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2 unusual facts about Amitabh Bachchan


Bansuri Guru

Directed by Rajeev Chaurasia as his directorial debut, the film is introduced by Amitabh Bachchan.

Jasuben Shilpi

In her last days she was busy making a bronze statue of Amitabh Bachchan.


Asha Pande

She is one of few Indians who have received this honour, other Indians being Satyajit Ray, Ravi Shankar, R.K. Pachauri, Amitabh Bachchan and Amartya Sen.

B. R. Ishara

He worked with a number of other newcomers including Danny Dengzongpa, Rakesh Pandey, Vijay Arora, Jaya Bhaduri, Amitabh Bachchan, Reena Roy, Shatrughan Sinha, Raj Kiran and Raza Murad.

Bhagwan Dada

He took whatever roles he could get, but apart from Jhanak Jhanak Payal Baje and Chori Chori, none were roles of note, and he eventually took on bit parts in which he did his famous dance (made even more famous by Amitabh Bachchan using it as his default dance step).

Chicken 65

Amitabh Bachchan's Kaun Banega Crorepati (Season 1), featured Chicken 65 as a Buhari invention as did Siddarth Basu's Quiz Time on Doordarshan in the 90s.

Daya Nayak

He was responsible for helping fund a government school named after his mother "Radha Nayak Govt High School" in his village Yennehole in Udupi district of Karnataka, which was inaugurated by Amitabh Bachchan amidst the presence of many other Bollywood personalities.

Gulshan Rai

In the 1970s, his Yash Chopra-directed films made Amitabh Bachchan a superstar and launched successful careers for script writers Salim-Javed.

Namak Halaal

Young Arjun (Amitabh Bachchan) is brought up by his Daddu (paternal grandfather) (Om Prakash).

Natwarlal

The main character played by Amitabh Bachchan in 1979 blockbuster film Mr. Natwarlal and also the film name, both have been named after him.

Neerja Bhanot

A square called Neerja Bhanot Chowk is named after her in Mumbai's Ghatkopar (East) suburb by the Mumbai Municipal Corporation, which was inaugurated by Amitabh Bachchan in the early 1990s.

Nirupa Roy

In the 1970's, her roles as mother to the characters played by Amitabh Bachchan and Shashi Kapoor made her name synonymous to the impoverished suffering mother.

Nisha Pillai

She has also presented the BBC's flagship interview programme HARDtalk, and listed her most notable interviewees as Hindu nationalist Bal Thackeray of the Shiv Sena; musician Phil Collins; writer V. S. Naipaul; and Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan.

Priti Sapru

The same team again appeared much later in Bachchan's another hit Aaj Ka Arjun where again Amitabh Bachchan saves her from the villain.

Rajeev Khandelwal

He was approached for a lead role in Sanjay Leela Bhansali production's Chenab Gandhi along with Amitabh Bachchan and Vidya Balan but due to conflict between SLB and Director Vibhu Puri film got stalled.

Ramesh Deo

In his long career, he has provided able support to stars like Amitabh Bachchan (Anand), Rajesh Khanna (Aap Ki Kasam), Shatrughan Sinha (Mere Apne) and many more.

Saima Mohsin

Mohsin has interviewed world famous celebrities and leaders from Tom Cruise to Tony Blair, Amitabh Bachchan to Benazir Bhutto.

Surya Vamsha

The other versions of this film were in Telugu as Suryavamsam (1998) with Venkatesh and Meena as lead actors and in Hindi as Sooryavansham (1999) with Amitabh Bachchan and Soundarya in leading roles.

Won Ho Chung

Chung covered the red carpet at the Dubai International Film Festival in 2008 where he interviewed the likes of Goldie Hawn and Danny Glover and in 2009 as well where he interviewed Indian film actor Amitabh Bachchan and numerous Arabic celebrities.

Zamaanat

An advocate named Shiv Shankar (Amitabh Bachchan) leaves his practice, after he loses his eyesight and becomes blind.


see also

Ajnabee

Ek Ajnabee, a 2005 Bollywood film starring Arjun Rampal & Amitabh Bachchan

Barsaat Ki Ek Raat

Next day, while crossing a bridge, Kaaliram and his thugs meet a mysterious stranger (Amitabh Bachchan) on a mule, whose face is completely covered in a Sombrero-type hat popular in that region.

Cinema AZN

Cinema AZN mixed popular entertainment, informed reporting, and featured some of Asia's biggest stars such as Tony Leung (2046), Stephen Chow (Kung Fu Hustle), Amitabh Bachchan, Zhang Ziyi (Hero, Memoirs of a Geisha) and Joan Chen (Saving Face); and major filmmakers such as Wong Kar-wai, Hayao Miyazaki, Jackie Chan (Rush Hour, Rush Hour 2 and Rush Hour 3), Zhang Yimou and Im Kwon-Taek.

Enlighten Media Group

Prominent film personalities who have spoken at Enlighten screenings include Anurag Kashyap, Saif Ali Khan, Imtiaz Ali, Javed Akhtar, Sudhir Mishra, Ketan Mehta, Waheeda Rehman, Sriram Raghavan, Amitabh Bachchan, Siddiq Barmak, Sujoy Ghosh, Mrinal Sen, Tapan Sinha, Shabana Azmi, Vivek Agnihotri, and Farhan Akhtar.

Kajra Re

Amitabh Bachchan, after initially hearing the song, demanded a few changes, but the director, Shaad Ali, and producer, Aditya Chopra, convinced him against them.

Kohram

After his film Mrityudata (1997) flopped at the box office, director Mehul Kumar wanted to make another film with Amitabh Bachchan.

Main Azaad Hoon

The film also featured a popular title song written by actress' real life father and noted poet Kaifi Azmi and sung by the lead actor himself, Amitabh Bachchan.

Saptapadi

Produced by Amitabh Bachchan’s AB Corp and leading event management company Slash Production, the film is written by Niranjan Thade, Chandrakant Shah & Kajal OzaVaidya.

Waqt

Waqt: The Race Against Time, a 2005 film directed by Vipul Amrutlal Shah and starring Amitabh Bachchan