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  Amitabh Bachchan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Amitabh was never implicated in the corruption and has since distanced himself from the Gandhi family.
An Amitabh film retrospective was held between April 8 and April 19, 2005 at the Lincoln Center in New York.
Amitabh was there for the plaudits; he also took this opportunity to appear on a number of television talk shows.
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 Amitabh Bachhan :: Indian Celebrities!!
Amitabh Bachhan is, in popular parlance, the king of Indian cinema was born on October 11, 1942 in Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Amitabh met with a serious accident on the sets of Coolie, the entire nation united in prayers for his speedy recovery.
It was love at first sight for Amitabh as Jaya became his spouse and the famous Guddi girl Jaya Bhaduri transformed into Mrs.
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 Manas: Culture, Indian Cinema- Amitabh Bachhan
Nonetheless, Amitabh was not deterred, and he can be said to have arrived in the Hindi film world with the films Zanjeer [Chains] and Deewar [Wall].
This is at a time, in the mid-1970s, when domestic politics was in a period of great turmoil, student unrest was high, and the employment prospects for educated young men were bleak at best.
Amitabh had provided narration for numerous films and cultural programs, and he now also heads an entertainment company.
www.sscnet.ucla.edu /southasia/Culture/Cinema/Amitabh.html   (501 words)

  
 Amitabh Bachchan - Actor -
(Karan Sharma, Amitabh Bachchan, Revathy, Annabelle Wallace, Bhumika Chawla)
(Amitabh Bachchan, Dharmendra, Amjad Khan, Hema Malini, Jaya Bachchan)
Amitabh Bachchan -- the ‘Shahenshah’ of Bollywood was born to well-known poet Harivansh Rai Bachchan and Teji Bachchan in Allahabad on October 11, 1942.
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 3to6 A Complete Movie Portal   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
As is well known, Amitabh Bachchan was born in Allahabad in 1942, the same year in which the Indians were exhorted to ‘do or die’ by Gandhi.
An uneventful school life was chiefly defined by his extremely close relationship with his brother, and a proficiency in the sciences, so much so that he thought of becoming a full blown scientist rather than an academic as wished by his mother.
Amitabh passed out of College in 1962 and within a few months he was employed as a well-to-do executive in the Black Bird company, seemingly set on a long career in the corporate sector.
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 Text your Bachchan Quotient!
Amitabh's parents were very disciplined and would punish both him and younger brother Ajitabh for misconduct, like playing on the lawn, flinging mud at each other and walking in the verandah with soiled feet.
This infuriated Amitabh so much that when they were holidaying abroad, he did not talk about anything but her hair, and how angry he was.
Amitabh and Shashi Kapoor went for a stroll on a Goa beach during the shooting of Trishul.
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 Debashish's Tribute to Amitabh Bachchan
Amitabh was born on 11th October, 1942 at Allahabad in India.
Amitabh, the six feet tall man from the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh heralded the trend of the angry young man in country's film industry.
Off late, Amitabh was busy in the of shooting of his immensely popular tele-quiz-show 'Kaun Banega Crorepati' which also ensured success in his come-back to movies and also in reviving ABCL which is slated to come-up soon with film-projects.
www.geocities.com /thisisamitabh   (1031 words)

  
 RAAGA - Hindi - Actors - AMITABH BACHCHAN
Amitabh Bachchan, Revathy, Karan Sharma, Annabelle Wallace, Bhoomika Chawla
Amitabh Bachchan, Shahrukh Khan, Hrithik Roshan, Jaya Bachchan, Kajol, Kareena Kapoor
Amitabh Bachchan, Shakti Kapoor, Sachin, Amjad Khan, Hema Malini, Rajeeta
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 Amitabh: From chicken to superstar- The Times of India   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
NEW DELHI: From his first outing on the stage as a 'chicken', when he was in kindergarten, to his forthcoming film with Farhan Akhtar, Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan recollected his cinematic journey in a face-to-face with his fans here on Tuesday.
The interaction between Amitabh and his fans was followed by the screening of one of the superstar's most famous films Zanjeer, the first in the retrospective of films to be screened at the India Habitat Centre from October 15 to 22.
Amitabh also inaugurated an exhibition of original Bollywood posters of some of his most popular films at the Centre.
timesofindia.indiatimes.com /cms.dll/articleshow?artid=25291261   (471 words)

  
 The Telegraph - Calcutta : Frontpage   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Amitabh, one of the closest buddies of Rajiv Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi’s first friend when she landed in Delhi in 1968, reminded all the personalities involved that none of them was around when ties between the two families struck deep roots.
But Amitabh hinted it is unlikely that he would take the first step towards a rapprochement with the Nehru-Gandhi family, from which he drifted away in the late nineties.
Amitabh is in Varanasi to shoot for Banti aur Babli, a film being made by Muzaffar Ali’s son Shaad.
www.telegraphindia.com /1041016/asp/frontpage/story_3890365.asp   (486 words)

