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| name               = Amitabh Bachchan
| name =  
| image             = Indian actor Amitabh Bachchan.jpg
| image           = Amitabh Bachchan December 2013.png
| caption           = Bachchan in November 2018
| caption         = Bachchan in 2013
| birth_name         = Inquilaab Srivastava<ref name="times">{{cite web|url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/amitabh-bachchan-kamal-haasan-katrina-kaif-other-bollywood-celebs-who-changed-their-names-624561|title=Amitabh Bachchan, Kamal Haasan, Katrina Kaif and Other Bollywood Celebs Who Changed Their Names [PHOTOS]|first=Anu|last=James|accessdate=21 July 2018|date=25 February 2015}}</ref>
| birth_name       = Inquilaab Srivastava<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ibtimes.co.in/amitabh-bachchan-kamal-haasan-katrina-kaif-other-bollywood-celebs-who-changed-their-names-624561|title=Amitabh Bachchan, Kamal Haasan, Katrina Kaif and Other Bollywood Celebs Who Changed Their Names [PHOTOS]|first=Anu|last=James|date=25 February 2015|website=International Business Times, India Edition}}</ref>
| birth_date         = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1942|10|11}}
| birth_date       = {{Birth date and age|1942|10|11|df=Yes}}
| birth_place       = [[Allahabad]], [[United Provinces (1937–50)|United Provinces]], [[British Raj|British India]] (present-day [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[India]])
| birth_place     = [[Allahabad]], [[United Provinces (1937–50)|United Provinces]], [[British Raj|British India]] (present-day [[Uttar Pradesh]], India)
| alma_mater         = [[Sherwood College]], [[Nainital]]<br />[[Kirori Mal College]], [[Delhi University]]<ref>{{ cite news|title=Alumni meet at Kirori Mal College|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/events/delhi/Alumni-meet-at-Kirori-Mal-College/articleshow/5615636.cms|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|date=26 February 2010 }}</ref>
| residence        = ''Jalsa'', [[Juhu]], [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]], India<ref>{{cite web|url=https://wonderfulmumbai.com/photos-of-aaradhya-amitabh-bachchans-three-houses-in-mumbai/|title=Photos of Aaradhya & Amitabh Bachchan's Three Houses in Mumbai|date=2 September 2017|publisher=}}</ref>
| nationality        = Indian
| nationality      = [[Indian people|Indian]]
| other_names       = ''Angry Young Man'', ''[[Shahanshah|Shahenshah]] of [[Bollywood]]'', ''Star of the Millennium'', and ''Big B''
| alma_mater       = [[Sherwood College]], [[Nainital]]<br />[[Kirori Mal College]], [[Delhi University]]<ref>{{ cite news|title=Alumni meet at Kirori Mal College|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/events/delhi/Alumni-meet-at-Kirori-Mal-College/articleshow/5615636.cms|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|date=26 February 2010 }}</ref>
| occupation         = {{hlist|Actor|producer|singer|television presenter|composer}}
|other_names       = ''Angry Young Man'', ''[[Shahanshah|Shahenshah]] of [[Bollywood]]'', ''Star of the Millennium'', and ''Big B''
| years_active       = 1969–present
| occupation       = Actor, producer, singer, television presenter
| height            =
| years_active     = 1969–present
| net_worth          = $400&nbsp;million (2020)<ref>{{cite news|url=https://gulfnews.com/photos/entertainment/meet-the-worlds-richest-movie-star-an-indian-shah-rukh-khan-1.1578313981556?slide=15|title=Meet the world's richest movie star, an Indian: Shah Rukh Khan|date=6 January 2020|first=Shreya |last=Bhatia|website=[[Gulf News]] |accessdate=15 March 2019}}</ref>
| spouse           = {{marriage|[[Jaya Bachchan|Jaya Bhaduri]]|1973}}
| spouse             = {{marriage|[[Jaya Bachchan|Jaya Bhaduri]]|1973}}
| children         = Shweta Bachchan Nanda, [[Abhishek Bachchan]]
| children           = {{flatlist|
| parents = [[Harivansh Rai Bachchan]] (father) <br /> [[Teji Bachchan]] (mother)
* [[Abhishek Bachchan]]
| relatives        = See [[Bachchan family]]
* [[Shweta Bachchan Nanda]]}}
| awards           = [[Padma Vibhushan]] 2015<br />[[Padma Bhushan]] 2001<br />[[Padma Shri]] 1984
| father            = [[Harivansh Rai Bachchan]]
| website         = [http://srbachchan.tumblr.com/ Official blog]
| mother            = [[Teji Bachchan]]
| signature       = Amitabhbachchanji signature.svg
| family            = See [[Bachchan family]]
| awards             = [[List of awards and nominations received by Amitabh Bachchan|Full List]]
| honours            = [[Dadasaheb Phalke Award]] (2019)<br /> [[Padma Vibhushan]] (2015)<br />[[Padma Bhushan]] (2001)<br />[[Padma Shri]]  
| website           = [http://srbachchan.tumblr.com/ Official blog]
| signature         = Amitabhbachchanji signature.svg
}}
}}
'''Amitabh Harivansh Bachchan''' is an [[Indian people|Indian]] movie actor.  He has been in over 190 Indian movies in more than forty years.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://guru.bafta.org/amitabh-bachchan-interview-video |title=Amitabh Bachchan: A Life in Pictures |publisher=Bafta.org |accessdate=16 June 2013}}</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=23 April 2002 |accessdate=16 June 2013}}</ref> Bachchan is widely thought of as one of the greatest and most influential actors in the history of [[Indian cinema]].<ref>{{cite news|last=greatest actors|first=bollywood's alltime|title=bollywood's alltime greatest actors|url=http://www.bollywoodboxofficenews.com/most_influential_actors.htm|accessdate=16 June 2013|newspaper=boxofficenews|archive-date=4 January 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130104134804/http://www.bollywoodboxofficenews.com/most_influential_actors.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref><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=16 June 2013|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|date=2 December 2005}}</ref>


'''Amitabh Bachchan''' ({{IPA-hi|əmɪˈtaːbʱ ˈbətʃːən|pron}};<!--per WP:INDICSCRIPT]] Article lead should not contain regional or Indic language script--> born '''Inquilaab Srivastava''';<ref name="times"/> 11 October 1942<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-interview-with-amitabh-bachchan-on-70th-birthday/20121007.htm |title=Amitabh Bachchan: No resolutions for my birthday |last=Dedhia |first=Sonil |date=7 October 2012 |website=Rediff  |access-date=9 October 2019 |quote=On October 2, the superstar took time out to give interviews to the media, as celebrations for his 70th birthday on October 11[, 2012,] started picking up}}</ref>) is an Indian film actor, film producer, television host, occasional playback singer and former politician. He first gained popularity in the early 1970s for films such as ''[[Zanjeer (1973 film)|Zanjeer]]'', ''[[Deewaar]]'' and ''[[Sholay]]'', and was dubbed India's "angry young man" for his on-screen roles in [[Bollywood]]. Referred to as the ''[[Shahanshah|Shahenshah]] of Bollywood'' (in reference to his 1988 film ''[[Shahenshah (1988 film)|Shahenshah]]''), ''Sadi ka Mahanayak'' ([[Hindi language|Hindi]] for, "Greatest actor of the century"), ''Star of the Millennium'', or ''Big B'',<ref name="AB4">
Bachchan has won many major awards in his career. His awards include three [[National Film Awards]] as [[National Film Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]] and fourteen [[Filmfare Awards]].  
* {{cite web|title=Amitabh Bachchan at 73: An ode to the undisputed 'Shahenshah' of Bollywood|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/amitabh-bachchan-at-72-an-ode-to-the-undisputed-shahenshah-of-bollywood/|work=[[The Indian Express]]|accessdate=11 October 2015|date=11 October 2015}}
* {{cite web|title=Rajinikanth reveres Amitabh Bachchan as the 'Emperor of Indian Cinema'!|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/rajinikanth-reveres-amitabh-bachchan-as-the-emperor-of-indian-cinema-hindi-news-144373.html/|publisher= indiaglitz.com |accessdate=10 October 2015|date=10 October 2015}}
* {{cite news|title=Delhi's date with Big B at Adda on Friday|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/news-archive/print/delhis-date-with-big-b-at-adda-on-friday/|newspaper= The Independent |accessdate=27 September 2012|date=27 September 2012}}</ref> he has since appeared in over 200 Indian films in a career spanning more than five decades.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://guru.bafta.org/amitabh-bachchan-interview-video |title=Amitabh Bachchan: A Life in Pictures |publisher=Bafta.org |accessdate=23 March 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111228221416/http://guru.bafta.org/amitabh-bachchan-interview-video |archivedate=28 December 2011 }}</ref> Bachchan is regarded as one of the greatest actors in the history of [[Cinema of India|Indian cinema]].<ref name="AB1">
* {{cite news|title= Amitabh Bachchan: Meet the biggest movie star in the world|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/amitabh-bachchan-the-biggest-film-star-in-the-world-10034826.html/|newspaper= The Independent |accessdate=9 February 2015|date=9 February 2015}}
* {{cite web|title= Why Amitabh Bachchan is more than a superstar |url= https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-19893525 |publisher= BBC |accessdate=11 October 2012|date=11 October 2012}}
* {{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=2 December 2005|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130501071157/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2005-12-02/india/27839664_1_bachchan-fan-mania-indians|archive-date=1 May 2013|url-status=dead}}
* {{cite news|last=Jatras|first=Todd|title=India's Celebrity Film Stars|url=https://www.forbes.com/2001/03/09/0309bollywood.html|work=[[Forbes]]|accessdate=22 November 2011|date=9 March 2001}}
* {{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= |work=[[Khaleej Times]] |accessdate=24 November 2011 |date=25 November 2009 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130602182846/http://www.khaleejtimes.com/displayarticle.asp?xfile=data%2Fnewsmakers%2F2009%2FNovember%2Fnewsmakers_November64.xml&section=newsmakers&col= |archivedate=2 June 2013 }}</ref>


He was the most dominant actor in the Indian movie scene during the 1970s{{ndash}}1980s, with the French director [[François Truffaut]] calling him a "one-man industry".<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= https://web.archive.org/web/20080201030338/http://app1.chinadaily.com.cn/star/history/00-07-07/l03-film.html| archivedate= 1 February 2008| url-status=dead| df= dmy-all}}</ref> Beyond the [[Indian subcontinent]], he also has a large overseas following in markets including [[Africa]] (South Africa and [[Mauritius]]), the [[Middle East]] (especially [[UAE]] and [[Egypt]]), the [[United Kingdom]], [[Russia]], the [[Caribbean]] ([[Guyana]], [[Suriname]], and [[Trinidad and Tobago]]), Oceania ([[Fiji]], Australia, and New Zealand) and parts of the United States.<ref name="AB2">
Bachchan made his [[Hollywood]] debut in 2013 with ''[[The Great Gatsby (2013 film)|The Great Gatsby]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=greatgatsby2012.htm|title=The Great Gatsby (2013)|publisher=Box Office Mojo|accessdate=20 May 2013}}</ref>
* {{cite book |last=Willis |first=Andrew |title=Film Stars: Hollywood and Beyond |date=2004 |publisher=[[Manchester University Press]] |isbn=9780719056451 |page=4 |url={{Google books|_2ZXBaDJ6DUC|page=PA4|keywords=|text=|plainurl=yes}}}}
* {{cite news |title=As more satellite TV networks target Asia, the picture is one of confusion and uncertainty |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/special-report/story/19930930-as-more-satellite-tv-networks-target-asia-the-picture-is-one-of-confusion-and-uncertainty-811618-1993-09-30 |work=[[India Today]] |date=30 September 1993}}
* {{cite news |last1=Sinanan |first1=Anil |title=The Bachchans in TNT: it's dynamite! |url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/the-bachchans-in-tnt-its-dynamite-fpkjvxrkw8k |accessdate=7 April 2020 |work=The Times |date=23 July 2008 }}
* {{cite news |title=INDIA's biggest superstar Amitabh Bachchan has no interest in celebrating his 77th birthday |url=https://www.pressreader.com/fiji/the-fiji-times/20191013/282522955227391 |accessdate=7 April 2020 |work=pressreader.com |date=13 October 2019}}</ref>


