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{{Infobox person
| name = Amitabh Bachchan
| image = BACHCHAN Amitabh 03-24x30-2009b.jpg
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| caption = Amitabh Bachchan in 2009
| birth_name = {{nowrap|Amitabh Harivansh Bachchan}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1942|10|11|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Allahabad]], [[United Provinces (1937-1950)|United Provinces]],<br /> [[Presidencies and provinces of British India|British India]]
| residence = Prateeksha, [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]], India
| occupation = Actor, producer, singer, television presenter
| years_active = 1969–present
| spouse = [[Jaya Bachchan|Jaya Bhaduri]] (1973–present)
| children = {{ubl|[[Abhishek Bachchan]]|Shweta Nanda}}
| website = {{URL|srbachchan.tumblr.com}}
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'''Amitabh Bachchan''' ({{IPA-hns|əmɪtaːbʱ bəttʃən||Hi-Amitabh Bachchan.ogg}}, born '''Amitabh Harivansh Bachchan''' on 11 October 1942) is an Indian film actor. He first gained popularity in the early 1970s as the ''"angry young man"'' of [[Hindi cinema]], and has since appeared in over 180 Indian films in a career spanning more than four decades.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://guru.bafta.org/amitabh-bachchan-interview-video |title=Amitabh Bachchan: A Life in Pictures |publisher=Bafta.org |date= |accessdate=2012-03-23}}</ref><ref name=angryyoungman>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/1945451.stm |title=Film legend promotes Bollywood |publisher=BBC News |date=2002-04-23 |accessdate=2010-01-15}}</ref> Bachchan is regarded as one of the greatest and most influential actors in the history of [[Indian cinema]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Wajihuddin|first=Mohammed|title=Egypt's Amitabh Bachchan mania|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2005-12-02/india/27839664_1_bachchan-fan-mania-indians|accessdate=22 November 2011|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|date=Dec 2, 2005}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Jatras|first=Todd|title=India's Celebrity Film Stars|url=http://www.forbes.com/2001/03/09/0309bollywood.html|work=Article|publisher=[[Forbes]]|accessdate=22 Nov 2011|date=9 March 2001}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Bachchan Receives Lifetime Achievement Award at DIFF|url=http://www.khaleejtimes.com/displayarticle.asp?xfile=data/newsmakers/2009/November/newsmakers_November64.xml&section=newsmakers&col=|publisher=Khaleej Times|accessdate=24 Nov 2011|date=25 November 2009}}</ref>


Bachchan has won numerous [[List of awards and nominations received by Amitabh Bachchan|major awards]] in his career, including three [[National Film Awards]] as [[National Film Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]], and fourteen [[Filmfare Awards]]. He is the most-nominated performer in any major acting category at Filmfare, with 37 nominations overall. In addition to acting, Bachchan has worked as a [[playback singer]], [[film producer]] and [[television presenter]]. He also had a stint in politics in the 1980s. He has received both the [[Padma Shri]] and the [[Padma Bhushan]] civilian awards from the Indian government.


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==Early life==
{{see also|Bachchan family}}
Bachchan was born in [[Allahabad]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], in north central India. His father, [[Harivansh Rai Bachchan]], was a [[Hindi]] poet and his mother, [[Teji Bachchan]], was a [[Sikh]] from [[Faisalabad]] (now in [[Pakistan]]).<ref name="sikh">{{cite book|title=Bollywood cinema: temples of desire|author=Mishra, Vijay|publisher=Routledge|year=2001|isbn=978-0-415-93015-4|page=131}}</ref> Bachchan was initially named Inquilaab, inspired from the phrase made famous during the Indian independence struggle, [[Inquilab Zindabad]], which means "long live revolution". However, at the suggestion of fellow poet [[Sumitranandan Pant]], Harivansh Rai changed the name to Amitabh which means, "the light that would never go off." Though his surname was [[Shrivastava]], his father had adopted the pen-name Bachchan (meaning "child-like" in colloquial Hindi), under which he published all his works. 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 his family. Bachchan's father died in 2003 and his mother in 2007.<ref>{{cite web|title=Teji Bachchan passes away|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/StoryPage.aspx?id=2078579f-853d-48ae-b826-eeee479169e2&ParentID=d5c75cbf-62a5-49eb-a016-0cf71383854b&&Headline=Big+B's+mother+Teji+Bachchan+is+no+more|publisher=[[Hindustan Times]]|author=Khan, Alifiya|accessdate=2011-02-10}}</ref>

Amitabh is the elder of Harivansh Rai Bachchan's two sons, the second being Ajitabh. His mother had a keen interest in theatre and had been offered a role in a film, but preferred her domestic duties. She had some degree of influence in Bachchan's choice of career because she always insisted that he should take the centre stage.<ref name="AB and his parents">{{cite web| title=Reviews on: To Be or Not To Be Amitabh Bachchan – Khalid Mohamed |url=http://www.mouthshut.com/review/To-Be-or-Not-To-Be-Amitabh-Bachchan-Khalid-Mohamed-review-osmuomqns}}</ref>

==Career==
===Early work: 1969–1972===
Bachchan made his film debut in 1969 as a voice narrator in [[Mrinal Sen]]'s [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film|National Award]] winning film ''[[Bhuvan Shome]]''. Thereafter he got his first acting role as one of the seven protagonists in '' [[Saat Hindustani]]'', a film directed by [[Khwaja Ahmad Abbas]] and featuring [[Utpal Dutt]], [[Madhu (actor)|Madhu]] and [[Jalal Agha]]. Though the film was not a financial success, Bachchan won his first [[National Film Award]] for Best Newcomer.<ref name="First national award">{{cite web|url=http://in.rediff.com/movies/2007/aug/09amitabh.htm |title='I felt I did a good job in Black' - Rediff.com movies |publisher=In.rediff.com |date=2007-08-09 |accessdate=2012-03-24}}</ref>

''[[Anand (1971 film)|Anand]]'' (1971) followed, where he starred alongside Rajesh Khanna. Bachchan's role as a doctor with a cynical view of life garned him his first [[Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award]]. He then played his first negative role as an infatuated lover-turned-murderer in ''[[Parwana (1971 film)|Parwaana]]'' (1971). This was followed by several films including ''[[Reshma Aur Shera]]'' (1971). During this time, he made a guest appearance in the film ''[[Guddi (1971 film)|Guddi]]'' which starred his future wife [[Jaya Bhaduri]]. He narrated part of the film ''[[Bawarchi]]''. In 1972, he made an appearance in the road action comedy ''[[Bombay to Goa]]'', directed by [[S. Ramanathan]]. Many of his films during this early period did not do well, but that was about to change.<ref name=iconic1>{{cite web|title=80 iconic performances 1/10 |url=http://www.filmfare.com/details.php?id=950 |date=1 June 2010|accessdate=29 November 2011}}</ref>

===Rise to stardom: 1973–1983===
Director [[Prakash Mehra]] cast him in the leading role for the film ''[[Zanjeer]]'' (1973) as Inspector Vijay Khanna. The film was a sharp contrast to the romantically themed films that had generally preceded it and established Amitabh in a new persona—the "angry young man" of [[Bollywood]] cinema.<ref name=angryyoungman/> Filmfare considers this one of the iconic performances of Bollywood history.<ref name=iconic1/> The film was a huge success and one of the highest grossing films of that year, breaking Bachchan's dry spell at the box office and making him a star.<ref>http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=179&catName=MTk3Mw==</ref> From then onwards, Bachchan became one of the most successful leading men of the film industry. He earned his first Filmfare nomination for Best Actor for ''Zanjeer''. The year 1973 was also when he married Jaya, and around this time they appeared in several films together; not only in ''Zanjeer'' but in films such as ''[[Abhimaan (1973 film)|Abhimaan]]'' which followed and was released only a month after their marriage and was also successful at the box office. Later, Bachchan played the role of Vikram, once again alongwith Rajesh Khanna, in the film ''[[Namak Haraam]]'', a social drama directed by [[Hrishikesh Mukherjee]] and scripted by Biresh Chatterjee addressing themes of friendship. His supporting role won him his second [[Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award]].{{citation needed|date=April 2012}}

