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Friday, October 12, 2012

Amitabh Bachchan - an Icon of Indian Cinema

Best Films of Amitabh Bachchan

1)Zanjeer(1973)

Prakash Mehra’s ‘Zanjeer’, an action film broke the trend of soft romantic film that were prevalent during that timeand established Amitabh Bachchan the  image of a brooding but explosive person who can fight back when confronted and gave the tag of ‘The Angry Young Man’.

2)Abhimaan(1973)

Hrishikesh Mukherjee's 'Abhimaan' saw a riveting performance from Amitabh Bachchan and Jaya Bachchan portraying thecomplex story of ego tussle between a singer couple.


3)Chupke Chupke(1975)

Hrishikesh Mukherjee’s family entertainer ‘Chupke Chupke’broke the ‘angry young man’ stereotype image developed aroundAmitabh Bachchan and proved that he can ‘kick’ as well as ‘tickle’

4)Sholay(1975)

Ramesh Sippy's 'Sholay',an epic film had every ingredient of a super blockbuster, but it was the remarkable chemistry of Amitabh Bachchan and Dharmendra which stood out among others.‘Sholay’ ranks at the top of the British Film Institute`s poll of ‘Top 10 Indian Films’ of all time.

5)Deewar(1975)

The film received the Filmfare Best Movie Award of 1975 in addition to six other Filmfare Awards and was a super hit at the Box Office.The film saw the rise of ‘angry young man’ yet again. Troubled emotions and the inner turmoil of the character were incredibly portrayed by Amitabh Bachchan.Amitabh Bachchan’s performance stood out completely with the film winning multiple awards and Big B being nominated for the Best Actor category at the India’s equivalent to Oscars, the Filmfare Awards.

6)Don(1978)

The film gained cult film status in India and its success later inspired the movie being re-made in many other Indian Languages.It is said that no other actor in the history of Hindi cinema personified Don on screen better than Amitabh Bachchan.

7)Yash Johar’s ‘Agneepath’(1990)

When released, ‘Agneepath’ was a failure; however, the National Award for the Best Actor being bestowed on Amitabh Bachchan changed the perspective among the audience and the critics alike. Favourable reviews trickled in later to make it a cult classic.

8)Baghban(2003)

Amitabh and his co-star Hema Malini did a brilliant job of presenting a lovely relationship of an aging couple in ‘Baghban’. The film won rave reviews not just from the elderly, but even the youngsters.

9)Sanjay Leela Bhansali's 'Black'(2005)

For the film Amitabh Bachchan received Best Actor award at the 53rd National Film Awards for portraying an incredibly complex character in the film.

10)Ram Gopal Varma’s Sarkar(2005)

 Amitabh Bachchan in the title role alongside his real-life son, Abhishek Bachchan looked convincing in the role of a kingmaker in this political crime thriller.

11) Paa(2009)

The film was based on a rare genetic condition known as Progeria and placed emphasis on a father-son relationship.  ‘Paa’ saw Big B play son to his real life son!.This was one of the most challenging roles of Big B’s career and he was simply superb while emoting feelings of a child who is suffering from a genetic disorder. Amitabh Bachchan received his third National Film Award for Best Actor for this film.

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