Amitabh Bachchan Turns 79: On 11th May 1973, the country saw the gem, Demi-god of Bollywood, Amitabh Bachchan. Since then, this man never disappointed the audience with his skills as an actor in his career span of five decades. He is the son of the famous poet Harivansh Rai Bachchan. Amitabh has been given multiple titles like Angry Young Man, Star of the Millenium, Shehenshah of Bollywood, and the most popular one, Big B. Today he turns 79.
For the Amitabh fans, here, we are presenting some lesser-known facts.
- Amitabh Bachchan can right from both right and left hands.
- He saw some very low days, during which he received help and shelter from another legendary actor, Mehmood Ali
- Big B was part of the judicial bench at the Miss World Beauty Pageant, 1995
- He was the first actor in the industry to own a Vanity Van, which was given as a gift by director-producer Manmohan Desai
- During the shoot of the box-office breaker Coolie, Bachchan survived a deadly injury
- He is the one with the maximum number of double roles in the industry
- Before the Bollywood entry, he tried his luck as a Radio Jockey for All India Radio. However, he was rejected by Akashvani. According to sources, pronouncing the ‘Namaskar’ wrong was the reason for the rejection
- Big B was the first Asian actor whose wax statue was placed in the famous Madame Tussauds Museum, London
- Amitabh had twelve consecutive flops. Zanjeer’s release boosted him to success.
- His film career began with Mrinal Sen’s Bhuvan Shome. In this, he only gave his voice as a narrator
