Amitabh Bachchan Quiz

Early Life and Career

• Amitabh Bachchan was born on October 11, 1942, in Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh.
• His father, Harivansh Rai Bachchan, was a well-known Hindi poet, and his mother, Teji Bachchan, was a Sikh from Faisalabad, now in Pakistan.
• Initially named Inquilaab, his name was later changed to Amitabh, meaning "the light that would never go off", at the suggestion of poet Sumitranandan Pant.

Acting Career

• Amitabh Bachchan made his film debut as a voice narrator in Mrinal Se's National Award-winning film Bhuvan Shome in 1969.
• He got his first acting role in 'Saat Hindustani' and won his first National Film Award for Best Newcomer.
• He starred in a number of films that became huge box-office hits, including 'Anand', 'Zanjeer', 'Deewar', and 'Sholay'.
• 'Sholay' became the highest-grossing film of all time in India, earning INR 2,36,45,00,000.
• In 1999, BBC India declared 'Sholay' the "Film of the Millennium".

Awards and Recognition

• Amitabh Bachchan has won a staggering number of awards, including four National Film Awards, three of which are in the Best Actor category.
• He has won fourteen Filmfare Awards and is the most nominated performer in any major acting category at Filmfare, with 37 nominations overall.
• He is also the recipient of the Padma Shri and Padma Bhushan civilian awards from the Indian government.

Challenges and Comeback

• The period between 1988-1999 was a testing period for Bachchan, with almost all of his movies flopping and his production house failing to produce box-office hits.
• His appearance in Yash Chopra's Mohabbatein in 2000 marked a turnaround in his career, with the film becoming a huge box-office hit.