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Before listing any of AmitJi's famous dialogues, Here is his current superhit dialogue which can be heard from a lot of people nowadays.

"Are you Sure?, Confident? Lock Kiya Jaaye?" - Kaun Banega Crorepati

"Hai kisi maa ke laal me himmat, jo mere saamne aaye?" - Namak Haram.

"Main aaj bhi phenke hue paise nahin uthata." - Deewaar

"Sapne bhi samundar ki lahron ki tarah, haqeeqat ki chattanon se takra kar toot jaate hain." -Deewar

"Don ko pakadna mushkil hi nahin, namumkin hai." - Don

"Jeesne har roj apni maa ko thoda thoda marte dekha ho, oose maut se dar nahin lagta." - Trishul

"My pain is my destiny and I can't avoid it." - Kaala Pathar

"Mukhtaar Singh ka naam suna hai?" - Kaalia

"Hum jaha pe khade ho jaate hein, line wahi se shuru hoti hai." -Kaalia

"Lekin woh aayee kyon nahin?" -Naseeb

"Mai aur meri tanhaai - aksar ye baatein karte hai...." -Silsila

"Lette, lette nahi, khare hokar baat karo." - Yaraana

"Hamare desh mein kaam dhoondhana bhi ek kaam hai." - Shakti

"Ois aadmi ka to bahot bada ahesaan hai. Kyon ki, oos aadmine to oos waqt meri madad ki thi, jab mere apne baap ne mooh pher liya tha." - Shakti

"Jiske sine me dil hi nahin, oose dil ka daura kya padega?" - Coolie

"Muchain hon to Nathulal jaise hon, warna na hon." -Sharabi

"Rishte me to hum tumhare baap hote hain, naam hai Shahenshah." -Shahenshah

"Jo mard hota hai, use dard nahi hota." -Mard

Amitabh

Date of Birth - 11 October 1942

Place of Birth - Allahabad, India

Father - Harivansh Rai

Mother - Teji

Married to - Jaya Bachchan, an accomplished actress in her own right.

Children - Shweta and Abhishek

Amitabh Bachchan's Family

JAYA BACHCHAN
His wife and a very successful actress of her times. Before her marriage to Amitabh Bachchan she was more popularly known as Jaya Bhaduri. Some of her famous films include Guddi, Mili...

ABHISHEK BACHCHAN
His son Abhishek is as tall and handsome as he is. Having finished his education from Switzerland he has just joined the film industry. It has to be seen whether he can be as successful as his illustrious father.

SHWETA NANDA
His daughter, having been married to an industrialist is now happily settled with her husband and her child. Everyone had expected her to join the film industry as happens with other star kids, but she proved everyone wrong.

Trivia Galore!

Amitabh attended the prestigious Sherwood School, Nainital, and graduated from Kirorimal College, Delhi.
His first ever job was in a company called Shaw Wallace. He also worked as a freight broker for a shipping firm, which went by the name of Bird and Co, drawing a four-figure salary and languishing in the club lands of Calcutta.
His favourite screen name is Vijay (Deewar, Zanjeer, Shakti) and favourite screen profession was to play a cop (Zanjeer, Ram Balram, Bade Miya Chote Miya, Aks)
While shooting for a fight sequence in Manmohan Desai's Coolie, Amitabh was knocked down by the film's villain Puneet Issar, due to bad timing, seriously injuring him. August 2 is regarded as the day when he got a new lease of life.
He is a vegetarian, who loves to gorge on simple food, like aloo puri, pakodas, dhoklas and parathas.
Besides making a hit jodi with the likes of Jaya Bhadhuri, Rekha, Zeenat Aman, Raakhee, Parveen Babi and Sridevi, Big B made a smashing pair with Dharmendra (Ram Balram, Sholay, Chupke Chupke), Vinod Khanna (Muqqadar Ka Sikander, Amar Akbar Anthony, Parvarish) and Shashi Kapoor (Kabhi Kabhie, Silsila, Deewar, Shaan, Trishul).
It was during the making of Sholay that Amitabh discovered he was going to be the proud father of his first-born, Shweta.
Son Abhishek may be similar in looks, but daughter Shweta is temperamentally similar to her father, according to Jaya.
For someone who is not a professional singer, Amitabh has sung quite a few hit songs. Witness: Mere Angne Mein (Laawaris), Rang Barse (Silsila), Mere Paas Aao (Mr Natwarlal) and Tu Maike Mat Jaiyo (Pukar) , to name a few.
Amitabh has been diagnosed with a nerve-related disease, Myasthenia Gravis, which has now been prognocised as Gullain Barre Syndrome.
He has a replica of himself sculpted and displayed at Madame Tussad's wax museum in London, placing him among the historical and entertainment Hall of Fame.
Amitabh was one of the first to come up with a music album AB Baby for his music company Big B music. He even appeared in an imaginatively shot video by Rakesh Mehra called Eir Bir Phatte, which was an instant hit.
BBC Online voted him Star of the Millennium, above Hollywood greats.
A trendsetter, Amitabh Bachchan made a path breaking entry in the world of television with the Indian remake of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire -- Kaun Banega Crorepati. Going by the astounding success of the show, a good move by the savvy Bachchan.
Amitabh tried his hand at politics in 1984. He won the Allahabad Parliamentary seat on a Congress ticket by a whooping number of votes.
AB loves gorging on gulab jamuns, especially from Jhama's in Chembur, Bombay.

