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Amitabh Bachchan Fan Club
Son of well known poet Harivansh Rai Bachchan and Teji Bachchan. He has a brother Ajitabh.
He completed his education from Uttar Pradesh and moved to Bombay to find work as a film star, in vain though, as film-makers preferred someone with a fairer skin, and he was not quite fair enough. But they did use one of his other assets - his deep baritone voice - which was used for narration and background commentary. He was successful in being cast in Saat Hindustani. He got his break in Bollywood after a letter of introduction from the then Prime Minister Mrs. Indira Gandhi, as he was a friend of her son Rajiv Gandhi. This is how Amitabh made an entry in Bollywood, starting with Zanjeer, co-starred with his future wife to be Jaya Bhaduri, and since then there has been no looking back. He married Jaya Bhaduri, an actress in her own rights, he has two kids, Shweta and Abhishek.
Being friends with Rajiv Gandhi, got him to run for seat in the Congress from his hometown but left midterm because of controversies.
After a four year break, he was back in Mrityudaata (1997), Critics had written him off but his career was saved with Bade Miyan Chote Miyan (1998). But four flops in 1999,he did bounce back, presenting the Indian version of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire called "Kaun Banega Crorepati"(2000). After a series of hits with Mohabbatein (2000), Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham (2001) and Baghban (2003) and his most recent Khake(2004), a 60 plus Bachchan is showing no signs of slowing down and proving the critics wrong once again.
Currently, he is one of the most busiest actors and singers in Bollywood as well as on TV, as can be seen from the commercials that he appears on.
Looks like there are no limits for this super-star and once the "Angry Young Man". of Bollywood. |
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