Big B signed his first film, Saat Hindustani, on February 15, 1969. It was released seven months later

His father Harivansh Rai Bachchan wanted to name him ‘Inquilaab’ but poet Sumitra Nandan Pant suggested ‘Amitabh’

Amitabh Bachchan is the first Asian actor to have a wax model at Madame Tussauds in London

Big B played ‘Vijay’ more than 20 times. It's actually his favourite screen name

He ate 40 paans to get the scene in 'Khaike Pan Banaraswala' right

Big B couldn't speak the next day because the 'chuna' in the 'paan' had cut his tongue

Amitabh is ambidextrous. He can write very well with both hands

He fought with a real tiger for his movie Khoon-Pasina

Big B has been the host of KBC since its inception. So far, he hosted 13 seasons