10 Lesser known facts about Amitabh Bachchan

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Amitabh Bachchan has a double Master of Arts degree. He wanted to become an Engineer and even wanted to join Indian Air Force at one point of time.

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Amitabh Bachchan was the first Bollywood actor to have wax model statue at Madame Tussauds in London.

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The megastar Amitabh Bachchan has given back to back 12 flops before his first big hit Zanjeer.

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Amitabh Bachchan's real surname was Shrivastava but his father adopted Bachchan surname.

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Amitabh Bachchan is ambidextrous hence, he can write with both hands.

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Amitabh Bachchan's father Harivansh Rai Bachchan wanted to name him Inquilab (Revolution) before deciding on Amitabh (unending brilliance).

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Inspite of having a voice like his, he was rejected twice by All India Radio.

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Megastar Amitabh Bachchan is a vegetarian and a teetotaler.

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In 2001 Amitabh Bachchan was awarded with Padma Bhushan.

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Amitabh Bachchan has passion of collecting watches and Pens. He never repeats his watches and he has a collection of over thousand pens.