Bachchan has won [[List of awards and nominations received by Amitabh Bachchan|numerous accolades]] in his career, including four [[National Film Awards]] as [[National Film Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]], [[Dadasaheb Phalke Award]] as lifetime achievement award and many awards at international film festivals and award ceremonies. He has won fifteen [[Filmfare Awards]] and is the most nominated performer in any major acting category at Filmfare, with 41 nominations overall. In addition to acting, Bachchan has worked as a playback singer, film producer and television presenter. He has hosted several seasons of the game show ''[[Kaun Banega Crorepati]]'', India's version of the game show franchise, ''[[Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?]]''. He also entered politics for a time in the 1980s.
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The [[Government of India]] honoured him with the [[Padma Shri]] in 1984, the [[Padma Bhushan]] in 2001 and the [[Padma Vibhushan]] in 2015 for his contributions to [[the arts]]. 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. Bachchan also made an appearance in a Hollywood film, [[Baz Luhrmann]]'s ''[[The Great Gatsby (2013 film)|The Great Gatsby]]'' (2013), in which he played a non-Indian Jewish character, Meyer Wolfsheim.
 
==Early life and family==
{{Further|Bachchan family}}
Bachchan was born in [[Allahabad]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Masih |first=Archana |date=9 October 2012 |title=Take a tour of Amitabh's home in Allahabad |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-take-a-tour-of-amitabhs-home-in-allahabad/20121009.htm |publisher=[[Rediff.com]] |accessdate=14 February 2014 }}</ref> His ancestors on his father's side came from a village called [[Babupatti]], in the Raniganj tehsil, in the [[Pratapgarh district, Uttar Pradesh|Pratapgarh district]], in the present-day state of [[Uttar Pradesh]], in [[India]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Jaya inaugurates library in memory of Harivansh Rai Bachchan |website= OneIndia.com |publisher=Greynium Information Technologies Pvt. Ltd |url=http://www.oneindia.com/2006/03/05/jaya-inaugurates-library-in-memory-of-harivansh-rai-bachchan-1141626344.html|accessdate=18 November 2015|date= 6 March 2006 }}</ref> His mother, [[Teji Bachchan]], was a social activist and [[Punjabis|Punjabi]] [[Sikh]] woman from [[Faisalabad|Lyallpur]], [[Punjab Province (British India)|Punjab]], [[British Raj|British India]] (present-day [[Faisalabad]], [[Punjab, Pakistan|Punjab]], Pakistan).<ref name="sikh"/> His father, [[Harivansh Rai Bachchan]] was an [[Awadhi people|Awadhi]] [[Hindu]]. His father was a poet, who was fluent in [[Awadhi language|Awadhi]],<ref name="sikh">{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=N5Z9_ysSgW8C|title=Bollywood Cinema: Temples of Desire|last=Mishra|first=Vijay|date=2002|page=131|publisher=Psychology Press|isbn=9780415930147|language=en}}</ref> [[Hindi]] and [[Urdu]].<ref name="West-Pavlov">{{cite book |last=West-Pavlov |first=Russell |title=The Global South and Literature |date=2018 |publisher=[[Cambridge University Press]] |isbn=9781108246316 |page=167 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yMdJDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA167}}</ref>
 
Bachchan was initially named ''Inquilaab'', inspired by the phrase ''[[Inquilab Zindabad]]'' (which translates into English as "Long live the revolution") popularly used during the [[Indian independence movement|Indian independence]] struggle. However, at the suggestion of fellow poet [[Sumitranandan Pant]], Harivansh Rai changed the boy's name to Amitabh, which, according to a ''[[The Times of India]]'' article, means "the light that will never die".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/did-you-know-/Amitabh-was-initially-named-Inquilaab/articleshow/15889267.cms|title=Amitabh was initially named Inquilaab|work=The Times of India|date=28 August 2012}}</ref>{{efn|The Times of India is incorrect: अमिताभ (cf. the name of the Buddha [[Amitābha]]) means "(one) whose light is infinite (literally: immeasurable)" while "(one) whose light will never die (i.e. is immortal)" would be: अमृताभ; "immeasurable light" and "immortal light" would be अमिताभा and अमृताभा respectively which could not be used as masculine names since they are feminine compound nouns.}}
Although his surname was [[Srivastava|Shrivastava]], Amitabh's father had adopted the pen name Bachchan ("child-like" in colloquial Hindi), under which he published all of his works.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/I-am-proud-of-my-surname-Amitabh-Bachchan/articleshow/9393354.cms|date=28 July 2011|accessdate=26 July 2017|title=I am proud of my surname Amitabh Bachchan}}</ref> It is with this last name that Amitabh debuted in films and for all other practical purposes, Bachchan has become the surname for all of his immediate family.<ref>{{Cite book|title=In The Afternoon Time|last=Bachchan|first=Harivansh Rai|publisher=Viking Pr|year=1998|isbn=978-0670881581|location=|pages=}}</ref> 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 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071225061509/http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/StoryPage.aspx?id=2078579f-853d-48ae-b826-eeee479169e2&ParentID=d5c75cbf-62a5-49eb-a016-0cf71383854b&&Headline=Big+B%27s+mother+Teji+Bachchan+is+no+more |url-status=dead |archive-date=25 December 2007 |work=[[Hindustan Times]] |author=Khan, Alifiya |accessdate=10 February 2011 }}</ref>
 
Bachchan is an alumnus of [[Sherwood College]], [[Nainital]]. He later attended [[Kirori Mal College]], [[University of Delhi]].<ref>{{ cite news|title=Amitabh Bachchan's journey to the top|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/Amitabh+Bachchan%27s+journey+to+the+top/1/65773.html|newspaper=[[India Today]]|date=10 October 2009 }}</ref> He has a younger brother, Ajitabh. His mother had a keen interest in theatre and was offered a feature film role, but she preferred her domestic duties. Teji had some influence in Amitabh 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&nbsp;– Khalid Mohamed | url=https://www.mouthshut.com/review/To-Be-or-Not-To-Be-Amitabh-Bachchan-Khalid-Mohamed-review-nlsqomqns |date= 13 April 2005}}</ref>
 
The actor who Bachchan credits as having the biggest impact on him was [[Dilip Kumar]]. In particular, Bachchan says he learnt more about acting from Kumar's ''[[Gunga Jumna]]'' (1961) than he did from any other film. Bachchan was particularly impressed by Kumar's mastery of Awadhi, expressing awe and surprise as to how “a man who’s not from Allahabad and Uttar Pradesh” could accurately express all the nuances of Awadhi.<ref name="indianexpress">{{cite news|title=Hindi classics that defined the decade: 1960s Bollywood was frothy, perfectly in tune with the high spirits of the swinging times|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/1960s-bollywood-classic-films-mughal-e-azam-guide-4913491/|work=[[The Indian Express]]|date=31 October 2017}}</ref> Bachchan adapted Kumar's style, reinterpreting it in a contemporary urban context,<ref name="raj">{{cite book|last=Raj|first=Ashok|title=Hero Vol.2|date=2009|publisher=[[Hay House]]|isbn=9789381398036|page=21|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2wo9BAAAQBAJ&pg=PT21|language=en}}</ref> adopting some of Kumar's [[method acting]],<ref name="quint">[https://www.thequint.com/entertainment/2015/12/11/before-brando-there-was-dilip-kumar Before Brando, There Was Dilip Kumar], The Quint, 11 December 2015</ref> and sharpening the intensity, resulting in his famous "angry young man" persona.<ref name="legends">{{cite book|last=Kumar|first=Surendra|title=Legends of Indian cinema: pen portraits|date=2003|publisher=Har-Anand Publications|page=51|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AfJkAAAAMAAJ|language=en}}</ref>
 
He is married to actress [[Jaya Bachchan|Jaya Bhaduri]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/photo-feature/amitabh-bachchan-and-jaya-bachchans-love-story/Jaya-Bachchan-Amitabh-Bachchan-Abhishek-Bachchan-Shweta-Bachchan-Jaya-Amitabh-marriage/photostory/33492082.cms|title=Amitabh Bachchan and Jaya Bachchan's love story {{!}} The Times of India|website=The Times of India|access-date=10 January 2018}}</ref>
 
==Acting career==
{{Further|Amitabh Bachchan filmography}}
 
===Early career (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]]''.<ref>{{cite news|author =Suresh Kohli |url=http://www.thehindu.com/arts/cinema/article3428922.ece |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130205112700/http://www.thehindu.com/arts/cinema/article3428922.ece |url-status=dead |archive-date=5 February 2013 |title=Arts / Cinema: Bhuvan Shome (1969) |work=The Hindu |date=17 May 2012 |accessdate=11 December 2012 |location=Chennai, India}}</ref> His first acting role was as one of the seven protagonists in the film ''[[Saat Hindustani]]'',<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://scroll.in/reel/852519/before-stardom-amitabh-bachchans-drudge-years-are-a-study-in-perseverance-and-persona-building|title=Before stardom: Amitabh Bachchan's drudge years are a study in perseverance and persona building|first=Nandini|last=Ramnath|website=Scroll.in|accessdate=20 December 2019}}</ref> directed by [[Khwaja Ahmad Abbas]] and featuring [[Utpal Dutt]], [[Anwar Ali (actor)|Anwar Ali]] (brother of comedian [[Mehmood (actor)|Mehmood]]), [[Madhu (actor)|Madhu]] and [[Jalal Agha]].<ref>{{cite news|author =Avijit Ghosh |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-11-07/india/28085479_1_amitabh-bachchan-saat-hindustani-malayalam-actor |title=Big B's debut film hit the screens 40 yrs ago, today |work=The Times of India |accessdate=11 December 2012 |date=7 November 2009}}</ref><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 |publisher=Rediff.com |date=9 August 2007 |accessdate=24 March 2012}}</ref>
 
''[[Anand (1971 film)|Anand]]'' (1971) followed, in which Bachchan starred alongside [[Rajesh Khanna]]. His role as a doctor with a cynical view of life garnered Bachchan his first Filmfare ''[[List of awards for supporting actor|Best Supporting Actor]]'' award. He then played his first antagonist role as an infatuated lover-turned-murderer in ''[[Parwana (1971 film)|Parwana]]'' (1971). Following Parwana were 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 (film director)|S. Ramanathan]] which was moderately successful.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=178&catName=MTk3Mg==|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121012163932/http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=178&catName=MTk3Mg==|archivedate=12 October 2012|title=Box Office 1972 |publisher=Box Office India|date=12 October 2012|accessdate=21 July 2018}}</ref><ref>[[Bombay to Goa]]</ref><ref>[http://ibosnetwork.com/asp/filmbodetails.asp?id=Bombay+To+Goa Bombay to Goa - ibosnetwork.com]</ref> Many of Bachchan's 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 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120118035457/http://www.filmfare.com/details.php?id=950 |archivedate=18 January 2012 }}</ref> His only film with [[Mala Sinha]], ''[[Sanjog (1972 film)|Sanjog]]'' (1972) was also a box office failure.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Lokapally |first1=Vijay |title=Sanjog (1972) |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/Sanjog-1972/article16926488.ece |accessdate=14 March 2020 |work=The Hindu |date=22 December 2016 }}</ref>
 
===Rise to stardom (1973–1974)===
[[File:BigB N JayaB.jpg|right|thumb|Bachchan and wife [[Jaya Bhaduri]] Bachchan in 2013; the couple got married in 1973, after the release of ''Zanjeer''.]]
 
