Bollywood Superstar Unknown Facts: Some Bollywood stars have been ruling the industry for years. People have been watching his films for decades. Dancing on the songs of his films. Even today, one gets excited by seeing him. One such star was named ‘Inquilab Srivastava’ in his childhood.
He was born on 11 October in Allahabad. Before entering the industry, he had to do some more work. But when I entered the world of acting, I never looked back. The name of this veteran actor is Amitabh Bachchan. Now of course fans call him Big B. But in childhood his name was ‘Inquilab Srivastava’.
childhood name of amitabh bachchan
According to India Today report, Amitabh Bachchan’s childhood name has a connection with the Quit India movement. Taking inspiration from Gandhiji’s movements, Harivansh Rai Bachchan named the actor ‘Inquilab Srivastava’. But while taking admission in school, Harivansh Rai Bachchan thought that the Srivastava surname was linked to a caste and he did not want to promote it. So that’s why he got Bachchan written instead of Srivastava. As was his own name.
The reason behind Srivastava becoming Bachchan was revealed. But how did Inquilab become Amitabh? It is said that Harivansh Rai Bachchan changed his name to Amitabh on the suggestion of his fellow poet Sumitranandan Pant. Big B had also narrated the story of his name in Kaun Banega Crorepati 16.
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Do you know the net worth of Amitabh Bachchan?
According to Hurun Rich List 2024, Amitabh Bachchan’s net worth is Rs 1,600 crore. The value of his house itself, which is named ‘Jalsa’, is said to be Rs 100-120 crores. Big B has no dearth of expensive and luxury things. According to Mint report, Amitabh Bachchan has many cars like Rolls Royce Phantom worth Rs 3 crore, Mercedes Benz GL 63 MG worth Rs 2.12 crore, Range Rover worth Rs 3.76 crore. Apart from Jalsa, Amitabh also has many properties.
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What was Big B’s first salary?
After studies, Amitabh Bachchan did his first job in Kolkata. At that time he used to get Rs 400 per month. But today he is the owner of crores. He is one of the richest stars of Bollywood. More than 30 million people follow the actor on Instagram.
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FIRST PUBLISHED: December 20, 2024, 18:51 IST
