He was voted as the Superstar of the Millennium by a poll conducted by BBC. With the release of the evergreen "Sholay" there was no turning back and he reigned Bollywood for over 25 years as the indisputable Superstar. He is the first Indian film star to have a wax model of his included at Madame Tussauds. He started his career in the early 1970 and has played various roles covering most facets of acting from comedy to action to serious cinema and family focused entertainers. His "angry young man" image marked the beginning of the superstar's era.

Amitabh Bachchan was the first person in Bollywood to start a public limited company - ABCL that produced the Miss World pageant in Bangalore in 1997. He is on the board of directors of Sahara India Ltd. He is currently hosting the TV game show Kaun Banega Crorepatti on Star Plus, which is hugely popular and has redefined primetime television.