Embarking on a career in cinema with a little known film Saat Hindustani in '69, Amitabh Bachchan soon shot into limelight with his performances in Deewar, Zanjeer, Muqaddar Ka Sikandar and the blockbuster Sholay. His angry young man persona on screen has ignited many a blockbuster, leading to scores of box office records. A freak accident on the sets of the movie Coolie had millions of his fans worried and praying for his life. Amitabh made forays into new territory, politics to lend support to his friend Rajiv Gandhi only to return to mainstream cinema, few years later.

Amitabh Bachchan is also a film producer and the former television presenter of the game show Kaun Banega Crorepati. He is regarded as one of the finest actors in Indian cinema and one of the top-paid actors of the industry. He is married to actress Jaya Bhaduri and is the father of actor Abhishek Bachchan and father-in-law of actress Aishwarya Rai.

Bollywood icon Amitabh Bachchan is all set to make his debut in Bhojpuri films with his makeup man Deepak Sawant's movie titled "Ganga". "Seventy percent of the film is complete.

He's the last 'King' of Bollywood. Even at the other side of 60, Amitabh Bachchan is the reigning Shahenshah of movies. Rituparna Ghosh's movie was premiered at the Toronto Film Festival last week. Even Shakespeare must've stirred from his 400-year-old slumber on hearing Big B's rendition of his play. It had the celeb-studded audiences enthralled all right. His almost theatrical performance as an ageing Shakespearian actor leaves you feeling, 'Yes! All the world's definitely a stage' for Amitabh Bachchan.

A prolific actor, Mr. Bachchan has starred in more than 150 films. Many of his films, particularly those from the mid-1970s to the mid-1980s, were resounding successes. He is not only a Bollywood star but has also received international accolades. In 1999, Mr. Bachchan was voted the Star of the Millennium in BBC's poll on the Internet. He defeated the likes of Charlie Chaplin and Robert De Niro to win this honour. In 2001, he was awarded the Padma Bhushan for his outstanding contributions to Indian cinema. He has also provided narration for numerous films and cultural programmes.

Mumbai, May 17 Superstar Amitabh Bachchan is enjoying his blogging experience and "the ugly abuses, the healthy criticism" that come along with it.

Stars on the Web Suddenly, Bollywood actors seem to have found a wonderful way to shed their starry airs and connect with their fans? Star bloggers Amitabh Bachchan Living a bachelor's existence in London.

Amitabh Bachchan dominated the Bombay film industry, by far the most prolific movie production centre in the world, far more so than Hollywood, for more than a decade. His is recognized by far more people in sheer numbers, on the planet, than any other film personality ever - considering that his following comprises primarily of people from the Indian subcontinent which is more than 16% of the world's population!

Amitabh Bachchan - the name itself conjures up a larger-than-life image, which has become immortalised by the passage of time. Who could have thought that a dark, lanky young man who had come all the way from Allahabad with stars in his eyes, would become the Big B of Bollywood one day? Like any other person who has made it big in any walk of life, even Amitabh Bachchan had to go through many rejections and heartbreaks.

It takes courage to stand all the hardships of Bollywood and it was only because of hard work and dedication that Amitabh Bachchan is what he is today. Zanjeer (1973) shaped the future for Bachchan. Soon with this movie Amitabh achieved the angry-young-man title and things were to remain the same for more than two decades.

No other actor in Hindi cinema has got the love and affection that Bachchan has from the masses. Though the list of his movies is endless, some of his memorable roles have been from the movie Abhimaan, Amar Akbar Anthony . Amitabh Bachchan in the process became a hit-producing machine who could do anything but give a flop.

The music of director Apoorva Lakhia?s next film 'Mission Istanbul', which deals with terrorism, was released here by yesteryears Bollywood star Jeetendra. Amitabh Bachchan is the brand ambassador of IIFA.

He might have done many multi-starrer films but his performance always overshadowed everyone else's. This is the reason why many actors who worked in his movies shot to fame and could survive the turmoils of this industry. Amitabh Bachchan is a name to reckon with!
Bangkok - In a continued effort to take Indian cinema to the world, the International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) kicked off Bollywood's three-day awards weekend in Bangkok . Indian cinema's version of the Oscars is attended by a long list of Bollywood stars and big names in fashion.