Who do you imagine if we describe a tall persona with good looks, intense eyes and with a trademark deep baritone voice from the Indian film industry?
Referred to as “Shahenshah of Bollywood”, “Big B”, “Poster Boy of Indian Cinema” and “Star of the Millennium”, Amitabh Bachchan is widely regarded as the BIGGEST SUPERSTAR of Indian cinema.
40 plus years and counting. Amitabh Bachchan is an unparalleled legend who has been reigning the Indian film industry for an unimaginably long time. At 74 years, Amitabh Bachchan continues to make films and entertain and surprise his fans across the globe.
Amitabh Bachchan’s breakthrough film was Zanjeer and thereon gained popularity as “Angry Young Man of Bollywood” for his string of films (Deewar, Sholay and Agneepath) in the 70s. He also easily essayed a romantic and comedy hero with films like Silsila, Kabhi Kabhie, Namak Halaal & Amar Akbar Anthony.
He has won numerous accolades spanning over his four-decade career, has more than 200 films to his credit, holds the honour of being the very first Bollywood actor to be honoured with a statue at Madame Tussauds Wax Museum (London) and going by his fan following and body of work - he is unquestionably the greatest movie star in the history of Indian cinema and a living legend. No other Indian movie star has towered the top spot for as long as he has.
Amitabh Bachchan created a league of his own and will continue to rule Indian cinema and his fans for a long long time to come.
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