Amitabh Bachchan
Amitabh Bachchan
Amitabh Harivansh Rai Shrivastava Bachchanis an Indian film actor. He first gained popularity in the early 1970s for movies like Zanjeer and Deewar, and was dubbed India's first "angry young man" for his on-screen roles in Bollywood. Referred to as the "Shahenshah of Bollywood", "Star of the Millennium" or "Big B", he has since appeared in over 180 Indian films in a career spanning more than four decades. Bachchan is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential...
NationalityIndian
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth11 October 1942
CityAllahabad, India
CountryIndia
There are large numbers of people in India below the poverty line, there are large numbers of people who lead a meager existence. They want to find a little escape from the hardships of life, and come and watch something colorful and exciting and musical. Indian cinema provides that. So yes, the content of our television and our cinema is escapist in nature because we are there to provide entertainment.
I have never really been confident about my career at any stage.