Amitabh Bachchan is an Indian film actor, film producer, television host, occasional playback singer and former politician. He first gained popularity in the early 1970s for films such as Zanjeer, Deewaar and Sholay, and was dubbed India’s “angry young man” for his on-screen roles in Bollywood.

Amitabh Bachchan been the lifeline of bollywood for over two decades. Even though his first movie had situations, Amitabh bounced back with his 1973 hit Janzeer. Janzeer established him as the angry young man of Hindi films. During 1970s and 1980s, any film that had Amitabh in it, was almost stupendous success

Amitabh Bachchan needs no introduction in India or even abroad. The man seems to hold in him a charisma that remains unrivalled. An entrepreneur, politician, game show host, a singer, voiceover artist, and an actor – the roles he played are immortalized and idolized. A huge fan base that reveres him as though he is a demi-god and a multitude of awards and recognition gravitates to him endlessly, year after year after year. But his ride to stardom was anything but smooth.

Born under the Libran sun sign, Amitabh Bachchan celebrates his birthday on 11 October. He was born in 1942 in Allahabad, as Amitabh Harivansh Srivastav to Dr.Harivansh Rai Bachchan and Teji Bachchan. His father was a well known poet. Bachchan was his pen name. When Amitabh entered the film industry he replaced Srivastav with Bachchan. He was initially christened Inquilab but this was later changed to Amitabh that means limitless lustre, which is so apt. Ajitabh is his younger brother.

Bachchan studied in Allahabad at Jnana Pramodhini and Boys High School. He also put in a few years at Sherwood College in Nainital and Kirori Mal College. He holds a double degree in M.A.

He worked as a freight broker with Bird & Co, a shipping firm based in Kolkata which he quit to pursue acting, which paid off.

He married his co-star Jaya Bhaduri of the Guddi fame on 3 June 1973 and they have two children, Shweta and Abhishek. The latter is also an actor, married to Aishwarya Rai.

Bachchan’s unconventional looks ‘ dark, lean, and standing tall at 6’2″ – worked against him when it came to acting roles. But his deep voice, a trademark, held him in good stead with offers to work on narration and background commentary.

