| Original name |
Amitabh Bachchan |
| Petname |
Amitji”, “Big B”, Munna (for his parents) |
| Date of Birth |
11 October 1942
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| Height |
6’3″ |
| Sun Sign |
Libra |
| Education |
Sherwood School, Nainital
Graduated from Kirorimal College, Delhi |
| Place of birth |
Allahabad, India |
| Family |
Father – Harivansh Rai
Mother – Teji
Wife – Jaya Bachchan (actress)
Children – Shweta and Abhishek (actor)
Younger brother – Ajitabh |
| Address |
Pratiksha, 10th Road JVPD Scheme
Mumbai 400 049 |
| Best friend |
Ajitabh Bachchan |
| Favourite food |
vegetarian food like aloo puri, pakodas, dhoklas and parathas. |
| Costume designers |
Abu Jani and Sandeep Khosla dress up Amitabh |
| Fun facts |
- Amitabh is ambidextrous(can write with both hands)
- His first job was in Shaw Wallace. He also worked as a freight broker for a shipping firm called Bird and Co.
- Amitabh and Jaya met for the first time at FTII, Pune, and then again on the sets of Guddi.
- While shooting for a fight sequence in Coolie, Amitabh was knocked down by the film’s villain Puneet Issar, due to bad timing, seriously injuring him. August 2 is regarded as the day when he got a new lease of life.
- Amitabh writes poetry once in a while.
- Amitabh makes it a point to have at least one meal with them.
- Amitabh has sung quite a few hit songs
- BBC Online voted him Star of the Millennium
- He won the Allahabad Parliamentary seat on a Congress ticket in 1984
- He has a replica of himself sculpted and displayed at Madame Tussad’s wax museum in London, placing him among the historical and entertainment Hall of Fame.
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