World's Largest Republic of Scams

Is India Republic Of Scams
Total Scam Money (approx) Since 1992:
Rs. 73000000000000 Cr.
(73 Lakh Crore)
Hard to digest ?
Just check the below given details
1992 -Harshad Mehta securities scam Rs 5,000 cr
1994 -Sugar import scam Rs 650 cr
1995 -Preferential allotment scam Rs 5,000 cr
Yugoslav Dinar scam Rs 400 cr
Meghalaya Forest scam Rs 300 cr
1996: -Fertiliser import scam Rs 1,300 cr
Urea scam Rs 133 cr
Bihar fodder scam Rs 950 cr
1997 -Sukh Ram telecom scam Rs 1,500 cr
SNC Lavalin power project scam Rs 374 cr
Bihar land scandal Rs 400 cr
C.R. Bhansali stock scam Rs 1,200 cr
1998 -Teak plantation swindle Rs 8,000 cr
2001 -UTI scam Rs 4,800 cr
Dinesh Dalmia stock scam Rs 595 cr
Ketan Parekh securities scam Rs 1,250 cr
2002 -Sanjay Agarwal Home Trade scam Rs 600 cr
2003 -Telgi stamp paper scam Rs 172 cr
2005 -IPO-Demat scam Rs 146 cr
Bihar flood relief scam Rs 17 cr
Scorpene submarine scam Rs 18,978 cr
2006 -Punjab's City Centre project scam Rs 1,500 cr,
Taj Corridor scam Rs 175 cr
2008 -Pune billionaire Hassan Ali Khan tax default Rs 50,000 cr
The Satyam scam Rs 10,000 cr
Army ration pilferage scam Rs 5,000 cr
The 2-G spectrum swindle Rs 60,000 cr
State Bank of Saurashtra scam Rs 95 cr
Illegal monies in Swiss banks, as estimated in 2008 Rs 71,00,000 cr
2009: -The Jharkhand medical equipment scam Rs 130 cr
Rice export scam Rs 2,500 cr
Orissa mine scam Rs 7,000 cr
Madhu Koda mining scam Rs 4,000 cr"
SC refuses to quash PIL against Mayawati in Taj corridor scam
Orissa mine scam could be worth more than Rs 14k cr
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1, Jeep Purchase (1948) :- Free India's corruption graph begins. V. K. Krishna Menon, then the Indian high commissioner to Britain, bypassed protocol to sign a deal worth Rs 80 lakh with a foreign firm for the purchase of army jeeps. The case was closed in 1955 and soon after Menon joined the Nehru cabinet.



2, Cycle Imports (1951) :- S.A. Venkataraman, then the secretary, ministry of commerce and industry, was jailed for accepting a bribe in lieu of granting a cycle import quota to a company.



3, BHU Funds (1956) :- In one of the first instances of corruption in educational institutions, Benaras Hindu University officials were accused of misappropriation of funds worth Rs 50 lakh.



4, MUNDHRA SCANDAL (1957):- It was the media that first hinted there might be a scam involving the sale of shares to LIC, Feroz Gandhi sources the confidential correspondence between the then Finance Minister T.T. Krishnamachari and his principal finance secretary, and raised a question in Parliament on the sale of 'fraudulent' shares to LIC by a Calcutta-based Marwari businessman named Haridas Mundhra. The then Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, set up a one-man commission headed by Justice M.C.Chagla to investigate the matter when it becomes evident that there was a prima facie case. Chagla concluded that Mundhra had sold fictitious shares to LIC, thereby defrauding the insurance behemoth to the tune of Rs. 1.25 crore. Mundhra was sentenced to 22 years in prison. The scam also forced the resignation of T.T.Krishnamachari.



6, Teja Loans (1960):- Shipping magnate Jayant Dharma Teja took loans worth Rs 22 crore to establish the Jayanti Shipping Company. In 1960, the authorities discovered that he was actually siphoning off money to his own account, after which Teja fled the country.



7, Kairon Scam (1963):- Pratap Singh Kairon became the first Indian chief minister to be accused of abusing his power for his own benefit and that of his sons and relatives. He quit a year later.



8, Patnaik's Own Goal (1965) :- Orissa Chief Minister Biju Patnaik was forced to resign after it was discovered that he had favoured his privately-held company Kalinga Tubes in awarding a government contract.



9, Maruti Scandal (1974) :- Well before the company was set up, former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi's name came up in the first Maruti scandal, where her son Sanjay Gandhi was favoured with a license to make passenger cars.



10, Solanki Exposé (1992) :- At the World Economic Forum, Madhavsinh Solanki, then the external affairs minister, slipped a letter to his Swiss counterpart asking their government to stop the probe into the Bofors kickbacks. Solanki resigned when India Today broke the story.



11, Kuo Oil Deal (1976):- The Indian Oil Corporation signed an Rs 2.2-crore oil contract with a non-existent firm in Hong Kong and a kickback was given. The petroleum and chemicals minister was directed to make the purchase.



12, Antulay Trust (1981) :- With the exposure of this scandal concerning A.R. Antulay, then the chief minister of Maharashtra, The Indian Express was reborn. Antulay had garnered Rs 30 crore from businesses dependent on state resources like cement and kept the money in a private trust.



