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Amitabh Bachchan

Indian film actor (born 1942)

Amitabh Bachchan is an Indian actor, playback singer and producer who works primarily in Hindi cinema. He has starred in over 200 films, and his dominance of the industry in the 1970s and 1980s led director François Truffaut to call him a one-man industry. His honours include seven National Film Awards and seventeen Filmfare Awards.

Amitabh Bachchan appears in 4 films in The Rerun, from 1975 to 2013. Most of that work is in romance, drama and fantasy. Frequent collaborators in The Rerun: Shah Rukh Khan (2), Kajol (2), Jaya Bachchan (2).

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Quick answers

What movies and TV shows has Amitabh Bachchan been in?
Amitabh Bachchan appears in The Great Gatsby (2013), Om Shanti Om (2007), Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham (2001) and Sholay (1975) on The Remote.
When was Amitabh Bachchan born?
Amitabh Bachchan was born on 11 October 1942.

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