Gabbar Singh (played by Amjad Khan) is arguably the most famous villain in the Indian film industry. The character appeared in the Ramesh Sippy movie Sholay along with Bollywood stars such as Amitabh Bachchan (Jai), Dharmendra (Veeru), Hema Malini (Basanti), Sanjeev Kumar (Thakur Baldev Singh), Jaya Bhaduri Bachchan (Radha).
Gabbar Singh is a dacoit who terrorises the village where Thakur Baldev Singh lives. He is wanted dead or alive with a huge reward on his head. Thakur Baldev Singh hires two ex-convicts Jai and Veeru to capture Gabbar alive so that he can kill them.
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Amitabh Bachchan versus Gabbar comparison chart
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| Occupation | Bollywood Actor, Producer, Singer,TV Actor |
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| Main successes | Sholay, Deewar, Don, Amar Akbar Anthony, Muqaddar ka Sikandar, Sharaabi, Zanjeer, Kaalia, Kaala Pathar, Barshat ki ek raat, Satte pe Satta, Lawaris, Dostana, Trishul, Namak haram, Aakhri Rasta, Mard, Cooli, Silsila, Hum, Agneepath, Baghban, |
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| Debut | Made his Bollywood debut with multistarrer film Saat Hindustani in 1969 |
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| Residence | Pratiksha, Juhu, Mumbai |
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| Political career | MP from Allahabad 1984-1987. |
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| Television | Host for popular game show Kaun Banega Crorepati (2000,2005,2010,2011,2013), Big Boss 3 |
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| Bodybuilding | Tallest Star |
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| Number of movies acted in | 202 |
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| Number of movies produced | 16 |
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| Spouse/GF's | Jaya Bhaduri |
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| Education | Jnana Prabodhini, Allahabad; Sherwood College, Nainital; and KiroriMal College, Delhi. |
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| City of Residence | Mumbai, India |
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| Children | Son Abhishek and daughter Shweta |
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| City of Birth | Allahabad, India |
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| Also called | Shahanshah of bollywood , BIG B, Angry Young Man |
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| Acting Training | No formal training |
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| Religion | Hindu (Mom was Sikh) |
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| At Madame Tussauds | Amitabh was the first Asian to have a life size wax image at the famous Madame Tussauds Wax Museum. |
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| National Film Awards | 3 times |
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| Father | Harivansh Rai Bachchan |
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| Spouse | Famous actress Jaya Bahaduri, now Bachchan |
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| Nationality | Indian |
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| Mother | Teji Bachchan |
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| Siblings | One younger brother Ajitabh |
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| Production House Name | ABCL Corp |
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| Playback singing | For 28 films |
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| Date of birth | October 11, 1942 |
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| Filfmare Awards | 14 in all various categories |
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| Date of Marriage | June 3rd, 1973 |
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| Trademark | Hair,Voice,Height, |
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| Famous Screen Names | Vijay |
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| Daughter Name | Shweta |
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