October 11, 1942: Inspired by the agitations launched by Gandhi during the Quit India movement, poetauthor Harivansh Rai Bachchan (1907–2003) and wife Teji initially name their first-born ‘Inquilab’ but then opt for ‘Amitabh’ (or ‘Enduring light’). A prescient name.
2
OFF TO NAINITAL Amitabh with mother Teji Bachchan before leaving for Sherwood
3 ER...
The time Amitabh (extreme right) forgot his lines, playing Zeus in The Rape of the Belt
4 PORTRAIT OF THE ARTIST AS A YOUNG MAN
An undated image of Amitabh
1 GUESS WHO
A young Amitabh with his father Harivansh Rai Bachchan