Sage-Tips

Why Amitabh Bachchan changed his surname?

“My father deliberately gave us the name Bachchan, because the surname indicates caste. Father and mother decided right then they wouldn’t give the surname of a caste, but would rather be the pseudonym of my father, his poet name, the name he used to write poems, it was to hide indication of my caste.”

Is Amitabh Bachchan real name inquilab Srivastava?

The actor, popularly known as Amitabh Bachchan, is said to have a different name than his real name. Therefore, the real name of Big B is said to be Inquilab Srivastava. He made his Bollywood debut with the film ‘Saat Hindustani’.

What is the original surname of Harivansh Rai Bachchan?

Harivansh Rai Srivastava
Harivansh Rai Bachchan/Full name

Is Bachchan a real surname?

Amitabh Harivansh Bachchan
Amitabh Bachchan/Full name

Is Amitabh Bachchan vegetarian?

Amitabh Bachchan Amitabh once said, “I just quit eating non-vegetarian food on my own, not for any medical or health or religious reasons. It just happened, and now, I have left it.”

Who gave name Amitabh Bachchan?

Yet in another episode Amitabh also revealed why his dad late Harivansh Rai Bachchan had selected Bachchan as his surname. The actor had revealed that the decision related to his surname occurred when he was about to go to school. “My father deliberately gave us the name Bachchan, because the surname indicates caste.

Is Amitabh Bachchan son of Jawahar Lal Nehru?

Before marrying Rajiv Gandhi, she stayed with Big B’s family – his late mother Teji Bachchan and father, Dr Harivansh Rai Bachchan. His father, Dr Harivansh Rai Bachchan worked for India’s first PM Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru and that’s how the friendship continued between Rajiv Gandhi and Amitabh Bahchcan.

Is Aishwarya Rai Bengali?

Abhishek Bachchan had once revealed Aishwarya Rai and Jaya Bachchan would gang up against him. (Laughs) Mom knows the language because she is Bengali and Aishwarya had worked with Rituda (the late Rituparno Ghosh) in Chokher Bali, so she also can speak the language quite well.