A tall and slim man who knew the baritone of his voice was the most unique thing about him, was rejected multiple times because of his height. He was 6 feet and 6 inches tall. So, he auditioned for a voice test on All India Radio and he was rejected even then. Who knew several years later these two things will end up becoming his strength!?
Amitabh Bachchan, the legendary star who has a massive fan following not just in India but across the globe, is turning 80 tomorrow. The man for whom the entire nation prayed, performed Hawans and Poojas, when he was sick and hospitalised, got a heartwarming surprise from the team of Kaun Banega Crorepati 14.
The makers called his family - wife Jaya Bachchan and son Abhishek Bachchan - to the sets as part of an extraordinary surprise for him. Seeing them and remembering his journey, Big B, as he is fondly called, got emotional. So much so, that he broke into tears.?
Sony TV has released the promos for the show in which Big B can be seen wiping his tears as Abhishek Bachchan and Jaya Bachchan share anecdotes from his journey of 80 years of life.?
Big B went bankrupt after he invested money in?his production house Amitabh Bachchan Corporation Ltd (ABCL). He was neck deep in debt and had to borrow money from his staff in order to put food on his table. He then approached Yash Chopra for work and went on to a pathbreaking film of his career?Mohabbatein.?Amitabh Bachchan is turning 80 years old tomorrow, and he is one of the busiest actors of the industry.
His financial compulsions also made hi shift from the big screen to television, but that turned out to be one of the best decisions of his life. Sr Bachchan had previously admitted that he took up?Kaun Banega Crorepati because he wasn't getting work in films, despite being warned by many.
Dedicated and devoted to his work, Amitabh Bachchan will next be seen in movies like?Goodbye, Uunchai, and Project K among others.
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