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#Throwback Scenes from Amitabh Bachchan's life

By NAMRATA THAKKER
October 11, 2019 09:33 IST

Amitabh Bachchan has made some lovely memories in his life, and he regularly shares them on his social media feed.

On his 77th birthday, Namrata Thakker looks back at the Big B's superstar life.

 

Photograph: Kind courtesy Amitabh Bachchan /Instagram

Amitabh Bachchan's application picture for a job in movies in 1968.

 

Photograph: Kind courtesy Amitabh Bachchan /Instagram

Amitabh had worked with Mehmood in one of his earliest films, Bombay To Goa, in 1972. The two went on to become friends and did many more movies together.

 

Photograph: Kind courtesy Amitabh Bachchan /Instagram

Amitabh and Dharmendra wait for their call time on the sets of Sholay.

 

 

Photograph: Kind courtesy Amitabh Bachchan /Instagram

Amitabh sets eyes on his son Abhishek for the first time after his birth.

 

Photograph: Kind courtesy Amitabh Bachchan /Instagram

A little Shweta visits her father on the sets of Adalat, way back in 1976. Helping her with her meal is none other than legendary actress Waheeda Rehman.

 

Photograph: Kind courtesy Amitabh Bachchan /Instagram

'Feeding a ‘langur’ at Hrishikesh Lachman Jhoola for shoot of ‘Ganga ki Saugandh ‘ .. until another came and slapped me on the face for ignoring him .. ignoring another langur .. hahaha,' Amitabh captions this picture.

 

Photograph: Kind courtesy Abhishek Bachchan /Instagram

Siblings Abhishek and Shweta enjoy some ice cream. 

 

Photograph: Kind courtesy Abhishek Bachchan /Instagram

Three generations of Bachchans! Amitabh with his father Harivansh Rai Bachchan and son Abhishek.

 

Photograph: Kind courtesy Amitabh Bachchan /Instagram

Who's calling? 

A beautiful family portrait of the Bachchans -- Amitabh, Jaya and their kids, Shweta and Abhishek.

 

Photograph: Kind courtesy Abhishek Bachchan /Instagram

In 1982, Amitabh was seriously injured on the sets of Coolie. He was hospitalised and underwent multiple surgeries for the near-fatal injury.

Here, we see him recovering, thanks to a lot of TCL from his children.

 

Photograph: Kind courtesy Abhishek Bachchan /Instagram

About three years later, Amitabh was hospitalised once again. This time, he was admitted for a condition called Mysthenia Gravis, and he often had these tiny visitors for company.

'Being too young to understand what all was going on, our parents always made it out to be like an outing so that we would not be disturbed by the hospital and its workings. When I used to visit my father after his accident on the sets of "Coolie" in 1982, seeing him connected to many drips and machines, he used to tell me they were kites that he had got for me. I was 6 yrs old. My father was fighting for his life and all I thought about was... why isn't he allowing me to play with these kites??? The innocence of childhood I guess,' Abhishek writes.

 

Photograph: Kind courtesy Amitabh Bachchan /Instagram

Two superstars in one frame: AB and Sridevi. This pic is from the sets of their film, Inquilab.

 

Photograph: Kind courtesy Abhishek Bachchan /Instagram

Amitabh enjoys some playtime with kids.

 

Photograph: Kind courtesy Abhishek Bachchan /Instagram

Amitabh gazes upon his wife's charming laugh.

NAMRATA THAKKER / Rediff.com

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