  
 Mega star Amitabh Bachchan celebrates 63rd birthday   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
A fan even cycled from Delhi to Mumbai to wish Amitabh on his birthday while another admirer plans to write a 25-km-long letter to the Superstar and personally hand it over to Big B. "On his birthday, the actor will be shooting for KBC II.
Though Amitabh's debut in K A Abbas' 'Saat Hindustani' in 1969 went unnoticed, he made a mark in Hrishikesh Mukherjee's 'Anand'.
Amitabh set a new trend of a hero-comedian in 'Mr Natwarlal.' The actor also did serious roles in 'Abhimaan' and 'Mili'.
news.indiainfo.com /2005/10/11/1110amitabh-birthday.html   (577 words)

  
 Amitabh Bachchan   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Amitabh Bachchan Corporation Limited first came to light when they took over the publicity and distribution rights of the most controversial film of 1995 - "The Bandit Queen", then came Miss World Pageant and rest is history - literally.
So were Amitabh Bachchan and his band of young professional managers at ABCL, their dream venture.
Despite Amitabh's impressive presentations the bankers were not impressed and ABCL recieved less premium than expected.
www.sugandh.com /seema/amitabhji/indiaexpress.htm   (697 words)

  
 Amitabh Bachchan
Despite the fact that Amitabh has a daunting record of hit and super hit films, I am inclined to believe his prodigious talents have been underutilized due to the imperatives that drive the Indian film industry.
Amitabh himself cannot escape blame for being frequently indiscrete when picking his films; he has been guided by his own personal ambitions and needs more than a steadfast urge to advance Indian cinema.
Romesh Sharma's Dil Jo Bhi Kahey Amitabh Bachchan, Revathy, Karan Sharma, Annabelle Wallace, Bhumika Chawla
www.sawf.org /bollywood/startrack/amitabh.asp   (1155 words)

  
 Film Comment   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
But if Amitabh Bachchan the man could at times have made better use of his fame, a couple of other things need to be said: Bachchan has never gone in for the jingoistic Hindu nationalism favored by action stars such as Manoj Kumar in the Seventies and Sunny Deol since the Nineties.
Jaya and Amitabh met when he played a strong second-fiddle role in Mili, at which point she was much the bigger draw.
Although Amitabh Bachchan's prodigious stature is now (as it has always been) partly an optical illusion, it can't be denied that in his sunset years he looks mightier than ever.
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 Amitabh Bachchan
It was a brilliant performance with Amitabh more than able to humanize the gangster and have people sympathize with him rather than with his law-abiding brother.
The theme of 'alienation' is further explored in Trishul (1978), Kaala Pattharand Shakti (1982) where as the son of a strict police officer (Dilip Kumar), Amitabh takes to the life of high crime and smuggling.
Some years ago, Amitabh attempted a return to commercial Hindi cinema, but he has not had the impact that he had in previous years.
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 Amitabh Bachchan News
Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan's daughter Shweta would be giving a "save dolphin" message in a film being made on the water animal whose number has come down to under 2,000.
Amitabh Bachchan probably thinks everyone knows his views on everything from movies to politics, as he is often surprised by the questions desi reporters abroad, especially in New York, throw at him.
Filmstar Amitabh Bachchan who had a serious accident during the shooting of the film Coolie is believed to have been saved after he...
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 Amitabh to campaign against AIDS
Mandela Foundation Chief Executive John Samuel announced the appointment on December 1, World AIDS Day, at the 35th International Film Festival of India, which is currently on in Goa.
Amitabh is the Foundation's first ambassador in the Asian subcontinent.
Amitabh was full of praise for the Zulu language film anti-AIDS film Yesterday, produced by Anant Singh and directed by Darrel James Roodt, which was screened at IFFI on December 1.
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 Mag4you.com, Links to Amitabh Bachchan Mp3 Songs, Download free Mp3 Songs
Born on the 11th of October in a well-known family (his father Harivansh Rai Bachchan is a respected Hindi poet), Amitabh studied at a boarding school (Sherwood College) in Nainital where his acting skills first surfaced.
Amitabh's first appearance was in the movie 'Saat Hindustani', which failed to make an impact at the box office.
Amitabh continued to struggle (even playing the role of a mute in Reshma and Shera) and hope for success.
www.mag4you.com /music/amitabh-bachchan.asp   (195 words)

