Shahenshah of Bollywood turns 70

Shahenshah of Bollywood turns 70

To call Big B an actor or a superstar will be like degrading the repute of Shahenshah of Bollywood, who's an era in himself.

So on his 70th birthday let's have a look at, some of the rare known facts about the the man who is charming millions of his fans from nearly four decades.

Man With Gifted Traits

Just like his versatile acting adroitness Big-B owns another trait which makes him unique and that is his ambidexterity, because of which he can write with both the hands.

From Inquilab to Amitabh

On his birth Big B's father legendary poet Harivansh Rai Bachchan wanted to name him Inquilab which means 'revolution', but later on Big B's is named, Amitabh which means 'unlimited brilliance'.

Born to touch the Horizon

Amitabh Bachchan wanted to become an engineer and had even contemplated joining the Indian Air Force at one point of his life, but was rejected by the Service Selection Board of the armed forces.

Big B's Struggle was No Different

Struggling days for Bachchan were no different from any other budding actor. During his days of struggle even this superstar of the millennium had spent a few nights on a bench at Marine Drive, Mumbai.

When Shenshah Fell In Love With Guddi

Big B first met his ladylove and future wife, Jaya at the Film and Television Institute of India, Pune and later they had a rendezvous at the sets of cine flick 'Guddi'.

The Poetic Legacy

Besides being an exceptional actor, Amitabh is a good poet as well and he penned down his first poetry when he was hospitalized in 1982.

The poem got published in news weekly, Dharam Yug because its editor Dr. Dharamvir Bharati was also a great writer and was a family friend of the Bachchans.

Big-B's True Companion

Amitabh is quite fond of pens and he owns a wide collection of pens including the one with a saffron-colored ink.

Interestingly most of the pens belonging to Big B's collection are the gifted ones.

Truly A Complete Indian

Amitabh is the firm believer of the philosophy that a person should keep on learning through out his life.

Mr Bachchan is well versed with as many as 6 Indian languages comprising of Bengali, Punajbi, Gujarati, Bhojpuri, Marathi and Maithili and is quite keen to learn German, French, Russian and Italian.

This Shenshah Owns a Global Repute

During cine flick Khuda Gawah, then President of Afghanistan provided Amitabh with half of his country's air force for protection. And the movie turned out to be one of the most watched Indian films in the history of Afghanistan.

Big B finds Waheeda Most Beautiful

For Amitabh Bachchan, the most beautiful woman in the film industry is yesteryear actress Waheeda Rahman.