Amitabh Bachchan Childhood
Amitabh Bachchan, the legendary film actor, and great personality was born on 11 October 1942 in Allahabad (prayagraj), in Uttar Pradesh, India. His father was the famous poet Harivansh Rai Bachchan and his mother and Teji Bachchan. In the beginning, his father named him Inquilaab but later changed his son’s name to Amitabh. Amitabh in the Hindi language means the light that will never die. Amitabh’s actual surname is Shrivastava, but his father took the pen-name Bachchan and gave this name to all his family members. Amitabh has a younger brother, Ajitabh Bachchan.
Amitabh Bachchan Education
Amitabh studied at the Sherwood College boarding school in Nainital for 3 years from 1956 to 1958. Later attended the famous Kirori Mal College, Delhi University from where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in 1962.
Movie Career
Amitabh Bachchan made his debut in the movie industry as a voice narrator in 1969 for the film Bhuvan Shome. His first movie as an actor was Saat Hindustani followed by a film with Rajesh Khanna, the then superstar in Anand. For this movie, Amitabh got his first Filmfare best-supporting actor award. He continued with his acting career with small insignificant roles. However, his film career and life changed when he bagged a leading role in the movie Zanjeer in 1973. For Zanjeer, Amitabh earned his first Filmfare nomination for Best Actor. Thereafter there was no looking back for him. In 1975, he appeared in two blockbuster movies of the millennium, Deewar and Sholay. These movies catapulted Amitabh as the number one film star of the Hindi film industry. With this Amitabh Bachchan became popular as the angry young man of Bollywood. Amitabh Bachchan has since then appeared in scores of movies, most of which have been blockbusters.
Kaun Banega Crorepati
In between Amitabh Bachchan faced some hardships as his movie company faced huge losses. Then in the year 2000, Amitabh Bachchan made a television appearance with the famous program Kaun Banega Crorepati which has been a huge commercial success. Today, he is as active as ever in movies, TV, and advertisement.
Amitabh Bachchan Death News
Amitabh Bachchan is a person much loved by his fans. People are always anxious whenever there is any news about the great actor. Recently fake news about Amitabh Bachchan death was viral on the web. It was reported that he met with a car accident while in the US. This is completely fake news. However, Amitabh Bachchan had contracted covid-19 last year along with his family members but as of now Amitabh Bachchan Health is fantastic and we need not worry.
Amitabh Bachchan on Social Media
Amitabh Bachchan is also very active on social media. Amitabh Bachchan twitter account and his Instagram account are very active and abuzz with activity.
Awards and Recognition
Amitabh Bachchan is also known as Big B. He has done almost 180 Indian movies and few Hollywood movies, spanning over four decades. Big B is the most respected, loved, and influential personality in the history of Indian Cinema.
He has won countless awards, both national and international. He has won numerous Filmfare Awards, National Film Awards, Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award. He was also honored with the Padma Shri in 1984 and Padma Bhushan in the year 2001.
Amitabh Bachchan Honorary citizen of French Republic
Amitabh Bachchan has also been awarded by the French Government with the Knight of the Legion of Honour and also conferred with the Honorary Citizenship of the French Republic. In the year 2001, Amitabh Bachchan was awarded the actor of the century award at the Alexandria International Film Festival and Lifetime Achievement Award at Asian Film Awards in 2010.
Amitabh Bachchan Quotes to Inspire Us
It is no wonder that a man of this caliber, talent, and personality has been a source of awe and inspiration to generations of people and continues to inspire us like no other person. Here are some of the most powerful quotes and sayings of this great man.
AMITABH BACHCHAN QUOTES
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I DONT SPEND MUCH TIME LOOKING BACK AT WHAT HAPPENED. I DO REMEMBER IT, BUT I DONT SEE ANY PURPOSE OF WANTING TO LOOK BACK.