Bachchan was struggling, seen as a "failed newcomer" who, by the age of 30, had twelve flops and only two hits (as a lead in ''Bombay to Goa'' and supporting role in ''Anand''). Bachchan was soon discovered by screenwriter duo [[Salim–Javed]], consisting of [[Salim Khan]] and [[Javed Akhtar]].<ref name="indianexpress2">{{cite news|title=Revisiting Prakash Mehra's Zanjeer: The film that made Amitabh Bachchan|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/revisiting-prakash-mehra-zanjeer-the-film-that-made-amitabh-bachchan-4714064/|work=[[The Indian Express]]|date=20 June 2017}}</ref> Salim Khan wrote the story, screenplay and script of ''[[Zanjeer (1973 film)|Zanjeer]]'' (1973), and conceived the "angry young man" persona of the lead role. Javed Akhtar came on board as co-writer,<ref name="timesofindia">{{cite news|title=Why Salim Khan was angry with Amitabh Bachchan|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Why-Salim-Khan-was-angry-with-Amitabh-Bachchan/articleshow/27245793.cms|work=[[The Times of India]]|date=13 December 2013}}</ref> and [[Prakash Mehra]], who saw the script as potentially groundbreaking, as the film's director. 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.<ref name="indianexpress2"/> Salim-Javed soon discovered Bachchan and "saw his talent, which most makers didn't. He was exceptional, a genius actor who was in films that weren't good."<ref name="hindustantimes">{{cite news|title=Deewaar was the perfect script: Amitabh Bachchan on 42 years of the cult film|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/deewaar-was-the-perfect-script-amitabh-bachchan-on-42-years-of-the-cult-film/story-x2hy87zQ0ebVlsVMV59U2I.html|work=[[Hindustan Times]]|date=29 January 2017}}</ref> According to Salim Khan, they "strongly felt that Amitabh was the ideal casting for ''Zanjeer''".<ref name="indianexpress2"/> Salim Khan introduced Bachchan to Prakash Mehra,<ref name="timesofindia"/> and Salim-Javed insisted that Bachchan be cast for the role.<ref name="indianexpress2"/>
 
''Zanjeer'' was a [[crime film]] with violent action,<ref name="indianexpress2"/> in sharp contrast to the [[Romance film|romantically themed films]] that had generally preceded it, and it established Amitabh in a new persona—the "angry young man" of Bollywood cinema.<ref name=angryyoungman>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/1945451.stm |title=Film legend promotes Bollywood |work=BBC News |date=23 April 2002 |accessdate=15 January 2010}}</ref> He earned his first [[Filmfare Award]] nomination for [[Filmfare Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]], with ''[[Filmfare]]'' later considering this one of the most 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>{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=179&catName=MTk3Mw== |title=Box Office 1973 |publisher=Box Office India |accessdate=12 November 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131020131818/http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=179&catName=MTk3Mw%3D%3D |archivedate=20 October 2013 }}</ref> 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).<ref name="hindustantimes"/> Salim Khan also introduced Bachchan to director [[Manmohan Desai]] with whom he formed a long and successful association, alongside Prakash Mehra and [[Yash Chopra]].<ref name="timesofindia"/>
 
Eventually, Bachchan became one of the most successful leading men of the film industry. Bachchan's portrayal of the wronged hero fighting a crooked system and circumstances of deprivation in films like ''Zanjeer'', ''Deeewar'', [[Trishul (film)|''Trishul'']], ''[[Kaala Patthar]]'' and ''[[Shakti (1982 film)|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 (India)|The Emergency]]. This led to Bachchan being dubbed as the "angry young man", a journalistic catchphrase which became a metaphor for the dormant rage, frustration, restlessness, sense of [[rebellion]] and [[anti-establishment]] disposition of an entire generation, prevalent in 1970s India.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://vinaylal.wordpress.com/tag/the-angry-young-man-in-hindi-cinema|title=the angry young man in Hindi cinema – Lal Salaam: A Blog by Vinay Lal|website=vinaylal.wordpress.com|accessdate=21 July 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|url=https://www.academia.edu/10614647|title=The 'Angry Young Man' of 'Zanjeer': From Osborne to Bachchan|first=Maanvi |last=Narcisa|accessdate=21 July 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-19893525|title=Why Amitabh Bachchan is more than a superstar|date=11 October 2012|accessdate=21 July 2018|publisher=BBC}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/281116060|title=Writing the Angry Young Man: Salim-Javed's screenplays for Amitabh Bachchan|first=Claus|last=Tieber|date=21 August 2015|accessdate=21 July 2018|via=ResearchGate}}</ref>
 
The year 1973 was also when he married Jaya, and around this time they appeared in several films together: not only ''Zanjeer'' but also subsequent films such as ''[[Abhimaan (1973 film)|Abhimaan]]'', which 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 along with 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 ''[[List of awards for supporting actor|Best Supporting Actor]]'' award.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/movie-awards/filmfare-awards-winners/bollywood/1974/101|title=Filmfare Awards Winners 1974: Complete list of winners of Filmfare Awards 1974|website=The Times of India|access-date=2 April 2020}}</ref>
 
In 1974, Bachchan made several guest appearances in films such as ''[[Kunwara Baap (1974 film)|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 the film ''[[Majboor (1974 film)|Majboor]]''. The film was a success at the box office.<ref>[http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=180&catName=MTk3NA== Box Office India].{{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131020121213/http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=180&catName=MTk3NA%3D%3D |date=20 October 2013 }}</ref>
 
===Superstardom (1975–1988)===
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 (1975 film)|Mili]]''. This was also the year in which Bachchan starred in two films regarded as important in [[Hindi cinema]] history, both written by Salim-Javed, who again insisted on casting Bachchan.<ref name="hindustantimes"/> 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. The film became a major hit at the box office in 1975, ranking in at number four.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=181&catName=MTk3NQ== |title=Box Office 1975 |work=BoxOffice India.com |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131020122136/http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=181&catName=MTk3NQ%3D%3D |archivedate=20 October 2013 }}</ref>  ''Indiatimes Movies'' ranks ''Deewaar'' amongst the ''Top 25 Must See Bollywood Films''.<ref name="mustsee"/> The other, released on 15 August 1975, was ''[[Sholay]]'', which became the [[List of highest-grossing films in India|highest-grossing film ever in India]] at the time,<ref name=boxoffice>{{cite web|title=Sholay |url=http://www.ibosnetwork.com/asp/filmbodetails.asp?id=Sholay |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120630155123/http://www.ibosnetwork.com/asp/filmbodetails.asp?id=Sholay |url-status=dead |archive-date=30 June 2012 |publisher=International Business Overview Standard |accessdate=6 December 2007 }}</ref> in which Bachchan played the role of Jaidev. ''Deewaar'' and ''Sholay'' are often credited with exalting Bachchan to the heights of superstardom, two years after he became a star with ''Zanjeer'', and consolidating his domination of the industry throughout the 1970s and 1980s.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uiowa.edu/~incinema/sholay.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150102025542/http://www.uiowa.edu/~incinema/sholay.html|archivedate=2 January 2015|title=Top Actor|date=2 January 2015|accessdate=3 June 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://boxofficeindia.com/cpages.php?pageName=top_actors|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029191201/http://boxofficeindia.com/cpages.php?pageName=top_actors|archivedate=29 October 2013|title=Box Office 1983 |publisher=Box Office India|date=29 October 2013|accessdate=21 July 2018}}</ref> 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''.<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 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071015033756/http://movies.indiatimes.com/Special_Features/25_Must_See_Bollywood_Movies/articleshow/msid-1250837%2Ccurpg-10.cms |url-status=dead |archive-date=15 October 2007 |publisher=Indiatimes movies |accessdate=6 December 2007 }}</ref> In that same year, the judges of the 50th annual Filmfare Awards awarded it with the special distinction award called the Filmfare Best Film of 50 Years.
 
In 1976, he was cast by Yash Chopra in the romantic family drama ''[[Kabhie Kabhie (1976 film)|Kabhie Kabhie]]''. Bachchan starred as a young poet, Amit Malhotra, who falls deeply in love with a beautiful young girl named Pooja ([[Rakhee Gulzar]]) who ends up marrying someone else ([[Shashi Kapoor]]). 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. That same year he played a double role in the hit ''[[Adalat (1976 film)|Adalat]]'' as father and son. In 1977, he won his first [[Filmfare Award for Best Actor|Filmfare Best Actor Award]] for his performance in ''[[Amar Akbar Anthony]]'', in which 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 (1977 film)|Parvarish]]'' and ''[[Khoon Pasina]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=183&catName=MTk3Nw== |title=Box Office 1977 |publisher=Box Office India |accessdate=11 December 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121012163829/http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=183&catName=MTk3Nw%3D%3D |archivedate=12 October 2012 }}</ref>
 
He once again resumed double roles in films such as ''[[Kasme Vaade]]'' (1978) as Amit and Shankar and ''[[Don (1978 film)|Don]]'' (1978) playing the characters of [[Don (character)|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 Yash Chopra's [[Trishul (film)|'' Trishul'']] and Prakash Mehra's ''[[Muqaddar Ka Sikandar]]'' both of which earned him further Filmfare Best Actor nominations. 1978 is arguably considered his most successful year at the box office since all of his six releases the same year, namely ''[[Muqaddar Ka Sikandar]]'', ''[[Trishul (film)|Trishul]]'', ''[[Don (1978 film)|Don]]'', ''[[Kasme Vaade]]'', ''[[Ganga Ki Saugandh]]'' and ''[[Besharam]]'' were massive successes, the former three being the consecutive highest-grossing films of the year, remarkably releasing within a couple of months of each other, a rare feat in Indian cinema.<ref>[http://ibosnetwork.com/asp/topgrossersbyyear.asp?year=1978 Top Grossers by Year 1978 - ibosnetwork.com]</ref><ref>[[List of Bollywood films of 1978#Top-grossing films]]</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://m.rediff.com/movies/2000/oct/11box.htm|title=rediff.com, Movies: The Towering Inferno: Amitabh Bachchan|publisher=Rediff.com|accessdate=21 July 2018}}</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]]'', ''[[Kaala Patthar]]'', ''[[The Great Gambler]]'' and ''[[Manzil (1979 film)|Manzil]]''. Amitabh was required to use his singing voice for the first time in a song from the film ''Mr. Natwarlal'' in which he starred with [[Rekha]]. Bachchan's performance in the film saw him nominated for both the Filmfare Best Actor Award and the ''[[Filmfare Award for Best Male Playback Singer]]''. He also received Best Actor nomination for ''Kaala Patthar'' 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 |accessdate=15 January 2010 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100102005754/http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=186&catName=MTk4MA%3D%3D |archivedate=2 January 2010 |url-status=dead  }}</ref> In 1981, he starred in Yash Chopra's melodrama film ''[[Silsila (1981 film)|Silsila]]'', where he starred alongside his wife Jaya and also Rekha. Other successful films of this period include ''[[Shaan (film)|Shaan]]'' (1980), ''[[Ram Balram]]'' (1980), ''[[Naseeb (1981 film)|Naseeb]]'' (1981), ''[[Laawaris (1981 film)|Lawaaris]]'' (1981), ''[[Kaalia]]'' (1981), ''[[Yaarana (1981 film)|Yaarana]]'' (1981), ''[[Barsaat Ki Ek Raat]]'' (1981) and ''[[Shakti (1982 film)|Shakti]]'' (1982), also starring [[Dilip Kumar]].
 
