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2) Every top actors including Rajnikanth, Shahrukh Khan have remaked his several films, like Don, etc.
3) Bachchan has won numerous major awards in his career, including three National Film Awards and twelve Filmfare Awards. He holds the record for most number of Best Actor nominations at the Filmfare Awards. In addition to acting, Bachchan has worked as a playback singer, film producer and television presenter, and was an elected member of the Indian Parliament from 1984 to 1987.
4) National honours
Feb 2010 - Received Abhinay Samraat By Govt of India.
1984 - Padma Shri, India's fourth highest civilian honour from the Government of India. [58]
1995 - "Yash Bharati Samman", UP state's highest civilian honour from the Government of Uttar Pradesh.[5]
2001 - Padma Bhushan, India's third highest civilian honour from the Government of India.
2002 - "Dayawati Modi" award. This award is among the highest awards in India in the field of Art, Culture and Education.[6]
2002 - Kishore Kumar award by the Madhya Pradesh Government for excellence in acting and his unparalleled contribution to the film industry.[7]
2002 - Raj Kapoor award by the Government of Maharastra for outstanding contribution to the Indian cinema. [59]
2004 - Honorary Doctorate by the Jhansi University.[8]
2004 - "Living Legend" Award by the Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) in recognition of his contribution to the Indian entertainment industry. [60]
2005 - Deenanath Mangeshkar award for his contribution to films and music.[9]
2006 - Honorary Doctorate Degree on by his Alma Mater Delhi University.[10]
2007 - Special Award for his contribution to Indian cinema at the 9th Mumbai Academy of the Moving Image International Film. [61]
2009 - IIFA-FICCI Frames, Most Powerful Entertainer of the Decade Award for his contribution to Indian cinema.
International honours and recognitions
In July 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, Laurence Olivier and Charlie Chaplin.
In June 2000, he became the first living Asian to have been immortalised in wax at London's prestigious Madame Tussauds wax museum.[12]
He 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.[13]
In March 2001, he was ranked as the "Most powerful actor in Bollywood" by the American publishing and media company Forbes. [64]
On September 10, 2001 he 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.[14] [65]
On March 14, 2003, he was conferred with the honorary citizenship of the French town of Deauville at the fifth edition of the Asian film festival. An honour earlier bestowed on only two people, Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom and the Soviet space hero, Yuri Gagarin.[66] Bachchan also launched a retrospective of his films. [67]
In 2003, he has been named goodwill ambassador for the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF).[15].
In 2003, he was honoured at the Hong Kong International Film Festival.[68]
In October 2003, he was honoured at the Marrakech International Film Festival.[16]
In December 2004, he became the first Asian and only the fifth ambassador for the Nelson Mandela Foundation.[17]
In April 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".[18] The tribute also included "An Evening with Amitabh Bachchan", a live appearance by Bachchan hosted at the Lincoln Center's Alice Tully Hall.[19]
In September 2005, The Tropentheatre in Amsterdam honoured Bachchan with a special tribute. The tribute also included a live appearance and an interview with Amitabh Bachchan.[20]
In 2005, he has lent his voice to the Oscar-winning French documentary March of the Penguins, directed by Luc Jacquet.[21]
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.[22]
He is the only Asian to feature on the BBC's chat-show, Wogan.[23]
He 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.[24]
He was honoured along with actors and directors from Hollywood at an International Film Festival in Rabat, Morocco.[25]
He has become the first Indi