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
No new projects at the moment. There are restrictions to how much I can take on. And I need to finish those that I am committed to do before thinking ahead. But I'd rather they take final shape before we talk of them.
I am always embarrassed and a little awkward about receiving this sort of attention.
It's a great opportunity to be together apart from celebrating Indian cinema.
I cannot stop them. This is their affection and love and we live for this. And I hope that this love and affection remains with us so that we are inspired to work more and be able to satisfy their desires and expectations,
I did not resign from politics because of Bofors. I resigned because I do not know how to play petty politics. I did not know back then and I don't know now either.
You have shown that one can sustain success.
When Shah Rukh stated, “Bhootnath... will be among the top three hits of the year!”, I told him, “Aapke moonh mein dudh, ghee, shakkar sab!
Change is the nature of life but challenge is the future of life. So challenge the changes. Never change the challenges..
If Slumdog Millionaire projects India as a Third World, dirty-underbelly, developing nation and causes pain and disgust among nationalists and patriots, let it be known that a murky underbelly exists and thrives even in the most developed nations. It's just that the Slumdog Millionaire idea authored by an Indian and conceived and cinematically put together by a Westerner, gets creative Golden Globe recognition. The other would perhaps not.
I don't use any techniques; I'm not trained to be an actor. I just enjoy working in films.
Basically I am just another actor who loves his work and this thing about age only exists in the media.
I have never been a superstar and never believed in it.
Donate and do not talk about it, they say you do nothing for the society; do and talk about it, they say you seek publicity!
I like to feel the butterflies in the stomach, I like to go home and have a restless night and wonder how I'm going to be able to accomplish this feat, get jittery. That hunger and those butterflies in the stomach are very essential for all creative people.