2004-2005: Amitabh Bachchan

Short Bio

Amitabh Bachchan has now become a tale rather than a name: the story of a dark, lanky young man from Allahabad who went on to become the greatest Bollywood superstar of all times. After a couple of insignificant movies, Amit grabbed the super hit, 'Zanjeer', in 1973. The Amitabh Bachchan reign was unchallenged till 1992. After a six-year sabbatical, 'Mrityudata' came to Amitabh at the age of 55. It bombed at the box-office and the critics wrote off the superstar. In 2000, he was chosen as the host for a new TV game show, 'Kaun Banega Crorepati'. The show became an enormous hit. Amitabh was voted as The Actor of the Millennium in a poll conducted by BBC, which featured such names as Lawrence Olivier and Marlon Brando. In the new millennium, Amitabh stunned his detractors with some superb performances in films such as 'Aks', 'Kabhie Khushi Kabhie Gham', 'Baghban', 'Khakee', 'Black', 'Nishabd', 'Dev' and 'Last Lear'.

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