Amitabh Bachchan

Shahenshah of Bollywood Indian film actor (born 1942)

Amitabh Bachchan biography

Amitabh Bachchan is an Indian film actor (born 1942), born on 11 October 1942 in Prayagraj.

Amitabh Bachchan's screen career began in 1969 with Saat Hindustani, playing Anwar Ali.

Amitabh Bachchan has appeared in 258 films and 7 television or streaming titles in Hindi and Indian cinema.

The most recent films are 120 Bahadur (2025), Fakt Purusho Maate (2024), Kalki 2898 AD (2024).

Honours include Padma Bhushan, Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award and National Film Award for Best Actor.

Coming up next: Kalki 2898 AD : Part 2.

Jubliz has 6 stories about Amitabh Bachchan, most recently Ranbir names the two men he cannot look in the eye.

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Also known as: Big B
Born: 11 October 1942 (age 84)
Birthplace: Prayagraj
Work: Film actor, Film producer, Singer, Television actor, Actor
Film industries: Hindi and Indian cinema
Years active: 1969 to present
Awards: Padma Bhushan
Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award
National Film Award for Best Actor
CNN-News18 Indian of the Year
Officer of the Legion of Honour
Padma Vibhushan

Amitabh Bachchan filmography

259 films and 7 television or streaming titles, newest first.

Films

Year	Title	Role	Where	Notes
	Kalki 2898 AD : Part 2	Ashwatthama		Upcoming
2025	120 Bahadur	Narrator		Voiceover
2024	Fakt Purusho Maate	Prabhudas		Gujarati film; Special appearance
2024	Kalki 2898 AD	Ashwatthama		Telugu film
2024	Vettaiyan	Dr. Sathyadev Bramhadutt Pande		Tamil film
2023	Ganapath	Maharishi Dalapathi		Cameo
2022	Goodbye	Harish Bhalla
2022	Brahmāstra: Part One , Shiva	Raghu (Guruji)
2022	Fakt Mahilao Maate	Kanji Parikh		Gujarati film; Special appearance
2022	Runway 34	Narayan Vedant
2022	Radhe Shyam	Narrator		Narrator for the Hindi version
2022	Jhund	Vijay Borade
2022	Uunchai	Amit Srivastava		Nominated, Filmfare Award for Best Actor
2021	Chehre	Advocate Lateef Zaidi		Also playback singer for the song "Chehre - Title Track"
2021	Bunty Aur Babli 2	DCP Dashrath Singh		Archival footage
2020	Gulabo Sitabo	Chunnan (Mirza) Nawab
2019	Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy	Guru Gosayi Venkanna		Telugu film; Special appearance
2019	Shoebite		Hindi
2019	Badla	Advocate Badal Gupta / Nirmal Singh Toor (Nimbi)		200th film; Also playback singer for the song "Aukaat"
2019	AB Aani CD		Marathi
2019	Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi	Narrator
2018	Thugs of Hindostan	Khudabaksh Jhaazi Azaad		Also playback singer for the song "Lori"
2018	102 Not Out	Dattatraya Jagjeevan Vakharia
2018	Pad Man	Narrator
2017	Sarkar 3	Subhash Nagre (Sarkar)		Also playback singer for the song "Ganpati Aarti"

