Amitabh Bachchan


Amitabh Bachchan

Amitabh Bachchan
Born October 11, 1942 (1942-10-11) (age 64)
Allahabad, India
Years active 1969 - 1992, 1997-present
Spouse(s) Jaya Bachchan
Children Shweta Bachchan
Abhishek Bachchan

Amitabh Bachchan (born October 11, 1942) (/əmitaːbʱ bətʃtʃən/; Devanagari: अमिताभ बच्चन) is a Bollywood actor, and one of the most prominent figures in the Indian film industry. He is the biggest star to have come out of Indian cinema[1], and was voted the Star of Millennium in the century ending BBC 1999 millennium survey[2]. Best known as an actor, he has also worked as a film producer and a television presenter, and was an elected member of the Indian Parliament from 1984 to 1987. Bachchan is married to actress Jaya Bachchan, is the father of Shweta Nanda & actor Abhishek Bachchan, and father-in-law of actress Aishwarya Rai.

Contents

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  • 1 Biography
    • 1.1 Early life
    • 1.2 Early career: 1969-1972
    • 1.3 Stardom: 1973-1983
    • 1.4 Political career: 1984-1987
    • 1.5 Career slump: 1988-1999
    • 1.6 The 15-year press ban
    • 1.7 Television career
    • 1.8 Comeback: 2000-present
  • 2 Health
    • 2.1 1982 injury during filming
    • 2.2 2005 Hospitalisation
  • 3 Voice
  • 4 Controversies and Criticism
    • 4.1 Barabanki Land Scam
    • 4.2 Tax evasion
  • 5 Awards, honours and recognitions
  • 6 Filmography
    • 6.1 Actor
    • 6.2 Producer
    • 6.3 Playback Singer
    • 6.4 Television
  • 7 References
  • 8 External links

Biography

Early life

Amitabh Bachchan was born in the city of Allahabad (Uttar Pradesh) in a Hindu Kayastha family. His father Dr. Harivansh Rai Bachchan was a well-known Hindi poet. Amitabh's mother is a Sikh from Karachi-Pakistan.[3] and a direct descendent of Guru Nanak Dev ji. His mother is actually the grandaughter of Sir Khem Singh Bedi. Khem Singh Bedi was 14th descendant from Lakshmi Das, Guru Nanak's second son and very much spiritual successor to the Bedi clan in the 19th century. Khem Singh's grandfather was Sahib Singh Bedi who 'annointed' Ranjit Singh as Maharajah of Lahore and also had previously arranged the marriage of Maharaja Ranjit Singh's father. Amitabh was initially named as Inquilab inspired from the phrase Inquilab Zindabad during the Indian independence struggle. He was re-christened Amitabh which means the light that would never go off. Though his last-name was Srivastava, his father had adopted the pen-name Bachchan, under which was published all his work. It is with this last name that Amitabh debuted in films, and, for all public purposes, it has become the surname of all members of the current family.

Bachchan has a double M.A. (Master of Arts) degree. He attended Allahabad's jnana prabodhini, followed by Nainital's Sherwood College, where he majored in the art stream. He later went on to study at Kirori Mal College in Delhi University earning a degree in science. In his twenties, Bachchan gave up a job as freight broker for the shipping firm, Bird and Co., based in Calcutta, to pursue a career in acting.

He married actress Jaya Bhaduri on June 03, 1973 according to Bengali rites. The couple have two children: daughter Shweta and son Abhishek.

Early career: 1969-1972

Amitabh Bachchan made his film debut in 1969 as one of the seven protagonists in Saat Hindustani. The movie was not a financial success, but Bachchan won his first National Film Award for Best Newcomer.[4].

The critically acclaimed and commercially successful Anand (1970) followed, where he starred alongside Rajesh Khanna who was the star at the time. Bachchan held his own despite playing a supporting role, and won a Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award for his intense performance.

Anand was followed by many unsuccessful films such as Reshma Aur Shera (1971) and Parwaana (1971). In 1972 he had a hit with Bombay to Goa. Then came 1973, and the start of the road towards the iconic status he would eventually come to hold for millions worldwide.