In 1982, he played double roles in the musical ''[[Satte Pe Satta]]'' and action [[drama film|drama]]'' [[Desh Premee]]'' which succeeded at the box office along with mega hits like action [[comedy film|comedy]] ''[[Namak Halaal]]'', action [[drama film|drama]] ''[[Khud-Daar]]'' and the critically acclaimed [[drama film|drama]] ''[[Bemisal]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=187&catName=MTk4MQ== |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130928072451/http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=187&catName=MTk4MQ%3D%3D |title=Box Office 1981 |publisher=Box Office India |archivedate=28 September 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In 1983, he played a triple role in ''[[Mahaan]]'' which was not as successful as his previous films.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=189&catName=MTk4Mw== |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130928072533/http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=189&catName=MTk4Mw%3D%3D |title=Box Office 1983 |publisher=Box Office India |archivedate=28 September 2013 |url-status=dead |access-date=28 January 2015 }}</ref> Other releases during that year included ''[[Nastik (1983 film)|Nastik]]'', ''[[Andha Kanoon]]'' (in which he had an extended guest appearance) which were hits and ''[[Pukar (1983 film)|Pukar]]'' was an average grosser<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/list/ls000029494/|title=Highest Grossing Hindi Movies of 1983|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=21 July 2018}}</ref> During a stint in politics from 1984 to 1987, his completed films [[Mard (1985 film)|''Mard'']] (1985) and ''[[Aakhree Raasta]]'' (1986) were released and were major hits.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.realityviews.in/2012/10/list-of-40-all-time-super-hit-movies-of.html|title=List of 40 All Time Super hit movies of Amitabh Bachchan|last=SM|first=Mitesh Shah aka|website=realityviews.in|access-date=3 April 2018}}</ref>
 
'''''Coolie'' injury'''
 
On 26 July 1982, while filming ''[[Coolie (1983 Hindi 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|publisher=Rediff.com |title=Bachchan injured whilst shooting scene |url=http://www.rediff.com/entertai/2001/oct/11amit.htm |accessdate=11 March 2007| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20070304103635/http://www.rediff.com/entertai/2001/oct/11amit.htm| archivedate= 4 March 2007 | url-status=live}}</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 injury|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 overwhelming 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>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/News-Feed/Entertainment/Amitabh-Bachchan-no-longer-excited-about-birthdays/Article1-463669.aspx |title=Amitabh Bachchan no longer excited about birthdays |work=Hindustan Times |date=10 October 2009 |accessdate=11 December 2012}}</ref>
 
Nevertheless, he 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 of that year.<ref name="Coolie">{{cite web|publisher=Box Office India |title=Coolie a success |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=125&catName=MTk4MC0xOTg5 |accessdate=11 March 2007 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120112040659/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=125 |archivedate=12 January 2012 }}</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>{{cite web |url=http://movies.ndtv.com/movie_story.aspx?Section=Movies&ID=250266&subcatg=&keyword=Bollywood&nid=250266 |title=30 years after the Coolie accident: Big B's "second birthday" |publisher=Movies.ndtv.com |date=2 August 2012 |accessdate=11 December 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20130129170555/http://movies.ndtv.com/movie_story.aspx?Section=Movies&ID=250266&subcatg=&keyword=Bollywood&nid=250266 |archivedate=29 January 2013 }}</ref>
 
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 stating before every release, "Yeh film to flop hogi!" ("This film will flop").<ref name="Myasthenia Gravis">{{cite web|publisher=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|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050901155545/http://www.mouthshut.com/review/To_Be_or_Not_To_Be_Amitabh_Bachchan_-_Khalid_Mohamed-72513-1.html|archive-date=1 September 2005|url-status=dead}}</ref>
 
===Career fluctuations and sabbatical (1988–1992)===
[[File:Amitabhbachchan28529.jpg|right|thumb|Bachchan during the shoot of 1990 Hindi film ''[[Agneepath (1990 film)|Agneepath]]]]
After a three-year stint in politics from 1984 to 1987, Bachchan returned to films in 1988, playing the title role in ''[[Shahenshah (1988 film)|Shahenshah]]'', which was a box office success.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/cpages.php?pageName=top_actors&PHPSESSID=cfa06e3b5a051913d58987e99cd292ae |work=boxofficeindia.com/topactors.htm |title=Top Actor |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029191201/http://boxofficeindia.com/cpages.php?pageName=top_actors |archivedate=29 October 2013 }}</ref> After the success of his comeback film however, his star power began to wane as all of his subsequent films like ''[[Jaadugar]]'', ''[[Toofan (1989 film)|Toofan]]'' and ''[[Main Azaad Hoon]]'' (all released in 1989) failed at the box office. Successes during this period like the [[crime drama]] ''[[Aaj Ka Arjun]]'' (1990) and [[action drama|action]] [[crime drama]] ''[[Hum (film)|Hum]]'' (1991), for which he won his third Filmfare Best Actor Award, looked like they might reverse the trend, but this momentum was short-lived and his string of box office failures continued.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=196&catName=MTk5MA==|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921115954/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=196&catName=MTk5MA==|archivedate=21 September 2013|title=Box Office 1990 |publisher=Box Office India|date=21 September 2013|accessdate=3 June 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=197&catName=MTk5MQ==|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921103709/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=197&catName=MTk5MQ==|archivedate=21 September 2013|title=Box office 1990 |publisher=Box Office India|date=21 September 2013|accessdate=21 July 2018}}</ref> Notably, despite the lack of hits, it was during this era that Bachchan won his first [[National Film Award for Best Actor]] for his performance as a Mafia don in the 1990 [[cult following|cult]] film ''[[Agneepath (1990 film)|Agneepath]].'' These years would see his last on-screen appearances for some time. After the release of the critically acclaimed epic ''[[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, Bachchan 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== |publisher=Box Office India |title=Box Office 1994 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130107074858/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=200 |archivedate=7 January 2013 }}</ref>
 
===Productions and acting comeback (1996–1999)===
Bachchan turned producer during his temporary retirement period, setting up [[Amitabh Bachchan Corporation]], Ltd. (ABCL) in 1996. ABCL's strategy was to introduce products and services covering an entire cross-section of India's entertainment industry. ABCL's operations were mainstream commercial film production and distribution, audio cassettes and video discs, production and marketing of television software, and celebrity and event management.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bemoneyaware.com/blog/amitabh-bachchan-from-bankruptcy-to-crorepati|title=Amitabh Bachchan – from bankruptcy to crorepati|date=10 September 2011|accessdate=21 July 2018}}</ref> Soon after the company was launched in 1996, the first film it produced was ''[[Tere Mere Sapne (1996 film)|Tere Mere Sapne]],'' which was a moderate success and launched the careers of actors like [[Arshad Warsi]] and southern film star [[Simran (actress)|Simran]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rediff.com/business/1999/apr/26abcl.htm|title=Rediff on the NeT Business News: Businessman Bachchan braves a bad patch as ABCL falls sick|publisher=Rediff.com|access-date=2 April 2020}}</ref>
 
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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/collapse-of-mrityudaata-diminishes-amitabh-bachchans-godlike-status/1/275854.html|title=Collapse of Mrityudaata diminishes Amitabh Bachchan's godlike status|website=India Today|accessdate=21 July 2018}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/after-dream-venture-abcl-go-bankrupt-amitabh-bachchan-faces-legal-battle-with-creditors/1/253830.html|title=After dream venture ABCL go bankrupt, Amitabh Bachchan faces legal battle with creditors|website=India Today|accessdate=21 July 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://m.rediff.com/money/1999/apr/26abcl.htm|title=Rediff on the NeT Business News: Businessman Bachchan braves a bad patch as ABCL falls sick|publisher=Rediff.com|accessdate=21 July 2018}}</ref> The company went into administration and was later declared a failed company by the 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 raise 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 eventually had commercial success with ''[[Bade Miyan Chote Miyan]]'' (1998) and ''[[Major Saab]]'' (1998),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=2556|title=Major Saab – Movie|publisher=Box Office India|access-date=31 August 2018}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://m.rediff.com/movies/2000/jan/03box.htm|title=Rediff on the NeT, Movies: A look at the year gone by|publisher=Rediff.com|access-date=2 April 2020}}</ref>
 
===Return to prominence (2000–present)===
[[File:Bachan mohanlal.jpg|thumb|right|Bachchan with [[Mohanlal]]]]
In 2000, Amitabh Bachchan appeared in Yash Chopra's box-office hit, ''[[Mohabbatein]]'', directed by [[Aditya Chopra]]. He played a stern, elder figure who rivalled the character of [[Shah Rukh Khan|Shahrukh Khan]]. His role won him his third [[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor|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 (2003 film)|Baghban]]'' (2003). As an actor, he continued to perform in a range of characters, receiving critical praise for his performances in ''[[Aks (2001 film)|Aks]]'' (2001), ''[[Aankhen (2002 film)|Aankhen]]'' (2002), ''[[Kaante]]'' (2002), ''[[Khakee]]'' (2004) and ''[[Dev (2004 film)|Dev]]'' (2004).
His performance in ''Aks'' won him his first [[Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actor]].
 
