Amitabh Bachchan Presented By:Aashish Shrivastav Aashish Tripathi Piyush Maheshwari Roopesh Verma
Brief Introduction Date of Birth:- 11 Oct. 1942
Birth Place:- Allahabad (India)
Birth Name:- Amit Srivatava
Nick Name:- Big B, Munna, Angry Young Man, Bollywood’s Shahenshah
Height:- 6’2” (1.88 m)
Profession:- Actor
Nationality:- Indian
Debut Movie:- Saat Hindustani
Most Remembered For:- Sholey, Deewar & Don
Childhood & Family background Born in Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, Amitabh Bachchan hails from a Hindu Kayastha family. His father, Dr. Harivansh Rai Bachchan was a well-known Hindi poet, while his mother, Teji Bachchan was a sikh. Amitabh is the elder of Harivansh Rai Bachchan's two sons, the second being Ajitabh. He married actress Jaya Bhaduri on June 3, 1973. The couple has two children: daughter Shweta married with Nikhil Nanda and son Abhishek married with Aishwarya Rai.
Education & Training He attended Allahabad's Jnana Prabodhini and Boys' High School (BHS), followed by Nainital's Sherwood College, where he majored in the art stream. He later went on to study at Kirori Mal College of the University of Delhi and completed a Bachelor of Science degree. 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.
Difficulties & Achievements Bachchan made his film debut in 1969 as one of the seven protagonists in Saat Hindustani, though the film was not a financial success, Bachchan won his first National Film Award for Best Newcomer. After that he acted in many films but was flopped. 1973 saw significant development in Bachchan's career when director Prakash Mehra cast him in the leading role for the film Zanjeer.