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Amitabh Bachchan
04/19/2005
Amitabh Bachchan
A conversation with Indian actor Amitabh Bachchan
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A conversation with Indian actor Amitabh Bachchan about his career in film and Bollywood.
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Amitabh Bachchan
Amitabh Bachchan

Amitabh Bachchan is a prominent Hindi film actor, producer, singer and former television presenter of the game show Kaun Banega Crorepati. He started his movie career in 1969, with "Saat Hindustani" and continues today to be a prominent figure in the Bollywood film industry.

Bachchan's first box office success came when director Prakash Mehra cast him as the protagonist in his film, "Zanjeer". The following decade catapulted him to the pinnacle of Bollywood superstardom. He churned out at least one major hit every year, including "Deewaar" (1975), "Sholay" (1975) , "Trishul" (1978), "Muqaddar Ka Sikander" (1978), "Don" (1978), "Kasme Vaade" (1978), "Kaala Patthar" (1979) and "Lawaaris" (1981).

Source- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amitabh_Bachchan
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