Editing Amitabh Bachchan (section)

=== Superstardom (1975–1988) ===

In 1975, Bachchan starred in a variety of film genres, from the comedy ''[[Chupke Chupke (film)|Chupke Chupke]]'' and the crime drama ''[[Faraar (1975 film)|Faraar]]'' to the romantic drama ''[[Mili (1975 film)|Mili]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/hrishikesh-mukherjee-chupke-chupke-subtle-antidote-to-angry-young-man-era-7915586/|title=Hrishikesh Mukherjee's Chupke Chupke was the subtle antidote to the 'angry young man' era; a balance we have forgotten today|date=14 May 2022}}</ref> This was also the year in which he starred in two films regarded as important in [[Hindi cinema]] history, both written by Salim-Javed, who again insisted on casting Bachchan.<ref name="hindustantimes" /> The first was ''Deewaar'', directed by Yash Chopra, where he worked with [[Shashi Kapoor]], [[Nirupa Roy]], [[Parveen Babi]], and [[Neetu Singh]]. The film emerged a blockbuster at the box office and earned him another Filmfare nomination for Best Actor.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://boxofficeindia.com/report-details.php?articleid=8751|title=Jigra v Vicky Vidya Ka Woh Wala Video: First Week Circuit Comparison|date=20 October 2024}}</ref> Indiatimes ranks ''Deewaar'' among the ''Top 25 Must See Bollywood Films''.<ref name="mustsee" /> The other, released on 15 August 1975, was ''[[Sholay]]'', which became the [[List of highest-grossing films in India|highest-grossing film ever in India]] at the time,<ref name=boxoffice>{{cite web |title=Sholay |url=http://www.ibosnetwork.com/asp/filmbodetails.asp?id=Sholay |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120630155123/http://www.ibosnetwork.com/asp/filmbodetails.asp?id=Sholay |url-status=dead |archive-date=30 June 2012 |publisher=International Business Overview Standard |access-date=6 December 2007}}</ref> in which Bachchan played the role of Jaidev. ''Deewaar'' and ''Sholay'' are often credited with exalting Bachchan to the heights of superstardom, two years after he became a star with ''Zanjeer'', and consolidating his domination of the industry throughout the 1970s and 1980s.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.uiowa.edu/~incinema/sholay.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150102025542/http://www.uiowa.edu/~incinema/sholay.html |archive-date=2 January 2015 |title=Top Actor |date=2 January 2015 |access-date=3 June 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://boxofficeindia.com/cpages.php?pageName=top_actors |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029191201/http://boxofficeindia.com/cpages.php?pageName=top_actors |archive-date=29 October 2013 |title=Box Office 1983 |publisher=Box Office India |date=29 October 2013 |access-date=21 July 2018}}</ref> In 1999, [[BBC]] India declared ''Sholay'' the "Film of the Millennium" and, like ''Deewaar'', it has been cited by ''Indiatimes Movies'' as among the ''Top 25 Must See Bollywood Films''.<ref name="mustsee">{{cite news |author=Kanwar, Rachna |title=25 Must See Bollywood Movies |date=3 October 2005 |url=http://movies.indiatimes.com/Special_Features/25_Must_See_Bollywood_Movies/articleshow/msid-1250837,curpg-10.cms |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071015033756/http://movies.indiatimes.com/Special_Features/25_Must_See_Bollywood_Movies/articleshow/msid-1250837%2Ccurpg-10.cms |url-status=dead |archive-date=15 October 2007 |publisher=Indiatimes movies |access-date=6 December 2007}}</ref> In that same year, the judges of the 50th annual Filmfare Awards awarded it with the special distinction award called the Filmfare Best Film of 50 Years.