  
 [Tugindia] making a resume with latex   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
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Amitabh almost died from an accident during the shooting of his movie "Coolie".
Altogether, Amitabh Bachhan has appeared in over 70 films, many of them, particularly those from the mid-1970s to the mid-1980s, resounding successes.
Some years ago, Amitabh attempted a return to the commercial cinema, but he has not had the impact that he had in previous years.
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 The Angry Young Man - Amitabh Bachchan   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
On October 11, 1942 Harivanshrai Bachchan and Teji Bachchan were blessed with a baby boy whom they called Amitabh.
Many predicted the end of Amitabh Bachchan, an end to a glorious reign.
All were proved wrong when Amitabh bounced back with dignity.
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Hrishikesh Mukherjee with the magic wand and a magical story managed to eclipse all his physical flaws and brought into spotlight, the angry passion that was to become his trademark.
Amitabh's second film, Anand(1971) starred the superstar of the time, Rajesh Khanna as a dying man, with Amitabh as his doctor who develops a fondness for this man with more than welcoming attitude towards death.
The last scene of the film that had Amitabh in denial of the much foreseen eventuality, weeping, helpless and angry at the unfairness of it all, was the scene that has driven more people to tears than all of Rajesh Khanna's histrionics in the whole film.
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 Open Directory - Arts: People: B: Bachchan, Amitabh   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Amitabh Bachchan, the legend - A yahoo-group for BigB fans (requires membership).
Amitabh Bachchan Website - A site dedicated to Bollywood legend Amitabh Bachchan featuring news on him and his upcoming films.
BBC: Amitabh Bachchan Interview - Contains pictures and audio file of interview with the bollywood legend Amitabh Bachchan on the UK release of the book about his life and movies, entitled 'To Be or not to Be' authored by his wife Jaya.
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 rediff.com Movies: Jessica Hines: 'Everyone wants him to be Amitabh Bachchan'
In an exclusive interview to Rediff.com timed for Amitabh's 60th birthday October 11, Hines reveals she met Amitabh through luck when she was at London University seven years ago doing a course on cinema and society in India.
When Amitabh fell over a table on the sets of Coolie [1982] and was seriously injured, those around him were seemingly paralysed because of who he was.
Hines says the celebrity status was also a handicap for Amitabh when he was elected to the Indian Parliament in 1986.
www.rediff.com /entertai/2002/oct/11jess.htm   (578 words)

  
 Bollywood News - AMITABH BACHHAN: The Superstar of the Millennium
It was love at first sight for Amitabh as Jaya became his spouse and the famous Guddi girl Jaya Bhaduri (Jaya is the daughter of eminent poet at that time Tarun Bhaduri) transformed into Mrs.
He launched his company ABCL which is known as 'Amitabh Bachchan Corporation Limited' which released many controversial films like Mani Ratnam's Bombay and Shekhar Kapoor's Bandit Queen and commercial film's like Joy Augustine's Tere Mere Sapne and Sachin's Naam Kya Hai which was produced under the same banner.
As the year 2003 ended, at the age of 61, Amitabh Bachchan was once again the Superstar of India.
www.indiatarget.com /cgi-bin/detailnews.cgi?id=247   (1101 words)

  
 Amitabh get a 'wall' of honour! : HindustanTimes.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
As mark of a tribute to Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan, a 'wall of fame' was dedicated to him at a function here on Friday.
The wall, erected as part of the International Indian Film Academy Awards (IIFA) function scheduled to be held at Amsterdam next week, was inagurated by cine actor and Bachchan's wife Jaya Bachchan at the Fame Adlab in north-west Mumbai.
The `wall of fame' carries memorabalia related to the star as well as pictures of Amitabh, the trophies won and posters of some of his forthcoming films.
www.hindustantimes.com /news/181_1387460,00110003.htm   (285 words)

  
 Bollywood Central - India's Movie Community - Dialogues of Amitabh Bachchan   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Amitabh Bachchan-"In the year 1979 when Pakistan was playing against India at the Wankhade stadium Wasim Raja and Wasim Bari were at the crease and they took the same consideration.
Situation: Amitabh points a gun at JK (Amrish Puri) in a hotel lobby and the gun is covered by his coat.
Amitabh: JK, Mere haath mein jo coat hai, uske neeche ek revolver hai, jiski nali tumhare taraf hai aur jisme che goliyan hain, jo itni mahangi nahin ki unhe chalane mein mujhe koi afsos ho.
www.bollywoodcentral.com /forum/showthread.php?threadid=322   (2919 words)

  
 .::Bollywood Mantra::. » Actors » Amitabh's Veer performance   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Amitabh Bachchan's cameo of Shah Rukh Khan's jovial and robust Punjabi uncle in Veer-Zaara has come in for much praise, and even the superstar is surprised.
The role of the Punjabi patriarch, with Hema Malini as his wife, actually resulted just as a "gesture of friendship" to Yash Chopra, Amitabh said in an interview.
Amitabh denied that he has similar roles in Family and Sarkar, stressing that the two characters are "totally different".
www.bollywoodmantra.com /website/724_amitabhs-veer-performance.html   (453 words)

  
 Amitabh Bachchan, The Star of the Millennium quiz   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Amitabh's father was a very well known, respected poet in his own right.
Before entering the movies, Amitabh Bachchan auditioned for "All India Radio." He was rejected because the selectors thought he did not have a good enough voice.
Amitabh Bachchan was voted as the "star of the millennium" in a world-wide poll.
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