Stardom: 1973-1983

Bachchan's first major box office success came when director Prakash Mehra cast him in the leading role for his film, Zanjeer. The movie was a sharp contrast to the romantic-themed ones that had generally preceded it, and established Amitabh in a new persona – the "angry young man" action hero of Bollywood. The next decade catapulted him to the pinnacle of Bollywood superstardom. He churned out at least one major hit every year, including Deewaar (1975), Sholay (1975) , Trishul (1978), Muqaddar Ka Sikander (1978), Don (1978), Kasme Vaade (1978), Kaala Patthar (1979), Mr. Natwarlal (1979), Ram Balram (1980), Shaan (1980), Lawaaris (1981), and Shakti (1982) [5]

Although the above-mentioned films cemented his status as Bollywood's pre-eminent action hero, Amitabh displayed a flair for more than just action roles. His remarkable comic timing was on display in such hits as Chupke Chupke (1975), Amar Akbar Anthony (1977) and Namak Halaal (1982). He was also successful as a romantic lead, with particularly notable performances in Kabhie Kabhie (1976) and Silsila (1981). In 1982 he was critically injured while filming Coolie. He spent many months recovering and resumed filming later that year. The film was released in 1983 and due to the huge publicity of Bachchan's accident, the film was a box office success..[6]

Political career: 1984-1987

In 1984, Amitabh took a break from acting and briefly entered politics in support of long-time family friend, Rajiv Gandhi. He contested Allahabad's Parliament seat against H. N. Bahuguna, a well-known politician, and won his MP candidacy by the highest victory margin ever for a parliamentary candidate in Indian history (68.2% of the vote).[7] His political career, however, was short-lived: He resigned after three years, leaving his term incomplete. The resignation followed Bachchan's implication in the 'Bofors scandal' by a newspaper, which he vowed to take to court.[8] Bachchan was eventually found not to be guilty of involvement in the ordeal. After that he detached himself from the Gandhi family. His old friend Amar Singh helped him during a financial crisis due to the failure of his company ABCL. Therefore Bachchan started to support Amar Singh's political party, the Samajwadi party. Jaya Bachchan joined Samajwadi Party and became a Rajya Sabha Member. [9]

Career slump: 1988-1999

In 1988, Bachchan returned to films with Shahenshah, which was a box office success due to the hype of Bachchan's comeback.[10] After the success of his comeback film however, his star power began to wane as all of his subsequent films failed at the box office. The 1991 hit film Hum looked like it might reverse this trend, but the momentum was short-lived as his string of box office failures continued. Notably, despite the lack of hits, it was during this period that Bachchan won his second National Film Award, for his memorable performance as a Mafia don in the 1990 film Agneepath. These years would be the last he would be seen on screen for some time. After the release of Khuda Gawah in 1992, Bachchan went into semi-retirement for five years. In 1994 one of his delayed films Insaniyat was released but was also a box office failure.[11]

Bachchan setup Amitabh Bachchan Corporation, Ltd. (A.B.C.L.) in 1996 during his temporary retirement period with the vision of becoming a 10 billion rupees (approx 250 million $US) India's premier entertainment company by the year 2000. ABCL's strategy was to introduce products and services covering the entire gamut of the India's entertainment industry. It's operations were mainstream commercial film production and distribution, audio cassettes and video discs, production and marketing of television software, celebrity and event management. Soon after the company was launched in 1996, the first film produced by the company was Tere Mere Sapne which failed to do well at the box office. ABCL produced a few other films none of which did well.

In 1997, Bachchan attempted to make his acting comeback with the film Mrityudaata, produced by ABCL. Though Mrityudaata attempted to reprise Bachchan's earlier success as an action hero, like most of ABCL ventures, the film was a failure both financially and critically. ABCL was the main sponsor of the The 1996 Miss World beauty pageant, Bangalore and lost millions due to the poor management of the event. The fiasco and the consequent legal battles surrounding ABCL and various entities after the event, eventually led to its financial and operational collapse in 1997. The company went into administration and was later on declared as a failed company by Indian Industries board. The Bombay high court, in April of 1999 restrained Bachchan from selling off his Bombay bungalow 'Prateeksha' and two flats till the pending loan recovery cases of Canara Bank were disposed of. Bachchan had, however, pleaded that he had mortgaged his bungalow to Sahara India Finance for raising funds for his company. [12]

Bachchan later attempted to revive his acting career and had average success with Bade Miyan Chote Miyan (1998)[13] and received positive reviews for Sooryavansham (1999)[14] but most, however, then believed that Bachchan's glory days were over as all his other films such as Lal Baadshah (1999) and Hindustan Ki Kasam (1999) were box office failures.

