Amitabh Bachchan

Amitabh Bacchan is a famous Bollywood actor best known for his work in films like  Zanjeer, Laawaris, Coolie, Naseeb, and television game shows. Amitabh Bachchan is a Bollywood actor who premiered in Hindustan in 1969. His role in "Zanjeer” in 1972 made him an action movie star. In the 1980s, Bachchan had a seat in the Indian Parliament. In the 1990s he founded his own production company. He resumed his performances with Mrityudaata in 1997. In 2000, he began presenting the Indian version of "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?"

The early childhood of the famous actor was spent in the city of Allahabad currently known as Prayag Raj. The full name of the actor is Amitabh Harivansh Bachchan, better known as Amitabh Bachchan, was born on October 11, 1942, in Allahabad, India. India was still a British colony at the time and did not achieve independence until five years later. Bachchan's father was the famous Indian poet Dr Harivansh Rai. His mother Teji Bachchan is a Sikh socialite. He has a younger brother named Ajitab. 

He received his primary education in Sherwood College boarding school, he later enrolled in  Delhi University. He earned a graduation degree of Bachelor of Arts. After graduating, he became a freight forwarder in Kolkata. After a few years in Calcutta, Bachchan was ready to change. He decided to move to Mumbai to pursue his dream of a career in acting in Bollywood. During this time, India has been independent for almost two decades and the Hindi film industry was thriving. 

By the early 1970s, Bachchan had gained popularity among audiences as the "angry young man" in a series of successful Hindi feature films. His starring role in Zanjeer is particularly helpful in making him a hero of action movies. Bachchan's performances in movies such as Lawaris, Coolie, Naseeb, Silsila, Sharabi and Jaadugar continue to be loved by fans and have won him several awards. He appeared in more than 100 films till the early 1980s.

In 1984, he started his political career by gaining a seat in the Indian Parliament. He had a rather short-lived political career. In 1987, he left his seat due to an unexpected controversy. He decided to start his own entertainment production company, Amitabh Bachchan Corporation Limited and became the CEO. Bachchan is also committed to charity. He was appointed as a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador in 2003. 

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List of Awards Won by Amitabh Bachchan

To date, Amitabh Bachchan has won multiple awards for his various performances in Bollywood movies and television. The article provides a list of the national and international awards he has won so far. The accolades won by him include the highest orders of civilian accolades, Filmfare awards, honorary doctorate, national honours, national film awards and various other accolades. 

Civilian Awards Won By Amitabh Bachchan

Amitabh Bachchan has won the three highest order civilian awards of the country, he has won Padma Shri, Padma Bhushan, Padma Vibhushan. Apart from the top four civilian honours, he has also won the Knight of the Legion of Honour, which is the highest honour given in France. The French government awarded him the highest civic honour in recognition of his "outstanding career in the film industry and other fields in 2007."

Amitabh Bacchan also won the Order of Afghanistan by the President of Afghanistan in 1991. 

He was awarded the Padma Shri. Padma Shri India is the fourth highest civilian award awarded by the Indian government in 1984. He won the Padma Bhushan in 2001 which was the third-highest civilian honour of India. He was awarded India's second-highest civilian honour, the Padma Vibhushan, in the year of 2015 by the government of India. 

National Awards Won By Amitabh Bachchan

He has won many national awards; the list of different national awards is provided here. 

• Awadh Samman was awarded to Bacchan by the government of Uttar Pradesh in 1980. 

• The Yash Bharati award is the highest honour from the government of Uttar Pradesh and was awarded to Amitabh in 1994. 

• The Dayawati Modi award is one of the highest Indian awards in the Fields of Art, Culture and Culture in Education was awarded in 2002.

• The National Kishore Kumar Award was given to him by the Government of Madhya Pradesh in 2002. 

• He also received the 2004 FICCI Life Legend Award. 

•  He was awarded the Deenanath Mangeshkar Award in 2005. 

•  IIFA-FICCI Award for Most Influential Artist of the Decade Frames was given to him in 2009. 

• In 2011, the President of India awarded Amitabh Bacchan the Abhinaya Chakravarthy award. 

• Maharashtra Award of the Year, the Maanbindu Award 2011 was also awarded to him.

• He was awarded the  NTR National Award by the Government of Andhra Pradesh in 2011.

• He received the Medal of Honor from the President of India in 2013. 

• Amitabh was also awarded the ANR National Award in 2014.

• In 2019 he received the Dadasaheb Phalke Award for the year 2018 by the Government of India.

Honorary Doctorates Won By Amitabh Bachchan

He received many honorary doctorates as an acknowledgment for the exceptional contributions made by him in the Indian film industry and for his humanitarian works and charity. The list of such honorary doctorates is mentioned below.

• In 2004 he received an honorary doctorate from Jhansi University.

• In 2006 he was awarded an honorary doctorate degree by his alma mater University of Delhi.

• In 2006 he was awarded an honorary degree of Doctor of Arts by De Montfort University in Leicester of the United Kingdoms.

• In 2007 he was awarded an honorary degree of Doctor of Arts by The University Brandan Foster by the Leeds Metropolitan University in Yorkshire of the United Kingdoms. 

• In 2011 honorary doctorate from the Queensland University of Technology in Brisbane located in  Australia.

• In 2013, Amitabh Bacchan received an honorary doctorate from the Jodhpur National University.

• In 2015 he received an honorary doctorate from the prestigious Academy of Arts.

• In 2018 Amitabh received an honorary doctorate from Rabindra Bharati University.

Filmfare Awards Won By Amitabh Bachchan

There are many Filmfare awards won by Amitabh Bachchan, the list of the Filmfare awards won by him are mentioned below. 

• He won the Filmfare award in 1971 for the Best Supporting Actor for 'Anand'. 

• In 1973, he won the Filmfare for the Best Supporting Actor for Namak Haraam.

• He won the best actor for 'Amar Akbar Anthony' in 1978.

• He won the best actor for 'Don' in 1979.

• He received the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award in 1991.

• He received the best actor for 'Hum' in 1992.

• He received the Superstar of the Millennium in 2000.

• He received the award of best supporting actor for 'Mohabbatein' in 2001.

• In 2002 he received the Critics Award for Best Actor for the movie Aks.

• In 2003 he received the Filmfare Power Award.

• In 2006, he received the Critics Award for Best Actor for 'Black'.

• In 2010 he was awarded the Best Actor for 'Paa'.

• He was awarded the ‘Filmfare Special Award for completing 40 years in the Indian film industry'.

• In 2016 he was once again awarded the Critics Award for Best Actor for 'Piku'.

National Film Awards Won By  Amitabh Bachchan

Amitabh Bachchan has been awarded four national film awards for his exceptional contributions in the field of the Indian Film Industry, the four awards include the following. He was awarded the Best Actor Award for the film Agneepath in 1990 by the President of India. Following that, he was awarded the best actor accolade in 2005, 2009 and 2015 for films, Black, Paa and Piku respectively. 

Amitabh Bachchan has also won the Asian Film Awards, he was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 4th Asian Film Awards in Hong Kong. In Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards, he was awarded the Satyajit Ray Lifetime Achievement Award in 2003.

In conclusion of the article, the legendary actor has won many accolades for his exceptional contribution and performance in the film industry.