With 12-hour long working days, Big B gets to meet Aaradhya Bachchan
During a conversation wit h Dehradunbased Vaishnavi, Big B talked in detail about his bond wit h his granddaughter
Megastar Amitabh Bachchan was questioned by a 20-year old ‘Kaun Banega Crorepati 14’ contestant and content writer Vaishnavi Kumari on how he gets time to spend with his granddaughter Aaradhya Bachchan.
He replied: “I cannot spend much time with her. I go out for work at 7-7:30am and she goes to school at 8-8:30am. She comes back home at 3 or 4pm and then she has homework, among other things to do as told to her by her mother. And I return home at around 10-11pm and by that time she is off to sleep. So, I hardly have time to meet her.”
During a conversation with Dehradun-based Vaishnavi, he talked in detail about his bond with his granddaughter. He make sure to take out time for her on Sunday and he mentioned that: “When she is free on Sunday, I play with her for some time.”
And he also added that when she gets angry, he gives her chocolate and hair bands. She loves pink colour and so he gives her pink hairbands.
The contestant also added to the conversation and told the host that she is planning to prepare for IAS and with her winning amount support her family. Vaishnavi Kumari will be taking the hotseat on ‘Kaun Banega Crorepati 14’. The quiz-based reality show airs on Sony Entertainment Television.
Bachchan was born in 1942 in Allahabad to the Hindi poet Harivansh Rai Bachchan and his wife, the social activist Teji Bachchan. He was educated at Sherwood College, Nainital, and Kirori Mal College, University of Delhi.
His film career started in 1969 as a voice narrator in Mrinal Sen’s film Bhuvan Shome. He first gained popularity in the early 1970s for films such as Zanjeer, Deewaar and Sholay, and was dubbed India’s “angry young man” for his on-screen roles in Hindi films. Referred to as the Shahenshah of Bollywood (in reference to his 1988 film Shahenshah), Sadi ka Mahanayak (Hindi for, “Greatest actor of the century”), Star of the Millennium, or Big B, he has since appeared in over 200 Indian films in a career spanning more than five decades, and has won numerous accolades in his career, including four National Film Awards as Best Actor, Dadasaheb Phalke Award as lifetime achievement award and many awards at international film festivals and award ceremonies.
He has won sixteen Filmfare Awards and is the most nominated performer in any major acting category at Filmfare, with 42 nominations overall. In addition to acting, Bachchan has worked as a playback singer, film producer and television presenter. He has hosted several seasons of the game show Kaun Banega Crorepati, India’s version of the game show franchise, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?. He also entered politics for a time in the 1980s.
The Government of India honoured him with the Padma Shri in 1984, the Padma Bhushan in 2001 and the Padma Vibhushan in 2015 for his contributions to the arts. The Government of France honoured him with its highest civilian honour, Knight of the Legion of honour, in 2007 for his exceptional career in the world of cinema and beyond. Bachchan also made an appearance in a Hollywood film, Baz Luhrmann’s The Great Gatsby (2013), in which he played a non-indian Jewish character, Meyer Wolfsheim.