[[File:Amitabh Bachchan and Dharmendra in 2016.jpg|thumb| Bachchan and [[Dharmendra]] starrer ''Sholay'' (1975) recorded an estimated {{INR}}15-18 crore footfalls, making it the highest grossing Indian film in terms of audience attendance to date.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Team |first=Indicine |date=15 August 2015 |title=AskIndicine: Live QnA starts at 4:30PM |url=https://www.indicine.com/movies/bollywood/askindicine-live-qna-starts-at-430pm/ |access-date=9 September 2024 |language=en-US}}</ref>]]
In 1976, he was cast by [[Yash Chopra]] in the [[Romantic film|romantic musical]] ''[[Kabhi Kabhie (1976 film)|Kabhi Kabhie]]''.<ref>{{cite news|title=Yash Chopra King of Romance|url=http://movies.ndtv.com/movie_story.aspx?keyword=bollywood&ID=282619&subcatg=&nid=282619|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130129171228/http://movies.ndtv.com/movie_story.aspx?keyword=bollywood&ID=282619&subcatg=&nid=282619|url-status=dead|archive-date=29 January 2013|access-date=28 October 2012|newspaper=NDTV|date=22 October 2012}}</ref> Bachchan starred as a young poet, Amit Malhotra, who falls deeply in love with a beautiful young girl named Pooja ([[Rakhee Gulzar]]) who ends up marrying someone else ([[Shashi Kapoor]]). The film was notable for portraying Bachchan as a romantic hero, a far cry from his "angry young man" roles like ''Zanjeer'' and ''Deewaar''. Despite its heavy theme, ''Kabhi Kabhie'' went on to become a superhit.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Rewind - Sixty Years Of Dharmendra|url=https://www.boxofficeindia.com/report-details.php?articleid=6104|work=Box Office India|language=en|date=24 November 2020|archive-date=12 July 2023|access-date=12 July 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230712182139/https://www.boxofficeindia.com/report-details.php?articleid=6104|url-status=live}}</ref> Its soundtrack composed by [[Mohammed Zahur Khayyam|Khayyam]] and lyrics written by [[Sahir Ludhianvi]] dominated the year-end annual list of [[Binaca Geetmala]] and was one of the best-selling Hindi film albums of the 1970s.<ref>{{cite web|title=Music Hits 1970-1979|url=http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=282&catName=MTk3MC0xOTc5|publisher=[[Box Office India]]|date=5 February 2010| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100205042855/http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=282&catName=MTk3MC0xOTc5 | archive-date=5 February 2010 }}</ref> Bachchan was again nominated for the Filmfare Best Actor Award for his role in the film. That same year, he played a double role in another hit ''[[Adalat (1976 film)|Adalat]]'' as father and son. In 1977, he won his first [[Filmfare Award for Best Actor|Filmfare Best Actor Award]] for his performance in ''[[Amar Akbar Anthony]]'', in which he played the third lead opposite [[Vinod Khanna]] and [[Rishi Kapoor]] as Anthony Gonsalves. The film was the highest-grossing film of that year. His other major hits that year include ''[[Parvarish (1977 film)|Parvarish]]'' and ''[[Khoon Pasina]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bobbytalkscinema.com/recentpost/flashback-1977-trade-informa-2531|title=Flashback 1977 - Trade Guide Classification|date=8 August 2024}}</ref>

He once again resumed double roles in films such as ''[[Kasme Vaade]]'' (1978) as Amit and Shankar and ''[[Don (1978 film)|Don]]'' (1978) playing the characters of [[Don (character)|Don]], a leader of an underworld gang and his look-alike Vijay. His performance won him his second Filmfare Best Actor Award. He also gave towering performances in Yash Chopra's [[Trishul (film)|'' Trishul'']] and Prakash Mehra's ''[[Muqaddar Ka Sikandar]]'' both of which earned him further Filmfare Best Actor nominations. 1978 is arguably considered his most successful year at the box office since all of his six releases in the same year, namely ''[[Muqaddar Ka Sikandar]]'', ''[[Trishul (film)|Trishul]]'', ''[[Don (1978 film)|Don]]'', ''[[Kasme Vaade]]'', ''[[Ganga Ki Saugandh]]'' and ''[[Besharam (1978 film)|Besharam]]'' were box office successes, with the former three being the consecutive highest-grossing films of the year, a rare feat in [[Hindi language|Hindi]] cinema.<ref>{{Cite web |date=12 October 2012 |title=Boxofficeindia.com |url=http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=184&catName=MTk3OA== |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121012163917/http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=184&catName=MTk3OA== |archive-date=12 October 2012 |access-date=14 May 2023 |website=BoxOfficeIndia}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://m.rediff.com/movies/2000/oct/11box.htm |title=rediff.com, Movies: The Towering Inferno: Amitabh Bachchan |work=Rediff.com |access-date=21 July 2018 |archive-date=22 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180722041241/http://m.rediff.com/movies/2000/oct/11box.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 1979, Bachchan starred in ''[[Suhaag (1979 film)|Suhaag]]'' which was the highest-earning film of that year.