One project that did particularly well for Bachchan was [[Sanjay Leela Bhansali]]'s ''[[Black (2005 film)|Black]]'' (2005). The film starred Bachchan as an ageing 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, his fourth Filmfare Best Actor Award and his second Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actor. 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 films ''[[Bunty Aur Babli]]'' (2005), the ''[[The Godfather|Godfather]]'' tribute ''[[Sarkar (2005 film)|Sarkar]]'' (2005), and ''[[Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna]]'' (2006). All of them were successful at the box office.<ref name="Starring with son">{{cite web |publisher=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=https://web.archive.org/web/20110708085904/http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=211&catName=MjAwNQ== |archivedate=8 July 2011 |url-status=dead  }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=212&catName=MjAwNg== |title=Box Office 2006 |publisher=Box Office India |accessdate=11 March 2007 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120217062452/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=212 |archivedate=17 February 2012 }}</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 |publisher=Box Office India |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130818140640/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=212 |archivedate=18 August 2013 }}</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 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090114110548/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/trade/top5/326.html |archivedate=14 January 2009 }}</ref>
 
In May 2007, two of his films: the romantic comedy ''[[Cheeni Kum]]'' and the multi-starrer action drama ''[[Shootout at Lokhandwala]]'' were released. ''Shootout at Lokhandwala'' did well at the box office and was declared a hit in India, while ''Cheeni Kum'' picked up after a slow start and was a success.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=225|title=Shootout at Lokhandwala – Movie|publisher=Box Office India|accessdate=21 July 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=214&catName=MjAwNw==|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130115223235/http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=214&catName=MjAwNw==|archivedate=15 January 2013|title=Box Office 2007 |publisher=Box Office India|date=15 January 2013|accessdate=3 June 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficeindia.com/circuit_collection.php?movieid=347&cityid=1&area=domestic|title=Cheeni Kum – Movie –|publisher=Box Office India|accessdate=21 July 2018}}</ref><ref name="udxlrh">{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=214 |title=Box Office 2007 |publisher=Box Office India |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131109040918/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=214 |archivedate=9 November 2013 }}</ref> A remake of his biggest hit, ''Sholay'' (1975), entitled ''[[Aag (2007 film)|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]]'', co-starring [[Arjun Rampal]] and [[Preity Zinta]]. 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://bollywoodhungama.com/features/2007/09/11/3020 |date=11 September 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090201132528/http://bollywoodhungama.com/features/2007/09/11/3020 |archive-date=1 February 2009 |access-date=12 July 2020 |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|publisher=ourbollywood.com |title=Amitabh Bachchan to star with Johnny Depp |url=http://www.ourbollywood.com/2007/02/amitabh_bachchan_will_star_opp.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20070401195932/http://www.ourbollywood.com/2007/02/amitabh_bachchan_will_star_opp.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=1 April 2007 | accessdate=11 March 2007}}</ref> The film is currently "shelved" indefinitely.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://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=13 November 2009 | accessdate=23 May 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'', 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 and was one of the top-grossing films of 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficeindia.com/years.php?year=2009&pageId=4|title=Top India Total Nett Gross 2009 –|publisher=Box Office India|accessdate=21 July 2018}}</ref> It won him his third National Film Award for Best Actor and fifth Filmfare Best Actor Award. In 2010, he debuted in [[Malayalam cinema|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=Rediff.com |date=8 June 2010 |accessdate=2 October 2010}}</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=14 April 2010 }}</ref> Bachchan declined 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|work=[[The Indian Express]]|date=17 April 2010}}</ref>
 
In 2013 he made his Hollywood debut in ''[[The Great Gatsby (2013 film)|The Great Gatsby]]'' making a special appearance opposite [[Leonardo DiCaprio]] and [[Tobey Maguire]]. In 2014, he played the role of the friendly ghost in the sequel ''[[Bhoothnath Returns]]''. The next year, he played the role of a grumpy father suffering from chronic constipation in the critically acclaimed ''[[Piku]]'' which was also one of the biggest hits of 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficehits.in/collection/piku-total-collection-lifetime-business-total-worldwide-collection.html|title=Piku Total Collection – Lifetime Business – Total Worldwide Collection – Box Office Hits|date=10 June 2015|accessdate=21 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180722011611/http://www.boxofficehits.in/collection/piku-total-collection-lifetime-business-total-worldwide-collection.html|archive-date=22 July 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.financialexpress.com/photos/business-gallery/71357/piku-box-office-collections-amitabh-bachchan-starrer-steady-at-rs-21-18-cr-by-day-2/|title=Amitabh Bachchan boosts Piku box office collections to over Rs 100 cr, slowly, steadily|date=11 May 2015|accessdate=21 July 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/piku-13-days-box-office-collection-deepika-amitabh-starrer-grosses-100-crore-worldwide-633076|title='Piku' 13 Days Box Office Collection: Deepika-Amitabh Starrer Grosses ₹100 Crore Worldwide|first=Ankita|last=Mehta|accessdate=21 July 2018|date=21 May 2015}}</ref> A review in ''[[Daily News and Analysis]]'' (DNA) summarised Bachchan's performance as "The heart and soul of Piku clearly belong to Amitabh Bachchan who is in his elements. His performance in Piku, without doubt, finds a place among the top 10 in his illustrious career."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-piku-review-must-watch-for-the-thundering-trio-of-amitabh-bachchan-deepika-padukone-and-irrfan-khan-2084192|title='PIKU' Review: Must-watch for the thundering trio of Amitabh Bachchan, Deepika Padukone, and Irrfan Khan|date=8 May 2015|accessdate=21 July 2018}}</ref> Rachel Saltz wrote for [[The New York Times]], "Piku," an offbeat Hindi comedy, would have you contemplate the intestines and mortality of one Bhashkor Banerji and the actor who plays him, Amitabh Bachchan. Bhashkor's life and conversation may revolve around his constipation and fussy hypochondria, but there's no mistaking the scene-stealing energy that Mr. Bachchan, India's erstwhile Angry Young Man, musters for his new role of Cranky Old Man."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/08/movies/review-in-piku-amitabh-bachchan-plays-a-dad-to-deepika-padukone.html|title=Review: In 'Piku,' Amitabh Bachchan Plays a Dad to Deepika Padukone|accessdate=21 July 2018}}</ref> Well known Indian critic Rajeev Masand wrote on his website, "Bachchan is pretty terrific as Bhashkor, who reminds you of that oddball uncle that you nevertheless have a soft spot for. He bickers with the maids, harrows his hapless helper, and expects that Piku stay unmarried so she can attend to him. At one point, to ward off a possible suitor, he casually mentions that his daughter isn't a virgin; that she's financially independent and sexually independent too. 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rajeevmasand.com/reviews/our-films/poop-dreams/|title=Poop dreams – Rajeev Masand – movies that matter : from bollywood, hollywood and everywhere else|author=Rockstah Media |website=rajeevmasand.com|accessdate=21 July 2018}}</ref> ''[[The Guardian]]'' summed up, "Bachchan seizes upon his cranky character part, making Bashkor as garrulously funny in his theories on caste and marriage as his system is backed-up."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/may/18/piku-review-amitabh-bachchan-lets-it-all-out-in-constipation-comedy|title=Piku review: Amitabh Bachchan lets it all out in constipation comedy|first=Mike|last=McCahill|date=18 May 2015|website=The Guardian|accessdate=21 July 2018}}</ref> The performance won Bachchan his fourth National Film Award for Best Actor and his third Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actor.
 
In 2016, he appeared in the women-centric courtroom drama film ''[[Pink (2016 film)|Pink]]'' which was highly praised by critics and with an increasingly good word of mouth, was a resounding success at the domestic and overseas box office.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/movie-reviews/pink-review-amitabh-bachchan-is-still-the-only-boss-around/story-gSCikuuM2WFSvzomGiwB4H.html|title=Pink review: Amitabh Bachchan is still the only boss around|date=15 September 2016|accessdate=21 July 2018}}</ref><ref name="hindustantimes.com">{{cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/movie-reviews/pink-review-by-anupama-chopra-a-tale-of-true-grit-grippingly-told/story-Iiug9rbLpnGDTdgwDzEPJJ.html|title=Pink review by Anupama Chopra: A tale of true grit, grippingly told|date=16 September 2016|accessdate=21 July 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/reviews/story/pink-movie-review-amitabh-bachchan-aniruddha-roy-chowdhury-taapsee-pannu-341162-2016-09-15|title=Pink movie review: Amitabh Bachchan's POWERFUL message is unmissable|website=India Today|accessdate=21 July 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.koimoi.com/box-office/hits-flops/verdict-2016/|title=Box Office Verdict 2016 – Hits & Flops of the Year|date=27 January 2017|accessdate=21 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180722011614/http://www.koimoi.com/box-office/hits-flops/verdict-2016/|archive-date=22 July 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/box-office-special-features/box-office-worldwide-collections-day-wise-breakup-pink/|title=Box Office: Worldwide Collections and Day wise breakup of Pink – Bollywood Hungama|first=Bollywood|last=Hungama|date=17 September 2016|accessdate=21 July 2018}}</ref> Bachchan's performance in the film received acclaim. 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. Like we know from Prakash Mehra movies, into each life some Bachchan must fall. The girls hang on to him with incredulous desperation, and he bats for them with all he has. At one point Meenal hangs by Bachchan's elbow, words entirely unnecessary. Bachchan towers through Pink – the way he bellows "et cetera" is alone worth having the heavy-hitter at play—but there are softer moments like one where he appears to have dozed off in court, or where he lays his head by his convalescent wife's bedside and needs his hair ruffled and his conviction validated."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/review-pink-a-film-that-must-be-championed/20160916.htm|title=Review: Pink, a film that must be championed|accessdate=21 July 2018}}</ref> Writing for [[Hindustan Times]], noted film critic and author [[Anupama Chopra]] said of Bachchan's performance, "A special salute to Amitabh Bachchan, who imbues his character with a tragic majesty. Bachchan towers in every sense, but without a hint of showboating.<ref name="hindustantimes.com"/> Meena Iyer of [[The Times of India]] wrote, "The performances are pitch-perfect with Bachchan leading the way.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/movie-reviews/pink/movie-review/54325066.cms|title=Pink Movie Review {4.5/5}: Critic Review of Pink by Times of India|accessdate=21 July 2018}}</ref> Writing for [[NDTV]], Troy Ribeiro of [[Indo-Asian News Service]] (IANS) stated, 'Amitabh Bachchan as Deepak Sehgall, the aged defence lawyer, shines as always, in a restrained, but powerful performance. His histrionics come primarily in the form of his well-modulated baritone, conveying his emotions and of course, from the well-written lines.'<ref>{{cite web|url=http://movies.ndtv.com/movie-reviews/pink-movie-review-1317|title=Pink Movie Review: Amitabh Bachchan Shines As Always – NDTV Movies|accessdate=21 July 2018}}</ref> Mike McCahill of [[The Guardian]] remarked, "Among an electric ensemble, Tapsee Pannu, Kirti Kulhari and Andrea Tariang give unwavering voice to the girls’ struggles; Amitabh Bachchan brings his moral authority to bear as their sole legal ally.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2016/sep/15/pink-review-subtle-drama-that-grapples-with-indias-culture|title=Pink review – subtle drama that grapples with India's rape culture|first=Mike|last=McCahill|date=15 September 2016|website=The Guardian|accessdate=21 July 2018}}</ref>
 