[[File:Bachchan in Deewar.jpg|200px|left|thumb|Bachchan in ''[[Deewar (1975 film)|Deewar]]''.]] In 1974, Bachchan made several guest appearances in films such as ''[[Kunwara Baap]]'' and ''[[Dost (1974 film)|Dost]]'', before playing a supporting role in ''[[Roti Kapda Aur Makaan]]''. The film, directed and written by [[Manoj Kumar]], addressed themes of honesty in the face of oppression and financial and emotional hardship and was the top earning film of 1974. Bachchan then played the leading role in film ''[[Majboor]]'', released on 6 December 1974, which was a remake of the [[Hollywood]] film [[Zigzag (1970 film)|Zigzag]]. The film was a success at the box office.<ref>[http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=180&catName=MTk3NA== Box Office India].</ref> Two of his other releases that year viz. Kasauti and Benaam also made money making his success at the box office consistent. In 1975, he starred in a variety of film genres from the comedy ''[[Chupke Chupke]]'', the crime drama ''[[Faraar]]'' to the romantic drama ''[[Mili (film)|Mili]]''. 1975 was the year when he appeared in two films which are regarded as important in Hindi cinematic history. He starred in the [[Yash Chopra]] directed film ''[[Deewaar (1975 film)|Deewaar]]'', opposite [[Shashi Kapoor]], [[Nirupa Roy]], and [[Neetu Singh]], which earned him a Filmfare Nomination for Best Actor. The film became a major hit at the box office in 1975, ranking in at number 4.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=181&catName=MTk3NQ== |title=Box Office 1975|work=BoxOffice India.com}}</ref> ''Indiatimes Movies'' ranks ''Deewaar'' amongst the ''Top 25 Must See Bollywood Films''.<ref name="mustsee"/> Released on 15 August 1975 was ''[[Sholay]]'' (meaning flames), which became the highest grossing film of 1975 and also of all time in India, earning [[Indian rupee|INR]] 2,36,45,00,000 equivalent to US$ 60 million, after adjusting for [[inflation]].<ref name=boxoffice>{{cite web|title=Sholay |url=http://www.ibosnetwork.com/asp/filmbodetails.asp?id=Sholay |publisher=International Business Overview Standard |accessdate=2007-12-06}}</ref> Bachchan played the role of Jaidev. In 1999, [[BBC]] India declared it the "Film of the Millennium" and like ''Deewar'', has been cited by ''[[Indiatimes]] movies'' as amongst the ''Top 25 Must See Bollywood Films''.<ref name="mustsee">{{cite news|author=Kanwar, Rachna |title=25 Must See Bollywood Movies |date=3 October 2005 |url=http://movies.indiatimes.com/Special_Features/25_Must_See_Bollywood_Movies/articleshow/msid-1250837,curpg-10.cms |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20090220161340/http://movies.indiatimes.com/Special_Features/25_Must_See_Bollywood_Movies/articleshow/msid-1250837,curpg-10.cms |archivedate=2009-02-20 |publisher=Indiatimes movies |accessdate=2007-12-06}}</ref> In that same year, the judges of the 50th annual [[Filmfare Awards]] awarded it with the special distinction award called [[Filmfare Best Film of 50 Years]].

Bachchan starred in comedies such as ''[[Chupke Chupke]]'' (1975) and ''[[Amar Akbar Anthony]]'' (1977) and in films such as ''[[Kabhie Kabhie (1976 film)|Kabhie Kabhie]]'' (1976). In 1976, he was once again cast by director [[Yash Chopra]] in his second film, ''Kabhi Kabhie'', a romantic tale in which Bachchan starred as a young poet named Amit Malhotra who falls deeply in love with a beautiful young girl named Pooja played by actress [[Raakhee]]. The film was notable for portraying Bachchan as a romantic hero, a far cry from his "angry young man" roles like ''Zanjeer'' and ''Deewar''. The film evoked a favourable response from critics and audiences alike. Bachchan was again nominated for the Filmfare Best Actor Award for his role in the film. In 1977, he won his first [[Filmfare Best Actor Award]] for his performance in ''Amar Akbar Anthony'' where he played the third lead opposite [[Vinod Khanna]] and [[Rishi Kapoor]] as Anthony Gonsalves. The film was the highest grossing film of that year. His other successes that year include ''[[Parvarish]]'', ''[[Khoon Pasina]]'' and ''[[Adalat]]''.<ref>http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=183&catName=MTk3Nw==</ref> He once again resumed double roles in films such as ''Kasme Vaade'' as Amit and Shankar and ''Don'' playing the characters of Don, a leader of an underworld gang and his look alike Vijay. His performance won him his second [[Filmfare Best Actor Award]]. He also gave towering performances in ''Trishul'' and ''Muqaddar Ka Sikandar'' both of which earned him further Filmfare Best Actor nominations. He was billed a "one-man industry" by the French director [[François Truffaut]].<ref>{{cite web| work=China Daily |title= Truffaut labeled Bachchan a one-man industry |url=http://app1.chinadaily.com.cn/star/history/00-07-07/l03-film.html |accessdate=1 February 2008| archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20080201030338/http://app1.chinadaily.com.cn/star/history/00-07-07/l03-film.html| archivedate= 1 February 2008 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref>

In 1979, Bachchan starred in ''[[Suhaag (1979 film) | Suhaag]]'' which was the highest earning film of that year. In the same year he also enjoyed critical acclaim and commercial success with films like ''[[Mr. Natwarlal (1979 film) | Mr. Natwarlal]]'' and ''[[Kaala Patthar (1979 film) | Kaala Patthar]]''. Amitabh was required to use his singing voice for the first time in a song from the film ''Mr. Natwarlal'' in which he starred alongside [[Rekha]]. His performance in the film saw him nominated for both the Filmfare Best Actor Award and the [[Filmfare Best Male Playback Award]]s. In 1979, he also received Best Actor nomination for ''Kaala Patthar'' (1979) and then went on to be nominated again in 1980 for the [[Raj Khosla]] directed film ''[[Dostana (1980 film)|Dostana]]'', in which he starred opposite [[Shatrughan Sinha]] and [[Zeenat Aman]]. ''Dostana'' proved to be the top grossing film of 1980.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=186&catName=MTk4MA== |title=BoxOffice India.com |publisher=BoxOffice India.com |date= |accessdate=2010-01-15| archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20100102005754/http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=186&catName=MTk4MA==| archivedate= 2 January 2010 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref> In 1981, he starred in Yash Chopra's melodrama film ''[[Silsila]]'', where he starred alongside his wife Jaya and [[Rekha]]. Other successful films of this period include ''[[Ram Balram]]'' (1980), ''[[Shaan (film)|Shaan]]'' (1980), ''[[Lawaaris (1981 film)|Lawaaris]]'' (1981), and ''[[Shakti (1982 film)|Shakti]]'' (1982) which pitted him against legendary actor [[Dilip Kumar]].<ref name="Box office success">{{cite web|work=boxofficeindia.com |title= Bachchan's box office success |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/cpages.php?pageName=top_actors&PHPSESSID=cfa06e3b5a051913d58987e99cd292ae |accessdate=10 April 2007}}</ref>

