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He was originally named Inquilab. His parents Dr. Harivansh Rai Bachchan and Teji Bachchan later renamed him Amitabh which means limitless lusture.
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Amitabh's surname would've been Srivastava if his father hadn't adopted the pen name Bachchan.
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Amitabh initially worked as a freight broker for the Calcutta based shipping firm called Bird and Co.
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Amitabh made his film debut in Saat Hindustani. The film bombed at the box office, but won him the National Award for the Best Newcomer.
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In 1982 he was injured on the sets of Coolie. He suffered internal bleeding and required 17 bottles of blood. At one point in time, he was close to death. The film cashed in on the injury and became a big success. It was decided that Bachchan's character would die in the movie prior to his accident. But after the accident, the film maker decided to change the ending of the movie. The character lived much to the joy of the masses.
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In 1984 he contested the Allahabad Parliament elections against popular politician H.N. Bahuguna, and won the MP candidacy by the highest margin in Indian history ( 68.2%). He resigned after three years without completing his term.
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The Stardust Magazine banned Amitabh Bachchan for 15 years during his peak between the years 1974 and 1989. They did not publish anything about him during those years.
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After the release of Khuda Gawah in 1992, Bachchan went into hibernation for almost 5 years.
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In 1999, the Bombay High Court ruled that Bachchan could not sell his bungalow Prateeksha and two apartments until he paid off his debts to the Canara Bank.
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In the year 2000, Bachchan made a come back with Kaun Banega Crorepati. He charged a whooping 25 lakhs per episode. The first of its kind in Indian television history.
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Before entering films, Big B applied for the newsreaders post in All India Radio. He was rejected because they did not like his voice.
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