The 15-year press ban

Very few are aware the ban on Bachchan – a ban that shook the film industry by its roots. Stardust and all the film magazines got together to form an association and banned Bachchan for 15 years during his peak. They decided not to print anything about Bachchan, in any of their publications. In response, Bachchan said that he had banned the press from entering his sets almost till the end of 1989. However, he had nothing personal against any particular magazine. [15]

Television career

In the year 2000, Bachchan stepped up to host India's adaptation of the British television game-show, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? entitled, Kaun Banega Crorepati (KBC). As it did in most other countries where it was adopted, the program found immediate and profound success, in no small part due to Bachchan's charisma. It is believed that Bachchan charged a whopping Rs 25 lakhs (2.5 million Indian Rupees, approximately US$60,000 ) per weekly episode which strengthened Bachchan and his family both financially and morally after the setbacks that he had to cope after ABCL's collapse. The Canara Bank also withdrew its law suit against Bachchan in November 2000. Bachchan hosted KBC till November 2005, and its success set the stage for his return to film popularity.

Comeback: 2000-present

In 2000, Amitabh Bachchan appeared in Yash Chopra's box-office super hit, Mohabbatein, in which he played a stern, older figure that rivalled the character of India's current heartthrob, Shah Rukh Khan. Audiences appreciated Bachchan's work, as he played a character whose age approximately mirrored his own. Other hits followed, with Bachchan appearing as an older family patriarch in Ek Rishtaa: The Bond of Love (2001), Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham (2001) and Baghban (2003). As an actor, he continued to exploit a range of characters suiting with his profile, receiving critical acclaim for his performances in Aks (2001), Aankhen (2002), Khakee (2004), Dev (2004) and Black (2005). Taking advantage of this resurgence, Amitabh started endorsing a variety of products and services, appearing in many television and billboard advertisements.

In 2005 and 2006 he starred with his son Abhishek in the hit films Bunty Aur Babli (2005), the Godfather tribute Sarkar (2005), and Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna (2006).All of them have been very successful at the box office.[16] His later releases in 2006 and early 2007: Baabul (2006),[17] Eklavya and Nishabd (2007) failed to do well at the box office but his performances in each of them have been appreciated by critics.[18] He also made a guest-appearance as himself in the Kannada movie Amruthadaare directed by Nagathihalli Chandrashekhar.

Most recently on May 25, 2007 two of his films Cheeni Kum and the multi-starrer Shootout at Lokhandwala were released. Shootout at Lokhandwala did very well at the box office and was declared a hit in India [19] and Cheeni Kum has picked up after a slow start and has been declared an overall average hit.[20]. He then made a special appearance in Jhoom Barabar Jhoom which released in June where he appeared in the title song and was also the narrator for the film.

On 31 August 2007, a remake of his biggest hit Sholay (1975) was released as Ram Gopal Varma Ki Aag in which he played the role of the villain Babban who was famously known as Gabbar Singh in the original and was played by the late actor Amjad Khan.

His forthcoming releases include a supporting role in his first international English language film titled Shantaram which is directed by Mira Nair and stars Hollywood actor Johnny Depp in the lead[21]. He is also appearing in another English-language film titled The Last Lear. On the sets of " The Last Lear" Bachchan turned dialogue writer and penned down some on-the-spot Hindi dialogues[22].

Health

1982 injury during filming

While filming Coolie in 1982, Bachchan was seriously injured during the filming of a fight scene with co-actor Puneet Issar.[23] He was in the hospital with a ruptured intestine for months, and at times was close to death. A remarkable outpouring of support and concern by his fans and the nation in general followed. The whole world was praying for him. After recovering, Bachchan resumed shooting for Coolie, and it finally released as a huge success owing to its pre-release publicity.[6]

The director, Manmohan Desai altered the ending for Coolie after Bachchan's accident. Bachchan's character was originally intended to have been killed off but after the change of script, the character lived in the end. It would have been inappropriate, said Desai, for the man who had just fended off death in real life to be killed on screen. Also, in the released film the footage of the fight scene is frozen at the critical moment, and a caption appears onscreen marking this as the instant of the actor's injury and the ensuing publicity of the accident.[24]