===1982 injury while filming ''Coolie''===
On 26 July 1982, while filming ''[[Coolie (1983 film)|Coolie]]'' in the University Campus in Bangalore, Bachchan suffered a near fatal intestinal injury during the filming of a fight scene with co-actor [[Puneet Issar]].<ref name="Coolie fight scene">{{cite web|work=rediff.com |title=Bachchan injured whilst shooting scene |url=http://www.rediff.com/entertai/2001/oct/11amit.htm |accessdate=11 March 2007| archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20070304103635/http://www.rediff.com/entertai/2001/oct/11amit.htm| archivedate= 4 March 2007 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref> Bachchan was performing his own stunts in the film and one scene required him to fall onto a table and then on the ground. 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. He required an emergency [[splenectomy]] and remained critically ill in hospital for many months, at times close to death. The public response included prayers in temples and offers to sacrifice limbs to save him, while later, there were long queues of well-wishing fans outside the hospital where he was recuperating.<ref name="Footage of Coolie fight scene">{{cite web| work=IMDB |title=Footage of fight scene in Coolie released to the public |url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0085361/trivia| accessdate=11 March 2007| archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20070228073632/http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0085361/trivia| archivedate= 28 February 2007 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref>
Nevertheless, he spent many months recovering and resumed filming later that year after a long period of recuperation. 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 that year.<ref name="Coolie">{{cite web|work=boxofficeindia.com |title=Coolie a success |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=125&catName=MTk4MC0xOTg5 |accessdate=11 March 2007}}</ref>

The director, [[Manmohan Desai]], altered the ending of ''Coolie'' after Bachchan's accident. Bachchan's character was originally intended to have been killed off but after the change of script, the character lived in the end. It would have been inappropriate, said Desai, for the man who had just fended off death in real life to be killed on screen. Also, in the released film the footage of the fight scene is frozen at the critical moment, and a caption appears onscreen marking this as the instant of the actor's injury and the ensuing publicity of the accident.<ref name="Footage of Coolie fight scene" />

Later, he was diagnosed with [[Myasthenia gravis]]. His illness made him feel weak both mentally and physically and he decided to quit films and venture into politics. At this time he became pessimistic, expressing concern with how a new film would be received and stated before every release, "Yeh film to flop hogi!" ("This film will flop").<ref name="Myasthenia Gravis">{{cite web|work=mouthshut.com|title=Reviews on: To Be or Not To Be Amitabh Bachchan |author=Mohamed, Khalid|url=http://www.mouthshut.com/review/To_Be_or_Not_To_Be_Amitabh_Bachchan_-_Khalid_Mohamed-72513-1.html |accessdate=11 March 2007}}</ref>

===Politics: 1984–87===
In 1984, Bachchan took a break from acting and briefly entered politics in support of long-time family friend, [[Rajiv Gandhi]]. He contested Allahabad's seat of [[8th Lok Sabha]] against [[H. N. Bahuguna]], former [[Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh]] and won by one of the highest victory margins in [[General elections in India|general election history]] (68.2% of the vote).<ref name=election>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/news/specials/amitabh/politics.htm |title=Amitabh Bachchan: Stint in Politics |publisher=HindustanTimes.com |accessdate=2005-12-05| archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20060109123607/http://www.hindustantimes.com/news/specials/amitabh/politics.htm| archivedate= 9 January 2006 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref> His political career, however, was short-lived: he resigned after three years, calling politics a [[cesspool]]. The resignation followed the implication of Bachchan and his brother in the "[[Bofors scandal]]" by a newspaper, which he vowed to take to court. Bachchan was eventually found not guilty of involvement in the ordeal.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sathnam.com/Features/17/interview-with-amitabh-bachchan |title=Interview with Amitabh Bachchan |publisher=sathnam.com| archiveurl = http://www.webcitation.org/5ppKBfYB7 | archivedate = 2010-05-18| deadurl=no}}</ref>

His old friend, [[Amar Singh (politician)|Amar Singh]], helped him during a financial crisis due to the failure of his company ABCL. Therefore Bachchan started to support Amar Singh's political party, the Samajwadi party. Jaya Bachchan joined the [[Samajwadi Party]] and became a [[Rajya Sabha]] member.<ref>[http://www.hindu.com/2007/02/18/stories/2007021804271000.htm "Bachchan has no plans for election."] hindu.com.</ref> Bachchan has continued to do favors for the Samajwadi party, including advertisements and political campaigns. These activities have recently gotten him into trouble again in the Indian courts for false claims after a previous incident of submission of legal papers by him, stating that he is a farmer.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.webcitation.org/5bPT62ngo |title=Bollywood's Bachchan in trouble over crime claim |publisher=AFP |date=4 October 2007}}</ref>

A 15 year press ban against Bachchan was imposed during his peak acting years by ''[[Stardust (magazine)|Stardust]]'' and some of the other film magazines. In his own defense, Bachchan claimed to have banned the press from entering his sets until late 1989.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://oldbh.bollywoodhungama.com/features/2007/01/27/2173/index.html |title=The 15-year ban on Bachchan! |publisher=Oldbh.bollywoodhungama.com |date=2007-01-27 |accessdate=2012-03-24}}</ref>

===Slump and retirement: 1988–1992===
In 1988, Bachchan returned to films, playing the title role in ''[[Shahenshah (1988 film)|Shahenshah]]'', which was a box office success due to the hype of Bachchan's comeback.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/cpages.php?pageName=top_actors&PHPSESSID=cfa06e3b5a051913d58987e99cd292ae |work=www.boxofficeindia.com/topactors.htm |title=Top Actor}}</ref> After the success of his comeback film however, his star power began to wane as all of his subsequent films failed at the box office. The 1991 hit film, ''[[Hum (film)|Hum]]'', for which he won his third [[Filmfare Best Actor Award]], looked like it might reverse this trend, but the momentum was short-lived as his string of box office failures continued. Notably, despite the lack of hits, it was during this period that Bachchan won his first [[National Film Award for Best Actor]], for his performance as a Mafia don in the 1990 film ''[[Agneepath (1990 film)|Agneepath]]''. These years would be the last he would be seen on screen for some time. After the release of ''[[Khuda Gawah]]'' in 1992, Bachchan went into semi-retirement for five years. With the exception of the delayed release of ''[[Insaniyat (1994 film)|Insaniyat]]'' (1994) which was also a box office failure, he did not appear in any new releases for five years.<ref name="boxoffice1994">{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=200&catName=MTk5NA== |work=Box Office India |title=Box Office 1994}}</ref>

===Producer and acting comeback 1996–99===
Bachchan turned producer during his temporary retirement period, setting up [[Amitabh Bachchan Corporation]], Ltd. (A.B.C.L.) in 1996, with the vision of becoming a 10 billion rupees (approx 250 million $US) premier entertainment company by the year 2000. ABCL's strategy was to introduce products and services covering the entire section of the India's entertainment industry. Its operations were mainstream commercial film production and distribution, audio cassettes and video discs, production and marketing of television software, celebrity and event management. Soon after the company was launched in 1996, the first film produced by the company was ''[[Tere Mere Sapne (1996 film)|Tere Mere Sapne]]'', which failed to do well at the box office but launched the careers of actors such as [[Arshad Warsi]] and South films star [[Simran (actress)|Simran]]. ABCL produced a few other films, none of which did well.

