AWARDS/HONOURS WON BY AMITABH BACHCHAN {to be updated soon}
NATIONAL HONOURS
Amitabh Bachchan was voted the hottest male vegetarian by Peta for two years running.
Amitabh Bachchan and Sonia Gandhi were voted as "INDIAN(s) OF THE YEAR" by NDTV-24*7.
Amitabh was
confered the honourary Doctrate along with the title of Officer of
Letters" by Delhi University (from where he graduated) in 2006 for his
outstanding contribution to Indian cinema. This marked the second
doctrate for the actor in the very year.
Amitabh is the only actor in India to have won 'Best Actor' awards post sixty.
Amitabh Bachchan
has been nominated as Filmfare Best Actor twenty-eight times (a record)
and 9 times in the category of Best actor in a supporting role(also a
record).
In 1994, Amitabh Bachchan was awarded the Yash Bharati Samman, UP state's highest award from the Government of Uttar Pradesh.
In 1997, Amitabh
Bachchan was awarded the "Distinguished Alumni" award at the inaugural
function of the platinum jubilee celebrations of the Capital's largest
Central University.
In 1998, Amitabh Bachchan was honoured with the "Omega Award for Excellence" for his contribution to Indian Cinema
On October 14,
2000, Amitabh Bachchan was conferred with the "Old Sherwoodians
Millennium" award for his Outstanding Achievement.
On January 8,
2001, Amitabh Bachchan was honoured with "Best Artist of the
Millennium" award by Hero Honda and file magazine "Stardust".
Amitabh Bachchan
is a recipient of the prestigious "Dayawati Modi" award. This award is
among the highest awards in India in the field of Art, Culture and
Education .
In August of 2003,
Amitabh Bachchan was voted as the "Greatest Actor" in the film
personalities category in the Best of India poll conducted by Zee News.
He wins by the biggest margin in the entire poll breaching the 60 per
cent mark.
In 2003, Amitabh
Bachchan was awarded the prestigious Kishore Kumar award by the Madhya
Pradesh Government for excellence in acting and his unparalleled
contribution to the film industry .
In 2004, Amitabh Bachchan was conferred an honorary Doctorate by the Jhansi University .
In March of 2004,
Amitabh Bachchan was honoured with the Living Legend award by the
Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) in
recognition of his contribution to the Indian entertainment industry.
In April of 2005, Amitabh Bachchan was conferred with the Dinanath Mangeshkar award for his contribution to films and music
In June of 2005,
the International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) and Fame multiplexes,
launched their first 'IIFA Wall of Fame', honouring Amitabh Bachchan,
who is also the IIFA Brand Ambassador.
In September of
2005, Amitabh Bachchan was ranked as the "Most popular Star in India"
by the Hansa Research's new syndicated study, Celebrity Track.
On October 25,
2005, Amitabh Bachchan was conferred with the "Diamond of India" award
by The International Gemological Institute (IGI).
In December of 2005, Amitabh Bachchan was voted as NDTV's Urban "Indian of the Year" through a nationwide poll.
After receiving
accolades and encomiums for putting the Indian movie industry on the
world map, Amitabh Bachchan was conferred an honorary Doctorate degree
on November 4, 2006 by his Alma Mater Delhi University
In December of
2006, Amitabh Bachchan has been voted "Indian of the Year" for second
year in a row. He was also named "Entertainer of the Year".
In January of
2007, Amitabh Bachchan was honoured by the Diamond Trading Company with
the "Forever Indian" award. He is the first Indian to received this
award.
At the 9th Mumbai
Academy of the Moving Image International Film Festival on March 8,
2007, Amitabh Bachchan was honoured with a "Special Award" for his
contribution to Indian cinema.
International honors and recognitions
In July of 1999,
Amitabh Bachchan was named the "Greatest Star of the Millennium" by BBC
online poll where he defeated many Hollywood legends such as Alec
Guinness, Marlon Brando, Sir Laurence Olivier and Charlie Chaplin.
In June of 2000,
Amitabh Bachchan became the first living Asian to have been
immortalised in wax at London's prestigious Madame Tussauds wax museum
.
Amitabh Bachchan
was conferred with a special commendation by the Government of South
Africa for his continued support for and his special affinity for the
people of South Africa.
In March of 2001,
Amitabh Bachchan was ranked as the "Most powerful actor in Bollywood"
by the American publishing and media company Forbes.
On September 10,
2001 Amitabh Bachchan was awarded the "Star of the Century" award at
the Alexandria International Film Festival. Egyptian Minister of
Culture Farouk Hosni presented Bachchan with the award in recognition
of his contribution to international cinema
An Amitabh Bachchan retrospective was held at the prestigious 5th Deauville Panasia Film Festival, on 14-16 March 2003.