2005 Hospitalisation

In November of 2005, Amitabh Bachchan was admitted to Lilavati Hospital's ICU once more, to undergo surgery for diverticulitis of the small intestine. [25] This occurred after Bachchan complained of pains in his abdomen some days prior. During the period and that following his recovery, most of his projects were put on hold, including the television show he was in the process of hosting, Kaun Banega Crorepati. India also appeared to come to a standstill, with celebrity after celebrity visiting him to offer well-wishes and prayers. News of the incident saturated coverage across Newspapers and TV news channels. Amitabh returned to work in March of 2006[26]


Voice

Bachchan has lent his voice to several films and documentaries. One of the greatest film directors of the twentieth century Satyajit Ray was so impressed with Bachchan that he decided to use his voice as commentary in Shatranj Ke Khiladi since he did not find any suitable role for him.[27] But before entering the film industry, Bachchan applied for a job with All India Radio for the post of a news announcer. It is ironic that though he is now known for his powerful, baritone voice, he was inexplicably turned down. [28]

Controversies and Criticism

Barabanki Land Scam

In the runup to the Uttar Pradesh state assembly elections, 2007, Amitabh Bachchan made a film extolling the virtues of the Mulayam Singh government. His Samajwadi Party was routed, and Mayawati came to power. One of her first actions was to launch investigations against Amitabh Bachchan.

On June 2, 2007, a Faizabad court ruled that he had been illegally granted agricultural land designated for landless Dalit farmers[29]. He may also be investigated on related charges of forgery[30]. If he does not qualify as the owner of agricultural land elsewhere, he may also lose a 20 acre farmhouse property he had purchased at Maval near Pune[29].

On July 19, 2007, Bachchan has surrendered the land acquired in Barabanki in Uttar Pradesh and Pune. He wrote to the chief minister of Maharashtra, Vilasrao Deshmukh, to donate away the lands acquired by him and his son Abhishek. [31] In Barabanki and Pune. However, the Lucknow Court has put a stay on the land donation and said that the status quo on the land be maintained. [32]

Tax evasion

After journalist Nirmal Thakur filed a Public Interest Litigation in April, the Bombay High Court on June 21, 2007 issued a notice to him to represent himself to the court on 19th July. [33] The PIL says that Bachchan violated the Foreign Exchange Management Act. (1999) to evade taxes. [34]

Amitabh Bachchan has criticised the list of India's top tax payers, saying that he should be #1 on the list and not Shah Rukh Khan or Hrithik Roshan. [35]

