Amitabh Bachchan'
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Amitabh BachchanAmitabh Bachchan has been credited as the king of Indian cinema. He was born on October 11, 1942 in a small town in Uttar Pradesh, India . Amitabh's father is the famous poet Harivansh Rai Bachchan and his mother's name is Teji Bachchan. Amitabh Bachchan completed his Double M.A from Delhi University. In his college days, Amitabh did a number of plays, he also worked as a radio announcer and became recognised for his heavy baritone voice. To earn money, he also worked as a freight company executive in Calcutta, India. Once rejected from Bollywood for his deep, baritone voice, Amitabh Bachchan's voice became his asset along with his persona of angry young man. He ushered in a new era in Bollywood of rugged and erring youngmen with a temper of Zeus. It was Mr. Bachchan who ended the days of sugary sweet chocolate boy hero. Amitabh Vijay BachchanAmitabh Bachchan's middle name ought to be Vijay. He had this favourite screen name in over 20 movies. Most of these movies were tremendous success and hence the insistence on name Vijay which accidentally also means victory in English. Bravo Mr. Victory! |
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Reel and Real Life Meet
The Bollywood movie Silsila was based on the life story of Amitabh, who had an affair with the actress Rekha while married to Jaya Bhaduri. This movie version follows a similar script, with the addition of a range of colourful additional characters. The content of this film is unique as it deals with a previously taboo subject in Bollywood- adultery. But by the time the film hit the theatres, the affair between Rekha and Amitabh had lost its fervor.
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Had a much publised affair with costar Rekha which went on for years. At that time he was legally wedded to his another co star Jaya Bhaduri. The two are well settled now and have a son and a daughter.
Mr. Bachchan was named Actor of the Millennium in a BBC News Poll. In this poll, he competed with other world famous personalities who are a brand in itself. Charlie Chaplin, Sir Lawrence Olivier, and Marlon Brando were all left behind as compared to Mr. Bachchan. Like all these people, he is also contributing to the field of cinema.If this doesn't prove his genius, what does? 
Amitabh Bachchan is the first Bollywood star to be immortalized with his own likeness at Madame Tussaud's waxworks museum in London. He was chosen for the accolade in a poll of Indian film enthusiasts who voted via the Madame Tussaud's internet site, beating his fellow movie idol Shah Rukh Khan into second place. He was also voted by BBC News Online's readers as the greatest star of stage and screen, Amitabh Bachchan.