Unlike nowadays, when aspiring actors desire their careers to take off with their first picture, Amitabh Bachchan had to cross a desert designated failure. From 1969 until 1973, he was adrift in the harsh light of rejection, as picture after film bombed at the box office. But he’s the type of person whose willpower knows no bounds. He marched on, his head held high, till triumph arrived in the person of Zanjeer.
Initially, he was labelled as being too tall, but height became a need for heroes, his wheatish complexion was praised, but fairness became passé, and his baritone became the standard for voice modulation.
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When most of his contemporaries have retired, Amitabh Bachchan is still going strong, giving younger heroes a run for their money. On the occasion of his 79th birthday, we look back at some of his most memorable performances throughout the years.
Deewaar
https://www.zee5.com/movies/details/deewaar/0-0-2484
Vijay suffers as a dockworker and eventually rises to prominence in the underworld, but his younger brother Ravi is an educated, ethical police officer. Their relationship suffers as a result of this schism.
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Don
https://www.zee5.com/movies/details/don/0-0-1z51266
Don, a wanted criminal, is killed in a police pursuit. DSP D’Silva is the only one who is aware of his death, and in order to apprehend the gang, he trains Don-lookalike Vijay. However, Vijay is under danger both from the authorities and from within the gang.
Mard
https://www.zee5.com/movies/details/mard/0-0-403256
Mard is a Hindi-language action film from 1985 starring Amitabh Bachchan and Amrita Singh. Manmohan Desai directs the film. In this Tamil movie, the film was remade as Maaveeran. Amitabh Bachchan was nominated for a Filmfare Award in the category of Best Actor. Mard was the second highest-grossing picture of 1985, as well as the ninth highest-grossing film of the 1980s (1980 to 1989). Mard is also one of the highest-grossing films released over the Diwali holiday when adjusted for inflation
After many years, three brothers are reunited: one is raised as a Hindu, another as a Muslim, and the final (and most memorable) as a Christian. There is hilarity and adventure.
Trishul
An engineer visiting a town has a short romance with a local girl and then abandons her with a child. The son grows up to revenge his mother’s abandonment. Vijay is the enraged young guy who plays the son.
Akayla
https://www.zee5.com/movies/details/akayla/0-0-331829
Akayla is a 1991 Hindi-language action film directed by Ramesh Sippy and produced by the Mushir-Riaz partnership. It was Ramesh Sippy and Amitabh Bachchan’s fourth film collaboration, following Sholay (1975), Shaan (1980), and Shakti (1985). (1982). Although their previous films were financially successful, Akayla did not do as well. Salim Khan created the tale. The film included the well-known fictitious Ram Pyari vehicle, which was actually a modified Volkswagen Beetle. A strong and honest cop battles with a criminal leader who, unknown to him, is the murderer of his parents.
Shamitabh
https://www.zee5.com/movies/details/shamitabh/0-0-movie_1624293074
An ambitious actor who is deafeningly deaf and dumb joins hands with a man who has a dumdaar voice. They take over the film business as a team, but will their egos get in the way?
https://www.zee5.com/movies/details/shahenshah/0-0-107497
Vijay, a dishonest police by day, becomes a vigilante by night in order to rid the city of crime.
Adalat
https://www.zee5.com/movies/details/adalat/0-0-271813
Naseeb
https://www.zee5.com/movies/details/naseeb/0-0-404122
Four friends’ lives are altered by a lottery ticket.
Sarkar
https://www.zee5.com/movies/details/sarkar-3/0-0-sarkar3
Subhash Nagre, who has a cult following in the city, operates a parallel administration. When his opponents plot his assassination, his son takes over and stands up to them.