Show all 259 films

Year	Title	Role	Where	Notes
2017	The Great Leader	Leader		Bhojpuri film
2017	The Ghazi Attack	Narrator
2017	Firangi	Narrator
2017	Begum Jaan	Narrator
2016	Pink	Deepak Sehgal
2016	Te3n	John Biswas		Also playback singer for the song "Kyun Re - 1"
2016	Wazir	Pandit Omkarnath Dhar		Also playback singer for the song "Khel Khel Mein"
2016	Wah Taj	Narrator
2016	Veergatha	Dharma Chakra		Voiceover
2015	Piku	Bhashkor Banerjee
2015	Shamitabh	Amitabh Sinha/ Robert
2014	Bhoothnath Returns	Khailash Nath (Bhoothnath)		175th film
2014	Manam	Pratap Ji		Telugu film; Special appearance
2014	Kochadaiiyaan	Narrator		Hindi version
2013	The Great Gatsby	Meyer Wolfsheim		American film
2013	Satyagraha , Democracy Under Fire		Hindi
2013	Bombay Talkies		English
2013	Satyagraha	Dwarka Anand
2013	Saptapadii			Gujarati film
2013	Mahabharat	Bhishma		Voiceover
2013	Krrish 3	Narrator
2013	Boss	Narrator
2012	Power	Major		Short film
2012	English Vinglish		Hindi
2012	Department	Sarjerao Gaikwad
2012	Kahaani	Narrator		Also playback singer for the song "Ekla Chalo Re"
2012	Ganga Devi	Chitta Ji		Bhojpuri film
2011	Bbuddah... Hoga Terra Baap	Vijay (Vijju) Malhotra
2011	Aarakshan	Dr. Prabhakar Anand		Nominated, Filmfare Award for Best Actor
2011	Ra.One	Narrator
2010	Kandahar	Lokanatha Sharma		Malayalam film
2010	Teen Patti	Professor Venkat Subramanium
2010	Rann	Vijay Harshwardhan Malik
2010	Vihir			Marathi film
2009	Taalismaan		Hindi
2009	Paa	Auro
2009	Delhi-6	Mr. Mehra (Dadaji)		Guest appearance; Also playback singer for the song "Noor"
2009	Aladin	Genius
2009	Zor Lagaa Ke...Haiya!	Narrator
2008	Bhoothnath	Kailash Nath (Bhoothnath)
2008	Yaar Meri Zindagi	Dr. Ajay Singh		Filmed in the 1970s; Released after long, delay
2008	Sarkar Raj	Subhash Nagre (Sarkar)
2008	Jodhaa Akbar	Narrator
2008	God Tussi Great Ho	God
2008	The Last Lear	Harish Mishra (Harry)		English film
2007	Om Shanti Om		Hindi
2007	Aag	Babban Singh		Also playback singer for the song "Mehbooba"
2007	Eklavya: The Royal Guard	Eklavya
2007	Shootout at Lokhandwala	Advocate Dhingra
2007	Nishabd	Vijay Anand
2007	Jhoom Barabar Jhoom		Hindi
2007	Cheeni Kum	Buddhadev Gupta		Also playback singer for the song "Baatein Hawa"
2007	Swami	Narrator
2007	Gangotri	Thakur Vijay 'Thakur Kaka' Singh		Bhojpuri film
2007	Ek Krantiveer: Vasudev Balwant Phadke	Narrator		Marathi film
2006	Zamaanat	Shiv Shankar		Unreleased
2006	Baabul	Balraj Kapoor
2006	Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna	Samarjit (Sam) Talwar		Nominated, Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor
2006	Ganga	Thakur Vijay Singh		Bhojpuri film
2006	Fear is necessary		Hindi
2006	Family	Virendra (Viren) Sahai		Also producer
2006	Darna Zaroori Hai	Professor Sunil Khanna		Segment : Imaginary Ghost
2005	Waqt: The Race Against Time	Ishwar Chandra Thakur
2005	Viruddh... Family Comes First
2005	Sarkar	Subhash Nagre (Sarkar)
2005	Ramji Londonwaley		Hindi
2005	Parineeta	Narrator
2005	Paheli	Gadariya		Special appearance
2005	Ek Ajnabee	Col. Suryaveer Singh (Surya)
2005	Dil Jo Bhi Kahey	Shekhar Sinha
2005	Bunty Aur Babli	DCP Dashrath Singh		Nominated, Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor
2005	Black	Debraj Sahai
2005	Amrithadhare		Kannada
2005	Viruddh	Vidhyadhar Ramkrishhna Patwardhan		Also producer
2005	March of the Penguins	Narrator	English Hindi
2005	Antarmahal			Bengali film
2004	Lakshya	Col. Sunil Damle
2004	Dev	DCP Dev Pratap Singh		Also playback singer for the song "Dev Speaks"
2004	Veer-Zaara	Chaudhary Sumer Singh (Bauji)
2004	Trust		Hindi
2004	Rudraksh	Narrator
2004	Kyun! Ho Gaya Na	Raj Chauhan		Also playback singer for the song "Baat Samjha Karo"
