AMITABH BACHCHAN BIOGRAPHY

The "Angry Young Man" Amithabh Bachan was born in Allahabad in 1942, to Dr. Harivansh Rai Bachchan and Taji Bachchan. Bachchan was intially named Inquilaab. However, at the suggestion of fellow peot, his father changend the name to Amitabh which means" the light that would nerver go off". Though his surname was Shrivastava, he replaced it with 'Bachchan' whis was his father's pen name. Amitabh Bachchan studied in Allahabad at Jnana Pramodhini and Boys high school. He completed his education at Sherwood Collage in Nainital and Kirori Mal College in Delhi. His first job was Shaw Wallace. Amitabh later worked as freight broker for a shipping firm called Bird and Co. in Kolhata, a job he quit to pursue a career in acting.
In 1969, Amitabh made his debut with Saat Hindustani, which won him National Film Award for best Newcomer. After this came movies like Reshrma Aur Shera, Parwana and Anand in 1971, and he won the Filmfare Best Supporting actor award. His breakthrough as a lead was in the film Zanjeer (1973) which established his persona of the "Angry Young Man" of Bollywood. Amitabh reworked the image of the Hindi film hero with major hits like Deewar, Sholay and Don. He popularised the voilent melodrama genre but had an equal flair for tragadies (Mugaddar ka Sikandar, Shakti) and comedies (Chupke Chupke, Amar Akabar Anthony) as well. His status as a demi-god was evident when the entire nation prayed for his recovery when he met a fatal injury during the making of Coolie in July.1982.
Bachchan also entered politics in 1984, in support of long time friend Rajiv Gandhi. He contested Allahabad's lok sabh seat and won by huge margin. Accusations of being involed in the Befors Scandal made him quit politics, although later, on, he was proved innocent . Amitabh returned with blockbusters like Shahenshah, Agneepath, Hum and Khuda Gawah. A series of flops in mid 90's and the collapse of his company. Amitabh Bachchan Corporation Ltd. Landed him in immense debts. He returned back to moves but no success.
In the year 2000, he steppe up to host the television show Kaun Banega Crorepati and later was seen in Mohabbatein along with Shah Rukh Khan. Both these ventures proved extremely successful.Since then then Amitabh has been on a roll. At sixty plus, with all the endorsements and accolades, he is a greater icon than he was at the height of his popularity three decades ago. In recent past we have seen him doing vastly defferent roles in film Sarkar Raj, Paa Teen Patti and Bbuddah Hoga terra Baap.
His last release is Bhoothnath Returns which manges to collect more 40 core at Indian domestic box office and movie box-office verdict is plus.