More on Amitabh Bachchan

Famous For: His great acting and personality, and for giving us such super hits like Deewar, Suhaag, Muqaddar Ka Sikander, etc. First bollywood action hero.
Did you know? Amitabh almost died from an accident during the shooting of his movie "Coolie".
Latest Dialogue: "Sooryavansh ek aag hai jisme doston ke liye jitni joyti hai, dushmanon ke liye utni hi juala. Bhoon dalo is kambaqt ko." -Sooryavansham
Funniest Role:  In Namak Halal, where he says, "I can talk in english, i can walk in english, i can run in english....because english is a phunny language".
Most Serious Role(s): He is known for serious roles & angry man role, but a few unforgettable ones are from Aaj ka Arjun, Aakhri Rasta, Deewar, and recently Sooryavansham.
Best Scenes:   • Having an aquarium in hand and suddenly he gets a tumor attack and the way he performed that scene is worth watching and thaawa tching and thats what only Amitabh could do it.
watching and th• Sharabi scene from Amar Akber Anthony, where he immitated himself in the mirror. 

"Amitabh Bachhan is, in popular parlance, the king of Indian cinema, most certainly of the commerical Hindi film. The older of the two sons of Harivansh Rai, an acclaimed Hindi poet, and the socialite Teji Bachhan, Amitabh went to Sherwood College, a boarding school in the hill-station town of Nainital, and from there to Delhi University where he earned an arts degree.

His first appearance was in the movie Saat Hindustani [Seven Indians], which did not do particularly well at the box office. Nonetheless, Amitabh was not deterred, and he can be said to have arrived in the Hindi film world with the films Zanjeer [Chains] and Deewar [Wall] . With his tall and lean looks, Amitabh became emblematic of the new kind of action hero. Whereas his predecessors such as Rajesh Khanna and Dharmendra played romantic roles, Amitabh introduced the motif of the 'angry young man' to Indian cinema. This is at a time, in the mid-1970s, when domestic politics was in a period of great turmoil, student unrest was high, and the employment prospects for educated young men were bleak at best. In Deewar, which furnishes the classic example of the double in the Hindi cinema, he played the role of a mafia don and smuggler opposite his policeman brother, played by Shashi Kapoor. The theme of 'alienation' is further explored in Shakti [Energy; Strength], where as the son of a strict police officer (Dilip Kumar), Amitabh takes to the life of high crime and smuggling.

Altogether, Amitabh Bachhan has appeared in over 70 films, many of them, particularly those from the mid-1970s to the mid-1980s, resounding successes. During the shooting of the movie Coolie, he injured himself fatally and had a near brush with death. He married Jaya Bhaduri, herself one of the most successful and accomplished actresses in the Hindi cinema, and it is perhaps telling that, quite in the Indian fashion, she ceased to act in Hindi films after their marriage.

About ten years age he retired from the film world. He then tried his hand at politics. Due to his enormous popularity, not to mention the close association with Indira Gandhi, Rajiv Gandhi, and members of their family that he has enjoyed, he was elected to parliament with a huge majority from his home city of Allahabad. But his stint in politics did not last long and he was implicated in some scandals. He gave up his seat in parliament, vowing never to be involved in politics again.

Some years ago, Amitabh attempted a return to the commercial cinema, but he has not had the impact that he had in previous years. However, he continues to have an extraordinary public presence in India. It was Satyajit Ray, among others, who found that Amitabh's deep and rich voice, which leaves a lasting impression upon listeners, makes for excellent narration. Amitabh had provided narration for numerous films and cultural programs, and he now also heads an entertainment company. Most recently, his entertainment company was the principal sponsor of the Miss Universe Contest, held in Bangalore in 1996. In this respect, as in many others, whatever Amitabh Bachhan's lasting contribution to Indian cinema, he has shown himself to be naive, socially insensitive, and politically irresponsible; like most other Indians of the upper crust, he is committed to the proposition that India must become a major player in the world stage, and that opposition to 'globalization', 'liberalization', 'modernization' and spectacular 'world events' is not merely inopportune, but a residue of India's attachment to socialism and tradition."

  FAMOUS DIALOGUES FROM HIS MOVIES

"Aisa to Aadmi Life mein Doich time bhaagta hai. Olympic ka race ho, yaa Police ka case ho. Tum kisliye bhaagta hai bhai?" -Amar Akbar Anthony

"Yeh koylei ki khaan ek azgar hai seth sahaab, jo roz , unginath logon ko nigalkar, usei peeskar, jissm se khoon ka ek-ek katra choosk ar, ek lash ke roop mein ugall deta hai." -Kaala Paththar

"Govardhan seth, Samundar mein tairne waale- kouon aur taalabon mein dubki nahin lagaya karte hain." -Sharabi

"Sahi baat sahi waqt pe kiya jaye to uska maza hi kuch aur hai, Aur main sahi waqt ka intezaar karta hoon." -Trishul

"Jisne pachchees saal se apni Maa ko thoda thoda marte dekha ho, use maut se kya dar." -Trishul

"Jigar ka dard upar se kahin maloom hota hai (?), Jigar ka dard upar se nahin maloom hota hai." -Sharabi

"Muchain hon to Nathulal jaise hon, warna na hon." -Sharabi

"Govardhan seth, Samundar mein tairne waale- kuon aur taalabon mein dubki nahin lagaya karte hain." -Sharabi

"Sapne bhi samundar ki lahron ki tarah, haqeeqat ki chattanon se takra kar toot jaate hain." -Deewar

"Hum jaha pe khade ho jaate hein, line wahi se shuru hoti hai." -Kaaliya

"Rishte me to hum tumhare baap hote hain, naam hai Shahenshah." -Shahenshah

"Bachpan se hai sar par Allah ka haath, aur Allahrakha hai mere saath; Baazu par hai saathsochiyaasi ka billa, bees number ka beedi peetha hu, kaam karta hu coolie ka aur naam hai Iqbal." -Coolie

"Aaap ne jail ki deewaron aur zanjeeron ka loha dekha hai jailer sahab, Kaaliya ki himmat ka faulaad nahi dekha." -Kaaliya

"Don ko pakadna mushkil hi nahin, naamumkin hai." -Don

"Agar apni maa ka doodh piya hai to saamne aa." -Laawaris

"Tumhara naam kya hai, Basanti?" -Sholay

"Daaru peene se liver kharab ho jaatha hai." -Satte pe Satta

"Eh Caancha, saala bandook bhi dikhata hai aur peeche bhi hattha hai?" -Agneepath

"Lekin woh aayee kyon nahin?" -Naseeb

"Mukhtaar Singh ka naam suna hai?" - Kaalia

"Mai aur meri tanhaai - aksar ye baatein karte hai...." -Silsila

"Mai jo bhi hoon, is wakt tumhare maalik ka maalik hoon bete." -Shakti

"Pain is my destiny and I can't avoid it." -Kaala Patthar

"Mai feke hue paise ko nahi uthatha." -Deewar

"Jo mard hota hai, use dard nahi hota." -Mard

"Ye telephone bhi ajeeb cheez hai- aadmi sochta kuch hai, boltha kuch hai, aur karta kuch hai." -Agneepath

"Zindagi ka tambu teen bambuo pe khada hai." -Sharaabi

"Sooryavansh ek aag hai jisme doston ke liye jitni joyti hai, dushmanon ke liye utni hi juala. Bhoon dalo is kambaqt ko." -Sooryavansham