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| Original
name |
Amitabh Bachchan
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| Petname |
"Amitji", "Big B", Munna (for his parents)
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| Date of Birth |
11 October 1942
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| Height |
6'3"
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| Sun Sign |
Libra
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| Education |
Sherwood School, Nainital
Graduated from Kirorimal College, Delhi
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| Place
of birth |
Allahabad, India
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| Family |
Father - Harivansh Rai
Mother - Teji
Wife - Jaya Bachchan (actress)
Children - Shweta and Abhishek (actor)
Younger brother - Ajitabh
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| Address |
Pratiksha, 10th Road JVPD Scheme
Mumbai 400 049
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| Best friend |
Ajitabh Bachchan
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| Favourite
food |
vegetarian food like aloo puri, pakodas, dhoklas and parathas.
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| Costume designers |
Abu Jani and Sandeep Khosla dress up Amitabh |
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Fun facts |
- Amitabh is ambidextrous(can write with both hands)
- His first job was in Shaw Wallace. He also worked as a freight
broker for a shipping firm called Bird and Co.
- Amitabh and Jaya met for the first time at FTII, Pune, and
then again on the sets of Guddi.
- While shooting for a fight sequence in Coolie, Amitabh was
knocked down by the film's villain Puneet Issar, due to bad
timing, seriously injuring him. August 2 is regarded as the
day when he got a new lease of life.
- Amitabh writes poetry once in a while.
- Amitabh makes it a point to have at least one meal with them.
- Amitabh has sung quite a few hit songs
- BBC Online voted him Star of the Millennium
- He won the Allahabad Parliamentary seat on a Congress ticket
in 1984
- He has a replica of himself sculpted and displayed at Madame
Tussad's wax museum in London, placing him among the historical
and entertainment Hall of Fame.
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