Unknown facts about Amitabh Bachchan

 

Amitabh Bachchan’s name has been synonymous with acting perfection over the course of his five-decade career. His reputation as a world-class star remains unblemished. As he grows older, the legend continues to take on challenging positions and succeed at them. Here are some lesser-known facts about the gem of Bollywood.

1.  Health is never an excuse for him-

Health problems are widespread among septuagenarians, and Mr. Bachchan, at the age of 74, is dealing with his own set of problems. Due to a long and tumultuous experience of the Hepatitis B virus, he is said to be alive on just 25% of his liver. He also suffers from Asthma as well as myasthenia gravis, an unusual muscular condition. If you watch some of his recent movies you will not even feel this from his out of the world performances.

 

2.  Smita Patil had a premonition

  He received a phone call from Smita Patil at midnight the day before his injury on the sets of Collie, asking about his fitness. Smita Patil had a sinking feeling after seeing a dream in which Amitabh Bachchan was injured. Amitabh told her that he was fine, the next day he was injured near critically on the sets of Coolie.

 

3.  First one to ever own a Vanity van

Manmohan Desai gave Amitabh Bachchan the very first Vanity Van in Bollywood, which he received as a present.

 

4.  Stationery Geek

He is an avid collector of watches and pens, with tens of thousands of pens in his collection. Every year on his birthday, the German company Mont Blanc gives him a unique pen as a present.

 

5.Wax effigy  placed at Madame Tussauds Museum

  Amitabh Bachchan is the very first Asian actor to get a wax statue at Madame Tussauds in London. His statues were also mounted in New York and Hong Kong in 2009. He is the one who paved the way for many Bollywood artists to Madame Tussauds.

 

6. Actor of the millennium

Amitabh Bachchan earned the honor of “Actor of the Millennium” in a BBC News poll, knocking out actors like Charlie Chaplin and Marlon Brando.

7. On screen-off screen romance

 

The first time that the Amitabh-Jaya Jodi was to come together, it was for Hrishikesh Mukherjee’s Guddi. Mr B was supposed to play the small part of Jaya’s fiancé. But then Hrishida sacked Mr B and signed Samit Bhanja for the role. He had bigger plans for the Bachchan.