Megastar Amitabh Bachchan recently became the first Indian film personality to receive an award by the International Federation of Film Archives (FIAF). Megastar Amitabh Bachchan is the first Indian to get this award that recognises his efforts to preserve film heritage in the country. Vivek Sharma's Bhoothnath, in which he plays the title role as a ghost, was released on 9 May 2008. and played a hypochondriac in the comedy-drama Piku (2015). Bachchan's portrayal of the wronged hero fighting a crooked system and circumstances of deprivation in films like Zanjeer, Deeewar, Trishul, Kaala Patthar and Shakti resonated with the masses of the time, especially the youth who harboured a simmering discontent owing to social ills such as poverty, hunger, unemployment, corruption, social inequality and the brutal excesses of The Emergency. Though Mrityudaata attempted to reprise Bachchan's earlier success as an action hero, the film was a failure both financially and critically. Bachchan embraces the character's many idiosyncrasies, never once slipping into caricature while all along delivering big laughs thanks to his spot-on comic timing. During the 1970s–1980s, he was the most dominant actor in the Indian movie scene; the French director François Truffaut called him a "one-man industry". These activities have recently got him into trouble in the Indian courts for false claims after a previous incident of submission of legal papers by him, stating that he is a farmer. In 2005 and 2006, he starred with his son Abhishek in the films Bunty Aur Babli (2005), the Godfather tribute Sarkar (2005), and Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna (2006). [26], Bachchan made his film debut in 1969, as a voice narrator in Mrinal Sen's National Award-winning film Bhuvan Shome. The Government of France honoured him with its highest civilian honour, Knight of the Legion of honour, in 2007 for his exceptional career in the world of cinema and beyond. [87] [71], In 1997, Bachchan attempted to make his acting comeback with the film Mrityudata, produced by ABCL. However, as he jumped towards the table, the corner of the table struck his abdomen, resulting in a splenic rupture from which he lost a significant amount of blood. 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[51], He once again resumed double roles in films such as Kasme Vaade (1978) as Amit and Shankar and Don (1978) playing the characters of Don, a leader of an underworld gang and his look-alike Vijay. ", "Amitabh launches new version of Mile sur mera tumhara", "Musical gypsy Adnan Sami pairs with Amitabh", "Amitabh Bachchan to launch Amruta Fadnavis' new song", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Amitabh_Bachchan_filmography&oldid=1018502697, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, Denotes films that have not yet been released, Thakur Dharamchand "Dharma" / Raju (Double Role), Also playback singer for "Chal mere bhai", Also playback singer for "Tu maike mat jaiyo", Inspector Vijay Kumar Srivastav / Shahenshah, Also playback singer for "Padosan Apni Murgi", Col. Balbir Singh Sodi (Devraj Hathoda) / Dada Bhai, Nominated—Filmfare Award of Best Supporting Actor, Major Frank John Williams / Frank James Williams, Also playback singer for "Mere Buddy" and "Chalo Jaane Do", Playback singer and appeared in song "Bol Bachchan", Special appearance on episode "Bollywood Goddess", This page was last edited on 18 April 2021, at 11:51. Amitabh Bachchan started his career as a character artist and his first movie was Saat Hindustani. He suffered a near-fatal injury while shooting for Coolie (1983). [16], Bachchan was initially named Inquilaab (Hindustani for "Revolution"), inspired by the phrase Inquilab Zindabad (which translates into English as "Long live the revolution") popularly used during the Indian independence struggle. [49][50] In 1999, BBC India declared Sholay the "Film of the Millennium" and, like Deewar, it has been cited by Indiatimes Movies as amongst the Top 25 Must See Bollywood Films. Jaya is his wife and Rekha is his girlfriend and the same story is going on. [141], He also has done voice-over work for the following movies:[142][143][144], Bachchan has been involved with many social causes. He has also performed as a playback singer for films like Laawaris (1981), Silsila, and Baghban. Amitabh Bachchan is an Indian film actor who gained fame as India's first 'angry young man' for his roles in 'Zanjeer' (1973) and 