amitabh bachan

It is a known fact that Big B worked for free for friend Shashi Kapoors directorial debut, Ajooba. Rohit Shetty had also said in an interview that Big B had really helped him when his father had passed away. It was his friendship with Rajiv Gandhi that prompted him to run for a seat in the Congress from his hometown. Even in KBC, as a host, he is always worried about contestants choosing the wrong answer and always asks them to re think before locking their answer. This has changed the decisions of many contestants who have gone on to become crorepatis.

Amitabhs dialogue delivery renders audiences speechless. From Rishtey mein to hum tumhare Baap lagte hain, Naam hai Shahenshah to Don ka intezaar to 11 mulko ki police kar rahi hai, par don ko pakadna muskil hi nahi namumkin hai dialogues form the USPs of his films.

As the Shahenshah of Bollywood who has been in the film industry for four decades, Big B is as humble as one can be. Whether its with his co stars, junior actors, newcomers, audiences and fans, he greets all of them equally He has also taken the ups and downs of life with grace and challenged them, and never let success or failure change him as a person.

After Rajesh Khanna, Amitabh Bachchan was the second superstar of the country. But with the sad demise of Kaka (Rajesh Khanna), Big B recently Tweeted, The word superstar was invented for him, and for me it shall ever remain his and no others. We appreciate the humility.

His onscreen chemistry with co actor Rekha sparked of many rumours that went on to link the two together. Big B was married to Jaya Bachchan then and the iconic film Silsila is said to be inspired by this love triangle. Rekha and Amitabh were seen together in films like Do Anjaane, Silsila, Suhaag, Muqaddar ka Sikandar and Mr. Natwarlal. Till date, the camera pans on Amitabh and Rekha at all award functions.

Frances highest civilian honour, the Knight of the Legion of Honour was conferred on him in 2007. He was also voted as the greatest star of stage or screen in a BBC Your Millennium online poll in 1999. It was in the same year that Big B was voted for the Actor of the Century award at the Alexandria International Film Festival in Egypt in recognition of his contribution to the world of cinema. He also won the Lifetime Achievement Award at Asian Film Awards in 2010.

Its amazing the amount of work that Mr. Bachchan can do with multiple shoots, endorsements and various other commitments. Actor Ajay Devgn claims that it was Big Bs energy that motivated him to shoot even when he was unwell. I was unwell and we started shooting for Bol Bachchan song with Mr. Bachchan. When I reached the sets, I had no energy to shoot but I saw Mr. Bachchan being energetic on the sets even though he was not in the pink of health. In fact, people told him not to strain too much as he was not keeping well, but Amitji continued to shoot. It motivated me so much that even I completed the shoot without any complain, says Ajay. Adding, At this age if he can be so hard working, why cant we He is surely a source of inspiration.