<ref name="SK">{{citation|url=https://boxofficeindia.com/report-details.php?articleid=3464|title=Shashi Kapoor Passes Away|publisher=[[Box Office India]]|date=5 December 2017}}</ref> In the same year, he also enjoyed critical acclaim and commercial success with films like ''[[Jurmana (1979 film)|Jurmana]]'', ''[[Mr. Natwarlal]]'' and ''[[Kaala Patthar]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/npages.php?page=shownews&articleid=5005&nCat=|title=Legendary Director Yash Chopra Passes Away|date=22 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131121054713/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/npages.php?page=shownews&articleid=5005&nCat= |archive-date=21 November 2013 }}</ref> He was required to use his singing voice for the first time in a song from the film ''Mr. Natwarlal'' in which he starred with [[Rekha]]. Bachchan's performance in the film saw him nominated for both the Filmfare Award for Best Actor and the [[Filmfare Award for Best Male Playback Singer]]. He also received a Best Actor nomination for ''Kaala Patthar'' and then went on to be nominated again in 1980 for the [[Raj Khosla]] directed superhit film ''[[Dostana (1980 film)|Dostana]]'', in which he starred opposite [[Shatrughan Sinha]] and [[Zeenat Aman]].<ref name="Diwali">{{cite news|url= https://www.boxofficeindia.com/report-details.php?articleid=4407 |title= The Biggest Diwali BLOCKBUSTERS Of All Time |publisher= boxofficeindia.com |date=7 November 2018 |access-date=7 November 2018}}</ref> His other releases of 1980, ''[[Do Aur Do Paanch]]'' and ''[[Shaan (1980 film)|Shaan]]'' underperformed with the latter ending its run with average numbers owing to huge costs, but [[Vijay Anand (filmmaker)|Vijay Anand]]'s ''[[Ram Balram]]'' alongside Dharmendra was a box office hit.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://boxofficeindia.com/report-details.php?articleid=4467|title=2.0 - Among The Biggest Films Ever Made In India|date=27 November 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.news18.com/movies/when-zeenat-aman-and-rekha-signed-their-only-collaboration-to-date-8597010.html|title=When Zeenat Aman And Rekha Signed Their Only Collaboration To Date|date=29 September 2023|website=News18}}</ref>
This changed in 1981 with back-to-back huge blockbusters in ''[[Naseeb (1981 film)|Naseeb]]'' and ''[[Laawaris (1981 film)|Laawaris]]'', both of which were among the top 5 [[List of Hindi films of 1981|highest-grossing films of 1981]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Rewind - Forty Years Of Historic Blockbuster KRANTI |url=https://boxofficeindia.com/report-details.php?articleid=6155 |access-date=13 February 2021 |publisher=boxofficeindia.com}}</ref> 
Bachchan also had two hits, ''[[Yaarana (1981 film)|Yaarana]]'' and ''[[Kaalia]]'' and a moderately successful venture ''[[Barsaat Ki Ek Raat]]'' the same year and received praise for his performance in Yash Chopra's [[Romance film|romantic drama]] ''[[Silsila (1981 film)|Silsila]]'', which attracted considerable attention from the media when it was in production due to its casting. Although the film did not do well commercially, it gained cult status in later years and is considered one of Chopra's best works ever.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://boxofficeindia.com/report-details.php?articleid=5792|title=Akshay Kumar Has A Historic Year|date=8 January 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema//article59817441.ece |title=Yash, he can! |last=Udasi |first=Harshikaa |date=3 October 2012 |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=26 March 2022 |archive-date=26 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220326091209/https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema//article59817441.ece |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Sunday">{{Cite magazine |url=https://archive.org/details/dli.bengal.10689.22939/page/n495/mode/2up?q=Silsila&view=theater |title=The making of Silsila |date=16 August 1981 |magazine=Sunday |pages=44–45 |volume=9 |issue=9 |access-date=26 March 2022 }}</ref>

In 1982, he played double roles in the musical ''[[Satte Pe Satta]]'' and action [[drama film|drama]]'' [[Desh Premee]]'' which succeeded at the box office along with highly successful ventures like action [[comedy film|comedy]] ''[[Namak Halaal]]'', action [[drama film|drama]] ''[[Khud-Daar]]'' and the critically acclaimed films ''[[Shakti (1982 film)|Shakti]]'' and ''[[Bemisal]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://boxofficeindia.com/report-details.php?articleid=5659|title=Top Comedy Nett Grossers - Housefull 4 Tops|date=28 November 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=From the India Today archives (1984) - Bollywood's big budget survivors|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india-today-insight/story/from-the-india-today-archives-1984-bollywood-s-big-budget-survivors-1994476-2022-08-30|date=30 August 2022}}</ref> On 26 July 1982, while filming a fight scene with co-actor [[Puneet Issar]] for ''[[Coolie (1983 Hindi film)|Coolie]]'', Bachchan had a near-fatal intestinal injury.