– AMITABH BACHCHAN
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DONATE AND DO NOT TALK ABOUT IT, THEY SAY YOU DO NOTHING FOR THE SOCIETY; DO AND TALK ABOUT IT, THEY SAY YOU SEEK PUBLICITY.- AMITABH BACHCHAN
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PEOPLE ARE FED UP WITH SEEING THE SAME THING OVER AND OVER. THEY WANT A QUALITATIVE CHANGE. – AMITABH BACHCHAN
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I KNOW I SHOULD HAVE NEVER GOT INTO POLITICS. AND I’VE LEARNED MY LESSON. NO MORE POLITICS. – AMITABH BACHCHAN
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LIFE IS A BLUR WHEN ONE IS ESSAYING DIFFERENT ROLES; IT IS SO FULFILLING. – AMITABH BACHCHAN
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I HAVE NEVER REALLY BEEN CONFIDENT ABOUT MY CAREER AT ANY STAGE. – AMITABH BACHCHAN
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I HAVE NEVER BEEN A SUPERSTAR AND NEVER BELIEVED IN IT. – AMITABH BACHCHAN
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NO ONE IS PERFECT, AND CRITICISM IS ALWAYS WELCOME AND EXPECTED.- AMITABH BACHCHAN
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BAD LUCK EITHER DESTROYS YOU OR MAKES YOU THE MAN OR WOMAN YOU REALLY ARE. – AMITABH BACHCHAN
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OUR STORIES ARE VERY SOCIAL-BASED, VERY HUMAN-BASED. WE ARE A VERY EMOTIONAL NATION. – AMITABH BACHCHAN
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BASICALLY I AM JUST ANOTHER ACTOR WHO LOVES HIS WORK AND THIS THING ABOUT AGE ONLY EXISTS IN THE MEDIA. – AMITABH BACHCHAN
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IT IS THE LUMINOSITY OF LIGHTS THAT ILLUMINATES OUR PRESENCE.. ELSE WE ARE JUST SO COMMON.- AMITABH BACHCHAN
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I THINK THAT ITS IMPORTANT THAT ACTORS KEEP GETTING CHALLENGED EVERY DAY. FOR EVERY CREATIVE PERSON, ITS A TERRIBLE MOMENT WHEN THEY SAY THEY HAVE DONE ALL THEY WANT TO DO. – AMITABH BACHCHAN
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FRANKLY IVE NEVER REALLY SUBSCRIBED TO THESE ADJECTIVES TAGGING ME AS AN ICON, SUPERSTAR, ETC. IVE ALWAYS THOUGHT OF MYSELF AS AN ACTOR DOING HIS JOB TO THE BEST OF HIS ABILITY. – AMITABH BACHCHAN
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BASICALLY I AM JUST ANOTHER ACTOR WHO LOVES HIS WORK AND THIS THING ABOUT AGE ONLY EXISTS IN THE MEDIA. – AMITABH BACHCHAN
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I DONT USE ANY TECHNIQUES; IM NOT TRAINED TO BE AN ACTOR. I JUST ENJOY WORKING IN FILMS. – AMITABH BACHCHAN
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COMING TOGETHER SHOULD BE CONSIDERED SOMETHING POSITIVE FOR PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES. WHEN THOUGHTS COME TOGETHER, THAT CAN BE MORE POSITIVE THAN AN INDIVIDUAL THOUGHT.-AMITABH BACHCHAN
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AUDIENCES CHANGE BECAUSE LIFE CHANGES. COUNTRIES CHANGE GEOGRAPHICALLY, CLIMATICALLY, SOCIALLY, AND MORALLY. MANY THINGS HAPPEN, AND CINEMA, IN A SENSE, REFLECTS WHATS HAPPENING IN THE WORLD. – AMITABH BACHCHAN
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AS A PROFESSIONAL, I CANNOT AFFORD TO BE COMPLACENT. – AMITABH BACHCHAN
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CHANGE IS THE NATURE OF LIFE.-AMITABH BACHCHAN
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EVERYBODY WANTS TO LIVE. BUT SOMETIMES THE BODY JUST GIVES UP. – AMITABH BACHCHAN