2004	Khakee	DCP Anant Kumar Shrivastava		Nominated, Filmfare Award for Best Actor
2004	Hum Kaun Hai?	Frank James Williams / Major Frank John Williams
2004	Deewaar	Major Ranvir Kaul
2004	Ab Tumhare Hawale Watan Saathiyo	Major General Amarjeet Singh
2004	Insaaf: The Justice	Narrator
2004	Aetbaar	Dr. Ranveer Malhotra		Also playback singer for the song "Jeena Hai Kis Liye"
2003	Baghban	Raj Malhotra
2003	Mumbai Se Aaya Mera Dost	Narrator
2003	Boom	Bade Mia		125th film
2003	Armaan	Dr. Siddharth Sinha		Also playback singer for the song "Aao Milke Gaye"
2003	Khushi	Narrator
2003	Fun2shh... Dudes in the 10th Century	Narrator
2002	Kaante	Yashvardhan (Major) Rampal		Nominated, Filmfare Award for Best Actor
2002	Hum Kisise Kum Nahin	Dr. Avinash Rastogi
2002	Agni Varsha	Devraj		Special appearance
2002	Aankhen	Vijay Singh Rajput
2001	Sometimes Happiness Sometimes Sadness...		Hindi
2001	Ek Rishtaa: The Bond of Love	Vijay Kapoor
2001	Aks	Inspector Manu Verma
2001	Lagaan	Narrator
2001	Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham	Yashvardhan Raichand (Yash)
2000	Mohabbatein	Principal Narayan Shankar		Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor
1999	Sooryavansham	Thakur Bhanu Pratap Singh/Heera Singh		Also playback singer for the song "Chori Se"
1999	Lal Baadshah	Lal (Baadshah) Singh/Ranbhir Singh
1999	Kohram	Col. Balbir Singh Sodi (Devraj Hathoda) / Dada Bhai
1999	Hindustan Ki Kasam	Kabeera / Baba
1999	Hello Brother	God		Voice-role; Cameo appearance
1998	Bade Miyan Chote Miyan	Vijay Nagam (Bade Miyan)/Inspector Arjun Singh
1998	Saat Rang Ke Sapne
1998	Major Saab	Major Jasbir Singh Rana		Also producer
1998	Hero Hindustani	Narrator
1997	Mrityudata	Dr. Ram Prasad Ghayal		Also producer
1997	Ullaasam			Tamil film
1996	Yuvathurki			Malayalam film
1996	Tere Mere Sapne	Narrator		Also producer
1995	Gulabi			Telugu film
1994	Insaniyat	Inspector Amar Nath Singh		Delayed release
1992	Khuda Gawah	Badshah Khan
1992	Zulm Ki Hukumat	Narrator
1991	Sadhu Sant		Hindi
1991	Indrajeet	Inspector Indrajeet		100th Film
1991	Hum	Shekhar Malhotra / Tiger		Filmfare Award for Best Actor
1991	Akayla	Inspector Vijay Verma
1991	Ajooba	Shehzada Ali / Ajooba
1990	Agneepath	Vijay Deenanath Chauhan
1990	Aaj Ka Arjun	Bheema
1989	Toofan	Shyam/Toofan		Also playback singer for the song "Don't Worry Be Happy"
1989	Main Azaad Hoon	Guru / Azaad		Also playback singer for the song "Itne Baazu"
1989	Jaadugar	Goga / Gogeshwar		Also playback singer for the song "Padosan Apni Murgi"
1989	Batwara	Narrator
1988	Soorma Bhopali			Guest appearance
1988	Shahenshah	Inspector Vijay Kumar Srivastava/ Shahenshah		Nominated, Filmfare Award for Best Actor
1988	Hero Hiralal			Guest appearance
1988	Gangaa Jamunaa Saraswati	Ganga Prasad
1988	Akarshan			Cameo
1986	Aakhree Raasta	David D'Costa/ Inspector Vijay Shandaliya
1985	Mard	Raju Singh / Mard Tangewala
1985	Geraftaar	Inspector Karan Kumar Khanna		Extended Special Appearance
1985	Ameer Aadmi Gharib Aadmi		Hindi
1985	Ghulami	Narrator
1984	Sharaabi	Vicky Kapoor
1984	Kanoon Kya Karega	Narrator
1984	Inquilaab	Amarnath (Amar)
1984	Paan Khaye Saiyan Hamaar	Nahar Singh		Bhojpuri film; Special appearance
1983	Coolie	Iqbal Khan
1983	Mahaan	Rana Ranveer Singh (Amit)/Inspector Shankar Singh/Guru Singh
1983	Andhaa Kaanoon		Hindi
1983	Pukar	Ramdas / Ronnie		Also playback singer for the song "Tu Maike Mat Jaiyo"
1983	Nastik	Shankar
1983	Film Hi Film	Jengo / Guru		Extended Special appearance
1983	Andha Kanoon	Jan Nissar Akhtar Khan
1982	Shakti	Vijay Kumar		Nominated, Filmfare Award for Best Actor
1982	Satte Pe Satta	Ravi Anand/Babu
1982	Namak Halaal	Arjun Singh		Nominated, Filmfare Award for Best Actor
