facts about amitabh bachchan

15 unknown facts about Amitabh Bachchan

Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan has turned 75. Here are some trivia on him that perhaps you didn't know

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·         Amitabh can write equally well with both his hands.

·         Amitabh began his career in films in 1969 as a voice narrator in Mrinal Sen's Bhuvan Shome. Director Satyajit Ray also used Bachchan's voice in his 1977 film  Shatranj Ke Khiladi.

·         He wanted to become an engineer and was keen to join the Indian Air Force.

·         Amitabh, famous for his baritone, ironically, was rejected by All India Radio.  

·         His first salary was Rs 300.

·         Amitabh debuted as an actor in Saat Hindustani.

·         Mehmood was also a mentor to Bachchan in his days of struggle and offered him place to stay in his own home.

·         The superstar gave 12 consecutive flops before his first big hit Zanjeer.

·         Amitabh's actual surname was Shrivastava, his father had adopted the pen name Bachchan. So, the family adopted this surname.

·         Sunil Dutt signed him for a mute's role in Reshma Aur Shera because of a letter of introduction from then PM Indira Gandhi to friend Nargis

·         He was one of the judges for the 1995 Miss World beauty pageant.

·         Amitabh has played more double roles than any other actor. In Mahaan, he had a triple role.

·         Amitabh Bachchan's daughter, Shweta, is married to Nikhil Nanda, whose mother is the late Raj Kapoor's daughter.

·         Amitabh is known to suffer from asthma. He also has a rare muscular disorder known as myasthenia gravis.

·         His father Harivanshrai Bachchan wanted to name him Inquilab before deciding on Amitabh (unending brilliance).