In 1997, Bachchan attempted to make his acting comeback with the film ''[[Mrityudata]]'', produced by ABCL. Though ''Mrityudaata'' attempted to reprise Bachchan's earlier success as an action hero, the film was a failure both financially and critically. ABCL was the main sponsor of the ''[[Miss World 1996|1996 Miss World beauty pageant]]'', [[Bangalore]] but lost millions. The fiasco and the consequent legal battles surrounding ABCL and various entities after the event, coupled with the fact that ABCL was reported to have overpaid most of its top level managers, eventually led to its financial and operational collapse in 1997. The company went into administration and was later declared a failed company by Indian Industries board. The Bombay high court, in April 1999, restrained Bachchan from selling off his Bombay [[bungalow]] 'Prateeksha' and two flats till the pending loan recovery cases of [[Canara Bank]] were disposed of. Bachchan had, however, pleaded that he had mortgaged his bungalow to Sahara India Finance for raising funds for his company.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2001/20010304/spectrum/main1.htm |title=Muqaddar Ka Sikandar |author=Patil, Vimla |date=4 March 2001}}</ref>

Bachchan attempted to revive his acting career and had average success with ''[[Bade Miyan Chote Miyan]]'' (1998),<ref name="boxoffice1994"/> and received positive reviews for ''[[Sooryavansham]]'' (1999)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://in.rediff.com/movies/1999/may/22soo.htm |author=Taliculam, Sharmila |title=He's back!}}</ref> but other films such as ''[[Lal Baadshah]]'' (1999) and ''[[Hindustan Ki Kasam (1999 film)|Hindustan Ki Kasam]]'' (1999) were box office failures.

===Return to prominence: 2000–present===
[[File:Amitabh Bachchan.jpg|thumb|Bachchan at the [[IIFA Awards]] in 2006]]
In 2000, Amitabh Bachchan appeared in [[Yash Chopra]]'s box-office hit, ''[[Mohabbatein]]'', directed by [[Aditya Chopra]]. He played a stern, older figure that rivalled the character of [[Shahrukh Khan]]. His role won him his third [[Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award]]. Other hits followed, with Bachchan appearing as an older family patriarch in ''[[Ek Rishtaa: The Bond of Love]]'' (2001), ''[[Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham...]]'' (2001) and ''[[Baghban (film)|Baghban]]'' (2003). As an actor, he continued to perform in a range of characters, receiving critical praise for his performances in ''[[Aks (film)|Aks]]'' (2001), ''[[Aankhen (2002 film)|Aankhen]]'' (2002), ''[[Khakee]]'' (2004) and ''[[Dev (film)|Dev]]'' (2004). One project that did particularly well for Bachchan was [[Sanjay Leela Bhansali]]'s ''[[Black (2005 film)|Black]]'' (2005). The film starred Bachchan as an aging teacher of a deaf-blind girl and followed their relationship. His performance was unanimously praised by critics and audiences and won him his second [[National Film Award for Best Actor]] and fourth [[Filmfare Best Actor Award]]. Taking advantage of this resurgence, Amitabh began endorsing a variety of products and services, appearing in many television and billboard advertisements. In 2005 and 2006, he starred with his son Abhishek in the hit films ''[[Bunty Aur Babli]]'' (2005), the ''[[The Godfather|Godfather]]'' tribute ''[[Sarkar (film)|Sarkar]]'' (2005), and ''[[Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna]]'' (2006). All of them were successful at the box office.<ref name="Starring with son">{{cite web|work=Box Office India |title=Amitabh and Abhishek rule the box office |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=211&catName=MjAwNQ== | accessdate=11 March 2007| archiveurl = http://www.webcitation.org/5ySa3xZ3S | archivedate = 2011-05-05| deadurl=no}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=212&catName=MjAwNg== |title=Box Office 2006|work=Box Office India | accessdate=11 March 2007}}</ref> His later releases in 2006 and early 2007 were ''[[Baabul (2006 film)|Baabul]]'' (2006),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=212&catName=MjAwNg== |title=Films fail at the BO |work=Box Office India}}</ref> ''[[Ekalavya]]'' and ''[[Nishabd]]'' (2007), which failed to do well at the box office but his performances in each of them were praised by critics.<ref name="Bachchan's films fail at the box office">{{cite web|work=Bollywood Hungma |author=Adarsh, Taran |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/trade/top5/326.html |title=Top 5: 'Nishabd', 'N.P.D.' are disasters |accessdate=26 March 2007}}</ref>

In May 2007, two of his films ''[[Cheeni Kum]]'' and the multi-starrer ''[[Shootout at Lokhandwala]]'' were released. ''Shootout at Lokhandwala'' did very well at the box office and was declared a hit in India, while ''Cheeni Kum'' picked up after a slow start and only had average success.<ref name = "udxlrh">{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com|title=Box Office India}}</ref> A remake of his biggest hit, ''[[Sholay]]'' (1975), entitled ''[[Ram Gopal Varma Ki Aag]]'', released in August of that same year and proved to be a major commercial failure in addition to its poor critical reception.<ref name = "udxlrh"/> The year also marked Bachchan's first appearance in an English-language film, [[Rituparno Ghosh]]'s ''[[The Last Lear]]''. The film premiered at the [[2007 Toronto International Film Festival]] on 9 September 2007. He received positive reviews from critics who hailed his performance as his best ever since ''Black''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://oldbh.bollywoodhungama.com/features/2007/09/11/3020|title=This is Amitabh's best performance after Black}}</ref>
Bachchan was slated to play a supporting role in his first international film, ''[[Shantaram (film)|Shantaram]]'', directed by [[Mira Nair]] and starring [[Hollywood]] actor [[Johnny Depp]] in the lead. The film was due to begin filming in February 2008 but due to the writer's strike, was pushed to September 2008.<ref name="Hollywood">{{cite web|work=ourbollywood.com |title=Amitabh Bachchan to star with Johnny Depp |url=http://www.ourbollywood.com/2007/02/amitabh_bachchan_will_star_opp.html | accessdate=11 March 2007| archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20070401195932/http://www.ourbollywood.com/2007/02/amitabh_bachchan_will_star_opp.html| archivedate= 1 April 2007 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref> The film is currently "shelved" indefinitely.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/features/the-diary-shantaram-film--lumiere-festival-tom-atkinson-hans-holbein-harold-evans-1819450.html | title=Underworld tale won't see light of day | date=November&nbsp;13, 2009 | accessdate=May&nbsp;23, 2010 | location=London | work=The Independent | first=Arifa | last=Akbar}}</ref> [[Vivek Sharma]]'s ''[[Bhoothnath]]'', in which he plays the title role as a [[ghost]], was released on 9 May 2008. ''[[Sarkar Raj]]'', the sequel of the 2005 film ''[[Sarkar (film)|Sarkar]]'', released in June 2008 and received a positive response at the box-office. ''[[Paa (film)|Paa]]'', which released at the end of 2009 was a highly anticipated project as it saw him playing his own son Abhishek's Progeria-affected 13-year-old son, and it opened to favourable reviews, particularly towards Bachchan's performance. It won him his third [[National Film Award for Best Actor]] and fifth [[Filmfare Best Actor Award]]. In 2010, he debuted in [[Malayalam film]] through ''[[Kandahar (2010 film)|Kandahar]]'', directed by [[Major Ravi]] and co-starring [[Mohanlal]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://movies.rediff.com/interview/2010/jun/08/south-major-ravi-on-kandahar.htm |title=Major Ravi gets ready to shoot Kandahar: Rediff.com Movies |publisher=Movies.rediff.com |date=2010-06-08 |accessdate=2010-10-02}}</ref> The film was based on the hijacking incident of the [[Indian Airlines Flight 814]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/hindi/article/56171.html |title=Big B in 'Kandahaar' along with Sunil Shetty |publisher=indiaglitz.com |date=April 14, 2010 }}</ref> Bachchan did not receive any remuneration for this film.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/amitabh-to-forego-fee-for-sharing-screen-with-mohanlal/607690/0|title=Amitabh to forego fee for sharing screen with Mohanlal|publisher=[[The Indian Express]]|date=2010-04-17}}</ref>