Awards:

1969 - Most Promising Newcomer for Saat Hindustani
1971 - Best Supporting Actor for Anand

1974 - Best Supporting Actor for Namak Haram
1978 - Best Actor for Amar Akbar Anthony
1979 - Best Actor for Don
1991 - Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award

1992 - Best Actor for Hum
1992 - National Award for Agneepath
1999 - BBC Superstar of the Millenium

2000 - Filmfare Star of the 20th Century
2000 - Madam Tussauds Statue in London

2000 - Critics Best Actor Award for Sooryavansham
2001 - Best Supporting Actor for Mohabbatein

Life history

Son of the great poet Harivansh Rai Bachchan, this six feet tall man from Allahabad started the trend of the angry young man in the film industry. Director K. A. Abbas launched him in the film Saat Hindustani which went unnoticed. But luckily for him Prakash Mehra signed him for Zanjeer which worked out extraordinarily well,for the young star and he never looked back. This versatile actor even did the playback in most of his films. Amitabh met with a serious accident on the sets of Coolie, the entire nation united in prayers for his speedy recovery. The prayers turned into a blessing for the superhero, as he returned to the scene with double the impact. It was love at first sight for Amitabh as Jaya became his spouse and the famous Guddi girl Jaya Bhaduri transformed into Mrs. Bachchan. With an excellent career and great family life, Big B launched his company ABCL which is known as Amitabh Bachchan Corporation Limited which realesed many controversial films like Mani Ratnam's Bombay and Shekhar Kapoor's Bandit Queen and commercial film's like Joy Augustine's Tere Mere Sapne and Sachin's Naam Kya Hai which was produced under the same banner. His latest album release was Eer Bhir Phatte and Kabhi Kabhi.

Amitabh Bachhan is, in popular parlance, the king of Indian cinema. The older of the two sons of Harivansh Rai, an acclaimed Hindi poet, and the socialite Teji Bachhan, Amitabh went to Sherwood College, a boarding school in the hill-station town of Nainital, and from there to Delhi University where he earned an arts degree. His first appearance was in the movie Saat Hindustani [Seven Indians], which did not do particularly well at the box office. Nonetheless, Amitabh was not deterred, and he can be said to have arrived in the Hindi film world with the films Zanjeer [Chains] and Deewar [Wall] . With his tall and lean looks, Amitabh became emblematic of the new kind of action hero. Whereas his predecessors such as Rajesh Khanna and Dharmendra played romantic roles, Amitabh introduced the motif of the 'angry young man' to Indian cinema. The time was set in the mid-1970s, when domestic politics were in a period of great turmoil, student unrest was prevalent, and the employment prospects for educated young men were bleak at best. In Deewar, which furnishes the classic example of the double in Hindi cinema, he played the role of a mafia don and smuggler opposite his policeman brother, played by Shashi Kapoor. The theme of 'alienation' is further explored in Shakti [Energy; Strength], where as the son of a strict police officer (Dilip Kumar), Amitabh takes to the high life of crime and smuggling.

Altogether, Amitabh Bachhan has appeared in over 100 films, an astounding number most of which, were box office blockbusters. During the shooting of the movie Coolie, he injured himself fatally and had a near brush with death. He married Jaya Bhaduri, one of the most successful and accomplished actresses in Hindi cinema, and quite in the Indian fashion, she ceased to act in Hindi films after their marriage.

