Amitabh Bachchan Birthday 2024: Here are some interesting facts about Big B

Popularly known as the Shahenshah and Hero of the Century Amitabh Bachchan aka BigB needs no introduction With a career spanning more than half a century his dialogues are still remembered by audiences The Angry Young Man has delivered many iconic roles and films to the Indian film industry On the legends 82nd birthday letrsquos take a look at some lesserknown interesting facts about himBesides being a powerhouse of acting writing and singing Amitabh Bachchan is also ambidextrous with the ability to write equally well with both handsBefore becoming an actor Amitabh Bachchan wanted to be an engineer and was keen to join the Air ForceThe Hero of the Century who now earns crores for his roles received just 400 rupees as his first salary while working at a shipping firm in Kolkata During his struggling days in the city he shared a room with eight other peopleHe made his acting debut in Saat Hindustani in 1969 which was a flop After delivering 12 consecutive flops he finally achieved his first hit with SalimJavedrsquos Zanjeer in 1973 He had decided to return to Allahabad if Zanjeer failed This movie also earned him the title of the Angry Young ManIn 1999 Amitabh Bachchan went bankrupt when his company ABCL Amitabh Bachchan Corporation Limited suffered huge losses and was unable to repay its debt Bachchan began to recover from this phase after Yash Chopra signed him for Mohabbatein and shortly afterward he started hosting the quiz show Kaun Banega Crorepati on TVAmitabh Bachchan was the only actor who convinced the late Ratan Tata to venture into film production Tatas sole production Aetbaar starred Bachchan John Abraham and Bipasha Basu Despite its promising star cast the film failed at the box officeAmitabh Bachchan was also elected as a Member of Parliament MP from Allahabad in the 1984 general electionsAmitabh Bachchan served as one of the judges for the 1995 Miss World beauty pageantHe has played the most number of double roles by any actor and also took on a triple role in MahaanAmitabh Bachchan suffers from a rare muscular disorder known as myasthenia gravis a chronic autoimmune condition in which antibodies disrupt communication between nerves and muscles leading to weakness in the skeletal musclesThe actor wanted to quit acting in 1989 after the failure of JaadugarAB never bought the house he lives in Jalsa was a gift from producer NC Sippy given as a gesture for the success of their 1982 film Satte Pe Satta Interestingly movies like Chupke Chupke Anand and Namak Haram were also shot at this houseBig B not only acted in the 1984 film Inquilaab but he was also briefly named Inquilab by his father at birth The name was later changed to Amitabh meaning the neverending lightThe actor is currently hosting the 16th season of Kaun Banega Crorepati on television He was last seen in Kalki and his muchawaited film Vettaiyan with Rajinikanth was released in cinemas yesterday