
Did you know Amitabh Bachchan was named Inquilaab Shrivastava? However, at the suggestion of his father's poet friend, so he changed his name to what it is now.

The star has played more double roles than any other actor in the Bollywood. In the film 'Mahaan' that released in 1983, he even had a triple role.

The superstar has been honoured by foreign governments on multiple occasions for his contribution to cinema. His most notable was the highest civilian knight of the Legion of Honour by the French government.
In 2014, Australian La Trobe University named a Scholarship after the actor.

Big B got this name in the late 90s after his second comeback with 'Mrityudaata'.

Amitabh is the first Asian actor to have a wax model displayed at Madame Tussauds' in London.

Big B has played 'Vijay' more than 20 times. In fact, it is his favourite onscreen name.

Amitabh and his wife Jaya Bachchan got married in a hurry in 1973, on the insistence of his father, so that they could take a trip together abroad to celebrate the success of 'Zanjeer'.

Did you know that he is passionate about collecting watches and pens and his collection boasts of over thousands of pens?

The Bachchan bungalow called Jalsa was gifted by director Ramesh Sippy in lieu of payment for his performance in 'Satte Pe Satta'.

The megastar is ambidextrous, it is a term for a person who uses both hands equally.