Amitabh Bachchan - a True Film Icon

Amitabh Bachchan

      Lets talk about charisma, glamour and true inspiration. These things can't be learned in school or practised in the gym.No, people got born this way, with the ability to manipulate, to control or guide the others. Some people who got this amazing skill are Adolph Hitler, Napoleon, Pope John Paul II and etc. So who are the people who have biggest influence on the crowds these days, the one whose pictures hang pinned on the walls in the rooms of the teenagers? These are the movie actors. They can make a brand to sell, they can collect enormous amount of money for different causes and similar things.

So today I will make you familiar with such a man. A man who makes others wanting to look like him. This is one of the most famous Bollywood actors - Amitabh Bachchan.

He was born in 1942 in Allahabad in the family of well known poet. Maybe because of that he decided to become an actor - a profession which needs the man to be able to talk and express himself without any problem.

During his early years, he worked as a freight broker in a big shipping company. Later, when he tried to became an actor he faced big difficulties because of his hight and his unconventional looks. This was the reason he began as a commenter and story narrator. It was then when he changed his name to Amitabh, which means “limitless lustre”.

His first movie was named Saat Hindustani. This was a flying start for the young actor because he won his first award with it. Nowadays, the face of Mr. Bachchan is recognizable from everybody in India and many millions throughout whole Asia. He participated in over 90 movies. However, these days things like TV show hosting, brief political career and film producing can be read in his resume.

So after all that, we can surely say that today we can also met amazingly charming and charismatic people but not on the battle field but on TV screens.

A Modern Miracle

A dream come true. A boy from one of the poorest parts of India, became the newest millionaire in India. This may sounds like the script of the famous movie “Slumdog Millionaire”, but it actually isn't. This is a fact.

This week, a boy named Sushil Kumar, won the money from a popular Indian TV program, the local version of “Who Wants to Be a millionaire”. The show is hosted by the Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan.

The family of the boy say that they cannot connect with their relative at the moment, because he is constantly on the move, flying from one place to another. The boy's brother says that Sushil was really well prepared for the show and that his win is not a coincidence or luck.

Sushil Kumar is a 27 years old, government clerk who works for $150 a month. He has a master degree in philosophy and works additionally as a teacher in order to secure his family. His parents are so poor, that when the show was shown on the TV, they had to go to their neighbours to watch it, because they cannot afford to own a TV.

Sushil Kumar, however, has plans for the way he is about to spend his money. He is determined to build a house, to pay all the debts of his parents, to build a library in his village and give some money to his brothers, so they could start a small family business.

So, what this story tells us? Well, we simply should not stop dreaming and we always have to be prepared, just in case that we got lucky.