Amitabh Bachchan Movies: ‘Great hero of the century’ Amitabh Bachchan has worked in more than 150 films in his 56-year acting career. His pairing with many beauties of Hindi cinema has been liked a lot. Amitabh Bachchan gave maximum number of films with actresses like Rekha, Hema Malini and Rakhi. But, do you know about the actor with whom Amitabh’s pairing was a huge hit?
It is often very interesting and fun for the audience to see two big heroes in the same film. Amitabh Bachchan Has played lead roles with other actors in many films in his career. Among them, her pairing with a veteran of the Kapoor family was much liked. Both of them worked together in a dozen films.
Big B’s pairing with which Kapoor was a hit?
The veteran actor with the surname Kapoor, with whom Amitabh Bachchan had done most films, is Shashi Kapoor, who is no more in this world. Both Shashi Kapoor and Amitabh started their career as lead actors in the 60s. In the 70s and 80s, both of them made waves through many films together.
(1975) Amitabh Bachchan, Shashi Kapoor, Yash Chopra and Manmohan Krishna at the success party of ‘Deewar’.#AmitabhBachchan pic.twitter.com/yqTWArDgFs
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Veterans like Amitabh Bachchan and Shashi Kapoor worked together in 12 films. Most of the films of both were successful in winning the hearts of the audience. These include Roti Kapda Aur Makaan, Deewar, Kabhi Kabhi, Iman Dharam, Trishul, Kala Patthar, Suhaag, Do Aur Do Paanch, Shaan, Silsila, Namak Halal and Akela.
When was the couple formed for the first time?
Late Shashi Kapoor started his career as a lead actor with the film ‘Dharmaputra’. This picture was released in the year 1961. Whereas Amitabh Bachchan made his Bollywood debut in the year 1969. His first film was ‘Saat Hindustani’. The picture through which Amitabh and Shashi shared the screen for the first time was ‘Roti Kapda Aur Makaan’, which was released in 1974. Made under the direction of Manoj Kumar, this film proved to be a blockbuster and was also the highest grossing Bollywood film of the year 1974.
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