All you wanted to know about Amitabh Bachchan
Oct 11, 2005

Courtesy: Apunkachoice & BW

Amitabh bachchanWhen all the fans around the world are celebrating the 64th birthday of Amitabh Bachchan today, here are some interesting tidbits you always wanted to know about the most prolific mega superstar of Bollywood.

Home: Bachchan loves comfort and style and does not compromise on them. The flooring in his home is Italian marble and the bath fittings are from France and Germany. It is said his bungalows, Pratiksha and Jalsa, in Juhu, are together worth a whopping Rs 1, 60 crore. Interestingly, Jalsa, his second home, was gifted to him.

Clothes: Bachchan is very fond of suits — his favourite is Gabbana; they have been designing his suits for the last 30 years. The fabric is specially imported from Italy; the thread imported from France and the buttons from England. His other favourite brand is Fratelli Rosetti, which starts from Rs 35,000.

Cars: Bachchan owns 11 cars — including a Lexus, two BMWs and three Mercedes Benzes. His favourite is the Lexus. The car is bulletproof and has radial tyres (normally used for Formula 1 races; each tyre costs Rs 2.5 lakh). The car also has a Global Positioning System, which enables him to know at the snap of his finger the closest food outlet or shopping mall he would like to visit.

Food: Though Bachchan loves eating, he is extremely diet conscious. A complete veggie, he loves the Italian cuisine at Mezzo Mezzo, at J W Marriot Hotel.

Passions: Bachchan has a passion for collecting watches. It is said that the actor never repeats his watches. His favourite brand is Longines, which costs around Rs 2,00,000. His other interest is collecting pens — the actor owns over a thousand pens. Mont Blanc gifts AB a special pen every year on his birthday.

Travel: London and Switzerland. In London, Bachchan prefers to stay at St James’s Court, which is five minutes away from Buckingham Palace. He stays in the presidential suite, and the hotel has designed a brand new gym especially for him in this suite. A lift takes him to the underground parking lot directly from his suite.

Brand AB: According to ad pundits, Bachchan charges anything between Rs five to Rs 12 crore per ad. According to one report, a company paid him Rs 10 crore for ten days — about Rs 7,000 per minute!

Charity: Bachchan donates generously to organisations like PETA, Helpage, Cancer Association of India and the Red Cross.

Heres wishing the great mega superstar a very Happy Birthday!