About Amitabh Bachchan Amitabh Bachchan (Hindi: अमिताभ बच्चन, pronounced əmɪtaːbʱ bəttʃən, born Amitabh Harivansh Bachchan on 11 October 1942), is an Indian film actor and producer. He first gained popularity in the early 1970s as the "angry young man" of Bollywood cinema, and has since become one of the most prominent figures in the history of Indian cinema.