===Television career===
In the year 2000, Bachchan stepped up to host India's adaptation of the British television game show, ''[[Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?]]'' entitled, ''[[Kaun Banega Crorepati]]''. As it did in most other countries where it was adopted, the program found immediate success. He has hosted all but one of the seasons of the show. [[Canara Bank]] withdrew its law suit against Bachchan in November 2000. Bachchan hosted ''KBC'' till November 2005, when he fell ill. At that time he was admitted to [[Lilavati Hospital and Research Centre|Lilavati Hospital]]'s [[Intensive Care Unit|ICU]] once more, to undergo surgery for [[diverticulitis]] of the [[small intestine]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2005/dec/01ab1.htm |title=Amitabh better today |publisher=Rediff |accessdate=2008-04-27 |date=1 December 2005}}</ref> During the period and that following his recovery, most of his projects were put on hold, including ''KBC''.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/4648470.stm |title=South Asia &#124; India scraps millionaire TV show |publisher=BBC News |date=2006-01-25 |accessdate=2011-11-29}}</ref> The show's success set the stage for his return to film popularity. In 2009 Oscar winning movie ''[[Slumdog Millionaire]]'' in the first question of ''[[Who Wants to be a Millionaire?]]'' contest "Amitabh Bachchan" was the correct answer to the question "Who was the star of ''[[Zanjeer]]''? Feroz Abbas Khan performed as Amitabh Bachchan in a scene in the movie while [[Anil Kapoor]] performed as the host of the contest. Bachchan hosted the [[Bigg Boss (season 3)|third season]] of the reality show ''[[Bigg Boss]]'' in 2009.<ref>{{cite web|title=Amitabh Bachchan will host 3rd edition of 'Big Boss 3'|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/amitabh-bachchan-will-host-3rd-edition-of-b/512958/|publisher=Indian Express|accessdate=2010-12-28|date=4 September 2009}}</ref>

===Voice===
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Bachchan is known for his deep, baritone voice. He has been a narrator, a [[playback singer]], and presenter for numerous programmes.{{citation needed|date=April 2012}} Renowned film director [[Satyajit Ray]] was so impressed with Bachchan's voice that he decided to use Bachchan as the narrator in his 1977 ''[[Shatranj Ke Khilari]]'' (The Chess Players).<ref>[http://www.hindustantimes.in/news/specials/amitabh/trivia.htm hindustantimes.in "Amitabh voice for Shatranj Ke Khiladi."] ''Hindustan Times''.</ref> In 2005, Bachchan lent his voice to the Oscar-winning French documentary [[March of the Penguins]], directed by [[Luc Jacquet]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.apunkachoice.com/scoop/bollywood/20061012-1.html |title=Amitabh to get France's highest civilian honour : Bollywood News |publisher=ApunKaChoice.Com |date=2006-10-12 |accessdate=2011-02-14}}</ref>

==Personal life==
{{See also|Bachchan family}}
{{BLP unsourced section|date=May 2012}}
Bachchan is married to actress [[Jaya Bachchan|Jaya Bhaduri]]. They have two children, [[Shweta Nanda]] and [[Abhishek Bachchan]]. Abhishek is also an actor and is married to actress [[Aishwarya Rai]].

===Barabanki land case===
In the runup to the [[Uttar Pradesh state assembly elections, 2007]], Bachchan made a film extolling the virtues of the [[Mulayam Singh]] government. His [[Samajwadi Party]] was routed, and [[Mayawati]] came to power.{{citation needed|date=April 2012}}

On 2 June 2007 a [[Faizabad]] court ruled that he had legally acquired agricultural land designated specifically for landless [[Dalit]] farmers.<ref name=ndtv>{{cite news
| title = Land row: Setback for Bachchan
| author = Sanket Upadhyay
| publisher = [[NDTV]]
| url = http://www.ndtv.com/convergence/ndtv/story.aspx?id=NEWEN20070014139
| date = 2007-06-01 (Faizabad)
| accessdate = 2007-06-03
}}</ref> It was speculated that he might be investigated on related charges of [[forgery]], as he has allegedly claimed he was a farmer.<ref>
{{cite news
| title = Amitabh's land records look forged
| publisher = [[The Times of India]]
| url = http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Cities/Pune/Amitabhs_land_records_look_forged/articleshow/2093299.cms
| date = 2 Jun, 2007
}}</ref> On 19 July 2007, after the scandal broke out, Bachchan surrendered the land acquired in [[Barabanki city|Barabanki]] in [[Uttar Pradesh]] and [[Pune]]. He wrote to the chief minister of [[Maharashtra]], Vilasrao Deshmukh, to donate the lands that were allegedly acquired illegally in Pune.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/news/2007/jun/01farm.htm |title=Amitabh Bachchan is not a farmer: UP court |publisher=Rediff.com |accessdate=2008-04-27 |date=1 June 2007}}</ref> However, the Lucknow Court has put a stay on the land donation and said that the status quo on the land be maintained.

On 12 October 2007, Bachchan abandoned his claim in respect of the land at Daulatpur village in [[Barabanki district]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Big_B_abandons_claim_on_farmland/articleshow/2453216.cms |work=Times of India |title=Big B abandons claim on farmland |12 October 2007 |date=12 October 2007}}</ref> On 11 December 2007, the [[Lucknow]] bench of the [[Allahabad High Court]] gave a clean chit to Bachchan in a case pertaining to alleged fraudulent allotment of government land to him in Barabanki district. A single Lucknow bench of Justice said there was no finding that the actor "himself committed any fraud or manipulated any surreptitious entry in the revenue records".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.apunkachoice.com/happenings/20071212-0.html |title=HC gives clean chit to Amitabh Bachchan in land dispute case : Happenings News |publisher=ApunKaChoice.Com |date=2007-12-12 |accessdate=2012-03-24}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=AP |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/article41926.ece |title=News / National : Clean chit to Amitabh in land row |publisher=The Hindu |date=2009-11-01 |accessdate=2012-03-24}}</ref>

After receiving a positive verdict in Barabanki case, Amitabh Bachchan intimated to Maharashtra government that he did not wish to surrender his land in Maval tehsil of Pune district.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/002200803251965.htm |title=No question of proceeding further on Amitabh's land: Rane |work=hindu.com | location=Chennai, India |date=25 March 2008}}</ref>