About ten years later, Amitabh retired from the film world. He then tried his hand at politics. Due to his enormous popularity, not to mention the close association with Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi, he was elected to parliament with a huge majority from his home city of Allahabad. But his stint in politics did not last long and he was appalled by the beauraucracy in politics. He resigned his seat in parliament and returned to cinema.

Bachchan always had an extraordinary public presence in India. It was Satyajit Ray, among others, who found that Amitabh's deep and rich voice, which left a lasting impression upon listeners, made for excellent narration. Amitabh had provided narration for numerous films and cultural programs, and was the head of the prodcution corporation, ABCL. In the early 1990s, he started build upon his conviction to corporatize the film industry and the proposition that India ought become a major player on the world stage. His company was the principal sponsor of the 1996 Miss World Contest, held in Bangalore.

In 1997, the Big B at age 55, made a return to cinema once more with the film Mrityudata. However the scripts did not do justice to his age and status anymore. The 'Angry Young Man' was no longer young. He was panned by the critics and the audience seemed to be moving away from him as well. But as it turned out, that was never meant to be. People all over the world still loved Amitabh. In July of 1999, he was named the Superstar of the Millenium by BBC Online poll where he defeated many Hollywood legends such as Alec Guiness and Marlon Brando. The following year in June of 2000, Bachchan became the first living Asian to have a statue erected in his honor at London's prestigious Madame Tussauds museum. Then in the summer of 2000, he changed the face of Indian showbusiness when he became an anchor for the Quiz show: Kaun Banega Crorepati. The show instantly became a record-breaking, historical success and even started dropping the collections of the films released at the box office which went head to head with KBC. He consolidated this by playing his age and playing it brilliantly in the Aditya Chopra film Mohabbatein. Unlike his past comeback films however, this time around, he was universally acclaimed as the highlight for his performance, both by the critics and the audience alike. The Big B was back! As the year 2000 ended, at the age of 58, Amitabh Bachchan was once again the Superstar of India.

Accident

Not only the Indians but people from all around the world united to pray for the life of one man. People thronged outside Breach Candy hospital, to be there in a moment most critical in the life of Amitabh Bachchan. There was a lot of speculation as to whether it would signal the end of Amitabh's career. Friends and family and weeping fans held on fast to a thin ray of hope, praying as never before for Amitabh's recovery. But the star proved that he was made of a tougher mettle, by overcoming serious injury and resurrecting himself, as it were, to quick recovery. He showed the world that he was a force to reckon with, with a super comeback. And he never forgot those who prayed for him. It was a resurrection in the truest sense of the word.

Amitabh Bachhan

Amitabh Bachhan is, in popular parlance, the king of Indian cinema, most certainly of the commerical Hindi film. The older of the two sons of Harivansh Rai, an acclaimed Hindi poet, and the socialite Teji Bachhan, Amitabh went to Sherwood College, a boarding school in the hill-station town of Nainital, and from there to Delhi University where he earned an arts degree. His first appearance was in the movie Saat Hindustani [Seven Indians], which did not do particularly well at the box office. Nonetheless, Amitabh was not deterred, and he can be said to have arrived in the Hindi film world with the films Zanjeer [Chains] and Deewar [Wall] . With his tall and lean looks, Amitabh became emblematic of the new kind of action hero. Whereas his predecessors such as Rajesh Khanna and Dharmendra played romantic roles, Amitabh introduced the motif of the 'angry young man' to Indian cinema. This is at a time, in the mid-1970s, when domestic politics was in a period of great turmoil, student unrest was high, and the employment prospects for educated young men were bleak at best. In Deewar, which furnishes the classic example of the double in the Hindi cinema, he played the role of a mafia don and smuggler opposite his policeman brother, played by Shashi Kapoor. The theme of 'alienation' is further explored in Shakti [Energy; Strength], where as the son of a strict police officer (Dilip Kumar), Amitabh takes to the life of high crime and smuggling.