Movies Done By Amitabh Bachchan

1969 Saat Hindustani Anwar Ali National Film Award for Best Newcomer
1969 Bhuvan Shome Narrator
1970 Bombay Talkie Himself Special appearance
1971 Parwana Kumar Sen
1971 Anand Dr. Bhaskar Banerjee a.k.a. Babu Moshaye Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor
1971 Pyar Ki Kahani Ram Chand
1971 Reshma Aur Shera Chotu
1971 Guddi Himself Special appearance
1972 Sanjog Mohan
1972 Piya Ka Ghar Special appearance
1972 Bombay to Goa Ravi Kumar
1972 Bawarchi Narrator
1972 Bansi Birju Birju
1972 Ek Nazar Manmohan Akash Tyagi
1972 Raaste Kaa Patthar Jai Shankar Rai
1972 Garam Masala Robert Taylor Uncredited
Special appearance
1972 Jaban Dalaljit Special appearance
1973 Zanjeer Inspector Vijay Khanna Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actor
1973 Bandhe Haath Shyam /Deepak
1973 Gehri Chaal Ratan
1973 Abhimaan Subir Kumar
1973 Saudagar Moti
1973 Namak Haraam Vikram Maharaj ‘Vicky’ Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor
1973 Bada Kabutar Special appearance
1974 Dost Anand Special appearance
1974 Kasauti Amitabh Sharma
1974 Benaam Amit Srivastav
1974 Roti Kapda Aur Makaan Vijay
1974 Kunwara Baap Anthony Special appearance
1974 Majboor Ravi Khanna
1975 Deewaar Vijay Verma Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actor
1975 Zameer Baadal
1975 Sholay Jai (Jaidev)
1975 Faraar Rajesh (Raj)
1975 Chhoti Si Baat Guest appearance
1975 Chupke Chupke Sukumar Sinha / Parimal Tripathi
1975 Mili Shekhar Dayal
1976 Do Anjaane Amit Roy/Naresh Dutta
1976 Kabhie Kabhie Amitabh Malhotra Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actor
1976 Hera Pheri Vijay / Inspector Hirachand
1976 Adalat Thakur Dharam Chand / Raju Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actor
1976 Balika Badhu Voice-over
1977 Charandas Qawwali singer Special appearance in song “‘Dekh Lo”
1977 Amar Akbar Anthony Anthony Gonzalves Filmfare Award for Best Actor
1977 Immaan Dharam Ahmed Raza
1977 Khoon Pasina Shiva / Tiger
1977 Shatranj Ke Khilari Narrator
1977 Parvarish Amit
1977 Chala Murari Hero Banne Himself Special appearance
1977 Alaap Alok Prasad
1978 Ganga Ki Saugandh Jeeva
1978 Kasme Vaade Amit / Shankar
1978 Besharam Ram Kumar Chandra/Prince Chandrashekar
1978 Trishul Vijay Kumar Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actor
1978 Don Don / Vijay Filmfare Award for Best Actor
1978 Muqaddar Ka Sikandar Sikandar Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actor
1979 The Great Gambler Jay / Inspector Vijay Also singer for “Do Lafzon Ki”
1979 Gol Maal Himself Special appearance
1979 Ahsaas Himself Special appearance
1979 Jurmana Inder Saxena
1979 Manzil Ajay Chandra
1979 Mr. Natwarlal Natwarlal / Avtar Singh Also singer for “Mere Pas Aao”
Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actor
Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Male Playback Singer
1979 Kaala Patthar Vijay Pal Singh Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actor
1979 Suhaag Amit Kapoor
1979 Cinema Cinema Himself
1980 Do Aur Do Paanch Vijay/Ram
1980 Dostana Vijay Varma Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Acto
1980 Ram Balram Balram Singh
1980 Shaan Vijay Kumar
1981 Commander Truck driver Special appearance
1981 Yaarana Kishan Kumar
1981 Barsaat Ki Ek Raat ACP Abhijeet Rai
1981 Anusandhan ACP Abhijeet Rai Bengali film
1981 Naseeb Johnny Also playback singer for “Chal mere bhai”
1981 Chashme Buddoor Himself Special appearance
1981 Lawaaris Heera Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actor
Also playback singer for song “Mere Angene Mein”
1981 Silsila Amit Malhotra Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actor
Also playback singer for:
“Neela Aasman”
“Rang Barse Bhige Chunar Wali”
1981 Kaalia Kallu / Kaalia
1981 Vilayati Babu Special appearance-Punjabi film
1982 Satte Pe Satta Ravi Anand / Babu
1982 Bemisal Dr. Sudhir Roy / Adhir Roy Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actor
1982 Desh Premee Master Dinanath / Raju
1982 Namak Halaal Arjun Singh Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actor
1982 Khud-Daar Govind Srivastava / Chhotu Ustaad
1982 Shakti Vijay Kumar Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actor
1983 Nastik Shankar
1983 Andha Kanoon Jan Nissar Akhtar Khan Guest appearance-Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor
1983 Mahaan Rana Ranveer / Guru / Inspector Shankar
1983 Pukar Ramdas Also playback singer for “Tu maike mat jaiyo”
1983 Coolie Iqbal A. Khan
1984 Inquilaab Amarnath
1984 Khabardar Unknown Incomplete
1984 Kanoon Kya Karega Narrator
1984 Paan Khaye Saiyan Hamaar Himself Special appearance
1984 Pet Pyaar Aur Paap Himself Guest appearance
1984 Sharaabi Vicky Kapoor Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actor
1985 Geraftaar Insp. Karan Kumar Khanna
1985 Ghulami Narrator
1985 Mard Raju Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actor
1986 Aakhree Raasta David D’Costa / Vijay Sandaliya
1987 Jalwa Himself Special appearance
1987 Kaun Jeeta Kaun Haara Himself Special appearance-Also playback singer for “Jeevan pyar bina”
1988 Shahenshah Inspector Vijay Kumar Srivastav / Shahenshah Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actor
1988 Hero Hiralal Himself Special appearance
1988 Gangaa Jamunaa Saraswati Ganga Prasad
1988 Soorma Bhopali Police Inspector Special appearance
1989 Toofan Shyam / Toofan
1989 Batwara Narrator
1989 Jaadugar Goga / Gogeshwar Also playback singer for “Padosan Apni Murgi”
1989 Main Azaad Hoon Azaad Also playback singer for “Itne Baazu”
1990 Agneepath Vijay Deenanath Chauhan National Film Award for Best Actor-Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actor
1990 Kroadh Himself Special appearance
1990 Aaj Ka Arjun Bheema
1991 Hum Tiger / Shekhar Malhotra Filmfare Award for Best Actor
1991 Ajooba Ajooba/Zaffar Ali Rizwan
1991 Indrajeet Indrajeet
1991 Akayla Inspector Vijay Verma
1992 Khuda Gawah Badshah Khan Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actor
1992 Zulm Ki Hukumat Narrato
1993 Professor Ki Padosan Special appearan
1994 Insaniyat Inspector Amar
1994 Akka Himself Special appearance
Marathi film
1996 Ghatak: Lethal Himself Special appearance
1996 Tere Mere Sapne Narrator Also producer
1997 Mrityudata Dr. Ram Prasad Ghayal Also producer
1998 Major Saab Major Jasbir Singh Rana Also producer
