The legend that is Amitabh Bachchan
11 October 2006 | Actors | No Comments
The superstar of Indian cinema, Amitabh Bachchan, who celebrates his 64th birthday Wednesday needs no introduction. His deep baritone has become synonymous with success and fame. Amitabh is probably the only actor in the history of Indian cinema, who even in his sixties, continues to give stiff competition to younger actors. …
It's hard to imagine that the deep baritone that rules Bollywood was once rejected by All India Radio. Born to Harivansh Rai, famous Indian poet, and Teji Bachchan October 11, 1942 in Allahabad, Amitabh borrowed his father's pen name 'Bachchan' instead of the family surname Srivastava.
Amitabh did his early schooling from Allahabad's Boys' High School and later shifted to Sherwood College in Nainital, where he earned a degree in Arts. After that he enrolled himself at Delhi's Kirori Mal College for a degree in science.
After completing his studies, Amitabh took up a job in a shipping firm called Bird and Co. in Kolkata, but very soon he left it to pursue a career in films.
He debuted with 'Saat Hindustani', his only black and white venture, which was released in 1969. In this movie he enacted the role of a Muslim poet, Anwar Ali, who joins Maria, a native of Portuguese-occupied Goa, along with other men to raise nationalist sentiment in that state. The film sank without a trace at the box office. …
Amitabh's first big commercial hit was 'Anand' where he featured alongside Rajesh Khanna, the superstar of Indian cinema. His performance as a doctor, who learns to live life after treating a terminally ill patient, played by Rajesh, earned him his first Filmfare Award for the Best Supporting Actor in 1970.
The two films were 'Zanjeer' - a gritty cop drama, which established him as an 'Angry Young Man' on Indian celluloid and 'Abhimaan', in which he played a singer jealous of his talented wife.
'Zanjeer' was the first big hit of Amitabh's career and after that there was no looking back. It was followed by 'Sholay' - in this classic cult movie he teamed up with Dharmendra. The movie went on to become one of the top grossers in the history of Indian cinema, and it was Amitabh who hugely benefited from its success. ….read more
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