Born : October 11, 1942 (age 64)
Birth Place : Allahabad, India
Spouse : Jaya Bachchan
Personel Life :
Amitabh Bachchan was born in the city of Allahabad, India to mother Teji and father Harivansh Rai Bachchan. Dr. Harivansh Rai Bachchan was a well-known poet of Urdu and Hindi. Though his surname was Srivastava, he adopted the pen-name Bachchan, under which was published all his work. It is with this last name that Amitabh debuted in films, and, for all public purposes, it has become the surname of all members of the current family. His mother is Sikh, born in Punjab and his father was a Hindu Kayastha from Uttar Pradesh, hence popularly known as an 'UPite'.
Bachchan attended Allahabad's Boys' High School, followed by Nainital's Sherwood College, where he majored in the art stream. He later went on to study at Kirori Mal College in Delhi University earning a degree in science. In his twenties, Bachchan gave up a job as freight broker for the shipping firm, Bird and Co., based in Kolkata, to pursue a career in acting.
He married actress Jaya Bhaduri in 1973. The couple have two children: daughter, Shweta and son Abhishek Bachchan who is also an Indian-film actor.
Awards, Honours and Recognization :
NATIONAL FILM AWARDS :-
Amitabh Bachchan has won the National Film Awards (the Indian version of the Oscar) thrice.
1970 - Winner Best Newcomer for Saat Hindustani
1991 - Winner Best Actor for Agneepath
2006 - Winner Best Actor for Black.[20]also
FILMFARE AWARDS :-
Amitabh Bachchan has won fourteen Filmfare Awards in various categories. The most recent award was the 2005 Filmfare Best Actor Award for his role in the film Black.
Amitabh Bachchan has been nominated as Filmfare Best Actor twenty-eight times (a record) and as Filmfare Best Supporting Actor nine times (also a record). He has also been nominated three times as Filmfare Best Playback singer.
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Coming projects :
Jhoom Barabar Jhoom under Yash Raj Banner release on 15th June,2007
God Tussi Great Ho under banner Shabbo Arts release on June,2007
Shoot Out at Lokhandwala under banner White Feather Films release on May 25,2007
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