Amitabh Bachchan

                           Amitabh Bachchan

Amitabh Harivansh Bachchan born 11 October 1942 at Allahabad is an Indian Film Actor.He is a producer, singer, television presenter.Bachchan is married to actress Jaya Bhaduri.The couple have two children, Shweta Nanda and Abhishek Bachan.Abhishek is also an actor and is married to actress Aishwarya Rai.

Bachchan made his film debut in 1969 as a voice narrator in Mrinal Sen's National Award winning film Bhuvan Shome.Director Prakash Mehra cast him in the leading role for the film Zanjeer(1973) as Inspector Vijay Khanna. The film was a sharp contrast to the romantically themed films that had generally preceded it and established Amitabh in a new persona—the "angry young man" of Bollywood Cinema

In 1984, Bachchan took a break from acting and briefly entered politics in support of long-time family friend,Rajiv Gandhi.He contested Allahabad's seat of 8th LOK SABHA. His political career, however, was short-lived: he resigned after three years, calling politics a cesspool.

In 2000, Bachchan hosted the first season of Kaun Banega Crorepati (KBC), the Indian adaptation of the British television game show, The show was well received.A second season followed in 2005 but its run was cut short by STAR PLUS  when Bachchan fell ill in 2006.n 2009, Bachchan hosted the third season of the reality show Bigg Boss.