Bachchan was born on October 11, 1942 in Allahabad to Indian poet Harionesh Rai Bachchan and social activist Teji Bachchan.
Harivansh Rai Bachchan was an Ovadi Hindu Kaista who spoke Ohadi, Hindi and Urdu.
Hervensh's ancestors came from a village called Babupati.
Rani Ganj Tehsil, Pratapgarh District, in the present day state of Uttar Pradesh, India.
Teji Bachchan is a Punjabi Sikh Khatri.
Who was from Lyallpur, Punjab, British India (now Punjab, Pakistan).
Bachchan has a younger brother, Ajitab.
Bachchan's parents initially called him Inqilab (Indian "Revolution").
Which was inspired by the phrase alive revolution.
Which was used during the Indian independence struggle; Amitabh's name was suggested to his father by the poet Sumitranden Pant.
His nickname, however, was Shrivastava.
Amitabh's father, who was opposed to the caste system.
Bachchan's pen name was Bachchan (like a child) in Hindi.
Bachchan published all his works below.
When his father was looking to enroll him in school.
He and Bachchan's mother decided that the family name should be Bachchan instead of Shrivastava.
It is with this last name that Amitabh started making movies.
And used for all other practical purposes, Bachchan became a nickname for his immediate family.
Bachchan's father died in 2003 and his mother died in 2007.
Bachchan was educated at a boys' high school and college in Allahabad.
Sherwood College, Nainital; And Currie Mall College, University of Delhi.
When Bachchan finished his studies.
His father visited Prativiraj Kapoor, the founder of Pratavi Theater, to see if there was any way open for him.
But Kapoor "did nothing.
Bachchan then called All India Radio
Asked for a role as a newsreader for Delhi, he failed.
He became the business chief executive for Bird & Company in Calcutta.
And Bachchan had started working in theater before starting his film career.
It is speculated that his mother may have had some influence on Amitabh Bachchan's career choices.
Because she always insisted that she should take the "center stage".