Amitabh Bachchan

Amitabh was born on October 1 1, 1942, to Dr. Harivansh Rai Bachchan and T eji Bachchan in Allahabad in Uttar Pradesh. His father Dr Harivansh belonged to a Hindu Kayastha family, while his mother, T eji Bachchan was a Punjabi-Sikh from Faisalabad which is now in Pakistan. Dr Harivansh Rai Bachchan was a well known Hindi poet of great repute. One of his famous poems is Madhushala.

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