===Raj Thackeray's criticism===
{{Main|2008 attacks on North Indians in Maharashtra}}
[[File:Amitabhmall.jpg|thumb|right|Bachchan featured on an advert in shopping mall in India]]
In January 2008 at political rallies, [[Raj Thackeray]], the chief of [[Maharashtra Navnirman Sena]], targeted Amitabh Bachchan, asserting that the actor was "more inclined" towards his native state than Maharashtra. He expressed his disapproval of Amitabh's inaugurating a girls' school named after his daughter-in-law, actress [[Aishwarya Rai Bachchan]], at [[Barabanki city|Barabanki]] in Uttar Pradesh, rather than in Maharashtra.<ref name="TOI_verbal">{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Big_B_draws_Raj_Thackerays_ire_over_his_UP_interests/articleshow/2750611.cms |title=Big B draws Raj Thakeray's ire over 'UP interests' |publisher=[[The Times of India]]|accessdate=2008-05-30 |date=2 February 2008}}</ref> According to media reports, Raj's censure of Amitabh, whom he admires, stemmed out of his disappointment of not being invited to Amitabh's son [[Abhishek Bachchan|Abhishek]]'s marriage to Aishwarya, despite invitations to his estranged uncle Bal and cousin Uddhav.<ref name="autogenerated1">{{cite news|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/report.asp?newsid=1149212 |accessdate=2008-04-04 |title=Rift between Raj and Big B over a wedding invite |publisher=[[Daily News and Analysis]]}}</ref><ref name="autogenerated2">{{cite news|url=http://news.in.msn.com/national/article.aspx?cp-documentid=1226808 |accessdate=2008-04-04 |title=Rift between Raj and Big B over a wedding invite |date=2008-02-05| publisher=[[MSN]] |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20080312103245/http://news.in.msn.com/national/article.aspx?cp-documentid=1226808 |archivedate = 2008-03-12}}</ref>

Responding to Raj's accusations, the actor's wife, SP MP Jaya Bachchan, said that the Bachchans were willing to start a school in Mumbai, provided the MNS leader donated the land to build it. She told the media, "I heard that Raj Thackeray owns huge properties in Maharashtra, in Mumbai—Kohinoor Mills. If he is willing to donate land, we can start a school in the name of Aishwarya here."<ref name="IE_Jaya">{{cite news|url=http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/I-dont-know-who-Raj-Thackeray-is-Jaya-Bachchan/268548/ |title=I don't know who Raj Thackeray is: Jaya Bachchan |publisher=[[The Indian Express]] |accessdate=2008-05-30| archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20080706144818/http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/I-dont-know-who-Raj-Thackeray-is-Jaya-Bachchan/268548/| archivedate= 6 July 2008 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref> Raj responded to it saying, "Jaya bachchan claims she does not know me then how come she knows how much property I own?". Amitabh abstained from commenting on the issue. However, he apologized to Raj for controversial remarks from Jaya in some other incidence. "<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/raj-accepts-amitabh-apology-turns-guns-on/360441/}}</ref>

[[Bal Thackeray]] refuted the allegations, stating, "Amitabh Bachchan is an open-minded person, he has great love for Maharashtra, and this is evident on many occasions. The actor has often said that Maharashtra and specially Mumbai has given him great fame and affection. He has also said that what he is today is because of the love people have given him.{{citation needed|date=April 2012}} The people of Mumbai have always acknowledged him as an artiste.{{citation needed|date=April 2012}} It was utter foolishness to make these parochial allegations against him. Amitabh is a global superstar. People all over the world respect him. This cannot be forgotten by anyone. Amitabh should ignore these silly accusations and concentrate on his acting."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2008/02/07/stories/2008020759011200.htm |accessdate=2008-04-04 |title=Bal Thackeray: Amitabh loves Maharashtra |date=2008-02-07 |publisher=[[The Hindu]] |location=Chennai, India| archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20080411201438/http://www.hindu.com/2008/02/07/stories/2008020759011200.htm| archivedate= 11 April 2008 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref>

On 23 March 2008, more than a month and half after Raj's remarks, Amitabh finally spoke out in an interview to a local tabloid saying, "Random charges are random; they do not deserve the kind of attention you wish me to give."<ref name="DNA_1157267">{{cite news|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/report.asp?newsid=1157267 |accessdate=2008-04-04 |publisher=[[Daily News and Analysis]] |title=Amitabh breaks silence, dismisses Raj's charges against him}}</ref> Later, on 28 March at a press conference for the [[International Indian Film Academy]], when asked what his take was on the anti-migrant issue, Amitabh said that it is one's fundamental right to live anywhere in the country and the constitution entitles so.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/world-news/indian-constitution-allows-me-to-live-anywhere-in-the-country-amitabh-bachchan_10032279.html |publisher=[[The INDIAN]] |title=The Indian Constitution allows me to live anywhere: Amitabh Bachchan |accessdate=2008-04-04}}</ref> He also stated that he was not affected by Raj's comments.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/002200803281441.htm|accessdate=2008-04-04|date=2008-03-28 |publisher=[[The Hindu]] |title=Everyone has the right to freedom of expression: Bachchan|location=Chennai, India| archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20080401021514/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/002200803281441.htm| archivedate= 1 April 2008 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref>

==Awards, honours and recognitions==
{{Main|List of awards and nominations received by Amitabh Bachchan}}
Apart from [[National Film Awards]], [[Filmfare Awards]] and other competitive awards which Bachchan won for his performances throughout the years, he has been awarded several honours for his achievements in the Indian film industry.{{citation needed|date=April 2012}} In 1991, he became the first artist to receive the [[Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award]], which was established in the name of [[Raj Kapoor]]. Bachchan was crowned as [[Filmfare Special Award|Superstar of the Millennium]] in 2000 at the Filmfare Awards. The [[Government of India]] awarded him with the [[Padma Shri]] in 1984<ref>{{cite web|url=http://india.gov.in/myindia/padmashri_awards_list1.php?start=1340 |title=Padma Shri Awardees - Padma Awards - My India, My Pride - Know India: National Portal of India |publisher=India.gov.in |date= |accessdate=2012-03-23}}</ref> and the [[Padma Bhushan]] in 2001.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://india.gov.in/myindia/padmabhushan_awards_list1.php?start=340 |title=Padma Bhushan Awardees - Padma Awards - My India, My Pride - Know India: National Portal of India |publisher=India.gov.in |date= |accessdate=2012-03-23}}</ref> France's highest civilian honour, the Knight of the [[Legion of Honour]], was conferred upon him by the [[French Government]] in 2007 for his "exceptional career in the world of cinema and beyond".<ref>{{cite news|last=Pandey |first=Geeta |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/6306201.stm |title=South Asia &#124; French honour for Bollywood star |publisher=BBC News |date=2007-01-27 |accessdate=2010-10-02}}</ref> In 2011, actor [[Dilip Kumar]] blogged that ''Black'' should have been nominated for an Oscar. Kumar added: "If any Indian actor, in my personal opinion, deserves the world's most coveted award, it is you."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/big-b-overjoyed-to-receive-letter-from-dilip-kumar/888188/ |title=Big B overjoyed to receive letter from Dilip Kumar |publisher=indianexpress.com |date=2011-12-15 |accessdate=2012-01-10}}</ref>

In 1999, Bachchan was voted the "greatest star of stage or screen" in a [[BBC]] ''Your Millenium'' online poll. The organisation noted that "Many people in the western world will not have heard of [him]&nbsp;...[but it] is a reflection of the huge popularity of Indian films."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/381017.stm |title=ENTERTAINMENT &#124; Bollywood star tops the poll |publisher=BBC News |date=1999-07-01 |accessdate=2010-10-02| archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20100910010951/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/381017.stm| archivedate= 10 September 2010 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref> In 2001, he was honoured with the Actor of the Century award at the Alexandria International Film Festival in Egypt in recognition of his contribution to the world of cinema.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2001/20010904/world.htm#8 |title=The Tribune, Chandigarh, India – World |publisher=Tribuneindia.com |date=2001-09-04 |accessdate=2010-10-02}}</ref> Many other honours for his achievements were conferred upon him at several International Film Festivals, including the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2010 [[Asian Film Awards]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://entertainment.oneindia.in/bollywood/news/2010/amitabh-asian-awards-250310.html |title=Actor Amitabh Bachchan &#124; Lifetime Achievement Award &#124; 4th Asian Awards &#124; Film Paa – Oneindia Entertainment |publisher=Entertainment.oneindia.in |date=2010-03-25 |accessdate=2010-10-02| archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20100920081630/http://entertainment.oneindia.in/bollywood/news/2010/amitabh-asian-awards-250310.html| archivedate= 20 September 2010 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref>