In 2017, he appeared in the third instalment of the Sarkar film series: [[Ram Gopal Varma]]'s ''[[Sarkar 3]]''.  That year, he started filming for the swashbuckling action adventure film ''[[Thugs Of Hindostan]]'' with [[Aamir Khan]], [[Katrina Kaif]] and [[Fatima Sana Shaikh]] which released in November 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.yashrajfilms.com/news/detail/2017/05/05/fatima-sana-shaikh-joins-yash-raj-films-thugs-of-hindostan-along-with-amitabh-bachchan-and-aamir-khan|title=Fatima Sana Shaikh Joins Yash Raj Films' Thugs of Hindostan Along with Amitabh Bachchan and Aamir Khan|website=yashrajfilms.com|access-date=11 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180703220400/https://www.yashrajfilms.com/news/detail/2017/05/05/fatima-sana-shaikh-joins-yash-raj-films-thugs-of-hindostan-along-with-amitabh-bachchan-and-aamir-khan|archive-date=3 July 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> He co-starred with Rishi Kapoor in ''[[102 Not Out]]'', a [[comedy-drama]] film directed by [[Umesh Shukla]] based on a [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]] play of the same name written by [[Saumya Joshi]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/102-not-out-teaser-amitabh-bachchan-rishi-kapoor-seen-together-on-screen-after-27-years-4343217.html|title=102 Not Out teaser: Amitabh Bachchan, Rishi Kapoor seen together on-screen after 27 years- Entertainment News, Firstpost|accessdate=21 July 2018|date=9 February 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/amitabh-bachchan-teaming-up-with-rishi-kapoor-for-102-not-out-has-been-a-great-joy/articleshow/62848833.cms|title=Amitabh Bachchan: Teaming up with Rishi Kapoor for '102 Not Out' has been a great joy|accessdate=21 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180725212736/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/amitabh-bachchan-teaming-up-with-rishi-kapoor-for-102-not-out-has-been-a-great-joy/articleshow/62848833.cms|archive-date=25 July 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.screendaily.com/news/sony-pictures-boards-indian-comedy-102-not-out-with-amitabh-bachchan-rishi-kapoor/5126374.article|title=Sony Pictures boards Indian comedy '102 Not Out' with Amitabh Bachchan, Rishi Kapoor|accessdate=21 July 2018}}</ref> This film released in May 2018 and reunited him with Kapoor onscreen after a gap of twenty-seven years. In October 2017, it was announced that Bachchan will appear in [[Ayan Mukerji]]'s ''[[Brahmastra (film)|Brahmastra]]'', alongside [[Ranbir Kapoor]] and [[Alia Bhatt]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/photo-features/movies-to-look-forward-to/brahmastra/photostory/61038619.cms|title=Karan Johar announces his upcoming film trilogy with Amitabh Bachchan, Ranbir Kapoor and Alia Bhatt – Movies to look forward to {{!}} The Times of India|website=The Times of India|access-date=11 March 2018}}</ref>
 
==Other work==
===Politics===
In 1984, Bachchan took a break from acting and briefly entered politics in support of a long-time family friend, [[Rajiv Gandhi]]. He contested [[Allahabad (Lok Sabha constituency)|Allahabad]]'s seat for the [[8th Lok Sabha]] against [[Hemvati Nandan Bahuguna|H. N. Bahuguna]], former [[List of Chief Ministers of Uttar Pradesh|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 |work=Hindustan Times |accessdate=5 December 2005| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20060109123607/http://www.hindustantimes.com/news/specials/amitabh/politics.htm| archivedate= 9 January 2006 | url-status=live}}</ref> His political career, however, was short-lived: he resigned after three years, calling politics a [[Cesspit|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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sathnam.com/Features/17/interview-with-amitabh-bachchan |title=Interview with Amitabh Bachchan |publisher=sathnam.com |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090531142512/http://www.sathnam.com/Features/17/interview-with-amitabh-bachchan |archivedate=31 May 2009 |url-status=dead  }}</ref> Bachchan was eventually found not guilty of involvement in the ordeal. He was framed in the scam and falsely alleged. This was cleared by Swedish police chief Sten Lindstrom.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/bofors-scam-amitabh-jaya-bachchan-react-to-whistle-blowers-revelations-478497|date=25 April 2012|title=Bofors scam: Amitabh, Jaya Bachchan react to whistle-blower's revelations}}</ref>
 
His old friend, [[Amar Singh (politician)|Amar Singh]], helped him during the financial crisis caused by the failure of his company, [[Amitabh Bachchan Corporation|ABCL]]. Thereafter Bachchan started supporting the [[Samajwadi Party]], the political party to which Amar Singh belonged. Furthermore, Jaya Bachchan joined the Samajwadi Party and represented the party as an MP in the [[Rajya Sabha]].<ref>[http://www.hindu.com/2007/02/18/stories/2007021804271000.htm "Bachchan has no plans for the election."] ''The Hindu''.</ref> Bachchan has continued to do favours for the Samajwadi Party, including appearing in advertisements and political campaigns. 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.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5iJuYOasTF-bsTo0AQjW96aD2Kr2w |title=Bollywood's Bachchan in trouble over crime claim |agency=Agence France-Presse |date=4 October 2007 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080116120716/http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5iJuYOasTF-bsTo0AQjW96aD2Kr2w |archivedate=16 January 2008 }}</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 defence, Bachchan claimed to have banned the press from entering his sets until late 1989.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://bollywoodhungama.com/features/2007/01/27/2173/index.html |title=The 15-year ban on Bachchan! |publisher=bollywoodhungama.com |date=27 January 2007 |accessdate=24 March 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090114110523/http://bollywoodhungama.com/features/2007/01/27/2173/index.html |archive-date=14 January 2009}}</ref>
 
Bachchan has been accused of using the slogan "blood for blood" in the context of the [[1984 anti-Sikh riots]]. Bachchan has denied the allegation.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.news18.com/news/world/us-federal-court-summons-amitabh-bachchan-in-an-alleged-human-rights-violation-connects-it-to-the-1984-anti-sikh-riots-969691.html|title=US federal court summons Amitabh Bachchan in an alleged human rights violation; connects it to the 1984 anti-Sikh riots|website=News18|date=26 February 2015|accessdate=20 December 2019}}</ref> In October 2014, Bachchan was summoned by a court in Los Angeles for "allegedly instigating violence against the Sikh community".<ref>{{cite news|title=1984 riots: Amitabh Bachchan summoned by US court for 'instigating' violence against Sikhs|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/1984-riots-Amitabh-Bachchan-summoned-by-US-court-for-instigating-violence-against-Sikhs/articleshow/44957457.cms|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Amitabh Bachchan summoned by Los Angeles court|url=https://www.thenational.ae/arts-culture/amitabh-bachchan-summoned-by-los-angeles-court-1.584342|newspaper=[[The National (Abu Dhabi)|The National]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=US court summons Amitabh Bachchan in connection with 1984 anti-Sikh riots|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/150225/entertainment-bollywood/article/us-court-summons-amitabh-bachchan-served-his-hollywood-agent|newspaper=[[Deccan Chronicle]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.dawn.com/news/1140932|title=US court summons Amitabh Bachchan for 'instigating' 1984 anti-Sikh riots|date=28 October 2014|website=Dawn|location=Pakistan|accessdate=20 December 2019}}</ref> 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. General consensus is that Bachchan in his slogan most probably meant [[Khalistani]] terrorists and modules active in the country at that point of time and not the [[Sikh]] community in general.{{Citation needed|date=August 2020}}
 
He is also one of the trustees of [[Rajiv Gandhi Foundation]].<ref>{{Cite web|last1=July 15|first1=india today digital|last2=July 15|first2=1991 ISSUE DATE|last3=September 11|first3=1991UPDATED|last4=Ist|first4=2013 12:31|title=Rajiv Gandhi Foundation established with Sonia Gandhi as chairperson|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/signposts/story/19910715-rajiv-gandhi-foundation-established-with-sonia-gandhi-as-chairperson-814569-1991-07-15|access-date=3 August 2020|website=India Today|language=en}}</ref>
 
===Television appearances===
[[File:Amitabh Bachchan KBC5 Press.jpg|thumb|upright|Amitabh Bachchan at KBC-5 Press Meet]]
In 2000, Bachchan hosted the first season of ''[[Kaun Banega Crorepati]]'' (''KBC''), the Indian adaptation of the British television game show, ''[[Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?]]''. The show was well received.<ref>{{cite news|last=Saxena|first=Poonam|title=Five crore question: What makes KBC work?|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Television/Five-crore-question-What-makes-KBC-work/Article1-771297.aspx|work=Hindustan Times|accessdate=24 November 2011|date=19 November 2011}}</ref> A second season followed in 2005 but its run was cut short by [[Star Plus]] when Bachchan fell ill in 2006.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/4648470.stm |work=BBC News |title=India scraps millionaire TV show |date=25 January 2006 |accessdate=7 May 2010}}</ref>
 
In 2009, Bachchan hosted the [[Bigg Boss 3|third season]] of the reality show ''[[Bigg Boss]]''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Amitabh Bachchan back on TV with 'Bigg Boss 3'|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Amitabh-Bachchan-back-on-TV-with-Bigg-Boss-3/articleshow/4973731.cms|website=The Times of India|accessdate=5 September 2009}}</ref>
 
In 2010, Bachchan hosted the fourth season of ''KBC''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://entertainment.oneindia.in/television/top-stories/news/2010/kbc4-beats-bigg-boss4-131210.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120714010039/http://entertainment.oneindia.in/television/top-stories/news/2010/kbc4-beats-bigg-boss4-131210.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=14 July 2012 |title=KBC 4 beats Bigg Boss 4 in its final episode |publisher=One India |accessdate=13 March 2011 |date=13 December 2010 }}</ref> The fifth season started on 15 August 2011 and ended on 17 November 2011. The show became a massive hit with audiences and broke many TRP Records. CNN IBN awarded Indian of the Year- Entertainment to Team KBC and Bachchan. The Show also grabbed all the major Awards for its category.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TugDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA711&lpg=PA711&dq=kaun+banega+crorepati+tv+show+was+awarded#v=onepage|title=The Indian Telly Awards – 'Kaun Banega Crorepati'|date=1 September 2001|last1=Darpan|first1=Pratiyogita}}</ref> Bachchan continued to host KBC until 2017.
 
The sixth season was also hosted by Bachchan, commencing on 7 September 2012, broadcast on [[Sony Pictures Television|Sony TV]] and received the highest number of viewers thus far.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tellychakkar.com/tv/tv-newskbc-season-6-opens-record-numbers|title=TV News|first=Tellychakkar|last=Team|website=Tellychakkar.com|accessdate=20 December 2019}}</ref>
 
In 2014, he debuted in the fictional [[Sony Entertainment Television]] TV series titled ''[[Yudh (TV series)|Yudh]]'' playing the lead role of a businessman battling both his personal and professional life.<ref name=ix>{{cite news|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/television/watch-amitabh-bachchan-battles-world-himself-in-tv-show-yudh/|title=Watch: Amitabh Bachchan battles world, himself in TV show 'Yudh'|date=2 May 2014|newspaper=The Indian Express}}</ref>
 
===Voice-acting===
Bachchan is known for his deep, baritone voice. He has been a narrator, a playback singer, and presenter for numerous programmes.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/amitabh-bachchan-to-get-copyright/1/119209.html |title=Amitabh Bachchan to get copyright: Celebrities, News |work=India Today |date=8 November 2010 |accessdate=11 December 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/amitabh-bachchan-lends-his-voice-to-animated-mahabharat/922732 |title=Amitabh Bachchan lends his voice to animated 'Mahabharat' |work=The Indian Express |date=12 March 2012 |accessdate=11 December 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/near-70-amitabh-bachchan-still-gets-mobbed/1009783/0 |title=Near 70, Amitabh Bachchan still gets mobbed |work=The Indian Express |date=29 September 2012 |accessdate=11 December 2012}}</ref> Renowned film director [[Satyajit Ray]] was so impressed with Bachchan's voice that he decided to use Bachchan as the narrator in his 1977 film ''[[The Chess Players (film)|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''. {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131006153928/http://www.hindustantimes.in/news/specials/amitabh/trivia.htm |date=6 October 2013 }}</ref> Bachchan lent his voice as a narrator to the 2001 movie ''[[Lagaan]]'' which was a super hit.<ref>{{cite news|title=Ashutosh had rejected Big B as Lagaan's narrator|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/Ashutosh-had-rejected-Big-B-as-Lagaans-narrator/articleshow/8874233.cms?referral=PM|newspaper=The Times of India|date=16 June 2011}}</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=12 October 2006 |accessdate=14 February 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120310110450/http://www.apunkachoice.com/scoop/bollywood/20061012-1.html |archivedate=10 March 2012 }}</ref>
 
