Starting from Mrinal Sen’s Bhuvan Shome he has been laying the path of a career that eventually made him famous. With his next film Anand he garnered the Filmfare award for the role of best supporting actor, and rightly so, for if Rajesh Khanna is memorable as the central character then Amitabh also made a special place in everyone’s heart as the shy, serious doctor. After that he appeared in many films in small character roles but he emerged as the angry young man of India with Zanjeer where he played the character of a police inspector. Post Zanjeer there was no turning back for him. Abhiman, Chupke Chupke and Roti Kapda Aur Makaan are the few examples of films that helped him rise and he soon became the number one actor of Bollywood.

He married Jaya Bhaduri and faced quite a complicated patch in his relationship with Rekha, who he allegedly had an affair with. Along with emotional problems he also had a near-fatal accident during the shooting of Coolie when he was doing his stunt for the film. He injured himself severely with a ruptured spleen. An immediate operation was the only solution and there were time in the months after that where he literally hanged from just a bare thread between life and death. However, he is a known fighter and he come back with full force. Recovered fully, and did many films that again sent out a message that he was the real Superstar.

He joined politics and contested Allahabad's seat of 8th Lok Sabha against H. N. Bahuguna, former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh and won by one of the highest victory margins in the General Election's history (68.2% of the vote). However, he had to leave it as politics was one thing that did not interest the man who was basically interested in entertaining people. The next phase of his life hit a new low as his company ABCL did not fare well at all. Initially launched to produce media devices such as CDs and other stuff, in dire need the company produced films as well. He lost almost everything of his life’s saving on setting up Amitabh Bachchan Corporation, Ltd. (A.B.C.L.) in 1996 but he is a man who always comes back. Somehow, he recovered from the losses, and in 2000, charmed the public with his TV debut with the mega hit reality quiz show Kaun Banega Croerepati.

A man synonymous with success, he rose again and till date he has been doing immensely well in television. He is loved, adored and simply worshipped. At this day and age also, youngsters fall for him and find him charming. It is not just his work that attracts the audience but his entire persona that inspires people to be his fans.