By the end of decade (1970 – 1979), Bachchan had reached the pinnacle of stardom. Angry Young Man.ĭeewar was followed by a few other successful films like Chupke Chupke, Sholay, Kabhi Kabhie, Adaalat, Hera Pheri, Amar Akbar Anthony, Trishul, Don and Mukkadar Ka Sikandar. As Vijay Verma, Amitabh Bachchan delivered one of the best performances of his career, and the film further strengthened the tag allotted to him i.e. However, the Salim-Javed yet again convinced the director to sign Bachchan for the film.
Just like Zanjeer, Amitabh Bachchan wasn’t the first choice for Deewar as well as director, Yash Chopra wanted to cast Rajesh Khanna for the film. While the above-mentioned films established Bachchan as a star, it was Deewar, which took his stardom to another level. While director Prakash Mehra was skeptical to sign Bachchan for the film, it was writer duo Salim-Javed and actor, Pran who convinced him get Big B on the board and the rest is history.Īfter Zanjeer, Amitabh Bachchan started delivering a streak of hit films in the form of Abhimaan, Namak Haram, Benaam, Roti Kapda Aur Makaan, Majboor to name a few.
It seems as if Bachchan was destined to do the film and make the character of Vijay his own. After his exit, the script went to Dilip Kumar and Dev Anand, and both were not quite impressed with the script. The film was first offered to Dharmendra, who didn’t due to the film due to personal differences with the director. Amitabh Bachchan Box Office Analysis Hits, and Blockbusters: 11 Blockbusters, 11 Super Hits, 24 Hits & Counting Ironically, he wasn’t the first choice for the character of Inspector Vijay. The film, which established Amitabh Bachchan as a star to look out for in the industry was Zanjeer (1973), which was his first collaboration with the iconic writer duo of Salim – Javed.
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Popularly known as Angry Young Man, Amitabh Bachchan’s first hit movie was Anand in 1971, however that was a multi-starrer with Rajesh Khanna in lead. We have often read about the craze of Amitabh Bachchan, but a glance at the kind of success his films witnessed at the peak of his career just goes on to prove that he is indeed the biggest superstar that Bollywood has seen till date. An interesting point to note here is that, since his debut Amitabh Bachchan has had one release every year except 1970, 1987, 1993, 1995, and 1996, which means, he has had a release in 34 years out of his 39-year working career. To put things to perspective, the success ratio of Amitabh Bachchan is 59%, despite having acted in almost 150 films.
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