It's not any more an exaggeration to say that Amitabh Bachchan has become part of Hindi vocabulary; the 'word' stands for Endurance and Unmatched Charisma!
It was on February 15, 1969, that "a tall, lean guy with intense eyes" walked the stairs of KA Abbas's office to sign his first movie, 'Saath Hindustani'.
"Forty years! Been a while. Struggles and uncertainties, successes and disappointments, accusations and controversies, ill health and months in hospital, all such a vivid kaleidoscope of moments, events, images simply unbelievable and unimaginable," blogs Amitabh. How true! Amitabh Bachchan's life has had the quality of being, at once, a biography and a fairytale!
here are some rare posters of his films>>
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After a dull year infested with super flops, Amitabh Bachchan rediscovered himself in Prakash Mehra's 'Zanjeer' (released on May 11, 1973). He played the brooding super cop, Vijay Verma, and he rocked!
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In 'Bombay To Goa', released on March 3, 1972, Amitabh, uncharacteristically, tries to emulate the Jumping Jack. He plays Ravi Kumar, the incorrigible flirt on the bus.
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'Gehri Chaal', which was released on July 26, 1973, saw Amitabh being paired with Jeetendra. It was a moderate success at the B.O.
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In Hrishikesh Mukherjee's 'Chupke Chupke' (1975) Amitabh, Jaya Bhaduri, Dharmendra and Sharmila Tagore do the 'Double Trouble' act. One of Amitabh's first attempts at comedy, 'Chupke Chupke' is still a hot favourite of Bachchan fans. Amitabh plays Sukumar Sinha/ Parimal Tripathi in the movie.
It was on February 15, 1969, that "a tall, lean guy with intense eyes" walked the stairs of KA Abbas's office to sign his first movie, 'Saath Hindustani'.
"Forty years! Been a while. Struggles and uncertainties, successes and disappointments, accusations and controversies, ill health and months in hospital, all such a vivid kaleidoscope of moments, events, images simply unbelievable and unimaginable," blogs Amitabh. How true! Amitabh Bachchan's life has had the quality of being, at once, a biography and a fairytale!
here are some rare posters of his films>>
,After a dull year infested with super flops, Amitabh Bachchan rediscovered himself in Prakash Mehra's 'Zanjeer' (released on May 11, 1973). He played the brooding super cop, Vijay Verma, and he rocked!
,In 'Bombay To Goa', released on March 3, 1972, Amitabh, uncharacteristically, tries to emulate the Jumping Jack. He plays Ravi Kumar, the incorrigible flirt on the bus.
,'Gehri Chaal', which was released on July 26, 1973, saw Amitabh being paired with Jeetendra. It was a moderate success at the B.O.
,In Hrishikesh Mukherjee's 'Chupke Chupke' (1975) Amitabh, Jaya Bhaduri, Dharmendra and Sharmila Tagore do the 'Double Trouble' act. One of Amitabh's first attempts at comedy, 'Chupke Chupke' is still a hot favourite of Bachchan fans. Amitabh plays Sukumar Sinha/ Parimal Tripathi in the movie.
,'Anand' (1971) saw Amitabh Bachchan, "the lanky youngster with the sunken eyes", share the screen with the then super star Rajesh Khanna. Amitabh played Bhaskar Banarjee (Babu Moshai), who is doctor to Rajesh Khanna's terminally ill protagonist. The movie gave Amitabh his first Filmfare statuette (for the Best Supporting Actor).
,'Mr Natwarlal', released on June 8, 1979, features the super hit pair of Amitabh and Rekha. Amitabh plays Natwarlal/ Avtar Singh in the movie.
,'Kaala Pathar', released on Aug 24, 1979, was Yash Chopra's take on the famous Joseph Conrad novel, 'Lord Jim'. Amitabh plays Vijay Pal Singh, for whom "pain is destiny".
,After making the cult classic, 'Amar Akbar Anthony' (1978), Manmohan Desi set out to re-invent pop art with 'Naseeb', which was released on Jan 5, 1981. Amitabh shares the screen with Shatrughan Sinha, Rishi Kappor and Hema Malini, here.
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