IDOLS - AMITABH BACHCHAN

Amitabh Bachchan B.O Resume

Relevance: In Bollywood, A stands for Amitabh and B stands for Bachchan.

Position: Had been the undisputed superstar of Indian cinema from 1972 to 1996. Has been elevated to iconic status ever since.

Strength: Charisma, The ability to stare crisis in its eye, Resilience.

Weakness: Erratic PR, aloofness, intransigence

Box office record: The all-time number one crowd puller.

Latest hit: 'Cheeni Kum', 'Shootout at Lokhandwala' (2007), 'Bhoothnath' (2008)

Latest flop: 'Aag' (2007).

Random Quote: "Frankly I've never really subscribed to these adjectives tagging me as an 'icon', 'superstar', etc. I've always thought of myself as an actor doing his job to the best of his ability."

The Bachchan rollercoaster

After a dozen and more flops in the beginning, the lanky son of Harivansharai Bachchan struck gold with Prakash Mehra's 'Zanjeer '(1973). He went on to star in such colossal hits as 'Sholay', 'Muqaddar ka Sikander', 'Amar Akbar Anthony', 'Deewar' and 'Trishul'. Called "one-man industry" at the peak of his career, Amitabh withdrew from cinema and stepped into politics with dire consequences. His name was dragged into the Bofors scandal of 1988. He came back with 'Shahenshah', a moderate earner. The second innings at the marquee proved disastrous; almost all Bachchan starrers of this period were startlingly inane; even experiments such as 'Main Azad Hoon' fell flat at BO. However, 'Hum' (1991) opened to mass hysteria across the nation and reiterated the fabled "Bachchan charisma". 'Khuda Gawah' (1992) broke even, and Bachchan walked back to the pavilion not to return for four years. 'Mrityudata' (1996), his return movie, bombed, and Bachchan seemed all set to ride into the sunset, when 'Kaun Banega Crorepati' happened in 2000; it proved yet again that there could be no parallel to Amitabh Bachchan. Except for occasional hiccups such as the Barabanki land scam, Bachchan has been riding the high wave of popularity.

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