He also has done voice-over work for the following movies:<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-amitabh-to-do-voiceover-for-jodhaa-akbar-1145747|title=Amitabh to do voiceover for Jodhaa-Akbar|date=17 January 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite book | last = Singh | first = Sunny | title = Amitabh Bachchan | publisher = Palgrave | url= https://books.google.com/books?id=bxVBDwAAQBAJ&lpg=PP1&dq=amitabh%20bachchan%20voice%20over%20works&pg=PP5#v=onepage| date = 2018 | page = 171 | isbn = 978-1-84457-631-9 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://zeenews.india.com/home/amitabh-to-do-voiceover-for-jodha-akbar_418706.html|title=Amitabh to do voiceover for Jodhaa-Akbar|date=17 January 2008}}</ref>
 
* ''[[Bhuvan Shome]]'' (1969)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.arthousecinema.in/2013/02/bhuvan-shome/|title=Bhuvan Shome 1969|date=10 February 2013|access-date=6 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180306214435/https://www.arthousecinema.in/2013/02/bhuvan-shome/|archive-date=6 March 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* ''[[Bawarchi]]'' (1972)
* ''[[Balika Badhu (1976 film)|Balika Badhu]]'' (1975)
* ''[[Tere Mere Sapne (1996 film)|Tere Mere Sapne]]'' (1996)
* ''[[Hello Brother (1999 film)|Hello Brother]]'' (1999)<ref name="Amitabh Bachchan Movies List">{{cite web|url=https://www.chitramala.in/amitabh-bachchan-movies-list-226568.html|date=27 May 2016|title=Amitabh Bachchan Movies List}}</ref>
* ''[[Lagaan]]'' (2001)
* ''[[Parineeta (2005 film)|Parineeta]]'' (2005)
* ''[[Jodhaa Akbar]]'' (2008)
* ''[[Swami (2007 film)|Swami]]'' (2007)<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/News-Feed/Entertainment/Big-B-to-lend-voice-to-Jodhaa-Akbar/Article1-269934.aspx|title=Big B to lend voice to Jodhaa Akbar|author =Subhash K Jha|date=17 January 2008|work=Hindustan Times|author-link=Subhash K Jha}}</ref>
* ''[[Zor Lagaa Ke...Haiya!]]'' (2009)
* ''[[Ra.One]]'' (2011)
* ''[[Kahaani]]'' (2012)
* ''[[Krrish 3]]'' (2013)
* ''[[Mahabharat (2013 film)|Mahabharat]]'' (2013)<ref name="Amitabh Bachchan Movies List"/>
* ''[[Kochadaiiyaan]] (Hindi Version)'' (2014)
* ''[[The Ghazi Attack]]'' (2017)
* ''[[Firangi]]'' (2017)
 
===Humanitarian causes===
[[File:BachchanAmitabh.jpg|thumb|right|Bachchan speaking at a function in 2013]]
Bachchan has been involved with many social causes. For example, he donated {{INR|1.1&nbsp;million}} to clear the debts of nearly 40 beleaguered farmers in Andhra Pradesh<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Big-Bs-secret-aspect-finally-revealed/articleshow/13107830.cms|title=Big B's secret aspect finally revealed|website=The Times of India|accessdate=20 December 2019}}</ref> and {{INR|3&nbsp;million}} to clear the debts of some 100 [[Vidarbha]] farmers.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thesundayindian.com/en/story/the-amitabh-bachchan-way-or-the-highway/34825/|title=The Amitabh Bachchan way or the highway – Aditi Prasad – The Sunday Indian|website=thesundayindian.com|accessdate=21 July 2018}}</ref> In 2010, he donated {{INR|1.1&nbsp;million}} to [[Resul Pookutty]]'s foundation for a medical centre at Kochi,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-amitabh-bachchan-announces-11-lakh-contribution-for-resul-pookutty-s-foundation-1344672|title=Amitabh Bachchan announces 11 lakh contribution for Resul Pookutty's foundation|date=7 February 2010|website=DNA India|accessdate=20 December 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-amitabh-bachchan-supports-medical-centre-at-kochi-1344945|title=Amitabh Bachchan supports medical centre at Kochi|work=dna|date=8 February 2010}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/The-Saturday-Interview-mdash-Sound-Sense/article15534067.ece|title=The Saturday Interview – Sound Sense|first=Geeta|last=Padmanabhan|newspaper=The Hindu|date=21 January 2011}}</ref> and he has given {{INR|250,000}} ({{US$|{{To USD|250000|IND|year=2012|round=yes}}|long=no}}) to the family of Delhi policeman Subhash Chand Tomar who died after succumbing to injuries during a protest against gang-rape after the [[2012 Delhi gang rape]] case.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/delhi-gangrape/story/amitabh-bachchan-donates-rs-2.5-lakh-to-delhi-constable-subhash-chand-tomars-family-125317-2012-12-26|title=Delhi gangrape: Amitabh Bachchan donates Rs 2.5 lakh to Delhi Police constable Subhash Chand Tomar's family|first1=P. T. I.|last1=MumbaiDecember 26|first2=2012UPDATED|last2=December 26|first3=2012 11:40|last3=Ist|website=India Today|accessdate=20 December 2019}}</ref> He founded the Harivansh Rai Bachchan Memorial Trust, named after his father, in 2013. This trust, in association with Urja Foundation, will be powering 3,000 homes in India with electricity through solar energy.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/amitabh-bachchan-opens-memorial-trust-in-fathers-name/1163953/|title=Amitabh Bachchan opens memorial trust in father's name – Indian Express|website=The Indian Express|accessdate=20 December 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.renewindians.com/2013/10/amitabh-bachan-plans-to-light-3000-homes-wit-solar-power.html|title=Amitabh Bachan plans to light 3000 homes with Solar Power|website=renewindians.com|access-date=16 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180417023315/http://www.renewindians.com/2013/10/amitabh-bachan-plans-to-light-3000-homes-wit-solar-power.html|archive-date=17 April 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> In June 2019 he cleared debts of 2100 farmers from Bihar.<ref>{{cite news |title=Amitabh Bachchan pays off loans of 2,100 Bihar farmers, promises to help kin of Pulwama victims |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/amitabh-bachchan-pays-off-loans-of-2100-bihar-farmers-children-abhishek-and-shweta-accompany-him/articleshow/69752830.cms?from=mdr |accessdate=11 September 2019 |work=The Economic Times |date=12 June 2019}}</ref>


Bachchan was made a [[UNICEF]] goodwill ambassador for the [[Poliomyelitis|polio]] Eradication Campaign in India in 2002.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.unicef.org/media/media_61032.html|title=Amitabh Bachchan launches new Polio Communication Campaign|date=16 December 2011|work=UNICEF}}</ref> In 2013, he and his family donated {{INR|2.5&nbsp;million}} ({{US$|{{To USD|2500000|IND|year=2013|round=yes}}|long=no}}) to a charitable trust, Plan India, that works for the betterment of young girls in India.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/tabloid/bachchan-s-charity-side/story-YJgC79hSNoGCJTQHbFb6AJ.html|title=Bachchan's charity side|date=10 February 2013|website=Hindustan Times|accessdate=20 December 2019}}</ref> He also donated {{INR|1.1&nbsp;million}} ({{US$|{{To USD|1100000|IND|year=2013|round=yes}}|long=no}}) to the Maharashtra Police Welfare Fund in 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/article530033.ece|title=Maharashtra police keep Big B 'waiting'|work=The New Indian Express}}</ref>
==Further reading==
* Mazumdar, Ranjani.'' Bombay Cinema: An Archive of the City''. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 2007 {{ISBN|978-0-8166-4942-6}}
* {{cite book|author =Bhawana Somaaya|authorlink=Bhawana Somaaya|title=Amitabh Bachchan: The Legend|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VSxlAAAAMAAJ|date=1 February 1999|publisher=Macmillan India Limited|isbn=978-0-333-93355-8}}
* {{cite book|author =Bhawana Somaaya|title=Bachchanalia: The Films and Memorabilia of Amitabh Bachchan|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8DlePgAACAAJ|year=2009|publisher=Osian's-Connoisseurs of Art|isbn=978-81-8174-027-4}}
* {{cite journal|last1=Roy|first1=S.|title=An Exploratory Study in Celebrity Endorsements|journal=Journal of Creative Communications|volume=1|issue=2|year=2006|pages=139–153|issn=0973-2586|doi=10.1177/097325860600100201}}


Bachchan was the face of the 'Save Our Tigers' campaign that promoted the importance of tiger conservation in India.<ref name="The Times of India">{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/20-reasons-why-we-love-Amitabh-Bachchan/photostory/30948897.cms|title=20 reasons why we love Amitabh Bachchan|work=The Times of India}}</ref> He supported the campaign by [[People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals|PETA]] in India to free Sunder, a 14-year-old elephant who was chained and tortured in a temple in Kolhapur, Maharashtra.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/amitabh-bachchan-madhuri-dixit-back-free-sunder-campaign-543946|title=Amitabh Bachchan, Madhuri Dixit back 'Free Sunder' campaign|work=NDTV.com}}</ref>
==Other websites==
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* [http://srbachchan.tumblr.com/ Amitabh Bachchan's official blog]
* {{IMDb name|0000821}}


In 2014, it was announced that he had recorded his voice and lent his image to the Hindi and English language versions of the [[TeachAIDS]] software, an international [[HIV/AIDS]] prevention education tool developed at [[Stanford University]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiawest.com/entertainment/global/amitabh-bachchan-joins-s-f-bay-area-nonprofit-teachaids/article_7db6b21c-7cb3-11e4-acab-5b0e15f111e5.html|title=Amitabh Bachchan Joins S.F. Bay Area Nonprofit TeachAIDS|publisher=India West|accessdate=24 June 2015}}</ref> He has been a vocal "brand ambassador" of the [[Swachh Bharat Mission]] (SBM) and featured in a few advertisements to promote the campaign.<ref>{{Cite web|date=9 February 2017|title=Vidya Balan, Amitabh Bachchan and more: Bollywood bats for a clean India|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/vidya-balan-amitabh-bachchan-and-more-bollywood-bats-for-a-clean-india/story-6esXsSLzIXFQnuxjnb0CgO.html|access-date=1 August 2020|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Amitabh Bachchan as 'Coolie' - Swachh Bharat Misssion - YouTube|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LFKrZxL0F3w|access-date=1 August 2020|website=www.youtube.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Ad 43 Arash with Amitabh Bachchan as 'Jadugar' Swachh Bharat Mission - YouTube|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mAvm80eP_zI|access-date=1 August 2020|website=www.youtube.com}}</ref>


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. He was hospitalised with reported mild symptoms of the disease on 11 July.<ref>{{cite news|date=12 July 2020|title=Coronavirus: Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan tests positive|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-53375744|accessdate=14 July 2020}}</ref> He was discharged from hospital on 2 August.<ref>{{cite news |work=BBC |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-53628587 |title=Amitabh Bachchan: Bollywood star recovers from Covid-19 |date=2 August 2020 |accessdate=3 August 2020}}</ref>
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===Business investments===
Amitabh Bachchan has invested in many upcoming business ventures. In 2013, he bought a 10% stake in Just Dial from which he made a gain of 4600 percent. He holds a 3.4% equity in Stampede Capital, a financial technology firm specialising in cloud computing for financial markets. The Bachchan family also bought shares worth $252,000 in Meridian Tech, a consulting company in U.S. Recently they made their first overseas investment in Ziddu.com, a cloud based content distribution platform.<ref name="The Times of India"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.firstpost.com/business/actors-turn-investors-bacchans-make-first-ever-overseas-investment-ziddu-com-2254124.html|title=Actors turn investors: Bachchans make first ever overseas investment with Ziddu.com|work=Firstpost}}</ref>
Bachchan was named in the [[Panama Papers]] and [[Paradise Papers]], [[Data breach|leaked]] confidential documents relating to [[offshore investment]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Tandon|first1=Suneera|title=The Indian superstars of tax haven leaks: Amitabh Bachchan and Vijay Mallya|url=https://qz.com/1121170/from-paradise-papers-to-the-panama-leaks-amitabh-bachchan-and-vijay-mallya-are-never-missing/|accessdate=9 November 2017|work=[[Quartz India]]|date=7 November 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Amitabh Bachchan, Family May Be Summoned in Panama Papers Case|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/amitabh-bachchans-family-may-be-summoned-in-panama-papers-case-1756057|accessdate=10 November 2017|publisher=[[NDTV]]|date=27 September 2017}}</ref>
 
==Awards and honours==
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[[File:Amitabh Bachchan with Olympic torch.jpg|thumb|Amitabh Bachchan with the [[Olympic flame]] in London on 27 July 2012]]
Apart from industry awards won for his performances throughout the years, Bachchan has received several honours for his achievements in the Indian film industry. 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.
 