Awards, honours and recognitions

Main article: List of Amitabh Bachchan's awards, honours and recognitions

Filmography

Actor

Title (Year) Role
Saat Hindustani (1969) Anwar Ali Anwar
Bhuvan Shome (1969) Narrator, also known as Mr Shome
Anand (1970) Dr Bhaskar K. Bannerjee/Babu Moshai
Guddi (1971) as himself; guest appearance
Pyar Ki Kahani (1971) Ram Chandra
Parwaana (1971) Kumar Sen
Sanjog (1971) Mohan
Reshma Aur Shera (1971) Chotu
Piya Ka Ghar (Guest) (1971) Guest appearance
Bansi Birju (1972) Birju
Bombay to Goa (1972) Ravi Kumar
Ek Nazar (1972) Manmohan Akash Tyagi
Jaban (1972)
Bawarchi (Guest) (1972) Narrator
Raaste Ka Patthar (1972) Jai Shankar Rai
Saudagar (1973) Moti
Abhimaan (1973) Subir Kumar (Beeru)
Bandhe Haath (1973) Dual role (Shyamu & Deepak)
Gehri Chaal (1973) Ratan
Namak Haraam (1973) Vikram (Vicky)
Zanjeer (1973) Inspector Vijay Khanna
Bada Kabutar (guest) (1973) Guest appearance
Benaam (1974) Amit Srivastav
Dost (guest) (1974) Anand (guest appearance)
Kasauti (1974) Amitabh Sharma (Amit)
Majboor (1974) Ravi Khanna
Roti Kapda Aur Makaan (1974) Vijay
Kunwara Baap (guest) (1974) as himself (guest appearance)
Chupke Chupke (1975) Professor Sukumar Sinha/Parimal Tripathi
Deewar (1975) Vijay Verma
Faraar (1975) Rajesh (Raj)
Zameer (1975) Baadal/Chimpoo
Mili (1975) Shekhar Dayal
Sholay (1975) Jai (Jaidev)
Do Anjaane (1976) Amit Roy/Naresh Dutt
Kabhie Kabhie (1976) Amit Malhotra
Hera Pheri (1976) Vijay
Aadalat (1976) Dual role (Dharma/Thakur Dharam Chand & Raju)
Charandas (special appearance) (1977) Qawwali singer (special appearance)
Alaap (1977) Alok Prasad
Amar Akbar Anthony (1977) Anthony Gonzalves
Imaan Dharam (1977) Ahmed Raza
Khoon Pasina (1977) Shiva/Tiger
Parvarish (1977) Amit
Shatranj Ke Khiladi (1977) Narrator
Besharam (1978) Ram Kumar Chandra/Prince Chandrashekar
Don (1978) Dual role (Don/Vijay)
Ganga Ki Saugandh (1978) Jeeva
Kasme Vaade (1978) Dual role (Amit & Shankar)
Trishul (1978) Vijay Kumar
Muqaddar Ka Sikandar (1978) Sikandar
Golmaal (1979) Guest appearance as himself
The Great Gambler (1979) Dual role (Jay & Inspector Vijay)
Jurmana (1979) Inder Saxena
Kaala Patthar (1979) Vijay Pal Singh
Manzil (1979) Ajay Chandra
Mr. Natwarlal (1979) Natwar Lal/Avtar Singh
Suhaag (1979) Amit Kapoor
Cinema Cinema (1979)
Do Aur Do Paanch (1980) Vijay/Ram
Dostana (1980) Vijay Varma
Ram Balram (1980) Inspector Balram Singh
Shaan (1980) Vijay Kumar
Chashme Buddoor (guest) (1981) Guest appearance
Commander (Guest) (1981) Guest appearance
Barsaat Ki Ek Raat (1981) ACP Abhijeet Rai
Kaalia (1981) Kallu/Kaalia
Vilayati Babu (special appearance) (1981) Jagga (special appearance)
Lawaaris (1981) Heera
Naseeb (1981) John, Jaani, Janardhan
Silsila (1981) Amit Malhotra
Yaraana (1981) Kishan Kumar
Bemisaal (1982) Dual role (Dr. Sudhir Roy & Adhir Roy)
Desh Premee (1982) Dual role (Master Dinanath & Raju)
Khud-Daar (1982) Govind Srivastav/Chotu Ustad
Namak Halaal (1982) Arjun Singh
Satte Pe Satta (1982) Ravi Anand/Babu
Shakti (1982) Vijay Kumar
Andha Kanoon (guest appearance) (1983) Jan Nissar Akhtar Khan
Coolie (1983) Iqbal
Mahaan (1983) Rana Ranveer, Guru, & Inspector Shankar
Pukar (1983) Ramdas/Ronnie
Nastik (1983) Shankar (Sheru)/Bhola
Inquilaab (1984) Amarnath
Sharaabi (1984) Vicky Kapoor
Giraftaar (1985) Inspector Karan Kumar Khanna
Mard (1985) Raju "Mard" Tangewala
Naya Bakra (1985) Guest appearance as himself
Aakhree Raasta (1986) Dual role (David/Vijay)
Ek Ruka Hua Faisla (1986) (Guest appearance)
Jalwa (1987) Special appearance as himself
Hero Hiralal (1988) Special appearance as himself
Ganga Jamuna Saraswati (1988) Ganga Prasad
Kaun Jeeta Kaun Haara (1988) Guest appearance as himself
Shahenshah (1988) Inspector Vijay Kumar Srivastav/Shahenshah
Soorma Bhopali (1988) (Guest appearance)
Jaadugar (1989) Goga/Gogeshwar
