Amitabh Bachchan | A living legend | <br /> <br />Full Name Amitabh Harivansh Rai Shrivastava Bachchan <br />Nick Name Angry young man <br /> Shahenshah of Bollywood <br /> Star of the Millennium <br /> Big B <br /> Amit <br /> AB Senior <br /> One-man industry <br />Born 11 October 1942 <br />Birth Place Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India <br />Height 6 ft 1 inch (1.85 Meter) <br />Nationality Indian <br />Occupation Actor, producer, singer, television presenter <br />Father Harivansh Rai Bachchan <br />Mother Teji Bachchan <br />Spouse(s) Jaya Bhaduri <br />Religion Hindu <br />Residence Prateeksha, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India <br />Debut Film "Bhuvan Shome" as a voice narrator(1969) <br />Alma mater Sherwood College, Nainital <br /> Kirori Mal College, Delhi University <br />Children Shweta Bachchan Nanda <br /> Abhishek Bachchan <br />Amitabh Bachchan was an elected Member of Parliament of India from 1984 to 1987. <br />First Award National Film Award as best debut actor <br />Won First Filmfare Award for "Anand" (1971) as Best Supporting Actor. <br />He won four National Film Awards as Best Actor. <br />He has won fifteen Filmfare Awards. <br />He is the most-nominated performer in any major acting category at Filmfare, with 41 nominations overall. <br />Bachchan was crowned as Superstar of the Millennium in 2000. <br />The Government of India awarded him with the Padma Shri in 1984, the Padma Bhushan in 2001 and the Padma Vibhushan in 2015. <br />France's highest civilian honour, the Knight of the Legion of Honour, was conferred upon him by the French Government in 2007. <br />Beside these, Big B. won 220 awards.
