Amitabh Bachchan Birthday Special: Some interesting facts about the legendary actor of Bollywood

Amitabh Bachchan is one of the most legendary actors in Bollywood. He is loved by the whole nation and then much more. Big B has formed an army of fans over the years who support him through thick and thin.

While Big B’s life has been pretty much an open book for his lovely fans, there are some interesting facts about him that are yet to be discovered. Today the Shahenshah of Bollywood ringed in his 78th Birthday. So on his special day, let’s look at some interesting facts about the legendary actor.

We all know that Big B was born to Harivanshrai Bachchan and Teji Bachchan what is unknown is that his father was deciding to name him Inquilaab but later named him Amitabh.

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The ‘Piku’ star is ambidextrous and so he possesses the talent of writing with both hands equally well.

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Did you know that the script of the Anil Kapoor starrer ‘Mr. India’ was actually written by keeping Big B in mind. Similarly, the famous duo Salim-Javed have written a number of scripts for Big B.

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When it comes to education, Big B has a double Masters Degree in Arts. He wanted to be an engineer and aimed to join the air force.

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Amitabh Bachchan got his first job as an executive of a shipping firm in Kolkata and that is where he earned a salary of merely Rs. 500. His first car was a second hand Fiat.

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The evergreen couple Amitabh and Jaya Bachchan met at the Film and Television Institute of India, Pune and later on the sets of ‘Guddi’. The duo worked on a number of films and later they tied the knot after their movie ‘Zanjeer’. This movie was a blockbuster at the box office. Jaya and Big B are the only couple in Bollywood who have worked together in more than 30 movies.

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Big B is the only actor ever to work in the remake of his own movie. He was seen in the 2007 movie ‘Ram Gopal Varma Ki Aag’ as the villain which was the remake of the 1975 classic ‘Sholay’.

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Amitabh Bachchan was also the first Asian actor to have his wax model being displayed at Madame Tussaud’s in London.

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Amitabh Bachchan is quite the celebrated actor as he has won four National Awards and fifteen Filmfare Awards. He was also honoured by the government with the Padma Shri in 1984, the Padma Bhushan in 2001 and the Padma Vibhushan in 2015. The Government of France honoured him with its highest civilian honour, Knight of the Legion of Honour, in 2007.

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Well, we hope that Big B keeps making the nation proud just like that with his excellent acting chops and once again we wish him a very happy birthday.

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