Bade Miyan

Amitabh Bachchan, actor renowned Indian, was born October 11, 1942. He was born in the city of Allahabad, India. Harivansh Rai Bachchan, Amitabh father was a poet long familiar with Hindi and Urdu. His mother was Teji Bachchan.

Bachchan attended Allahabad's Boys' High School, adopted at the same time Nainital Sherwood College, where he gained a degree in art classes. Later he continued his studies at the College Kirori Mal of Delhi University graduate in science. When he was in his twenties, Bachchan gave up a job as freight broker for freight vessels of the company, Bird and Co., based in Kolkata, to pursue an acting career.

In exploring an acting career, he quit his job to go to Mumbai to get work as a movie star. His best efforts were in vain as the filmmakers someone preferred with light skin and it has not been enough average to suit any role. But the film industry does use one of its other assets, his deep baritone voice, which was used for narration and substantive comments. Beginning with the discrete Saat Hindustani, Bachchan struggled through many characters and was relegated at times to do voice-overs and in one case, playing a deaf-mute.

Amitabh was a friend of the late Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi. He gained his break in Bollywood after a letter of introduction from former premier Mrs. Indira Gandhi, the mother of Rajiv Gandhi. However, this is Amitabh debuts in Bollywood, starting with Zanjeer was released in 1973, co-starred with his future wife to be Jaya Bhaduri, and since there is no looking back for him. He married Jaya Bhaduri, an actress in her own right, it takes two children, Shweta and Abhishek.

He left films in 1985 to become a member of Parliament for the riding Allahabad as the candidate of the Congress Party, as a favor to his family friend Rajiv Gandhi - the then new Prime Minister of India. Amitabh had to leave midterm because of controversies, particularly after Rajiv and he was involved in the now infamous "Bofors" case with the Brothers of the UK based Hinduja. After a break of four years, he was back in the Mrityudaata unsuccessful in 1997, a return of the actor wanted to forget. Critics him written off but his career was saved with Bade Miyan Miyan Chote which was published in 1998. But four flops in 1999 and going into debt over 90 crores rupees of his sinking company Amitabh Bachchan Corporation Limited (ABCL) saw its lowest ever. To make matters worse, after the defeat of the Congress party, Amitabh lost political support and the opposition made him a target, its credit rating has deteriorated to such an extent that a leading nationalized banks , Canara Bank, sued him for large amounts of loans.

He rebounded in 2000 when he was presenting the Indian version of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire called "Kaun Banega Crorepati? After a string of hits with Mohabbatein in 2000, Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham in 2001 and 2003 and Baghban Khakee the most recent in 2004, more than 60 Amitabh shows no signs of slowing down and proving the critics wrong once again.