1998 Bade Miyan Chote Miyan Inspector Arjun Singh / Bade Miyan
1998 Hero Hindustani Narrator
1999 Lal Baadshah Lal ‘Baadshah’ Singh / Ranbhir Singh
1999 Sooryavansham Thakur Bhanu Pratap Singh / Heera Singh Also singer for “Chori Se”
1999 Biwi No.1 Himself Special appearance
1999 Hindustan Ki Kasam Kabeera
1999 Kohram Col. Balbir Singh Sodi (Devraj Hathoda) / Dada Bhai
1999 Hello Brother God (voice)
2000 Mohabbatein Narayan Shankar Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor
2001 Ek Rishtaa: The Bond of Love Vijay Kapoor
2001 Lagaan Narrator
2001 Aks Insp. Manu Verma Also producer-Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actor
Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actor
2001 Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham… Yashvardhan “Yash” Raichand Nominated—Filmfare Award of Best Supporting Actor-Also singer for “Shava Shava”
2002 Aankhen Vijay Singh Rajput Nominated—Filmfare Award of Best Supporting Actor
2002 Hum Kisise Kum Nahin Dr. Rastogi
2002 Agni Varsha Devraj Special appearance
2002 Kaante Yashvardhan Rampal ‘Major’ Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actor
2003 Khushi Narrator
2003 Armaan Dr. Siddharth Sinha Also singer for “Aao Milke Gaye”
2003 Mumbai Se Aaya Mera Dost Narrator
2003 Boom Bade Mia
2003 Baghban Raj Malhotra Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actor-Also playback singer for
“Chali Chali”
“Holi Khele”
“Main Yaha”
2003 Fun2shh… Dudes in the 10th Century Narrator
2004 Khakee DCP Anant Kumar Shrivastav Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actor
2004 Aetbaar Dr. Ranveer Malhotra Also singer for “Jeena Hai”
2004 Rudraksh Narrator
2004 Insaaf: The Justice Narrator
2004 Dev DCP Dev Pratap Singh
2004 Lakshya Col. Sunil Damle
2004 Deewaar Major Ranvir Kaul
2004 Kyun! Ho Gaya Na… Raj Chauhan
2004 Hum Kaun Hai? Major Frank John Williams / Frank James Williams
2004 Veer-Zaara Choudhary Sumer Singh Cameo appearance-Nominated—Filmfare Award of Best Supporting Actor
2004 Ab Tumhare Hawale Watan Saathiyo Major General Amarjeet Singh
2005 Black Debraj Sahai National Film Award for Best Actor-Filmfare Award for Best Actor
Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actor
2005 Waqt: The Race Against Time Ishwarchand Thakur
2005 Bunty Aur Babli DCP Dashrath Singh Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor
2005 Parineeta Narrator
2005 Paheli Gadariya
2005 Sarkar Subhash Nagre (Sarkar) Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actor
2005 Viruddh Vidhyadhar Patwardhan Also producer
2005 Ramji Londonwaley Himself Special appearance
2005 Dil Jo Bhi Kahey… Shekhar Sinha
2005 Amrithadhare Himself Special appearance-Kannada film
2005 Ek Ajnabee Suryaveer Singh
2006 Family Viren Sahai Also producer
2006 Darna Zaroori Hai Sunil Khanna Appeared in one segment
2006 Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna Samarjit Talwar Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor
2006 Ganga Thakur Vijay Singh Bhojpuri film
2006 Baabul Balraj Kapoor Also playback singer for “Come On”
2007 Eklavya: The Royal Guard Eklavya
2007 Nishabd Vijay Anand
2007 Ek Krantiveer: Vasudev Balwant Phadke Narrator Marathi film
2007 Cheeni Kum Buddhadev Gupta
2007 Shootout at Lokhandwala Advocate Dhingra
2007 Swami Narrator
2007 Jhoom Barabar Jhoom Sutradha
2007 Aag Babban Singh
2007 The Last Lear Harish Mishra English language film
2007 Om Shanti Om Himself Special appearance
2008 Jodhaa Akbar Narrator
2008 Yaar Meri Zindagi Dr. Ajay Singh
2008 Bhoothnath Kailash Nath a.k.a. Bhoothnath Also playback singer for “Mere Buddy” and “Chalo Jaane Do”
2008 Sarkar Raj Subhash Nagre (Sarkar)
2008 God Tussi Great Ho God
2009 Delhi-6 Dadaji Special appearance-Also playback singer for “Noor”
2009 Zor Lagaa Ke…Haiya! Narrator
2009 Aladin Genius Also playback singer for
“Genie Rap”
“O re Sawariya”
2009 Paa Auro National Film Award for Best Actor
Filmfare Award for Best Actor
Also producer-Also playback singer for “Mere Paa”
2010 Rann Vijay Harshwardhan Malik
2010 Teen Patti Prof. Venkat Subramanium
2010 Kandahar Lokanatha Sharma Malayalam film
2011 Bbuddah… Hoga Terra Baap Vijay ‘Vijju’ Malhotra Also producer
Also playback singer for song “Bbuddah Hoga Terra Baap”
2011 Aarakshan Prabhakar Anand Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actor
2011 Ra.One Narrator
2012 Kahaani Playback singer for song “Ekla Chalo Re”
2012 Mr. Bhatti on Chutti Himself Special appearance
2012 Department Sarjerao Gaikwad
2012 Bol Bachchan Himself Playback singer and appeared in song “Bol Bachchan”
2012 English Vinglish Passenger in the aeroplane Special appearance
2013 The Great Gatsby Meyer Wolfsheim Special appearance
English film
2013 Bombay Talkies Himself Special appearance on segment “Murabba”
2013 Satyagraha Dwarka Anand
2013 Boss Narrator
2013 Krrish 3 Narrator
2013 Mahabharat Bhishma (voice) Animated film
2014 Bhoothnath Returns Khailash Nath a.k.a. Bhoothnath
2014 Manam Pratap Special appearance
Telugu film
2014 Kochadaiiyaan Narrator Hindi version
2015 Shamitabh Amitabh Sinha Also producer
Also playback singer for song “Piddly”
2015 Hey Bro Special appearance in song “Birju”
2015 Piku Bhashkor Banerjee National Film Award for Best Actor
Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actor
Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actor
2016 Wazir Pandit Omkarnath Dhar
2016 Ki & Ka Himself Special appearance
2016 Te3n John Biswas
2016 Pink Deepak Sehgall Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actor
2017 The Ghazi Attack Narrator Hindi version
2017 Begum Jaan Narrator
2017 Sarkar 3 Subhash Nagre (Sarkar)
2017 Firangi Narrator
2018 Pad Man Narrator Special appearance
2018 102 Not Out Dattatraya Vakharia
2018 Helicopter Eela Cameo appearance Cameo appearance
2018 Thugs of Hindostan Khudabaksh Azaad
2019 Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi Narrator
2019 Badla Badal Gupta
2019 Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy Gosayi Venkanna Special appearance
Telugu film
2020 AB Aani CD Himself Marathi film; Special appearance
2020 Ghoomketu Himself Special appearance
2020 Gulabo Sitabo Chunnan “Mirza” Nawab
2020 Chehre dagger TBA Filming
2020 Brahmāstra dagger TBA Filming
2020 Butterflydagger Post-production
Playback singer
Kannada film
2020 Jhund dagger Vijay Barse Filming

