AMITABH BACHCHAN TURNS 81: INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT THE MEGA-STAR

After 2 decades of success and fame, the actor took a break from acting for five years, from 1992 to 1997

When the films were not working, it wss the game show Kaun Banega Crorepati that resurrected his career in 2000

It's said he walked to Yash Chopra's residence to ask for work when his films began to fail, and that's when Mohabbattein happened

Amitabh Bachchan once said how his son Abhishek Bachchan was unhappy with his performance and the theme of his film Boom in 2003

The Shahenshah of Hindi Cinema is said to be ambidextrous, which means he can write with both his hands

Bachchan went bankrupt in the 90s and he even had to mortgage his house in Juhu

Amitabh Bachchan and Yash Chopra apparently had a fallout in 1981 after the failure of their film Silsila, and attacked each other before the media