Amitabh Bachchan a Bollywood actor also popularly known for his roles in action movies like ‘Zanjeer,’ ‘Deewar’ and for hosting the Indian TV Serial ‘kaun banega crorepati?’
About Amitabh Bachchan “The Shahenshah of Bollywood”
Amitabh Bachchan aka Inquilaab Srivastava was born in 11 October 1942. He is an Indian Film Actor, Producer, Television host and a singer. First he gained his popularity in early 1970’s with films such as Zanjeer, Deewaar, Sholay and Amar Akbar Anthony and at the same time people use to call him as India’s “angry young man” for his on-screen roles in Bollywood. Some times he also referred as Shahenshah of Bollywood or Sadi ka Mahanayak, Star of the Millennium, or Big B.
| Bio/Wiki | |
|---|---|
| Full Name | Amitabh Harivansh Rai Shrivastava |
| Nickname(s) | Munna, Amith, Big B, Angry Young Man, Shahenshah of Bollywood |
| Profession(s) | Actor |
| Physical Stats & More | |
| Height (approx.) | in centimeters- 188 cm in meters- 1.88 m in Feet Inches- 6’ 2” |
| Weight (approx.) | in Kilograms- 80 kg in Pounds- 176 lbs |
| Body Measurements (approx.) | – Chest: 40 inches – Waist: 34 inches – Biceps: 12 inches |
| Eye Colour | Dark Brown |
| Hair Colour | Salt & Pepper |
| Personal Life | |
| Date of Birth | 11 October 1942 |
| Age (as in 2020) | 78 Years |
| Birthplace | Allahabad, United Provinces, British India (now, Uttar Pradesh, India) |
| Zodiac sign/Sun sign | Libra |
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| Nationality | Indian |
| Hometown | Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| School | Jnana Pramodhini, Boys High School, Allahabad |
| College/University | • Sherwood College, Nainital, India • Kirori Mal College, New Delhi, India |
| Educational Qualification | Bachelor of Science |
| Debut | Bollywood Film– Saat Hindustani (1969) Hollywood Film– The Great Gatsby (2013)  As A Producer– Tere Mere Sapne (1996)  As a Television Star– Kaun Banega Crorepati – KBC (2000)  |
| Religion | Hindu |
| Caste | Kayastha |
| Food Habit | Non-vegetarian |
| Home Name | Jalsa, |
| Home Address | B/2, Kapol Housing Society, VL Mehta Road, Juhu, Mumbai – 400049, Maharashtra, India  |
| Hobbies | Singing, Blogging, Reading, Writing |
| Awards, Honours, Achievements | Civilian Awards 1984: Padma Shri by the Government of India 2001: Padma Bhushan by the Government of India 2007: Knight of the Legion of Honour Government of France, France’s highest civilian honour.  2015: Padma Vibhushan by the Government of India  National Honours 1980: Awadh Samman by the Government of Uttar Pradesh 1994: Yash Bharti Award (Uttar Pradesh’s highest honour) 2005: Deenanath Mangeshkar award 2013: President of India ‘Medallion of Honour’ National Film Award 1990: Best Actor for Agneepath 2005: Best Actor for Black 2009: Best Actor for Paa 2015: Best Actor for Piku Polls In 2002: He Voted as one of the “Hottest Male Vegetarian” by ‘People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals’ (PETA) In 2008: He Voted as one of the “Asia’s Sexiest Vegetarian Man” Again In 2012: He Voted as one of the “Hottest Male Vegetarian” regularly on fourth time ‘People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals’ (PETA) |
| Controversies |
• His name came out in the Bofors scandal in which later on he declated non-guilty. • His name also involve in submitting a false documents to prove that he is a farmer. |
| Relationships & More | |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Affairs/Girlfriends |
Parveen Babi (Indian Actress) Rekha (Indian Actress)  Jaya Bhaduri (Indian Politician & Former Indian Actress) 
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| Marriage Date | 3 June 1973 |
| Family | |
| Wife/Spouse | Jaya Bhaduri Bachchan |
