But Zanjeer and Deewaar were both eclipsed by what is the defining film of Indian cinema as well its biggest blockbuster, ”Sholay”.
The high voltage performances, the fascinating action, Salim-Javed's story and the larger than life Gabbar Singh made Sholay the legendary movie it is, taking Big B to the highest rung of the filmi ladder.
The 1976 movie “Do Anjaane” saw Amitabh Bachchan paired with Rekha, a combination that was about to give many more hits in the years to come.
And while they set the silver screen on fire with their on-screen chemistry, rumours of an unacknowledged off-screen romance lingered for years.
While Mr Bachchan's reported disloyalty continued to make headlines, Yash Chopra managed to do the impossible. He brought together the rumoured pati, patni aur woh trio - Amitabh, Jaya and Rekha - to act together in his movie Silsila in 1981, playing the roles they had allegedly assumed in real life.
This was Big B and Rekha's last movie together.
The actor's association with Yash Chopra delivered big successes such Deewaar, Kabhie Kabhie and Trishul, but their off-beat take on the Chasnala mining disaster of 1975 - Kaala Patthar , didn't quite match up to the earlier successes.
During the 1980s, Amitabh was also the inspiration for a comic and its superhero, 'Supremo'. The series was called 'The Adventures of Amitabh Bachchan' went on for almost two years.
Even in 2000's Big B was just unstoppable, as he gave numerous hits like Kabhi Kushi Kabhi Gham, Mohobbatein, Raj, Baghban, Cheeni Kum, Paa, Bhootnath, while Sanjay eela Bhansali's “Black” won him again the best Actor's Award, leaving behind the today's age actors.
The superstar will surely give more and more appearances in many more movies to come. India TV wishes this legend a very Happy Birthday.
