Bhoothnath Returns | Khailash Nath a.k.a. Bhoothnath |
Manam | Pratap | Special appearance Telugu film |
Kochadaiiyaan | Narrator | Hindi version |
2015 | Shamitabh | Amitabh Sinha |
Hey Bro | Special appearance in song “Birju” | |
Piku | Bhashkor Banerjee | National Film Award for Best Actor Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actor Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actor |
2016 | Wazir | Pandit Omkarnath Dhar |
Ki & Ka | Himself | Special appearance |
Te3n | John Biswas | |
Pink | Deepak Sehgal | Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actor |
2017 | The Ghazi Attack | Narrator |
Begum Jaan | Narrator | |
Sarkar 3 | Subhash Nagre (Sarkar) | |
Firangi | Narrator | |
The Great Leader | Leader | Bhojpuri film |
2018 | Pad Man | Narrator |
102 Not Out | Dattatraya Vakharia | |
Helicopter Eela | Cameo appearance | Cameo appearance |
Thugs of Hindostan | Khudabaksh Azaad | |
2019 | Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi | Narrator |
Badla | Badal Gupta | |
Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy | Gosayi Venkanna | Special appearance; Telugu film |
2020 | AB Aani CD | Himself |
Ghoomketu | Himself | Special appearance |
Gulabo Sitabo | Chunnan “Mirza” Nawab | Filmfare Critics Award For Best Actor Nominated- Filmfare Award for Best Actor |
2021 | Chehre | Advocate Lateef Zaidi |
2022 | Brahmāstra | Brahma |
Runway 34 | TBA | Filming |
TBA | Good Bye | Bhaskar Prajapati |
Uunchai | TBA | Filming |
Project K | TBA | Filming; shot simultaneously in Hindi and Telugu |
Jhund | Vijay Barse | Delayed |
Butterfly | N/A | Post-production; playback singer; Kannada film |
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