On the birthday of the megastar of the century Amitabh Bachchan, let’s know some stories related to him.
Bollywood’s Shahenshah Amitabh Bachchan is celebrating his 82nd birthday today. Big B is getting congratulations and best wishes from all over the world on his special day. Amitabh was born in Allahabad i.e. Pragraj district of Uttar Pradesh. His father’s name was Harivansh Rai Bachchan who has been a famous poet of the Hindi world. His mother’s name was Teji Bachchan and his younger brother’s name is Ajitabh. Amitabh was first named Inquilab but on the advice of his father’s friend poet Sumitranandan Pant, he was named Amitabh. But the people of Pragraj still call Amitabh Bachchan by his childhood name Munna. He spent about twelve years of his childhood here.
Even today, many things related to Amitabh Bachchan’s childhood are discussed a lot in Prayagraj. According to experts, Amitabh was very fond of riding a bicycle in his childhood. He started riding a bicycle at a very young age, but his father Harivansh got him a bicycle after a lot of struggle.
He was beaten up for insisting on a bicycle
According to sources, children with Amitabh Bachchan used to go to Boys High School on bicycles from Civil Lines and nearby areas. Amitabh also learned to ride bicycles by borrowing his friends’ bicycles. After this, whenever he insisted on getting a bicycle from his father Harivansh Rai and mother Teji Bachchan, both of them would scold him and pacify him. Once, Harivansh Rai Bachchan beat him up when he insisted on getting a bicycle.
Big B was in fever after the beating
Amitabh Bachchan, who was always pampered by his father, became very sad after his father beat him up. After which he was in fever for many days. It was only after this incident that his family got him a bicycle. However, a few days after getting a new bicycle, he fell on the road and suffered a lot of injuries. But thinking that his family members might confiscate his cycle after knowing about the injury, Amitabh kept the matter of the injury a secret for many days.
Amitabh wanted to buy the bungalow on Clive Road
The bungalow where Amitabh spent his childhood in Clive Road, Prayagraj is called Phoolon Wala Bungalow. In his childhood, he was allowed to ride a cycle only in this bungalow. However, whenever he got a chance, he would come out of the bungalow with his cycle and ride it on the quiet roads of Civil Lines. Amitabh and the entire Bachchan family tried to buy this bungalow, but the owner of the bungalow, former MP Shankar Tiwari, did not sell it. A few days ago, Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai were seen outside this bungalow.
Start Of Amitabh Career
Amitabh Bachchan started his career as a voice narrator in the film ‘Bhoovan Shome’. But his career as an actor started with the film ‘Saat Hindustani’. After this, he did many films but they were not very successful. After this, Amitabh’s film ‘Zanjeer’ became the turning point of his career. After this film, he gave a series of hit films. Due to his acting, he got the title of ‘Angry Young Man’.
Awards
Big B has been awarded many awards so far. He has received the National Film Award as the best actor 3 times. Apart from this, he has also received the Filmfare Award 14 times. Apart from films, he has also been a singer, producer and TV presenter. The Government of India has also honored him with Padma Shri and Padma Bhushan awards.
