8 surprising facts about Amitabh Bachchan that will leave you amazed!

Team OTTplay

Oct 10, 2023

‘Too tall for the big screen’

Amitabh Bachchan was rejected in his first audition since he was “too tall” for the role

12 consecutive flops

The actor had a series of 12 flop films between the years 1969 and 1973 before delivering his first hit with Zanjeer

Cheating death

He had a near-death experience after being in a terrifying accident on the sets of the movie Coolie

Not ‘Bachchan’?

Amitabh’s actual surname is Srivastava, but he uses his father’s pen name, ‘Bachchan’, as his last name

Ambidextrous

Big B is not just talented on the big screen. Did you know that he can write with both his right and left hands?

Miss World judge

Amitabh Bachchan was one of the judges for the 1995 Miss World beauty pageant

Actor of the Millennium

The actor won the title of ‘Actor of the Millennium’ by beating stars like Charlie Chaplin and Marlon Brando in a poll conducted by BBC news

Rare illness

In 1984, the actor was diagnosed with a rare chronic autoimmune condition called Myasthenia Gravis