Amitabh Bachchan

Biography

Amitabh Bachchan is an Indian actor, playback singer, and producer who primarily works in Hindi cinema. Widely considered one of the greatest, most accomplished and commercially successful actors in the history of Indian cinema, he has starred in over 200 films. Bachchan has been called "the Angry Young Man", the Shahenshah of Bollywood, Sadi ke Mahanayak (literally meaning "superstar of the century"), Bollywood's Star of the Millennium, or simply Big B. His dominance in the Indian film industry during the 1970s–80s led the French director François Truffaut to describe him as a "one-man industry". He is a recipient of several accolades including seven National Film Awards and seventeen Filmfare Awards & one South Filmfare award.

Known For

The Great Gatsby

as Meyer Wolfsheim

Slumdog Millionaire

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India

as Narrator (voice)

Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham

as Yashvardhan “Yash” Raichand

Om Shanti Om

as Self

Ra.One

as Self - Narrator (voice)

Sholay

as Jai

Veer-Zaara

as Chaudhary Sumer Singh

Mohabbatein

as Narayan Shankar

English Vinglish

as Flight Passenger (uncredited)