Amitabh Bachchan (born as Amitabh Harivansh Srivastav on October 11, 1946), is an Indian film actor of Hindi cinema. He gained popularity in India in the 1970s as an action hero and over the decades of his career which have since spanned numerous film genres, he has become one of the most prominent figures in the history of Indian cinema.

Bachchan has been awarded major awards in his career, including three National Film Awards and twelve Filmfare Awards. He holds the record for most number of Best Actor nominations at the Filmfare Awards. In addition to acting, Bachchan has worked as a playback singer, film producer and television presenter, and was an elected member of the Indian Parliament from 1984 to 1987.

Bachchan is married to actress Jaya Bhaduri. They have two children, Shweta Nanda and Abhishek Bachchan, who is also an actor and is married to Aishwarya Rai.

Bachchan made his film debut in 1969 as one of the seven protagonists in Saat Hindustani, a film directed by Khwaja Ahmad Abbas. Starring opposite actors such as Utpal Dutt, Madhu and Jalal Agha the film was not a financial success but Bachchan won his first National Film Award for Best Newcomer. The critically acclaimed and commercially successful Anand (1971) followed, where he starred alongside Rajesh Khanna who was the leading popular actor at the time. Bachchan playing the role of Dr. Bhaskar Banerjee treating a cancer patient, a doctor with a cynical view of life and the dark reality of his nation garned him a Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award for his performance.

Amitabh then played the role of an infatuated lover in Parwaana (1971) opposite Navin Nischol, Yogeeta Bali and Om Prakash and was a rare instance of him portraying the villain. This was followed by several films which were not particularly successful at the box office including Reshma Aur Shera (1971) and during this time he made a guest appearance in the film Guddi which starred his future wife to be Jaya Bhaduri opposite Dharmendra. Noted for his deep baritone voice early on in hs career, he narrated part of the film Bawarchi later. In 1972 he made an appearance in the road action comedy Bombay to Goa directed by S. Ramanathan.