In a poll
conducted by Britain's television channel Channel 4 in May of 2003,
Amitabh Bachchan was voted 92nd in the list of "the Greatest 100 Film
Stars of All time". Amitabh Bachchan was the only Indian actor on the
list, which is dominated by American and British actors .
In October of 2003, Amitabh Bachchan was honoured at the Marrakech International Film Festival .
In December of 2004, Amitabh Bachchan became the first Asian and only the fifth ambassador for the Nelson Mandela Foundation .
In April of 2005,
The Walter Reade Theater of Lincoln Centre in New York honoured Amitabh
Bachchan with a special tribute, retrospective--titled "Amitabh
Bachchan: The Biggest Film Star in the World" . The tribute also
included "An Evening with Amitabh Bachchan", a live appearance by
Bachchan hosted at the Lincoln Center's Alice Tully Hall .
In September of
2005, The Tropentheatre in Amsterdam honoured Amitabh Bachchan with a
special tribute. The tribute also included a live appearance and an
interview with Amitabh Bachchan .
In 2005, Amitabh
Bachchan has lent his voice to the Oscar-winning French documentary
March of the Penguins, directed by Luc Jacquet
British newspaper
The Sunday Times has described Bachchan as "Tom Cruise, Sean Connery
and Clint Eastwood rolled into one. Certainly there is no British actor
alive who shares his fame" the British newspaper said on December 4,
2006
Amitabh Bachchan is the only Asian to feature on the BBC's chat-show, Wogan
Amitabh Bachchan is a goodwill ambassador for UNICEF
Amitabh Bachchan
was given an honorary degree of Doctor of Arts by De Montfort
University in Leicester, UK on July 19, 2006 in recognition of his
distinguished career in films. He is the first Indian star to be feted
by a foreign university .
Amitabh Bachchan
will be honoured along with actors and directors from Hollywood at an
International Film Festival in Rabat, Morocco
Amitabh Bachchan
has become the first Indian celebrity and the sixth in the world to be
presented with a special certificate for his support to the
International Finance Facility for Immunisation (IFFI) in London
On January 27,
2007 Amitabh Bachchan has been awarded France's highest civilian
honour, Legion of Honour for his "exceptional career in the world of
cinema and beyond". Describing Bachchan as a "towering Indian
personality" and the "number-one actor of Indian cinema", Ambassador
Girard said the award "brings Bachchan into the international legion of
world's greatest artistes"
An unauthorised
biography of Amitabh Bachchan was released in the British capital by
the English author who described the Bollywood mega superstar as the
"Uber-God" of Indian cinema. He is India's "Most legendary Film Star" -
a cross between Clint Eastwood, Al Pacino, Elvis Presley and with more
than a hint of John Travolta," Jessica wrote in the book, her maiden
venture.
Amitabh Bachchan
will be honoured along with actors and directors from Hollywood at an
International Film Festival in Rabat, Morocco.
OTHER FILM AWARDS
NATIONAL AWARDS(Indian Version of Oscars):
Amitabh has won three national film awards till date.
SAAT HINDUSTANI (1970)
AGNEEPATH (1990)
BLACK (2005)
CIVILIAN HONOURS:
PADMA SHRI (1983)
PADMA BHUSHAN (2005)
FILMFARE AWARDS:
Amitabh has won 14 Filmfare awards.
BEST DEBUTANATE {Male} (for Saat Hindustani)-1970
BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE:
ANAND-1971
NAMAK HARAAM-1973
MOHABBATEIN-2000
BEST ACTOR IN A LEAD ROLE (POPULAR CATEGORY):
AMAR AKBAR ANTHONY-1977
DON-1979
HUM-1991
BLACK-2005
BEST ACTOR (CRITICS):
AKS-2001
BLACK-2005
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD-1990
SUPERSTAR OF THE MILLENIUM/ACTOR OF THE 20TH CENTURY-2000
FILMFARE POWER AWARD-2003
Apart from National and
Filmfare awards, Bachchan has many IIFA, Zee Cine, Apsara, Screen,
Stardust awards and innumerable others.
IIFA AWARDS
PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR-2002
BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE-MOHABBATEIN (2000)
BEST ACTOR IN A LEAD ROLE – BLACK (2005)
STAR SCREEN AWARDS
SPECIAL AWARD- Viewer's choice-JODI NO: 1-Amitabh Bachchan & Hema Malini (BAGHBAN-2004)
BEST ACTOR IN A LEAD ROLE-BLACK (2005)
ZEE CINE AWARDS
BEST ACTOR-BLACK (2005)
APSARA AWARDS
BEST ATOR-BLACK (2005)
MARAKECH INTERNATION FILM FESTIVAL:HONARARY AWARD FOR BEST ACTOR-2003
CELEBRITY MODEL OF THE YEAR- Zee F Award-2005
AXN ACTION AWARDS-LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD-2005
Best Anchor on Television- Kaun Banega Crorepati-2001
Lycra MTV Style Awards-Maha Style Icon of the year-2003
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