<ref name="Coolie fight scene">{{cite web |work=Rediff.com |title=Bachchan injured whilst shooting scene |url=http://www.rediff.com/entertai/2001/oct/11amit.htm |access-date=11 March 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070304103635/http://www.rediff.com/entertai/2001/oct/11amit.htm |archive-date=4 March 2007 |url-status=live}}</ref> Bachchan was performing his stunts in the film and one scene required him to fall onto a table and then on the ground. However, as he jumped towards the table, the corner of the table struck his abdomen, resulting in a [[Splenic injury|splenic rupture]] from which he lost a significant amount of blood. He required an emergency [[splenectomy]] and remained critically ill in the hospital for many months, at times close to death. There were long queues of well-wishing fans outside the hospital where he was recuperating; the public response included prayers in places of worship and offers to sacrifice limbs to save him.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/News-Feed/Entertainment/Amitabh-Bachchan-no-longer-excited-about-birthdays/Article1-463669.aspx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130616100713/http://www.hindustantimes.com/News-Feed/Entertainment/Amitabh-Bachchan-no-longer-excited-about-birthdays/Article1-463669.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-date=16 June 2013 |title=Amitabh Bachchan no longer excited about birthdays |work=Hindustan Times |date=10 October 2009 |access-date=11 December 2012}}</ref> Nevertheless, he resumed filming later that year after a long period of recuperation. The director, [[Manmohan Desai]], altered the ending of ''Coolie'': Bachchan's character was originally intended to have been killed off; but, after the change of script, the character lived in the end. Desai felt it would have been inappropriate for the man who had just fended off death in real life to be killed on screen. The footage of the fight scene is frozen at the critical moment, and a caption appears onscreen marking it as the instant of the actor's injury.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://movies.ndtv.com/movie_story.aspx?Section=Movies&ID=250266&subcatg=&keyword=Bollywood&nid=250266 |title=30 years after the Coolie accident: Big B's "second birthday" |publisher=Movies.ndtv.com |date=2 August 2012 |access-date=11 December 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130129170555/http://movies.ndtv.com/movie_story.aspx?Section=Movies&ID=250266&subcatg=&keyword=Bollywood&nid=250266 |archive-date=29 January 2013}}</ref> The film was released in 1983, and partly due to the huge publicity of Bachchan's accident, it emerged an ''All Time Blockbuster'' and top-grossing film of the year.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficeindia.com/report-details.php?articleid=3904|title=Infinity War Dominates – 102 Not Out Slow Start|date=4 May 2018}}</ref> He then played a triple role in [[S. Ramanathan (film director)|S. Ramanathan]]'s action drama ''[[Mahaan (1983 film)|Mahaan]]'', which proved to be a flop.<ref name="TG1983"/> Other releases that year, ''[[Nastik (1983 film)|Nastik]]'' and ''[[Pukar (1983 film)|Pukar]]'' were average fares, but ''[[Andhaa Kaanoon]]'' (in which he had a small role) was a blockbuster.<ref name="TG1983">{{cite web|url=https://www.bobbytalkscinema.com/bobbytalk/adminpanel/imagetemp/Trade-Guide-1983-Classification.jpg|title=Trade Guide Classification (1983)}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://boxofficeindia.com/report-details.php?articleid=4612 |title=2018 Has High Number Of Blockbusters |date=9 January 2019 |access-date=16 January 2024 |archive-date=16 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240116170928/https://boxofficeindia.com/report-details.php?articleid=4612 |url-status=live}}</ref> During a stint in politics from 1984 to 1987, five of his completed films were released, out of which four emerged major successes, these were - Manmohan Desai's [[Action (fiction)|action]] film [[Mard (1985 film)|''Mard'']] (1985), which proved to be a massive blockbuster, followed by superhits, ''[[Sharaabi]]'' (1984) and ''[[Geraftaar]]'' (1985) and a hit film ''[[Aakhree Raasta]]'' (1986).<ref name="Diwali"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bobbytalkscinema.com/bobbytalk/adminpanel/imagetemp/Film-Information-1984-Classifica.jpg|title=Trade Guide Classification (1984)}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bobbytalkscinema.com/bobbytalk/adminpanel/imagetemp/TG-Classifications-1986-1.jpg|title=Trade Guide Classification (1986)}}</ref> After his stint in politics ended, Bachchan returned to films in 1988, playing the title role in [[Tinnu Anand]]'s [[Vigilante film|vigilante action]] film ''[[Shahenshah (1988 film)|Shahenshah]]'', which opened to bumper response all over the nation and emerged a huge hit as well as the [[List of Hindi films of 1988|second highest-grossing film of the year]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bobbytalkscinema.com/bobbytalk/adminpanel/imagetemp/TG-1988-Classifications-Page1.jpg|title=Trade Guide Classification (1988)}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |first=Simran |last=Bhargava |title=Amitabh Bachchan makes spectacular come-back with Shahenshah |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/society-the-arts/films/story/19880315-amitabh-bachchan-makes-spectacular-come-back-with-shahenshah-797041-1988-03-15 |access-date=17 August 2020 |work=India Today |date=15 March 1988}}</ref>