In 1999, Bachchan was voted the "greatest star of stage or screen" in a BBC ''Your Millennium'' 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 |work=BBC News |date=1 July 1999 |accessdate=2 October 2010| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20100910010951/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/381017.stm| archivedate= 10 September 2010 | url-status=live}}</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&nbsp;– World |work=The Tribune |date=4 September 2001 |accessdate=2 October 2010|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131121110907/http://www.tribuneindia.com/2001/20010904/world.htm#8 |archivedate=21 November 2013 }}</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; Film Paa&nbsp;– Oneindia Entertainment |publisher=Entertainment.oneindia.in |date=25 March 2010 |accessdate=2 October 2010| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20130524143103/http://entertainment.oneindia.in/bollywood/news/2010/amitabh-asian-awards-250310.html| archivedate=24 May 2013| url-status=live}}</ref>
 
In June 2000, he became the first living Asian to have been modelled 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=1 April 2009 |accessdate=2 October 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090604212708/http://www.screenindia.com/news/art-of-cinema-is-a-small-contribution-amitabh-bachchan/441709 |archivedate=4 June 2009 }}</ref> Another statue was installed in New York in 2009,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://whatslatest.com/blog/?tag=amitabh-wax-figure-in-new-york |title=Amitabh Wax figure in New York |publisher=Whatslatest.com |accessdate=2 October 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121202033520/http://whatslatest.com/blog/?tag=amitabh-wax-figure-in-new-york |archivedate=2 December 2012 }}</ref> Hong Kong in 2011,<ref>{{cite news|url= http://www.thehindu.com/arts/cinema/article1570825.ece |title= Amitabh's wax statue unveiled at Hong Kong Tussauds |work=The Hindu |date=25 March 2011 |accessdate=11 October 2012 |location=Chennai, India}}</ref> [[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=24 August 2011 |accessdate=12 October 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121114095003/http://www.madametussauds.com/Bangkok/en/NewsAndEvents/AmitabhBachchanLaunch.aspx |archivedate=14 November 2012 }}</ref> Washington, DC in 2012,<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.indianexpress.com/news/big-b-srk-aishwaryas-wax-figures-at-washington-tussauds/1040813/ |title= Big B, SRK, Aishwarya's wax figures at Washington Tussauds |work= The Indian Express |date=5 December 2012 |accessdate=5 December 2012}}</ref> and Delhi, in 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/amitabh-bachchan-misunderstands-his-wax-statue-at-madam-tussauds-delhi-as-his-photo/articleshow/56517118.cms |title= Amitabh Bachchan misunderstands his wax statue at Madame Tussauds, Delhi as his photo |work= The Times of India |date=13 January 2017 |accessdate=13 January 2017}}</ref>
 
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 |work=The Hindu |date=4 July 2003 |accessdate=2 October 2010 |location=Chennai, India| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20101014135148/http://hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2003/07/04/stories/2003070400980100.htm| archivedate= 14 October 2010 | url-status=live}}</ref> The Government of India awarded him with the [[Padma Shri]] in 1984, the [[Padma Bhushan]] in 2001 and the [[Padma Vibhushan]] in 2015. The then-President of [[Afghanistan]] awarded him the Order of Afghanistan in 1991 following the shooting of ''[[Khuda Gawah]]'' there.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.khaama.com/indian-film-star-amitabh-bachchan-cherish-afghanistan-memories-1810/|title=Indian film star Amitabh Bachchan cherish Afghanistan memories|date=27 August 2013}}</ref> France's highest civilian honour, the Knight of the [[Legion of Honour]], was conferred upon him by the [[Government of France|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 |work=BBC News |date=27 January 2007 |accessdate=2 October 2010}}</ref>
On 27 July 2012, Bachchan carried the [[Olympic flame|Olympic torch]] during the last leg of its relay 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 | work=The Hollywood Reporter| first=Nyay| last=Bhushan}}</ref>
 
Several 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&nbsp;– The Legend by Bhawana Somaaya |publisher=Indiaclub.com |accessdate=2 October 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130615152859/http://www.indiaclub.com/shop/SearchResults.asp?ProdStock=3161 |archivedate=15 June 2013 }}</ref>
* ''To be or not to be: Amitabh Bachchan'' in 2004,<ref>{{cite web|author = halid Mohamed |url=http://www.shvoong.com/entertainment/movies/1843754-amitabh-bachchan/ |title=To Be or Not to Be Amitabh Bachchan |publisher=Shvoong.com |accessdate=2 October 2010}}</ref>
* ''AB: The Legend (A Photographer's Tribute)'' in 2006,<ref>{{cite book|url=http://www.exoticindiaart.com/book/details/IDF390 |title=AB: The Legend (A Photographer's Tribute) |publisher=Exoticindiaart.com |date=2 October 2008 |accessdate=2 October 2010}}</ref>
* ''Amitabh Bachchan: Ek Jeevit Kimvadanti'' in 2006,<ref>{{cite book |url=http://www.autsun.com/amitabh-bachchan-ek-jeevit-kimvadanti/p/5070.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110707191625/http://www.autsun.com/amitabh-bachchan-ek-jeevit-kimvadanti/p/5070.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=7 July 2011 |title=Amitabh Bachchan: Ek Jeevit Kimvadanti |isbn=978-1-4039-3160-3 |author=Somaaya |publisher=Macmillan India |website=Autsun.Com |date=20 October 2009 |accessdate=2 October 2010 }}</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 |accessdate=2 October 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130615172748/http://www.indiaclub.com/shop/searchresults.asp?ProdStock=19211 |archivedate=15 June 2013 }}</ref>
* ''Looking for the Big B: Bollywood, Bachchan and Me'' in 2007<ref>{{cite book|title=Looking for the Big B: Bollywood, Bachchan and Me: Amazon.co.uk: Jessica Hines: Books |id={{ASIN|0747560412|country=uk}} }}</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=5 January 2009 |accessdate=2 October 2010}}</ref>
 
Bachchan himself wrote a book in 2002: ''Soul Curry for you and me&nbsp;– 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&nbsp;– An Empowering Philosophy That Can Enrich Your Life by Amitabh Bachchan |publisher=Indiaclub.com |date=11 October 1942 |accessdate=2 October 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101220052501/http://indiaclub.com/shop/SearchResults.asp?ProdStock=11203 |archivedate=20 December 2010 }}</ref> In the early 80s, Bachchan authorised the use of his likeness for the comic book character [[Supremo (comics)|Supremo]] in a series titled ''The Adventures of Amitabh Bachchan''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-pammi-bakshi-on-supremo/20091110.htm |title=Remembering Amitabh, the Supremo superhero |publisher=Rediff.com |date=10 November 2009 |accessdate=11 December 2012}}</ref> In May 2014, [[La Trobe University]] in Australia named a Scholarship after Bachchan.<ref>{{cite web|title=La Trobe University of Australia names scholarship after Amitabh Bachchan|url=http://news.biharprabha.com/2014/05/la-trobe-university-of-australia-names-scholarship-after-amitabh-bachchan/|agency=Indo-Asian News Service|publisher=news.biharprabha.com|accessdate=2 May 2014}}</ref>
 
He was named "Hottest Vegetarian" by PETA India in 2012.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/tabloid/amitabh-bachchan-vidya-balan-named-hottest-vegetarians/article1-984421.aspx |title=Amitabh Bachchan, Vidya Balan named hottest vegetarians|newspaper=Hindustan Times |date=3 January 2013}}</ref> He won the title of "Asia's Sexiest Vegetarian" in a contest poll run by PETA Asia.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/english/hollywood/news/Faye-Wong-is-Asias-sexiest-vegetarian/articleshow/3142261.cms |title=Faye Wong is Asia's sexiest vegetarian
|newspaper=[[The Times of India]] |date=19 June 2008}}</ref>
 
In Allahabad, the [[Amitabh Bachchan Sports Complex]] and Amitabh Bachchan Road are named after him.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://allahabaddekho.com/Home/Sportcenters_of_allahabad|title=Amitabh Bachchan Sports Complex|accessdate=15 August 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://activeindiatv.com/entertainment/44823-rename-clive-road-as-amitabh-bachchan-marg|title=Rename Clive Road as Amitabh Bachchan Marg|date=8 April 2017}}</ref> A government senior secondary school in [[Saifai]], [[Etawah]] is called Amitabh Bachchan Government Inter College.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/neighbours-envy-3/|title=Neighbours' Envy: Remarkable growth of Saifai has left other villages feeling left out|date=18 January 2014|accessdate=21 July 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/news/An-oasis-in-undeveloped-Yadav-belt/articleshow/34084463.cms|title=An oasis in undeveloped Yadav belt|accessdate=21 July 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/1040905/asp/nation/story_3719293.asp|title=The Telegraph – Calcutta : Nation|website=The Telegraph|location=Kolkota|accessdate=21 July 2018}}</ref> There is a waterfall in Sikkim known as [[Amitabh Bachchan Falls]].<ref name=tribune>{{cite news| title =Been to Amitabh Bachchan waterfall in Sikkim, even Big B is shocked | author =Shriaya Dut| work =The Tribune | date =31 August 2019 | url =https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/archive/lifestyle/been-to-amitabh-bachchan-waterfall-in-sikkim-even-big-b-is-shocked-825810 }}</ref>
 
There is a temple in [[Kolkata]], where Amitabh is worshipped as a God.<ref>{{cite news|title=These are the 7 most unusual temples in India|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/gallery/these-are-the-7-most-unusual-temples-in-india/6/15687.html|accessdate=4 October 2016|work=India Today}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Amitabh Bachchan's Kolkata Temple|url=http://www.businessinsider.in/Shah-Rukh-Khans-home-spray-painted-Here-are-a-few-absurd-cases-of-fans-showing-love-for-their-favourite-celebrities-/Amitabh-Bachchans-Kolkata-Temple/slideshow/48002834.cms|accessdate=4 October 2016|agency=Business Insider}}</ref>
 
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