Amitabh bachchan As Producer roles

1995 Gulabi Krishna Vamsi ProducerTelugu film
1996 Tere Mere Sapne Narrator Joy Augustine Also producer
Yuvathurki Bhadran Producer
Malayalam film
1997 Mrityudata Dr. Ram Prasad Ghayal Mehul Kumar Also producer
Ullaasam J. D.- Jerry Producer
Tamil film
1998 Saat Rang Ke Sapne Priyadarshan Producer
Major Saab Major Jasbir Singh Rana Tinnu Anand Also producer
2001 Aks Insp. Manu Verma Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra Also producer
Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actor
2005 Viruddh… Family Comes First Vidhyadhar Patwardhan Mahesh Manjrekar Also producer
Antarmahal Rituparno Ghosh Producer
Bengali film
2006 Family Viren Sahai Rajkumar Santoshi Also producer
2009 Paa Auro R. Balki National Film Award for Best Actor
Filmfare Award for Best Actor
Also producer
Also playback singer for “Mere Paa”
2010 Vihir Umesh Vinayak Kulkarni Producer
Marathi film
2011 Bbuddah… Hoga Terra Baap Vijay ‘Vijju’ Malhotra Puri Jagannadh Also producer
Also playback singer for song “Bbuddah Hoga Terra Baap”
2013 Saptapadii Niranjan Thade Producer
Gujarati film
2015 Shamitabh Amitabh Sinha R. Balki Also producer
Also playback singer for song “Piddly”

