This document provides biographical information about famous Indian actor Amitabh Bachchan. It details that he was born in 1942 in Allahabad and has had a career in Bollywood spanning over four decades. Bachchan is regarded as one of the greatest actors in Indian cinema, having won numerous awards including three National Film Awards and fourteen Filmfare Awards. It also describes how he hosted the Indian version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? for many seasons and was influential in increasing the show's success and popularity.

1. GOVERNMENT ENGINEERING
COLLEGE , BHAVNAGAR
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
DEPARTMENT
SEMESTER:- 7th
SUB:- CONTRIBUTOR PERSONALITY
DEVELOPMENT(1990001)

2. Prepared By:
NILAM A. VIRADIYA
(Enr no.110210111052)
Guided By:
C.N.Trivedi
(Lecturer in C.P.)

3. AMITABH BACHCHAN:

4. Born
AmitabhHarivanshBachchan
(1942-10-11) 11 October 1942 (age 69)
Allahabad, United Provinces,
British India
Residence Prateeksha, Mumbai, Maharashtra,
Occupation Actor, producer, singer, television presenter
Years active 1969–present

5. He first gained popularity in the
early 1970s as the "angry young
man" of Hindi cinema, and has since
appeared in over 180 Indian films in
a career spanning more than four
decades. Bachchan is regarded as
one of the greatest and most
influential actors in the history of
Indian cinema.

6. Bachchan has won numerous major
awards in his career, including three
National Film Awards as Best Actor,
and fourteen Filmfare Awards. He is
the most-nominated performer in
any major acting category at
Filmfare, with 37 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.

7. He has received both the Padma Shri
and the Padma Bhushan civilian
awards from the Indian government.

9. In the year 2000, Bachchan stepped
up to host India's adaptation of the
British television game show, Who
Wants to Be a Millionaire? entitled,
KaunBanegaCrorepati. As it did in
most other countries where it was
adopted, the program found
immediate success. He has hosted
all but one of the seasons of the
show.

10. Canara Bank withdrew its law suit
against Bachchan in November
2000. Bachchan hosted KBC till
November 2005, when he fell ill. At
that time he was admitted to Lilavati
Hospital's ICU once more, to
undergo surgery for diverticulitis of
the small intestine.

11. During the period and that following
his recovery, most of his projects
were put on hold, including KBC. The
show's success set the stage for his
return to film popularity.

12. National Film Awards,
Filmfare Awards
Filmfare Lifetime Achievement
Award,
Superstar of the Millennium in 2000
Padma Shri in 1984
Padma Bhushan in 2001.
In 1999, Bachchan was voted the
"greatest star of stage or screen" in
a BBC

13. Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2010
Asian Film Awards.
Some Quotations from him:
Amitabh: “Indian film industry helps to
people for increase their knowledge
about india. I am not superstar with
superpower. I’m just representative of
my people. I’ve to lot of learn from
them. Indian Bollywood industry must
be increase their performance that can
India takes proud.”

14.  Characteristics of Amitabh Bachchan as a dynamic person:

15. 1. Amitabh Bhachchan as an a film
actor always tries represent India
to the world.
2. Via KBC, he has increased a
knowledge of Indian people and
helpful to growing up Indian people.
3. He believing in hard work, at age
of nearer to seventy, he still
work hard for fulfil his goal.

16. 4. He has lot of experience of acting
although he always try to giving
best output and so he working hard.
5. At a time when any producer or
director hadn’t interested to
taking him in to film, he never
nervous himself still hard work and
step by step he giving dozen of hit
films.