Amitabh Bachchan

Amitabh Bachchan

His forefathers belonged to the village- Babupatti of Pratapgarh District in Uttar Pradesh.

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Performance details

1

Performing Members

7

Off Stage Members

60-90

mins of stage time

Nationwide

can travel

Hindi

Performing Language

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His forefathers belonged to the village- Babupatti of Pratapgarh District in Uttar Pradesh.His mother, Teji Bachchan, was a Sikh and hailed from Lyallpur (now, in Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan).His father, Harivansh Rai Bachchan, was a renowned Hindi Poet.Initially, he was named- ‘Inquilab,’ but after the suggestion of Sumitranandan Pant (a fellow poet of Harivansh Rai Bachchan), it was changed to ‘Amitabh,’ which means- ‘The light that will never die.’ Amitabh Bachchan in his childhood.Although his real surname is ‘Srivastava,’ his father replaced it with ‘Bachchan, because his father Harivansh Rai abandoned the surname ‘Shrivastava’ to protest against the caste system in India.His mother had interest in theatres and was even offered a feature film role, which she denied later and preferred her domestic duties.During his college days, he used to act in plays. A picture of a play starring Amitabh Bachchan during his college days.When he was young, he wanted to become an engineer and was eager to join the Indian Air Force.During his college days, he was a good athlete and won the 100, 200 and 400-metre races. At the Sherwood in Nainital, he also won a Boxing Championship.In 1983, his left hand was burnt during Diwali.

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