| Children | Son– Abhishek Bachchan (Actor) Daughter– Shweta Bachchan Nanda  Daughter-in-law– Aishwarya Rai (Actress) |
| Parents | Father– Harivansh Rai Bachchan (Hindi Poet) Mother– Teji Bachchan, Shyama (Step-mother) |
| Siblings | Brother– Ajitabh Bachchan (Younger, Businessman) Sister– None |
| Favourite Things | |
| Favourite Food(s) | Bhindi Sabzi, Jalebi, Kheer, Gulab Jamun |
| Favourite Sweet Shop | Jhama Sweets, Chembur, Mumbai |
| Favourite Actor | Dilip Kumar |
| Favourite Actress | Waheeda Rehman |
| Favourite Film(s) | Bollywood– Mother India, Guru Dutt’s “Kaagaz Ke Phool” Hollywood– Gone With The Wind, Godfather, Black, Scarface |
| Favourite Singer(s) | Lata Mangeshkar & Kishore Kumar |
| Favourite Sport | Cricket |
| Favourite Perfume | Lomani |
| Favourite Destination(s) | London & Switzerland |
| Style | |
| Car Collections | Bentley Arnage R, Bentley Continental GT, Lexus LX 470, Mercedes-Benz SL 500 AMG, Porche Cayman S, Range Rover SUV, Mini Cooper, Rolls Royce Phantom, Toyota Land Cruiser, BMW 760Li, BMW X5, Mercedes Benz S320, Mercedes Benz S600, Mercedes Benz E240 |
| Assets/Properties | ImMovable Assets– worth over 460 crore Movable Assets– worth over 540 crore Jewellery– worth over 62 crore Vehicles– worth over 13 crore Watches– worth over 3.5 crore Pen(s)– worth over 9 lakh Residential Properties– A 3,175 square metre residential property in Brignogan Plage in France. Plush Properties in Bhopal(MP), Noida (UP), Delhi, Pune and Mumbai (Maharashtra), and in Gandhinagar and Ahmedabad cities of Gujarat Agricultural Land– a 3 acre plot worth 5.7 crore in Daulatpur area of Barabanki and 2.2 crore agricultural land of 1.22 hectare in Kakori area in Lucknow. |
| Money Factor | |
| Salary (approx.) | Up to Rs. 20 Crores/film (As in 2021) |
| Net Worth (approx.) | Rs. 1200 Crores (as in 2021) |
Who Is Amitabh Bachchan?
Amitabh Bachchan debuted his movie in Bollywood in 1969 from Saat Hindustani but that was not too much popular movie and after that around 7 movie flopped back to back in 1972’s he did action role in Zanjeer which made him an action movie star. In 1990s, he also started his own production house ABC company (Amitabh Bachchan Corporation). Again in 1997 he return in Bollywood with the popular movie Mrityudaata and In 2000 he also hosted Indian version of “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?” or “Kaun Banega Crorepati.”
Early Life
He was born in Allahabad, UP, India and initially his full name was Inquilaab Srivastava
Early Film Career
He debut his filmy career from “Saat Hindustani” but the movie were unsuccessful and didn’t get enough attention of Audience but he managed to grab the attention of many directors and got many offers just after that movie by then 1970’s his image become more as “angry young man” his movie Zanjeer launched him as action hero and he then did many other action movies like Laawaris, Coolie, Naseeb, Silsila, Shaarabi and Jaadugar untill 1980 he did more then 100 movie. He was the favourite actor of Prakash Mehra and under his direction he made many popular films like Trishul, Sholay and Chashme Buddoor.
Politics and Business
In 1982, he faced a serious accident when he was doing movie called “Cooli” and that prompted him to change his career path and he started his career as politician but soon in 1987 he left his seat and again started acting career. He also started his own production house with the name called ABC and make himself CEO of that company but that didn’t worked and he again back to the Acting career in 1997 and make the popular film Mrityudaata and later on hosted TV Serial “kaun banega crorepati?“
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