In June 2000, he became the first living Asian to have been immortalised in wax at London's [[Madame Tussauds]] Wax Museum.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.screenindia.com/news/art-of-cinema-is-a-small-contribution-amitabh-bachchan/441709/ |title=Art of cinema is a small contribution: Amitabh Bachchan |publisher=Screenindia.com |date=2009-04-01 |accessdate=2010-10-02}}</ref> Another statue was installed in [[New York]] in 2009, <ref>{{cite web|author=Amitabh’s Wax Figure in New York |url=http://whatslatest.com/blog/?tag=amitabh-wax-figure-in-new-york |title=Amitabh Wax figure in New York |publisher=Whatslatest.com |date= |accessdate=2010-10-02}}</ref> [[Hong Kong]] in 2011<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.thehindu.com/arts/cinema/article1570825.ece |title= Amitabh’s wax statue unveiled at Hong Kong Tussauds |publisher=thehindu.com |date=2011-03-25 |accessdate=2012-10-11}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= http://gulfnews.com/arts-entertainment/celebrity/amitabh-bachchan-is-the-first-bollywood-actor-to-get-a-wax-figure-1.783136 |title= Amitabh Bachchan is the first Bollywood actor to get a wax figure |publisher= gulfnews.com |date=2011-03-27 |accessdate=2012-10-11}}</ref> and [[Bangkok]] in 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.madametussauds.com/Bangkok/en/NewsAndEvents/AmitabhBachchanLaunch.aspx |title= Unveils wax figure of India’s all-time superstar: Amitabh Bachchan|publisher= madametussauds.com/Bangkok |date=2011-08-24 |accessdate=2012-10-12}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.dailypakistan.com/NewsDetails/12199/Amitabh-Bachan%E2%80%99s-wax-figure-unveiled-in-Bangkok.aspx |title= Amitabh Bachan’s wax figure unveiled in Bangkok |publisher= dailypakistan.com |date=2011-08-24 |accessdate=2012-10-12}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.thailandtourismupdate.com/TravelIndustryReleaseInfo/77/162/MADAME-TUSSAUDS-BANGKOK-UNVEILS-WAX-FIGURE-OF-INDIA’S-SUPERSTAR|title= MADAME TUSSAUDS BANGKOK UNVEILS WAX FIGURE OF INDIA’S SUPERSTAR |publisher= thailandtourismupdate.com |date=2011-09-08 |accessdate=2012-10-12}}</ref>

[[File:Amitabh Bachchan with Olympic torch.jpg|thumb|Amitabh Bachchan with the [[Olympic flame]] in [[London]] on 27 July 2012.]]
In 2003, he was conferred with the Honorary Citizenship of the French town of [[Deauville]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2003/07/04/stories/2003070400980100.htm |title='Shahenshah' of Bollywood |publisher=The Hindu |date=2003-07-04 |accessdate=2010-10-02 |location=Chennai, India| archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20101014135148/http://hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2003/07/04/stories/2003070400980100.htm| archivedate= 14 October 2010 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref>
He was honoured with an Honorary Doctorate by the University of [[Jhansi]], India, in 2004,<ref>{{cite news|author=Subhash K Jha, TNN, Jul 11, 2006, 10.09pm IST |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1733064.cms |title=Meet Dr Amitabh Bachchan! – The Times of India |publisher=Timesofindia.indiatimes.com |date=2006-07-11 |accessdate=2010-10-02}}</ref> the University of Delhi in 2006,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://in.rediff.com/movies/2006/nov/04look.htm |title=A doctorate for Big B: Rediff.com movies |publisher=In.rediff.com |date=2006-11-04 |accessdate=2010-10-02}}</ref> the [[De Montfort University]] in [[Leicester]], UK, in 2006,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.glamsham.com/movies/scoops/06/jul/20amitabh.asp |title=Dr Amitabh Bachchan takes Leicester by storm – bollywood news |publisher=glamsham.com |date= |accessdate=2010-10-02}}</ref> the University Brandan Foster by the [[Leeds Metropolitan University]] in [[Yorkshire]], UK, in 2007,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.apunkachoice.com/scoop/bollywood/20070610-0.html |title=Leeds University honours Bollywood icons : Bollywood News |publisher=ApunKaChoice.Com |date=2007-06-10 |accessdate=2010-10-02}}</ref> and the [[Queensland University of Technology]] in Brisbane, Australia, in 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.qut.edu.au/about/news/news?news-id=37476 |title=News |publisher=QUT |date= |accessdate=2011-11-29}}</ref>

On the 27th of July, 2012, Amitabh Bachchan was given the due honor to carry the [[Olympic torch]] during the last leg of its relay in in London's Southwark.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/amitabh-bachchan-carries-olympic-torch-355100 |Title= Amitabh Bachchan Carries Olympic Torch| date= 26 July 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=http://olympicsmedaltally.com/amitabh-bachchan-carries-olympic-torch-in-london.html |Title= Amitabh Bachchan carries Olympic torch in London| date= 27 July 2012}}</ref>

Severals books have been written about Bachchan. ''Amitabh Bachchan: the Legend'' was published in 1999,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiaclub.com/shop/SearchResults.asp?ProdStock=3161 |title=Amitabh Bachchan – The Legend by Bhawana Somaaya |publisher=Indiaclub.com |date= |accessdate=2010-10-02}}</ref> ''To be or not to be: Amitabh Bachchan'' in 2004,<ref>{{cite web|author=Original Author: Khalid Mohamed |url=http://www.shvoong.com/entertainment/movies/1843754-amitabh-bachchan/ |title=To Be or Not to Be Amitabh Bachchan |publisher=Shvoong.com |date= |accessdate=2010-10-02}}</ref> ''AB: The Legend: (A Photographer's Tribute)'' in 2006 <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.exoticindiaart.com/book/details/IDF390 |title=AB: The Legend (A Photographer's Tribute) |publisher=Exoticindiaart.com |date=2008-10-02 |accessdate=2010-10-02}}</ref>/, ''Amitabh Bachchan: Ek Jeevit Kimvadanti'' in 2006,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.autsun.com/amitabh-bachchan-ek-jeevit-kimvadanti/p/5070.html |title=Amitabh Bachchan: Ek Jeevit Kimvadanti – ISBN 978-1-4039-3160-3 – Author: Somaaya – Macmillan India |publisher=Autsun.Com |date=2009-10-20 |accessdate=2010-10-02}}</ref> ''Amitabh: The Making of a Superstar'' in 2006,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiaclub.com/shop/searchresults.asp?ProdStock=19211 |title=Amitabh: The Making of a Superstar by Susmita Dasgupta |publisher=Indiaclub.com |date= |accessdate=2010-10-02}}</ref> ''Looking for the Big B: Bollywood, Bachchan and Me'' in 2007 <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.amazon.co.uk/Looking-Big-Bollywood-Bachchan-Me/dp/0747560412 |title=Looking for the Big B: Bollywood, Bachchan and Me: Amazon.co.uk: Jessica Hines: Books |publisher=Amazon.co.uk |date= |accessdate=2010-10-02}}</ref> and ''Bachchanalia'' in 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://amitabbacchan.blogspot.com/2009/01/book-on-amitabh-bachchan-launched.html |title=Amitabh Bacchan: A book on Amitabh Bachchan launched ‘Bachchanalia’ |publisher=Amitabbacchan.blogspot.com |date=2009-01-05 |accessdate=2010-10-02}}</ref>
Bachchan himself also wrote a book in 2002: ''Soul Curry for you and me – An Empowering Philosophy That Can Enrich Your Life''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiaclub.com/shop/SearchResults.asp?ProdStock=11203 |title=Soul Curry for you and me – An Empowering Philosophy That Can Enrich Your Life by Amitabh Bachchan |publisher=Indiaclub.com |date=1942-10-11 |accessdate=2010-10-02}}</ref> In the early 80s, Bachchan authorized the use of his likeness for the comic book character [[Supremo (comics)|Supremo]] in a series titled ''The Adventures of Amitabh Bachchan''.<ref>http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-pammi-bakshi-on-supremo/20091110.htm</ref>

