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7 unusual facts about Bachchan


Aindrita Ray

In 2014, she will make her Bengali film debut with Bachchan, opposite Jeet and directed by Raja Chanda.

Maanikya

After the success of his previous venture, Bachchan, Sudeep met with lot of offers from various southern film industries.

Namak Halaal

The film became a "Blockbuster" at the box office and went on to be a golden jubilee hit (which was common to all Bachchan films at that time).

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

Parul Yadav

Parul's next project was for the multi-starrer film Bachchan directed by Shashank and starring Sudeep in the lead role.

Zamaanat

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

Though Bachchan donned the robes in Shootout at Lokhandwala - the portrayal of the lawyer in that movie was sedate when compared to Zamanant.


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.

Daisy Shah

Later she appeared in Kannada films like Bhadra and Gajendra while also appearing as an Item girl in Bachchan and Bloody Isshq, before getting a big break to play Salman Khan's ladylove in Sohail Khan's Jai Ho, a remake of the Telugu film Stalin.

Divya Palat

Divya Palat is an Award winning Producer and Director for theatre plays like -"A Personal War- Stories of the Mumbai Terror Attacks" and was a Hindi actress who has done many films such as Masti with Vivek Oberoi, Dhund with Apurva Agnihotri, Kuch Naa Kaho with Aishwarya and Abhishek Bachchan, Krishna Cottage with Sohail Khan, Dil Bechara Pyaar Ka Mara with actress Mallika Kapoor.

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.

Harivansh Rai Bachchan

Harivansh Rai Shrivastav alias Bachchan (Hindi: हरिवंश राय बच्चन) (27 November 1907 – 18 January 2003) was a noted Indian poet of Chhayavaad literary movement (romantic upsurge) of early 20th century Hindi literature.

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.

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.

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


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