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Son of well known poet Harivansh Rai Bachchan and Teji Bachchan. He has a brother named Ajitabh. He completed his education from Uttar Pradesh and moved to Bombay to find work as a film star, in vain though, as film-makers preferred someone with a fairer skin, and he was not quite fair enough. But they did use one of his other assets, his deep ... See full bio » Born:in Allahabad, United Provinces, British India [now Uttar Pradesh, India] |
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Born | 11 October 1942 (age 76) Allahabad, United Provinces, British India (present-day Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India) |
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Residence | Jalsa Bungalow, Juhu, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India[2] |
Nationality | Indian |
Other names | Angry Young Man, Shahenshah of Bollywood, Star of the Millennium, and Big B |
Alma mater | Sherwood College, Nainital Kirori Mal College, Delhi University[3] |
Occupation | Actor, producer, singer, television presenter, composer |
Years active | 1969 – Present |
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Spouse(s) | Jaya Bhaduri (m. 1973) |
Children | |
Parent(s) | Harivansh Rai Bachchan (father) Teji Bachchan (mother) |
Relatives | See Bachchan family |
Awards | Padma Vibhushan 2015 Padma Bhushan 2001 Padma Shri 1984 |
Website | Official blog |
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Year | Film | Role | Notes |
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1971 | Anand | Dr. Bhaskar Bannerjee (Babu Moshai) | Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor |
1973 | Zanjeer | Inspector Vijay Khanna | Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actor |
Namak Haraam | Vikram (Vicky) | Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor | |
1975 | Deewaar | Vijay Verma (based on Haji Mastan) | Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actor |
Sholay | Jai (Jaidev) | Voted as the greatest Hindi film.[191][192] | |
1977 | Amar Akbar Anthony | Anthony Gonsalves | Filmfare Award for Best Actor |
1978 | Don | Don / Vijay | Filmfare Award for Best Actor |
Muqaddar Ka Sikandar | Sikandar | Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actor | |
Trishul | Vijay Kumar | Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actor | |
1980 | Shaan | Vijay Kumar | |
1983 | Coolie | Iqbal A. Khan | Highest-grossing Indian film of 1983[193] |
1990 | Agneepath | Vijay Deenanath Chauhan | National Film Award for Best Actor |
1991 | Hum | Tiger / Shekhar | Filmfare Award for Best Actor |
2000 | Mohabbatein | Narayan Shankar | Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor |
2001 | Aks | Manu Verma | Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actor |
2005 | Black | Debraj Sahani | National Film Award for Best Actor Filmfare Award for Best Actor Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actor |
2009 | Paa | Auro | National Film Award for Best Actor Filmfare Award for Best Actor |
2015 | Piku | Bhashkor Banerjee | National Film Award for Best Actor Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actor |
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