Name: Amitabh Bachchan Star Sign: Libra Birth Date : 11 October, 1942 Height: 6'2" Mother: Teji Bachchan

Father: Harivansh Rai Bachchan Spouse: Jaya Bhaduri Children: son Abhishek and daughter Shweta Philosophy of life: If things happen as you wish it's good, if they do not it's better.

 He first gained popularity in the early 1970s as the "angry young man" of Bollywood cinema,

Bachchan has won numerous major awards in his career, including four National Film Awards , three of which are in the Best Actor category, and fourteen Film fare Awards . He holds the record for most number of Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor nominations at the Film fare Awards. In addition to acting, Bachchan has worked as a playback singer , film producer and television presenter , and was an elected member of the Indian Parliament from 1984 to 1987.

 Famous films: Famous films Khuda Gawah (1992) Mohabbatein (2000) Aankhen (2002) Khakee (2003) Baghban (2003) Deewaar (2004)

 Politics 19841987 : Politics 19841987 He contested Allahabad's seat of 8th Lok Sabha against H. N. Bahuguna , former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh and won by the one of the highest victory margins in general election history (68.2% of the vote).

 Slump and retirement: 19881992 : Slump and retirement: 19881992 In 1988, Bachchan returned to films, playing the title role in Shahenshah , which was a box office success due to the hype of Bachchan's comeback. After the success of his comeback film however, his star power began to wane as all of his subsequent films failed at the box office. The 1991 hit film, Hum , for which he won his third Filmfare Best Actor Award .

 Producer and acting comeback 19961999 : Producer and acting comeback 19961999 Bachchan turned producer during his temporary retirement period, setting up Amitabh Bachchan Corporation , Ltd. (A.B.C.L.) in 1996, with the vision of becoming a 10 billion rupees (approx 250 million $US) premier entertainment company by the year 2000. He then launched ABCL which was a multi-faceted commercial enterprise. This was the major failure and he was surrounded by unthinkable debt. This is hard to imagine at that time how he survived but again he proved that he is not an ordinary man who live and die. With "Kaun Banega Crorepati" and "Mohabattein" he redefine his position in Indian cinema.

 Television career : Television career In the year 2000, Bachchan stepped up to host India's adaptation of the British television game show, who want to be millionaire? entitled, Kaun banega crorepati? . As it did in most other countries where it was adopted, the program found immediate success. Bachchan hosted the third season of the reality show Bigg Boss in 2009.

AWARDS: AWARDS National Film Awards , Film fare Awards 1991, first artist to receive the Film fare Lifetime Achievement Award Superstar of the Millennium in 2000 Padma Shri in 1984 and the Padma Bhushan in 2001