Amitabh Bachchan

About Amitabh Bachchan

Over 180 films and television series have featured him in Bollywood. He has been dubbed a "one-man industry" and is widely considered as one of India's most notable and powerful personalities.

Amitabh Bachchan is an Indian film actor, film producer, television presenter, occasional reading singer, and former politician. He is considered to be one of the greatest and most influential actors in the history of Indian cinema. During the years 1970-1980, he was the most prominent actor in the Indian film scene; French director François Truffaut called it "the one-person industry". Bachchan was born in 1942 in Allahabad to Hindi poet Harivansh Rai Bachchan and his wife, social activist Teji Bachchan. He trained at Sherwood College, Nainital and Kirori Mal College, University of Delhi. His film career began in 1969 as a voiceover in Mrinal Sen's film Bhuvan Shome. He first rose to fame in the early 1970s with films such as Zanjeer, Deewaar, and Sholay, and has been dubbed India's "Angry Young Man" for his onscreen roles in films in. Hindi.

Parents	Harivansh Rai Bachchan (father), Teji Bachchan (mother)
Years active	1969–present
Alma mater	Sherwood College, Nainital, Kirori Mal College, Delhi University
Born	Inquilaab Srivastava, October 11, 1942, Allahabad, United Provinces, British India, (present-day Uttar Pradesh, India)
Family	See Bachchan family
Other names	Angry Young Man, Shahenshah of Bollywood, Star of the Millennium, and Big B
Occupation	Actor, producer, singer, television presenter
Nationality	Indian
Honours	Dadasaheb Phalke Award (2019), Padma Vibhushan (2015), Padma Bhushan (2001), Padma Shri (1984)
Net worth	$400 million (2020)
Children	Abhishek Bachchan, Shweta Bachchan Nanda

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Trivia

He has won fifteen Filmfare Awards and six International Indian Film Academy Awards, including the Best Actor Award in 2010 for his performance in Paa.

Amitabh Bachchan before fame

He got his start in the entertainment industry by narrating the award-winning film Bhuvan Shome. In The Great Gatsby, he played Meyer Wolfsheim, and it was his Hollywood debut.

Achievement of Amitabh Bachchan

He has received fifteen Filmfare Awards and six International Indian Film Academy Awards, including the Best Actor Award for his role in Paa in 2010.

Salary 2020

Not known

Net Worth 2020

$400 million (2017)

Amitabh Bachchan family life

Harivansh Rai and Teji Bachchan are his parents. With Jaya Bachchan, whom he married in 1973, he had two children, Abhishek and Shweta.

Associations of Amitabh Bachchan

He is the father-in-law of Aishwarya Bachchan. In 1994, Aishwarya Rai won the Miss World pageant.

Amitabh Bachchan Height, Weight & Physique Measurements

Weight	in kg - N/A
Height	188 cm
Eye Color	Dark Brown
Hair Color	Salt & Pepper

Family Members

Name	Relationship	Net worth	Profession
Ajitabh Bachchan	Brother		N/A
Shweta Bachchan-Nanda	Daughter		N/A
Harivansh Rai Bachchan	Father		N/A
Aaradhya Bachchan	Grandchildren		N/A
Navya Naveli Nanda	Granddaughter	N/A	Instagram Star
Agstya Nanda	Grandson		N/A
Teji Bachchan	Mother		N/A
Bhim Bachchan	Nephew		N/A
Namrata Bachchan	Niece		N/A
Nilima Bachchan	Niece		N/A
Naina Bachchan	Niece		N/A
Abhishek Bachchan	Son	$30 million (2016)	Actor
Jaya Bachchan	Spouse	$5 Million - $10 Million (Approx.)	Actor