Amitabh Bachchan

Amitabh Bachchan also known as Big -B he was born in Allahabad 11 October,1942,he was started his film career from Saat Hindustani in 1969. in 1990 he started his production company ,in the early 70s he gained popularity for his roles in Zanjeer and Deewar movies,he worked in more than 180 films his film career spanning more than 40 years.in the bigining he was rejected from All india  redio for his voice ,and he was earned his first earning in film industry through a voice over in mirnal singhs film Bhuvan Shome,and he earned 300 rupee for his voice over and that was his first earning.The Government of India honored him with the Padma Shri in 1984, the Padma Bhushan in 2001 and the Padma Vibhushan in 2015 for his contributions to the arts. 

The Government of France honored him with its highest civilian
honour, Knight of the Legion of Honour, in 2007 for his exceptional career in the world of cinema and beyond.Bachchan married movie actress Jaya Bhaduri in 1973. The couple have two children, a daughter and a son. Their daughter, Shweta Bachchan Nanda, is married to industrialist Nikhil Nanda, whose grandfather was the film director Raj Kapoor.

 Bachchan and Bhaduri’s son, Abhishek Bachchan, is also an actor and is married to actress Aishwarya Rai.Bachchan has worked as a playback singer, film producer and television presenter.As an actor, he continued to perform in a range of characters, receiving critical praise for his performances in Aks (2001), Aankhen (2002), Khakee (2004) and Dev (2004). One project that did particularly well for Bachchan was Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Black (2005).In 2005 and 2006, he starred with his son Abhishek in the hit films Bunty Aur Babli (2005), the Godfather tribute Sarkar (2005), and Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna (2006). All of them were successful at the box officeIn May 2007 he worked in multi starrer film Shootout at Lokhandwala which was a hit on box office.

 Later he worked with Ram Gopal Varma in film Ram Gopal Varma ki Aag which was declared a major flop on box office. Then he acted in film Bhoothnath as a ghost. In the same year he also worked with the sequel of film Sarkar named Sarkar Raj and got a positive responce at box office. Then in year 2009, a movie called Paa released playing his own son Abhishek's Progeria-affected 13-year-old son, It won him his third National Film Award for Best Actor and fifth Filmfare Best Actor Award.In addition to being a father and an actor, Amitabh Bachchan devotes his time to charitable causes. In 2003 he was appointed a goodwill ambassador for the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF).