With an estimated net worth that likely surpasses $500 million, Indian film actor, Amitabh Bachchan is one of the veteran actors yet one of the highest-paid actors in Bollywood Indian cinema history. Amitabh Bachchan’s net worth keeps on growing as he ages gracefully. He managed to rise from stardom when he struggled in the early years of his career to make a monumental success of it all. But, what’s the secret to Amitabh Bachchan’s net worth? Let’s find out more about his early life, assets, and what keeps on increasing Amitabh Bachchan’s net worth. 

Amitabh Bachchan Early Life 

Amitabh Bachchan was born in the state of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh in British India on 11 October 1942. He was born Amitabh Harivansh Rai Shrivastava Bachchan. His initial name was supposed to be Inquilaab, but poet Sumitranandan Pant suggested the name Amitabh. Amitabh’s surname is actually Shrivastava. Bachchan was his father’s adopted pen name. This surname stuck and has been used by Amitabh Bachchan’s immediate family since. Amitabh attended four schools before going off to the University of Delhi. When Amitabh finished his degree, his father asked Prithviraj Kapoor for an opening at his Prithvi Theatre in hopes of following in the footsteps of Dilip Kumar. Unfortunately, there wasn’t space for him nor did he pass the interview that he applied for at All India Radio. So, Amitabh Bachchan decided to work as a business executive at Bird & Company in Kolkata. 

Amitabh Bachchan Film Career 

In 1969, Amitabh Bachchan started as a voice narrator for Bhuvan Shome. The first acting role that Bachchan received was in the film Saat Hindustani. Amitabh Bachchan garnered his first Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor after Anand in 1971. Several films that Amitabh Bachchan starred in around this period didn’t do so well at the box office. Bachchan started as a struggling actor in Hindi cinema who had twelve poor films under his belt.