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Happy Birthday Amitabh Bachchan!  Shahenshah Of Bollywood 

Amitabh Bachchan born Amitabh Srivastava is an Indian actor who works in Hindi cinema

He was born on 11 October 1942 in Allahabad to the Hindi poet Harivansh Rai Bachchan and his wife, the social activist Teji Bachchan

He is often considered one of the greatest, most accomplished and commercially successful actors in the history of Indian cinema

With a cinematic career spanning over five decades, he has played pivotal roles in over 200 films

Bachchan is often hailed as the Shahenshah of Bollywood, Sadi Ke Mahanayak , Star of the Millennium, or simply Big B

He was educated at Sherwood College, Nainital, and Kirori Mal College, University of Delhi

His film career started in 1969 as a voice narrator in Mrinal Sen's film Bhuvan Shome

He first gained popularity in the early 1970s for films, such as Anand, Zanjeer and Roti Kapada Aur Makaan, and achieved greater stardom in later years

He has won numerous accolades in his career, including record four National Film Awards in Best Actor category and many awards at international film festivals and award ceremonies

The Government of India honoured him with the Padma Shri in 1984, the Padma Bhushan in 2001, the Padma Vibhushan in 2015 and the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 2018 for his contributions to the arts

Bachchan has been married to veteran actress and politician Jaya Bhaduri since 3 June 1973

They together have two children: Shweta, an author, journalist and former model and Abhishek, an actor and producer

The rumours of Rekha’s affair with Amitabh Bachchan were the most sensational news of that era

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