'Deewaar' (1975). [38] He earned his first Filmfare Award nomination for Best Actor, with Filmfare later considering this one of the most iconic performances of Bollywood history. Read more about: amitabh bachchan abhishek bachchan the big bull jaya bachchan Story first published: Friday, April 9, 2021, 16:10 [IST] Other articles published on Apr 9, 2021 [63] The film was released in 1983, and partly due to the huge publicity of Bachchan's accident, the film was a box office success and the top-grossing film of that year. Check out his tweet below – T 3861 – Got it done ! Film shoots these days have become more organised due to the sheer number of people involved but actor Amitabh Bachchan has shared a post … For example, he donated ₹1.1 million to clear the debts of nearly 40 beleaguered farmers in Andhra Pradesh[148] and ₹3 million to clear the debts of some 100 Vidarbha farmers. [39] It was the first of many collaborations between Salim-Javed and Amitabh Bachchan; Salim-Javed wrote many of their subsequent scripts with Bachchan in mind for the lead role, and insisted on him being cast for their later films, including blockbusters such as Deewaar (1975) and Sholay (1975). [14] Teji Bachchan was a Punjabi Sikh Khatri from Lyallpur, Punjab, British India (present-day Punjab, Pakistan). For more updates, stay tuned to IWMBuzz.com The film was the highest-grossing film of that year. In defence, Bachchan claimed to have banned the press from entering his sets until late 1989. The Show also grabbed all the major Awards for its category. ("This film will flop"). [163][164][165], In 2020, Bachchan was helping the Government of India promote its public health message concerning COVID-19 before he and some members of his family themselves became infected. However, they were struggling to find an actor for the lead "angry young man" role; it was turned down by a number of actors, owing to it going against the "romantic hero" image dominant in the industry at the time. Bachchan was crowned as Superstar of the Millennium in 2000 at the Filmfare Awards. [171][172], Bachchan and fellow actress Rekha were rumoured to be having an affair in the 1970s till the early 1980s. [162] He has been a vocal "brand ambassador" of the Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM) and featured in a few advertisements to promote the campaign. According to Raja Sen of Rediff.com, "Amitabh Bachchan, a retired lawyer suffering from bipolar disorder, takes up cudgels on behalf of the girls, delivering courtroom blows with pugilistic grace. Amitabh Bachchan was dropped from his first collaboration with Jaya Bachchan Many fans and admirers of Amitabh Bachchan and Jaya Bachchan are unaware of a very interesting fact about her movie, Guddi. Recently they made their first overseas investment in Ziddu.com, a cloud based content distribution platform. In 1975, he starred in a variety of film genres, from the comedy Chupke Chupke and the crime drama Faraar to the romantic drama Mili. [37] The first was Deewaar, directed by Yash Chopra, where he worked with Shashi Kapoor, Nirupa Roy, Parveen Babi, and Neetu Singh, and earned another Filmfare nomination for Best Actor. [178] Another statue was installed in New York in 2009,[179] Hong Kong in 2011,[180] Bangkok in 2011,[181] Washington, DC in 2012,[182] and Delhi, in 2017. His role as a doctor with a cynical view of life garnered Bachchan his first Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor. 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As an actor, he continued to perform in a range of characters, receiving critical praise for his performances in Aks (2001), Aankhen (2002), Kaante (2002), Khakee (2004) and Dev (2004). That same year he played a double role in the hit Adalat as father and son. "[100] The performance won Bachchan his fourth National Film Award for Best Actor and his third Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actor. [122][123][124][125] Bachchan in an interview with journalist Arnab Goswami offered to fight the case in court and asked the accusers to file the same as also present proof. [101][102][103][104][105] Bachchan's performance in the film received acclaim. As his film Ajooba completed 30 years, actor Amitabh Bachchan took to his blog to share some memories from the movie. "[37] According to Salim Khan, they "strongly felt that Amitabh was the ideal casting for Zanjeer". 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