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Amitabh Bachchan

Amitabh Bachchan  (born 11 October 1942) is an Indian film actor, producer, television host, and former politician. He first gained popularity in the early 1970s for films such as  Zanjeer ,  Deewaar , and  Sholay , and was dubbed India's "angry young man" for his on-screen roles in  Bollywood . Referred to as the  Shahenshah  of Bollywood ,  Star of the Millennium , or  Big B ,he has since appeared in over 190 Indian films in a career spanning almost five decades. Bachchan is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential actors in the history of  Indian cinema  as well as world cinema. So total was his dominance on the Indian movie scene in the 1970s and 1980s that the French director  François Truffaut  called him a "one-man industry." Bachchan has won  numerous accolades  in his career, including four  National Film Awards  as  Best Actor  and many awards at international film festivals and award ceremonies. He has won fifteen  Filmfare Award

International Indian Film Academy Awards IIFA

The  International Indian Film Academy Awards  (also known as the  IIFA Awards ) are a set of awards presented annually by the International Indian Film Academy to honour both artistic and technical excellence of professionals in  Bollywood , the  Hindi language  film industry. Instituted in 2000, the ceremony is held in different countries around the world every year with the most  recent one being held in East Rutherford,  New Jersey  on 14-15 July 2017. The  IIFA Utsavam  is the  South Indian  segment of the annual IIFA Awards. The awards were introduced in 2016, around the films released in 2015. The  1st IIFA Utsavam  was held on 24 and 25 January 2016 at the  Gachibowli Athletic Stadium ,  Hyderabad ,  India . The first awards were presented in 2000 at The  Millennium Dome  in  London ,  United Kingdom . From then onwards, the awards are held at locations around the world signifying the international success of  Bollywood . Since 2000, the event has expanded from a one-nigh

Bollywood Movie Awards

The award ceremony was introduced in 1992 by Kamal Dandona, the head of  The Bollywood Group  and was originally titled, "Nataraj Awards." It was renamed  Bollywood Movie Awards  in 1997.  Michael Jackson  won a  Humanitarian Award  in 1999,  Richard Gere  a  Man of Conscience  award, and  Sharon Stone  an award connected to her work with  AIDS . During the 2007 ceremonies,  Danny Glover  received an award for  Outstanding Contribution to Global Entertainment  and  Mira Nair  for  Pride of India Award .   Phylicia Rashad  and  Donald Trump  also made appearances.  These awards are given to those well deserving due to their excellent skills of acting and those who know the craft. They are applaudedon several occasions inclusing those of IIFA and Filmfare awards.

Sanjay Balraj Dutt

Sanjay Balraj Dutt  (born 29 July 1959) is an  Indian film  actor and producer known for his work in Hindi cinema ( Bollywood ). The son of veteran Hindi film actors  Sunil Dutt  and  Nargis Dutt , he made his acting debut in 1981 and has since appeared in more than 100  Hindi films . Although Dutt has enjoyed great success as a lead actor in genres ranging from romance to comedy, it has been the roles of gangsters, thugs and police officers in the drama and action genres that have won him much appreciation. The Indian media and audiences alike popularly refer to him as  Deadly Dutt  for his larger-than-life portrayals of such characters. In a film career spanning more than 35 years, Dutt has won two  Filmfare Awards , two  IIFA Awards , two  Bollywood Movie Awards , three  Screen Awards , three  Stardust Awards , a  Global Indian Film Award  and a  Bengal Film Journalist's Association Award . Four of his films have won various  National Film Awards . Dutt was arrested unde

Shah Rukh Khan

Shah Rukh Khan  (born  Shahrukh Khan ; 2 November 1965), also known as  SRK , is an Indian film actor, producer and television personality. Referred to in the media as the " Badshah  of Bollywood", "King of Bollywood", "King Khan", he has appeared in more than 80 Bollywood films, and earned  numerous accolades , including 14  Filmfare Awards . Khan has a significant following in Asia and the  Indian diaspora  worldwide. In terms of audience size and income, he has been described as one of the most successful film stars in the world. Khan began his career with appearances in several television series in the late 1980s. He made his Bollywood debut in 1992 with  Deewana . Early in his career, Khan was recognised for portraying villainous roles in the films  Darr  (1993),  Baazigar  (1993) and  Anjaam  (1994). He then rose to prominence after starring in a series of romantic films, including  Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge  (1995),  Dil To Pagal Hai  (1997)

Aamir Khan

Aamir Khan  ( pronounced  [ˈaːmɪr ˈxaːn] ; born  Mohammed Aamir Hussain Khan on 14 March 1965) is an  Indian  film actor, producer, director and television talk show host. Through his career spanning thirty years in  Hindi films , Khan has established himself as one of the most popular and influential actors of  Indian cinema . He is the recipient of  numerous awards , including nine  Filmfare Awards , four  National Film Awards , and an  AACTA Award , while one of his productions received an  Academy Award  nomination. He was honoured by the  Government of India  with the  Padma Shri  in 2003 and the  Padma Bhushan  in 2010,and received an honorary title from the  Government of China  in 2017. China , he has been described by  Newsweek  as "the biggest movie star" in the world. With a large global following, especially in India and Khan first appeared on screen as a child actor in his uncle  Nasir Hussain 's film  Yaadon Ki Baaraat  (1973). As an adult, his first fe

Prabhas

Prabhas  (born  Venkata Satyanarayana Prabhas Raju Uppalapati   on 23 October 1979) is an  Indian film  actor best known for his work in  Telugu cinema .  Prabhas made his film debut with the 2002 drama film  Eeswar . His works include  Varsham  (2004),  Chatrapathi  (2005),  Chakram  (2005),  Billa (2009),  Darling  (2010),  Mr. Perfect  (2011), and  Mirchi  (2013). Prabhas won the state award, the  Nandi Award for Best Actor , for his role in  Mirchi .  He appeared in a  Bollywood  item song, in  Prabhudeva 's 2014 film  Action Jackson . Prabhas played the title role in  S. S. Rajamouli 's epic film  Baahubali: The Beginning  (2015), which is the fourth- highest-grossing Indian film  to date.Prabhas reprised his role in its sequel,  Baahubali 2: The Conclusion  (2017), which became the first ever Indian film to gross over  ₹ 1000 crore (US$155 million) in all languages in just ten days, and it is the  second highest-grossing Indian film  to date. Madame Tussaud's wax