Amitabh Bachchan: Media
Indian actor
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The History of Bollywood: From the Golden Age to Today
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Images
Amitabh Bachchan, 2013
Actor Amitabh Bachchan is regarded as one of the greatest stars of Indian cinema.
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Ek Nazar (1972; “One Glance”)
A still of Jaya Bachchan and Amitabh Bachchan from the Bollywood film Ek Nazar.
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Deewaar, 1975
Indian actor Amitabh Bachchan in the Bollywood film Deewaar (“Wall”).
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Amar Akbar Anthony, 1977
Indian actors Amitabh Bachchan and Vinod Khanna in a scene from the 1977 Hindi language...
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The Bachchans
Jaya Bachchan (right) standing alongside her family (from left)—son Abhishek Bachchan,...
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Indian actor Amitabh Bachchan, 2012
Fans surrounding Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India.
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Sholay
Indian actors Dharmendra (left) and Amitabh Bachchan as Veeru and Jai, respectively,...
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Interactives
Sholay at 50
Bollywood film Sholay (1975; “Embers”) celebrates 50 years in 2025.
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Sholay's dream team
The people who made 1975 Bollywood film Sholay (‘Embers”).
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