Amitabh Bachchan

2004: Expected number of releases in which he has acted: 10. He has also recently appeared in television commercials. Abhishek Bachchan has already followed his father's footsteps having starred in such movies as Refugee, Tera Jadoo Chal Gayaa, Dhai Askar Prem Ke, Hain Maine Bhi Pyaar Kiya, Om Jai Jagdish, Mein Prem Ki Diwani Hoo, Kuch Na Kaho, Zameen, and L.O.C. Since 1999, Borgnine has appeared on the cartoon SpongeBob SquarePants as the elderly superhero Mermaid Man. The couple has two children, Abhishek and Shweta. Borgnine has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6324 Hollywood Blvd. In 2004, he is reported to be charging around 80-100 million rupees for brand endorsements. Among his five wives are actresses Ethel Merman (to whom he was infamously wed for only one month) and Katy Jurado, and writer Deborah Schwartz.

His ability to reinvent himself has meant new films, new endorsements and millions of rupees. From 1962 through 1966 he starred in the popular situation comedy television series McHale's Navy, and starred in the 1964 film version McHale's Navy. Some of the films starring Amitabh and Jaya : Zanjeer, Abhimaan, Sholay, Silsila, Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gham. The Badlanders, Man on a String, Summer of the 17th Doll, Barabbas, The Flight of the Phoenix, The Dirty Dozen, Ice Station Zebra, The Legend of Lylah Clare, The Wild Bunch, The Poseidon Adventure, Emperor of the North Pole, and Law and Disorder. Amitabh Bachchan married actress Jaya Bhaduri with whom he had co-starred in many films. He subsequently appeared in many films sometimes in lead roles but more often supporting major stars in Jubal, The Catered Affair,The Best Things in Life are Free, Torpedo Run, The Vikings. In the same year, Amitabh Bachchan once again re-entered Indian popular culture by anchoring the hugely popular quiz program Kaun Banega Crorepati, the Indian version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?. In 1955, Borgnine starred in the drama Marty, which gained him an Academy Award for Best Actor.

In June, 2000 he became the first living Asian to have a wax statue erected in his honour at Madame Tussaud's. In 1951 he moved to Los Angeles, California, receiving his big break in 1953's From Here to Eternity. In 1999, in a BBC Online Poll, Amitabh Bachchan was named the Superstar of the Millennium ahead of the likes of Alec Guinness and Marlon Brando. In 1949, he debuted on Broadway in Harvey. In 1997 at the age of 55, Amitabh Bachchan made his comeback to cinema with the film Mrityudata. After a few years of drifting, he attended the Randall School of Drama in Hartford. Following graduation, he went to the famous Barter Theatre in Abingdon, Virginia. However, his political career was short lived. Born Ermes Effron Borgnino in Hamden, Connecticut, he joined the United States Navy after high school and stayed in for ten years.

Amitabh Bachchan retired from the film industry to briefly enter politics by winning a seat in parliament from his hometown of Allahabad. Ernest Borgnine (born January 24, 1917) is an American actor. Amitabh Bachchan is most famous for introducing the character of the "angry young man" into Hindi cinema, in stark contrast to the more romantic characters being played by his contemporaries. His first film was Saat Hindustani and he has since made over a hundred films in a career that included such box office successes as Zanjeer, Deewar, Sholay, Do aur Do Paanch, and Amar Akbar Anthony. He did his schooling at Sherwood College in Nainital and went on to Delhi University to earn a science degree.

The eldest son of Harivanshrai Bachchan, a well known contemporary poet, and Teji Bachchan, he was brought up in the rich tradition of the arts. He was born in Allahabad, India. Amitabh Bachchan (born October 11, 1942) is an Indian actor.