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mitabh Harivansh Bachchan (IPA: [mtab bttn];


born 11 October 1942) is an Indian film actor. He first gained popularity in the early 1970s for
movies like Deewar and Zanjeer, and was dubbed India's first "angry young man" for his onscreen roles in Bollywood, and has since appeared in over 180 Indian films in a career spanning
more than four decades.[3][4] Bachchan is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most
influential actors in the history of Indian cinema.[5][6][7] So total was his dominance of the movie
scene in the 1970s and 1980s that the French director Franois Truffaut called him a "one-man
industry."[8][9]
Bachchan has won many major awards in his career, including three National Film Awards as
Best Actor (a record he shares with Kamal Hassan and Mammootty), a number of awards at
international film festivals and award ceremonies and fourteen Filmfare Awards. He is the mostnominated performer in any major acting category at Filmfare, with 39 nominations overall. In
addition to acting, Bachchan has worked as a playback singer, film producer and television
presenter. He also had a stint in politics in the 1980s.
The Government of India honoured 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 honoured him with it's highest civilian honour Knight of the Legion
of Honour in 2007 for his exceptional career in the world of cinema and beyond.[10]
Bachchan made his Hollywood debut in 2013 with The Great Gatsby, in which he played a nonIndian Jewish character, Meyer Wolfsheim.
mitabh Harivansh Bachchan (IPA: [mtab bttn]; born 11 October 1942) is an Indian film
actor. He first gained popularity in the early 1970s for movies like Deewar and Zanjeer, and was
dubbed India's first "angry young man" for his on-screen roles in Bollywood, and has since
appeared in over 180 Indian films in a career spanning more than four decades.[3][4] Bachchan is
widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential actors in the history of Indian cinema.
[5][6][7]
So total was his dominance of the movie scene in the 1970s and 1980s that the French
director Franois Truffaut called him a "one-man industry."[8][9]
Bachchan has won many major awards in his career, including three National Film Awards as
Best Actor (a record he shares with Kamal Hassan and Mammootty), a number of awards at
international film festivals and award ceremonies and fourteen Filmfare Awards. He is the mostnominated performer in any major acting category at Filmfare, with 39 nominations overall. In
addition to acting, Bachchan has worked as a playback singer, film producer and television
presenter. He also had a stint in politics in the 1980s.

The Government of India honoured 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 honoured him with it's highest civilian honour Knight of the Legion
of Honour in 2007 for his exceptional career in the world of cinema and beyond.[10]
Bachchan made his Hollywood debut in 2013 with The Great Gatsby, in which he played a nonIndian Jewish character, Meyer Wolfsheim.
mitabh Harivansh Bachchan (IPA: [mtab bttn]; born 11 October 1942) is an Indian film
actor. He first gained popularity in the early 1970s for movies like Deewar and Zanjeer, and was
dubbed India's first "angry young man" for his on-screen roles in Bollywood, and has since
appeared in over 180 Indian films in a career spanning more than four decades.[3][4] Bachchan is
widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential actors in the history of Indian cinema.
[5][6][7]
So total was his dominance of the movie scene in the 1970s and 1980s that the French
director Franois Truffaut called him a "one-man industry."[8][9]
Bachchan has won many major awards in his career, including three National Film Awards as
Best Actor (a record he shares with Kamal Hassan and Mammootty), a number of awards at
international film festivals and award ceremonies and fourteen Filmfare Awards. He is the mostnominated performer in any major acting category at Filmfare, with 39 nominations overall. In
addition to acting, Bachchan has worked as a playback singer, film producer and television
presenter. He also had a stint in politics in the 1980s.
The Government of India honoured 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 honoured him with it's highest civilian honour Knight of the Legion
of Honour in 2007 for his exceptional career in the world of cinema and beyond.[10]
Bachchan made his Hollywood debut in 2013 with The Great Gatsby, in which he played a nonIndian Jewish character, Meyer Wolfsheim.
mitabh Harivansh Bachchan (IPA: [mtab bttn]; born 11 October 1942) is an Indian film
actor. He first gained popularity in the early 1970s for movies like Deewar and Zanjeer, and was
dubbed India's first "angry young man" for his on-screen roles in Bollywood, and has since
appeared in over 180 Indian films in a career spanning more than four decades.[3][4] Bachchan is
widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential actors in the history of Indian cinema.
[5][6][7]
So total was his dominance of the movie scene in the 1970s and 1980s that the French
director Franois Truffaut called him a "one-man industry."[8][9]

Bachchan has won many major awards in his career, including three National Film Awards as
Best Actor (a record he shares with Kamal Hassan and Mammootty), a number of awards at
international film festivals and award ceremonies and fourteen Filmfare Awards. He is the mostnominated performer in any major acting category at Filmfare, with 39 nominations overall. In
addition to acting, Bachchan has worked as a playback singer, film producer and television
presenter. He also had a stint in politics in the 1980s.
The Government of India honoured 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 honoured him with it's highest civilian honour Knight of the Legion
of Honour in 2007 for his exceptional career in the world of cinema and beyond.[10]
Bachchan made his Hollywood debut in 2013 with The Great Gatsby, in which he played a nonIndian Jewish character, Meyer Wolfsheim.

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