Mumbai: Bollywood veteran actor Amitabh Bachchan has turned 80 today. This birthday of Big B is being celebrated in a special way as a celebration. The Bollywood megastar was born on 11 October 1942 in the city of Allahabad (Prayagraj) in Uttar Pradesh to Harivansh Rai Bachchan and Teji Bachchan. Amitabh Bachchan is known by many names. He is also known as Shahenshah, Big B, and Angry Young Man. Before entering films, he used to work as an executive in a managing agency in Kolkata. He used to get a monthly salary of Rs 500 initially, which was increased to Rs 800 after a few days.
Amitabh Bachchan has played the lead role in many superhit Hindi films. In his films ‘Don’, ‘Mard’, ‘Sholay’ and ‘Coolie’ are included. Which proved to be a super hit at the box office. Amitabh Bachchan married Jaya Bahadur in the year 1973. With whom he had a son Abhishek Bachchan and a daughter Shweta Bachchan. Abhishek Bachchan is also a famous Bollywood actor. Amitabh Bachchan has won many awards now. Which includes Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan, Dadasaheb Phalke Award, and Padma Shri Award. This time on the occasion of Amitabh Bachchan’s 80th birthday, the Film Heritage Foundation has organized a film festival ‘Bachchan Back to the Beginning’ in his honor from October 8 to October 11.
11 films of Amitabh Bachchan will be shown in 17 cities in India. In his films ‘Namak Halal’, ‘Don’, ‘State Pe Satta’, ‘Kala Patthar’, ‘Amar Akbar Anthony’, ‘Kalia’, ‘Kabhi Kabhi’, ‘Abhimaan, Deewar’, ‘Mili’ and ‘Chupke Chupke’ ‘ is included. Along with this, a special exhibition of memorabilia of Amitabh Bachchan will also be organized at PVR Cinema in Juhu, Mumbai. Organized by SMM Ausaja. According to reports, Amitabh Bachchan is the owner of around Rs 3500 crores. At the same time, his annual income is about 60 crores. Amitabh Bachchan has a total of five bungalows. In which there is Jalsa, Janaka, Pratiksha and Vatsa.
Amitabh Bachchan lives with his family in the Jalsa Bungalow located in the Juhu area of Mumbai. The cost of that bungalows is around Rs 120 crore. Along with this, Amitabh Bachchan also has a collection of luxury cars. Which includes BMW, Mercedes, Lexus, and Rolls Royal Phantom. Amitabh Bachchan also owns a private jet. Amitabh Bachchan is also very fond of pens. According to reports, he has a Montblanc Honor de Balzac pen worth Rs 67,790. Amitabh Bachchan starrer ‘Goodbye’ is released in theaters on 7 October 2022. South actress Rashmika Mandanna and Bollywood actress Neena Gupta are also in their lead roles in this film. On the occasion of Amitabh Bachchan’s birthday, the makers of this film priced the ticket of this film at only Rs 80 on October 11. At the same time, Amitabh Bachchan’s upcoming film ‘Uchhai’ will be released on the big screen on November 11, 2022.
Amitabh Bachchan’s net worth
Amitabh Bachchan’s net worth is $410 million. In Indian rupees, this amount is around Rs 3396 crore. Amitabh earns Rs 60 crore annually. Earns more than Rs 5 crore in a month. Talking about Amitabh Bachchan’s earnings, he mainly earns from films. Along with this, Big B also earns big money through brand endorsements. While Amitabh Bachchan charges around Rs 6 crore for a film, he charges Rs 5 crore for brand endorsements. Amitabh has also invested in the real estate business. He also has investments in US tech startups including Just Dial.
Who is the godfather of Amitabh Bachchan?
Mehmood is considered Amitabh Bachchan’s Godfather. He was the best actor as well as a comedian in Hindi films. Mehmood also received several awards for his performance as a comedian, but it was because of him that a star forayed into the entertainment world, for which B-Town will always be grateful to him. He is none other than Amitabh Bachchan. When Mehmood was asked about Bachchan, he said that Big B is the tallest racehorse in Bollywood and this horse can run very fast. It has also been heard that Big B used to take a car from him and go for a walk.
Unheard facts about Big B
Amitabh Bachchan is a multi starrer person. Very few people would know that actors can easily write with both their hands. Big B wanted to serve the country by joining the Indian Air Force. The Shahenshah of Bollywood started his career in the showbiz industry in 1969 as a voice narrator in Bhuvan Shome. At the same time, he was rejected due to his voice being heavy on All India Radio. Another interesting fact about Big B is that his father Harivansh Rai Bachchan wanted to name Amitabh ‘Inquilab’. He also believed that his son was the reincarnation of his grandfather. Amitabh Bachchan’s original surname was Srivastava until his father adopted the name, Bachchan. Since then he is also known by the same name.
