10 unknown interesting facts about Amitabh Bachchan

A lifetime wouldn’t be enough to compile information on India’s biggest cinematic legend. But here we make an attempt to chronicle 10 interesting unknown facts about the superstar. Amitabh’s father, noted poet Shri. Harivansh Rai Bachchan wanted to name him Inquilab (Revolution) initially before finally choosing Amitabh which means unending brilliance. What an apt name, we say. Did you know that Amitabh Bachchan’s real surname was Shrivastava and Bachchan was actually the pen name chosen by his poet father. Amitabh liked this name and used it as his surname. Amitabh wanted to be an engineer and join the Indian Air Force. For a man who is worth millions today, Amitabh’s first salary was a measly Rs. 300. Amitabh’s captivating rich baritone was the very thing that made All India Radio reject his job application. Waheeda Rehman is the only actress whose beauty Amitabh has openly praised. The popular moniker Big B was invented somewhere in the late 90s after his comeback movie Mrityudaata. Amitabh finds it embarrassing when someone calls him a superstar or showers him with huge compliments. He prefers being called an actor and is modest at that. He also hates when someone addresses the Hindi film industry as Bollywood. Salim Javed had co-written their last movie Mr. India with Amitabh in mind as the central character. Amitabh is passionate about collecting watches and pens. He reportedly owns atleast 11 cars which include one Lexus, two BMWs and three Mercedes.