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Actor · Hindi Cinema

Amitabh Bachchan

Retro 1969–present

The “Shahenshah” of Bollywood, Amitabh Bachchan redefined stardom as the “Angry Young Man” of 1970s cinema and reinvented himself as a revered elder statesman of the screen and of television via Kaun Banega Crorepati. His baritone and screen presence are without parallel in Indian film. His career, now spanning over five decades, is among the most storied in world cinema.

Honours: Dadasaheb Phalke Award (2018); Padma Vibhushan; four National Film Awards; numerous Filmfare Awards.

Filmography

80 films · compiled from Wikidata

2000s

English Vinglish poster

English Vinglish

Bhoothnath Returns poster

Bhoothnath Returns

Bole Chudiyan

The Great Gatsby poster

The Great Gatsby

Bombay Talkies poster

Bombay Talkies

Satyagraha – Democracy Under Fire poster

Satyagraha – Democracy Under Fire

Power

Department poster

Department

Aarakshan poster

Aarakshan

The Story of Film: An Odyssey poster

The Story of Film: An Odyssey

Kajra Re poster

Kajra Re

Bbuddah... Hoga Terra Baap poster

Bbuddah... Hoga Terra Baap

Teen Patti poster

Teen Patti

Kandahar poster

Kandahar

Rann poster

Rann

Paa poster

Paa

Delhi-6 poster

Delhi-6

Taalismaan poster

Taalismaan

Aladin poster

Aladin

The Last Lear poster

The Last Lear

Om Shanti Om poster

Om Shanti Om

Jodhaa Akbar poster

Jodhaa Akbar

Bhoothnath poster

Bhoothnath

God Tussi Great Ho poster

God Tussi Great Ho

Sarkar Raj poster

Sarkar Raj

Yaar Meri Zindagi poster

Yaar Meri Zindagi

Eklavya: The Royal Guard poster

Eklavya: The Royal Guard

Jhoom Barabar Jhoom poster

Jhoom Barabar Jhoom

Shootout at Lokhandwala poster

Shootout at Lokhandwala

Cheeni Kum poster

Cheeni Kum

Aag poster

Aag

Nishabd poster

Nishabd

Fear is necessary

Baabul poster

Baabul

Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna poster

Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna

Mohabbatein poster

Mohabbatein

Family poster

Family

Ganga poster

Ganga

Veer-Zaara poster

Veer-Zaara

Black poster

Black

Sarkar poster

Sarkar

Paheli poster

Paheli

Bunty Aur Babli poster

Bunty Aur Babli

Parineeta poster

Parineeta

Viruddh... Family Comes First poster

Viruddh... Family Comes First

Waqt: The Race Against Time poster

Waqt: The Race Against Time

Dil Jo Bhi Kahey... poster

Dil Jo Bhi Kahey...

Ek Ajnabee poster

Ek Ajnabee

Ramji Londonwaley poster

Ramji Londonwaley

Amrithadhare poster

Amrithadhare

Trust

Lakshya poster

Lakshya

Best known for: Sholay · Deewaar · Zanjeer · Don · Amar Akbar Anthony · Piku

Did You Know?

His near-fatal accident on the sets of Coolie (1982) triggered nationwide prayer vigils.
He hosted the first season of Kaun Banega Crorepati in 2000, reviving his career.
Raja Harishchandra (1913) by Dadasaheb Phalke is regarded as the first full-length Indian feature film.
Alam Ara (1931) was India’s first sound film — the “talkie” that introduced song and dialogue to Indian screens.
Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995) has run continuously at Mumbai’s Maratha Mandir cinema for decades — the longest theatrical run in film history.

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