Television Done by Amitabh Bachchan

1993–1994 Dekh Bhai Dekh Producer DD Metro
2000–06, 2010–2019 Kaun Banega Crorepati Host Star Plus (1–3)
Sony Entertainment Television (4–11) Season 1, Season 2, Season 4–11
2009 Bigg Boss 3 Host Colors Season 3
2011 The One Show Himself BBC One Special appearance
2013 Bharat Ka Veer Putra – Maharana Pratap Himself Sony Entertainment Television Voice over
2014 Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah Himself SAB TV Special appearance
Yudh Yudhisthir Sikarwar Sony Entertainment Television 20 episodes
2015 Desi Rascals Himself Sky 1 Special appearance
2015–2016 Aaj Ki Raat Hai Zindagi Host Star Plus
2016–2017 Astra Force Astra Disney Channel Voice role
Also co-creator with Sharad Devarajan

Documentaries Done by Amitabh Bachchan

2005 March of the Penguins Englis
Hindi Narrator Luc Jacquet
2011 The Story of Film: An Odyssey English Himself Mark Cousins Special appearance
Bollywood: The Greatest Love Story Ever Told English
Hindi Himself Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra
Jeff Zimbalist
2015 Putting the Fun in Fundamental English Himself Andy Lee Special appearance on episode “Bollywood Goddess”

Music video Done By amitabh Bachchan

1996 Various Himself Bally Sagoo “Aby Baby”
1988 “Mile Sur Mera Tumhara” Himself Various —
2002 “Kabhi Nahi” Himself Adnan Sami “Tera Chehra”
2010 “Phir Mile Sur Mera Tumhara” Himself Various —
2017 “Phir Se” Himself Amruta Fadnavis —

Civilian award Received by Amitabh Bachchan

Bachchan received Padma Vibhushan award from honourable president Sri Pranab Mukherjee in 2015
1984 – Padma Shri India’s fourth highest civilian award from the Government of India.
1991 – Order of Afghanistan by the President of Afghanistan
2001 – Padma Bhushan, India’s third highest civilian honour from the Government of India.
2007 – Knight of the Legion of Honour, France’s highest civilian honour from the Government of France for his “exceptional career in the world of cinema and beyond”. Describing Bachchan as a “towering Indian personality” and the “number-one actor of Indian cinema”, Ambassador Girard said the award “brings Bachchan into the international legion of world’s greatest artistes”.
2015 – Padma Vibhushan, India’s second highest civilian honour from the Government of India.

Honorary Doctorate Received by Amitabh Bachchan

2004 – Honorary Doctorate by the Jhansi University, India.
2006 – Honorary Doctorate Degree on by his alma mater University of Delhi, India.
2006 – Honorary degree of Doctor of Arts by De Montfort University in Leicester, UK in recognition of his distinguished career in films. He is the first Indian star to be feted by a foreign university.
2007 – Honorary degree of Doctor of Arts by The University Brandan Foster by the Leeds Metropolitan University in Yorkshire, UK.
2011 – Honorary Doctorate by the Queensland University of Technology in Brisbane, Australia for his contribution to the world of entertainment.
2013 – Honorary Doctorate by the Jodhpur National University, India for his exceptional contribution to Indian Cinema.
2015 – Honorary Doctorate from the prestigious Academy of Arts (Egypt) for his contribution to cinema.
2018 – Honorary Doctorate from Rabindra Bharati University for his contribution to cinema.

National Honours Received by Amitabh Bachchan

1980 – Awadh Samman by the Government of Uttar Pradesh.
1994 – Yash Bharati, Uttar Pradesh’s highest honour from the Government of Uttar Pradesh.
2002 – “Dayawati Modi” Award. This award is among the highest awards in India in the field of Art, Culture and Education.
2002 – National Kishore Kumar Award by the Government of Madhya Pradesh for excellence in acting and his unparalleled contribution to the film industry.
2004 – “Living Legend” Award by the Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) in recognition of his contribution to the Indian entertainment industry.
2005 – Deenanath Mangeshkar award for his contribution to films and music.
2009 – IIFA-FICCI Frames, “Most Powerful Entertainer of the Decade Award” for his contribution to Indian cinema.
2011 – “Abhinaya Chakravarthy” Award by the President of India Pratibha Patil.
2011 – “Maharashtrian of the Year-the Maanbindu” Award by the President of India Pratibha Patil.
2011 – NTR National Award in recognition of his outstanding contribution toIndian Cinema by the Government of Andhra Pradesh.
2013 – President of India ‘Medallion of Honour’ for contribution to 100 Years of Indian Cinema.
2014 – ANR National Award
2019 – Government of India confers Dadasaheb Phalke Award for the year 2018.