1982	Khud-Daar	Govind Srivastava / Chhotu Ustaad
1982	Desh Premee	Master Dinanath/Raju
1982	Bemisal	Dr. Sudhir Roy/Adhir Roy		75th Film; Nominated, Filmfare Award for Best Actor
1981	Anusandhan	ACP Abhijeet Rai		Bilingual film; Simultaneously shot in Hindi and Bengali
1981	Yaarana	Kishan
1981	Silsila	Amit Malhotra
1981	Naseeb	John Jani Janardan (Johnny)		Also playback singer for the song "Chal Mere Bhai"
1981	Lawaaris	Heera
1981	Kaalia	Kallu/ Kaalia
1981	Barsaat Ki Ek Raat	ACP Abhijeet Rai		Bilingual film; Simultaneously shot in Hindi and Bengali
1981	Vilayati Babu	Jagga		Punjabi film; Special Appearance
1980	Shaan	Vijay Kumar
1980	Ram Balram	Inspector Balram Singh
1980	Dostana	CID Inspector Vijay Verma		Nominated, Filmfare Award for Best Actor
1980	Do Aur Do Paanch	Vijay / Ram
1979	Cinema Cinema
1979	The Great Gambler	Jay/CID Inspector Vijay		Also playback singer for "Do Lafzon Ki"
1979	Mr. Natwarlal	Natwarlal / Avtar Singh
1979	Manzil	Ajay Chandra
1979	Kaala Patthar	Vijay Pal Singh		Nominated, Filmfare Award for Best Actor
1979	Jurmana	Inder Saxena
1979	Suhaag	Amit Kapoor
1978	Trishul	Vijay Kumar Gupta		Nominated, Filmfare Award for Best Actor
1978	Muqaddar Ka Sikandar	Sikandar		Nominated, Filmfare Award for Best Actor
1978	Kasme Vaade	Professor Amit/Shankar
1978	Ganga Ki Saugandh	Jeeva
1978	Don	Mark Donald "Don"/Vijay		50th Film; Filmfare Award for Best Actor
1978	Besharam	Ram Kumar Chandra/ Prince Chandrashekar
1977	Parvarish	Inspector Amit Singh
1977	Khoon Pasina	Shiva / Tiger
1977	Immaan Dharam	Ahmed Raza
1977	Amar Akbar Anthony	Anthony Gonsalves
1977	Alaap	Alok Prasad
1977	Charandas	Qawwali singer		Guest appearance
1976	Kabhi Kabhie	Amitabh Malhotra (Amit)
1976	Hera Pheri	Vijay
1976	Do Anjaane	Amit Roy/ Naresh Dutt
1976	Adalat	Thakur Dharam Chand/ Raju		Nominated, Filmfare Award for Best Actor
1976	Balika Badhu	Adult Amal		Voiceover
1975	Deewaar	Vijay Verma		Nominated, Filmfare Award for Best Actor
1975	Sholay	Jaidev (Jai)
1975	Zameer	Badal Singh/Fake Chimpoo
1975	Mili	Shekhar Dayal
1975	Faraar	Rajesh (Raj)
1975	Chupke Chupke	Professor Sukumar Sinha (Kumar)
1975	Chhoti Si Baat		Hindi
1974	Roti Kapda Aur Makaan	Vijay
1974	Majboor	Ravi Khanna
1974	Kunwara Baap	Anthony		Guest appearance
1974	Kasauti	Amitabh (Amit) Sharma
1974	Benaam	Amitabh (Amit) Shrivastav
1974	Parinay	Narrator
1974	Kaasdaya Kandane			Tulu film; voiceover
1974	Dost	Anand		Guest appearance
1973	Zanjeer	Inspector Vijay Khanna		Nominated, Filmfare Award for Best Actor
1973	Saudagar	Motallam (Moti)
1973	Namak Haraam	Vikram (Vicky) Maharaj		Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor
1973	Gehri Chaal	Ratan
1973	Bandhe Haath	Shyamu/Deepak
1973	Abhimaan	Subir Kumar
1973	Naya Nasha	Narrator
1972	Raaste Kaa Patthar	Jaishankar Rai
1972	Jaban	Dalaljit		Special appearance
1972	Ek Nazar	Manmohan Tyagi (Akash)
1972	Bombay to Goa	Ravi Kumar
1972	Bansi Birju	Birju
1972	Sanjog	Mohan
1972	Garam Masala	Robert Taylor		Special appearance
1972	Bawarchi	Narrator
1971	Reshma Aur Shera	Chhotu
1971	Piya Ka Ghar			Cameo
1971	Pyar Ki Kahani	Ram Chandra
1971	Parwana	Kumar Sen
1971	Anand	Dr. Bhaskar Banerjee
1971	Guddi			Cameo
1970	Bombay Talkie			English film; uncredited role
1969	Saat Hindustani	Anwar Ali		Debut
1969	Bhuvan Shome	Narrator

Television and streaming

Year	Title	Role	Where	Notes
2016	Astra Force	Astra
2015	Aaj Ki Raat Hai Zindagi	Host
2014	Yudh	Yudhisthir Sikarwar		Television miniseries; lead role
2011	The Story of Film: An Odyssey		English
2009	Bigg Boss 3	Host		Season 3
2000	Kaun Banega Crorepati	Host		Season 1 to 2, Season 4, present
1993	Dekh Bhai Dekh			Producer