==Filmography==
===Latest films===

{{Main|Amitabh Bachchan filmography}}

{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#CCC; text-align:center;"
! Year !! Film !! Role !! Notes
|-
| rowspan="4"|2006 || ''[[Family — Ties of Blood]]'' || Viren Sahi ||
|-
| ''[[Darna Zaroori Hai]]'' || Professor ||
|-
| ''[[Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna]]'' || Samarjit Singh Talwar (aka. Sexy Sam) || Nominated, [[Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award]]
|-
| ''[[Baabul (2006 film)|Baabul]]'' || Balraj Kapoor ||
|-
| rowspan="7"|2007 || ''[[Eklavya: The Royal Guard]]'' || Eklavya ||
|-
| ''[[Nishabd]]'' || Vijay ||
|-
| ''[[Cheeni Kum]]'' || Buddhadev Gupta/Ghaspus ||
|-
| ''[[Shootout at Lokhandwala]]'' || Special appearance, Dingra ||
|-
| ''[[Jhoom Barabar Jhoom]]'' || Special appearance, Sutradhar ||
|-
| ''[[Ram Gopal Varma Ki Aag]]'' || Babban Singh ||
|-
| ''[[Om Shanti Om (film)|Om Shanti Om]]'' || Special appearance, Himself ||
|-
| rowspan="5"|2008 || ''[[Jodhaa Akbar]]'' || Narrator ||
|-
| ''[[Bhoothnath]]'' || Bhoothnath (Kailash Nath) ||
|-
| ''[[Sarkar Raj]]'' || Subhash Nagre aka Sarkar ||
|-
| ''[[God Tussi Great Ho]]'' || God Almighty ||
|-
| ''[[The Last Lear]]'' || Harish 'Harry' Mishra ||
|-
| rowspan="3"|2009 || ''[[Delhi-6]]''|| Special appearance, Dadaji ||
|-
| ''[[Aladin (2009 film)|Aladin]]'' || Genius the Gennie ||
|-
| ''[[Paa (film)|Paa]]'' || Auro || Winner, [[Filmfare Best Actor Award]] <br /> Winner, [[National Film Award for Best Actor]]
|-
| rowspan="3"|2010 || ''[[Rann (film)|Rann]]'' || Vijay Harshvardhan Malik ||
|-
| ''[[Teen Patti (film)|Teen Patti]]'' || Venkat ||
|-
| ''[[Kandahar (2010 film)|Kandahar]]'' || Lokanathan Sharma || [[Malayalam]] film
|-
| rowspan="3"| 2011 || ''[[Bbuddah... Hoga Terra Baap]]'' || ||
|-
| ''[[Aarakshan]]'' || Prabhakar Anand || Nominated, [[Filmfare Best Actor Award]]
|-
| ''[[Ra.One]]'' || Voice-over ||
|-
| rowspan="5"| 2012 || ''[[Department (film)|Department]]'' || ||
|-
| ''[[Shoebite]]''|| John Pereira|| To be released.<ref>http://entertainment.oneindia.in/bollywood/gupshup/2008/amitabh-sarika-shoebite-070208.html</ref>
|-
| ''[[English Vinglish]]''|| Guest appearance||
|-
| ''[[Taalismaan]]''|| || Filming
|-
| ''[[The Great Gatsby (2013 film)|The Great Gatsby]]''|| Meyer Wolfsheim || Filming
|}

===Producer===
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#CCC; text-align:center;"
! Year !! Film
|-
| 1996
| ''[[Tere Mere Sapne (1996 film)|Tere Mere Sapne]]''
|-
| rowspan="2"| 1997
| ''[[Ullaasam]]''
|-
| ''[[Mrityudata]]''
|-
| 1998
| ''[[Major Saab]]''
|-
| 1998
| ''[[Saat Rang Ke Sapne]]''
|-
| 2001
| ''[[Aks (film)|Aks]]''
|-
| 2005
| ''[[Viruddh... Family Comes First]]''
|-
| 2006
| ''[[Family — Ties of Blood]]''
|}

===Playback singer===
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#CCC; text-align:center;"
! Year !! Film
|-
| rowspan="2"| 1979
| ''[[The Great Gambler]]''
|-
| ''[[Mr. Natwarlal]]''
|-
| rowspan="3"| 1981
| ''[[Lawaaris (1981 film)|Lawaaris]]''
|-
| ''[[Naseeb (1981 film)|Naseeb]]''
|-
| ''[[Silsila (film)|Silsila]]''
|-
| rowspan="2"| 1983
| ''[[Mahaan]]''
|-
| ''[[Pukar (1983 film)|Pukar]]''
|-
| 1984
| ''[[Sharaabi]]''
|-
| rowspan="2"| 1989
| ''[[Toofan (film)|Toofan]]''
|-
| ''[[Jaadugar]]''
|-
| 1992
| ''[[Khuda Gawah]]''
|-
| 1998
| ''[[Major Saab]]''
|-
| 1999
| ''[[Sooryavansham]]''
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2001
| ''[[Aks (film)|Aks]]''
|-
| ''[[Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham...]]''
|-
| 2002
| ''[[Aankhen (2002 film)|Aankhen]]''
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2003
| ''[[Armaan (2003 film)|Armaan]]''
|-
| ''[[Baghban (film)|Baghban]]''
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2004
| ''[[Dev (film)|Dev]]''
|-
| ''[[Aetbaar]]''
|-
| 2006
| ''[[Baabul (2006 film)|Baabul]]''
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2007
| ''[[Nishabd]]''
|-
| ''[[Cheeni Kum]]''
|-
| 2008
| ''[[Bhoothnath]]''
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2009
| ''[[Aladin (2009 film)|Aladin]]''
|-
| ''[[Paa (film)|Paa]]''
|-
| 2011
| ''[[Bbuddah... Hoga Terra Baap]]''
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2012
| ''[[Kahaani]]''<ref>http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Bollywood/Amitabh-Bachchan-sings-for-Kahaani/Article1-808488.aspx</ref>
|-
| ''[[Bol Bachchan]]''
|}

==Further reading==
* Mazumdar, Ranjani.'' Bombay Cinema: An Archive of the City''. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 2007.

==References==
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==External links==
{{Portal|Bollywood|Biography}}
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* [http://srbachchan.tumblr.com/ Amitabh Bachchan's official blog]
* {{IMDb name|id=0000821}}
* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/asiannetwork/bollywood/bachchanweek// Amitabh Bachchan Documentary, Classic BBC Archive video and exclusive interview conducted in Amitabh's own house for BBC Asian Network]{{dead link|date=March 2012}}
* [http://static.bafta.org/files/amitabhbachchanbrochure-82.pdf British Academy of Film and Television Arts brochure]
{{Bigg Boss}}

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