Wishing Amitabh Bachchan 80th Happy Birthday.

Amitabh Bachchan is a Legend Indian actor, film producer, and television host known for his work in Hindi cinema.

Bachchan was born in 1942 in Allahabad, India to the Hindi poet Harivansh Rai Bachchan and his wife, the social activist Teji Bachchan.

Bachchan has been married to veteran actress and politician Jaya Bhaduri since 1973 and together they have two children; Abhishek, an actor, and Shweta, an author, journalist and former model.

His film career started in 1969 as a voice narrator in Mrinal Sen's film Bhuvan Shome.

He first gained popularity in the early 1970s for films such as Zanjeer, Deewaar and Sholay, and achieved greater stardom in later years.

He has won numerous accolades in his career, including four National Film Awards as Best Actor, Dadasaheb Phalke Award as a lifetime achievement award and many awards at international film festivals.

The Government of India honoured him with the Padma Shri in 1984, the Padma Bhushan in 2001 and the Padma Vibhushan in 2015 for his contributions to the arts.

The Government of France honoured him with its highest civilian honour, the Knight of the Legion of Honour, in 2007 for his exceptional career in the world of cinema and beyond.

Bachchan also made an appearance in a Hollywood film, Baz Luhrmann's The Great Gatsby (2013), in which he played a non-Indian Jewish character, Meyer Wolfsheim.