Altogether, Amitabh Bachhan has appeared in over 70 films, many of them, particularly those from the mid-1970s to the mid-1980s, resounding successes. During the shooting of the movie Coolie, he injured himself fatally and had a near brush with death. He married Jaya Bhaduri, herself one of the most successful and accomplished actresses in the Hindi cinema, and it is perhaps telling that, quite in the Indian fashion, she ceased to act in Hindi films after their marriage. About ten years age he retired from the film world. He then tried his hand at politics. Due to his enormous popularity, not to mention the close association with Indira Gandhi, Rajiv Gandhi, and members of their family that he has enjoyed, he was elected to parliament with a huge majority from his home city of Allahabad. But his stint in politics did not last long and he was implicated in some scandals. He gave up his seat in parliament, vowing never to be involved in politics again.

Some years ago, Amitabh attempted a return to the commercial cinema, but he has not had the impact that he had in previous years. However, he continues to have an extraordinary public presence in India. It was Satyajit Ray, among others, who found that Amitabh's deep and rich voice, which leaves a lasting impression upon listeners, makes for excellent narration. Amitabh had provided narration for numerous films and cultural programs, and he now also heads an entertainment company. Most recently, his entertainment company was the principal sponsor of the Miss Universe Contest, held in Bangalore in 1996. In this respect, as in many others, whatever Amitabh Bachhan's lasting contribution to Indian cinema, he has shown himself to be naive, socially insensitive, and politically irresponsible; like most other Indians of the upper crust, he is committed to the proposition that India must become a major player in the world stage, and that opposition to 'globalization', 'liberalization', 'modernization' and spectacular 'world events' is not merely inopportune, but a residue of India's attachment to socialism and tradition.

Amit the Great

"Amitabh Bachhan is, in popular parlance, the king of Indian cinema, most certainly of the commerical Hindi film. The older of the two sons of Harivansh Rai, an acclaimed Hindi poet, and the socialite Teji Bachhan, Amitabh went to Sherwood College, a boarding school in the hill-station town of Nainital, and from there to Delhi University where he earned an arts degree. His first appearance was in the movie Saat Hindustani [Seven Indians], which did not do particularly well at the box office. Nonetheless, Amitabh was not deterred, and he can be said to have arrived in the Hindi film world with the films Zanjeer [Chains] and Deewar [Wall] . With his tall and lean looks, Amitabh became emblematic of the new kind of action hero. Whereas his predecessors such as Rajesh Khanna and Dharmendra played romantic roles, Amitabh introduced the motif of the 'angry young man' to Indian cinema. The time was set in the mid-1970s, when domestic politics were in a period of great turmoil, student unrest was prevalent, and the employment prospects for educated young men were bleak at best. In Deewar, which furnishes the classic example of the double in Hindi cinema, he played the role of a mafia don and smuggler opposite his policeman brother, played by Shashi Kapoor. The theme of 'alienation' is further explored in Shakti [Energy; Strength], where as the son of a strict police officer (Dilip Kumar), Amitabh takes to the high life of crime and smuggling.

Altogether, Amitabh Bachhan has appeared in over 70 films, many of them, (particularly those from the mid-1970s to the mid-1980s), were resounding successes. During the shooting of the movie Coolie, he injured himself fatally and had a near brush with death. He married Jaya Bhaduri, one of the most successful and accomplished actresses in Hindi cinema, and quite in the Indian fashion, she ceased to act in Hindi films after their marriage.

About ten years later, Amitabh retired from the film world. He then tried his hand at politics. Due to his enormous popularity, not to mention the close association with Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi, he was elected to parliament with a huge majority from his home city of Allahabad. But his stint in politics did not last long and he was implicated in some scandals. He gave up his seat in parliament, vowing never to be involved in politics again.

Some years ago, Amitabh attempted a return to the commercial world of cinema, but he has not had the impact that he had in previous years. However, he continues to have an extraordinary public presence in India. It was Satyajit Ray, among others, who found that Amitabh's deep and rich voice, which leaves a lasting impression upon listeners, makes for excellent narration. Amitabh had provided narration for numerous films and cultural programs, and he now also heads an entertainment company. Most recently, his entertainment company was the principal sponsor of the Miss Universe Contest, held in Bangalore in 1996. He is truly committed to the proposition that India must become a major player on the world stage.

Dilogues

"I can talk English, I can walk English, and I can laugh English because English is a very phunny language. Bhairo becomes Byron because their minds are very narrow." - Namak Halal

"Daaru peene se liver kharab hota hai. Bahut boori cheez hai." - Satte Pe Satta
"Jise commander banna hai, woh sab line laga kar saamne khada ho jaye." - Satte Pe Satta