Main Azaad Hoon (1989) Azaad
Toofan (1989) Dual role (Toofan & Shyam)
Aaj Ka Arjun (1990) Bheema
Agneepath (1990) Vijay Dinanath Chauhan
Krodh (1990) Guest appearance as himself
Ajooba (1991) Ajooba/Ali
Akayla (1991) Inspector Vijay Verma
Hum (1991) Tiger/Shekhar
Indrajeet (1991) Indrajeet
Khuda Gawah (1992) Baadshah Khan
Insaniyat (1994) Inspector Amar
Tere Mere Sapne (1996) Narrator
Mrityudata (1997) Dr Ram Prasad Ghayal
Major Saab (1998) Major Jasbir Singh Rana
Bade Miyan Chhote Miyan (1998) Dual role (Inspector Arjun Singh & Bade Miyan)
Lal Baadshah (1999) Dual role (Lal "Baadshah" Singh & Ranbhir Singh)
Sooryavansham (1999) Dual role (Thakur Bhanu Pratap Singh & Heera Singh)
Hello Brother (1999) Voice of God
Hindustan Ki Kasam (1999) Kabeera
Kohram (1999) Colonel Balbir Singh Sodi, also known as Devraj Hathoda/Dada Bhai
Mohabbatein (2000) Narayan Shankar
Ek Rishtaa: The Bond of Love (2001) Vijay Kapoor
Aks (2001) Inspector Manu Verma/Raghvan
Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham (2001) Yashvordhan "Yash" Raichand
Lagaan (2001) Narrator
Aankhen (2002) Vijay Singh Rajput
Hum Kisise Kum Nahi (2002) Dr Rastogi
Agnivarsha (2002) Indra (God)
Kaante (2002) Yashvardhan Rampal/"Major"
Khushi (2003) Narrator
Armaan (2003) Dr Siddharth Sinha
Mumbai Se Aaya Mera Dost (2003) Narrator
Boom (2003) Bade Mia
Baghban (2003) Raj Malhotra
Fun2shh (2003) Narrator
Ab Tumhare Hawale Watan Saathiyo (2004) Major General Amarjeet Singh
Veer-Zaara (2004) Chaudhary Sumer Singh {Special appearance]
Hum Kaun Hai? (2004) Dual role (Major Frank John Williams & Frank James Williams)
Kyun...! Ho Gaya Na (2004) Raj Chauhan
Lakshya (2004) Col. Sunil Damle
Dev (2004) D.C.P. Dev Pratap Singh
Deewaar (2004) Maj. Ranvir Kaul
Insaaf: The Justice (2004) Narrator
Rudraksh (2004) Narrator
Aetbaar (2004) Dr. Ranveer Malhotra
Khakee (2004) D.C.P. Anant Kumar Shrivastav
Black (2005) Debraj Sahai
Waqt: The Race Against Time (2005) Ishwarchand Thakur
Bunty Aur Babli (2005) D.C.P. Dashrath Singh
Ramji Londonwaley (2005) Amitabh Bachchan as himself {Special appearance}
Paheli (2005) The Shepherd {Special appearance}
Sarkar (2005) Subhash Nagre/"Sarkar"
Parineeta (2005) Narrator
Viruddh... Family Comes First (2005) Vidhyadar Ramkrishna Patwardhan
Dil Jo Bhi Kahey... (2005) Shekhar Sinha
Ek Ajnabee (2005) Suryaveer Singh
Family - Ties of Blood (2006) Viren Sahi
Darna Zaroori Hai (2006) Professor
Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna (2006) Samarjit Singh Talwar (aka. Sexy Sam)
Baabul (2006) Balraj Kapoor
Eklavya: The Royal Guard (2007) Eklavya
Nishabd (2007) Vijay
Zamaanat (2007) Shiv Shankar
Shootout at Lokhandwala (2007) Dhingra {Special appearance}
Cheeni Kum (2007) Buddhadev Gupta
Jhoom Barabar Jhoom (2007) {Special appearance}
Ram Gopal Varma Ki Aag (2007) Babban Singh
God Tussi Great Ho (2007)
Bhoothnath (2007)
The Last Lear (2007) Harish Mishra
Sarkar 2 (2007) Subhas Nagre/"Sarkar"
Exclusion (2007)
Shantaram (2008) Kader bhai

Producer

  • Tere Mere Sapne (1996)
  • Mrityudaata (1997)
  • Major Saab (1997)
  • Aks (2001)
  • Viruddh... Family Comes First (2005)
  • Family: Ties of Blood (2006)

Playback Singer

  • Mr. Natwarlal (1979)
  • Lawaaris (1981)
  • Naseeb (1981)
  • Silsila (1981)
  • Mahaan (1983)
  • Pukar (1983)
  • Toofan (1989)
  • Jaadugar (1989)
  • Khuda Gawah (1992)
  • Aks (2001)
  • Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham ... (2001)
  • Aankhen (2002)
  • Armaan (2003)
  • Baghban (2003)
  • Dev (2004)
  • Aetbaar (2004)
  • Baabul (2006)
  • Nishabd (2007)
  • Cheeni Kum (2007)

Television

  • Kaun Banega Crorepati (2000-2005) .... Host
  • Koffee with Karan (2005) ..... Guest
  • Rendezvous with Simi Grewal (2006) .... Guest
  • Titan Antakshari (2007) .... Guest

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