An acting debut in Saat Hindustani
Khwaja Ahmad Abbas’s film introduces Bachchan as a screen actor.
Density
From a screen debut to a cinema retrospectiveOur World
Amitabh Bachchan
Follow selected screen, television and public-service milestones in Amitabh Bachchan’s career.
Subject guide · scope, chapters & sources ↗Eight documented public-career milestones from 1969 to a 2022 retrospective. This is a selective introduction, not a complete filmography or a live account of later work.
Abhimaan adds an early-career milestone
Bachchan appears in Hrishikesh Mukherjee’s Abhimaan.
Deewaar gives Vijay a lasting place
Yash Chopra’s film becomes a key example of Bachchan’s angry-young-man roles.
Kaun Banega Crorepati brings a television turn
Bachchan begins hosting the quiz programme.
UNICEF appoints a goodwill ambassador
A public-service role builds on his polio-awareness work.
Piku receives a National Film Award recognition
Bachchan is announced as Best Actor at the 63rd National Film Awards.
The Dadasaheb Phalke Award is presented
President Ram Nath Kovind honours Bachchan at Rashtrapati Bhavan.
A retrospective returns films to cinemas
Bachchan Back to the Beginning opens a four-day celebration.