Amitabh Bachan Coffee Mug

Amitabh Bachchan (Srivastava; born 11 October 1942) is an Indian actor who works in Hindi cinema. He is considered one of the greatest, most accomplished and commercially successful actors in the history of Indian cinema. With a cinematic career spanning over five decades, he has played in over 200 films. Bachchan has been called as the Shahenshah of Bollywood, Sadi ke Mahanayak (translated as superstar of the century in Hindi), Bollywood’s Star of the Millennium, or simply Big B. His dominance in the Indian film industry during the 1970s–80s led the French director Francois Truffaut to describe it as a “one-man industry”. He is a recipient of several accolades including six National Film awards and sixteen Filmfare Awards. Bachchan has won numerous accolades in his career, including record four National Film Awards in Best Actor category and many awards at international film festivals and award ceremonies. He has won sixteen Filmfare Awards and is the most nominated performer in any major acting category at Filmfare with 34 nominations in Best Actor and 42 nominations overall. The Government of India honoured him with the Padma Shri in 1984, the Padma Bhushan in 2001, the Padma Vibhushan in 2015, and India’s highest award in the field of cinema, the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 2018 for his contributions to the arts. The Government of France honoured him with its highest civilian honour, Officer of the Legion of Honour, in 2007 for his exceptional career in the world of cinema and beyond.