He then played dual roles of Don and Vijay in Don (1978), which again earned him the Filmfare Best Actor Award for the consecutive year.In the 1980s, Bachchan was cast in numerous films, including the action films: Dostana (1980), Shaan (1980) and Kaalia (1981), the romantic film Silsila (1981) and the drama Shakti (1982) with Dilip Kumar. He won the Filmfare Award for Best Actor for his performance in the latter. After appearing in the romantic drama Kabhie Kabhie (1976), Bachchan starred in Manmohan Desai's action comedy Amar Akbar Anthony (1977). Later he starred in Ramesh Sippy's Sholay (1975), which is considered to be one of the greatest Indian films of all time. He was cited as the "angry young man" for his roles in Deewaar and Zanjeer.
He also earned the Filmfare Award for Best Actor for Hum, following which he took another break from acting. Despite being a box-office failure, the former garnered him the National Film Award for Best Actor and has since developed a cult status. Anand's Agneepath and later starred in Hum (1991). Two years later, Bachchan played the role of gangster Vijay Deenanath Chauhan in Mukul S. He returned to the screen after a five-year absence with the box-office success Shahenshah (1988). He suffered a near-fatal injury while shooting for Coolie (1983).
During the same year, he made his television debut as the host of the game show Kaun Banega Crorepati. It won him the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor. In 2000, Bachchan appeared in a supporting role in Aditya Chopra's Mohabbatein. In 1996, he started his film production company Amitabh Bachchan Corporation whose first release Tere Mere Sapne (1996) was a box-office hit.
He also portrayed the title character of a friendly ghost in Bhoothnath (2008), and its sequel Bhoothnath Returns (2014). He received another National Award for Best Actor for playing a progeria patient in R. In 2005, he played the role of a teacher of a blind and deaf girl in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Black, for which he received the National Award and the Filmfare Award for Best Actor. He then went on to play the roles of a short-tempered banker in Aankhen (2002), a disillusioned father in Baghban (2003), and a conflicted cop in Khakee (2004).
He has also performed as a playback singer for films like Laawaris (1981), Silsila, and Baghban. It earned him his fourth National Film Award for Best Actor.Bachchan has also narrated several films including Shatranj Ke Khilari (1977), Lagaan (2001), Parineeta (2005), Jodhaa Akbar (2008), Ra.One (2011), and Krrish 3 (2013).
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