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Amitabh Harivansh Bachchan was born on the 11th October, 1942 . He is an Indian actor who first gained popularity in the early 1970's as the " angry young man "of Hindi cinema and has since then appeared in over 180 indian films in a career spanning over four decades . Amitabh Bachchan is regarded as one of the greatest and most influential actors . He has won a staggering number of awards, including four National Film Awards, three of which are in the best Actor category, and fourteen Filmfare Awards . Apart from acting, he has also worked as a playback singer, film producer and television presenter . He is also the recipient of the Padma Shri and Padma Bhushan civilian awards from the Indian government . Amitabh Bachchan wasc born in Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh . His father Harivansh Rai Bachchan was a well known hindi poet and mother Teji Bachchan was a sikh from Faislabad . Amitabh was initially named Inquilaab . In 1969, Bachchan made his fil debut as a voice narrator in Mrinal Se's National Award winning film Bhuvan Shome . he the worked in a number of films named -'Anand', ' Zanjeer', ' Deewar' and' Sholay' . The period between 1988 - 1999 was a testing period for Bachchan . It is said that his stint as host for the game show Kaun Banega Crorepati which was a huge success is what paved the way for his re - entry into bollywood and everyone admits that since, then great actor has never looked back .