13, HDW Commissions (1987) :- HDW, the German submarine maker, was blacklisted after allegations that commissions worth Rs 20 crore had been paid. In 2005, the case was finally closed, in HDW's favour.



14, Bofors Pay-Off (1987) :- A Swedish firm was accused of paying Rs 64 crore to Indian bigwigs, including Rajiv Gandhi, then the prime minister, to secure the purchase of the Bofors gun.



15, St Kitts Forgery (1989) :- An attempt was made to sully V.P. Singh's Mr Clean image by forging documents to allege that he was a beneficiary of his son Ajeya Singh's account in the First Trust Corp. at St Kitts, with a deposit of $21 million.



16, Airbus Scandal (1990) :- Indian Airlines's (IA) signing of the Rs 2,000-crore deal with Airbus instead of Boeing caused a furore following the crash of an A-320. New planes were grounded, causing IA a weekly loss of Rs 2.5 crore.



17, Securities Scam (1992) :- Harshad Mehta manipulated banks to siphon off money and invested the funds in the stock market, leading to a crash. The loss: Rs 5,000 crore.



18, Indian Bank Rip-off (1992) :- Aided by M. Gopalakrishnan, then the chairman of the Indian Bank, borrowers-mostly small corporates and exporters from the south-were lent a total of over Rs 1,300 crore, which they never paid back.



19, Sugar Import (1994) :- As food minister, Kalpnath Rai presided over the import of sugar at a price higher than that of the market, causing a loss of Rs 650 crore to the exchequer. He resigned following the allegations.



20, MS SHOES SCAM (1994) :- Anyone who war old enough in 1994 to read will remember the advertisements- tens of them intriguingly headlined: 'Who is Pawan Sachdeva?' For the record, it was the peak of the public issued-led advertising boom and the ads were created by the Delhi branch of Rediffusion. Sachdeva, the promoter of MS Shoes, allegedly used company funds to buy shares (of his own company) and rig prices, prior to a public issue. He is alleged to have colluded with officials in the Securities Exchange Board of India (SEBI) and SBI Caps, which lead-managed the issue, to dupe the public into investing in his Rs. 699-crore public-***-rights issue. Sachdeva was later acquitted



21, JMM Bribes (1995) :- Jharkhand Mukti Morcha leader Shailendra Mahato testified that he and three party members received bribes of Rs 30 lakh to bail out the P.V. Narasimha Rao government in the 1993 no-confidence motion.



22, In a Pickle (1996) :- Pickle baron Lakhubhai Pathak raised a stink when he accused former Prime Minister P.V. Narasimha Rao and godman Chandraswami of accepting a bribe of Rs 10 lakh from him for securing a paper pulp contract.



23, Telecom Scam (1996) :- Former minister of state for communication Sukh Ram was accused of causing a loss of Rs 1.6 crore to the exchequer by favouring a Hyderabad- based private firm in the purchase of telecom equipment. He, along with two others, was convicted in 2002.



24, Fodder Scam (1996) :- The accountant general's concerns about the withdrawal of excess funds by Bihar's animal husbandry department unveiled a Rs 950-crore scam involving Lalu Prasad Yadav, then the state chief minister. He resigned a year later.



25, Urea Deal (1996) :- C.S. Ramakrishnan, MD, National Fertiliser, and a group of businessmen close to the P.V. Narasimha Rao regime fleeced the government and took Rs 133 crore from the import of two lakh tonne of urea, which was never delivered.



26, Hawala Diaries (1996) :- The scandal surfaced following CBI raids on hawala operators in Delhi in 1991. But it was S.K. Jain's diaries that had heads rolling.



27, CRB SCAM (1997) :- Another scam forged by greed and discovered through accident. Chain Roop Bhansali, a smart-talking entrepreneur, created a pyramid financial empire based on high-cost financing. At its peak, his Rs. 1,000-crore financial conglomerate had in its ranks a mutual fund, a financial services company into fixed deposits, and a merchant bank. That Bhansali knew how to work the system became evident when he also managed to secure a provisional banking license. Then his luck ran out. An executive in the State Bank of India Inadvertently discovered that some interest warrants issued by Bhansali were not backed by cash. The bubble finally burst in May 1997, but by that time investors had lost over Rs. 1,000 crore. This was among the first retail scams in India and it was played out, in smaller avatars, across the country-especially in the South where financial services companies promised returns in excess of 20 per cent and decamped with the principal. Bhansali was arrested for a few weeks and released later on bail.



28, MEHTA'S SECOND COMING (1998) :- The Big Bull returned to the bourses. This time, he allegedly colluded with the promoters of BPL, Videocon International, and Sterile Industries to rig the share prices of these companies. The inevitable collapse happened sooner than planned, Harshad Mehta orchestrated a cover-up operation that included a high=jinks effort by officials of Bombay Stock Exchange to (illegally ) open the trading system in the middle of the night to set things right, but the damage had been done. SEBI finally passed its ruling on the scam in 2001, banning the three companies concerned from tapping the market-BPL, for two years. Mehta was debarred for life form dealing in Securities Appellate Tribunal (SAT) in October 2001



29, VANISHING COMPANIES SCAM (1998) :- A passing remark heard by then Finance Minister Palaniappan Chidambaram resulted in a furore over what was badly-kept secret on Dalal street. Chidambaram was told that hundreds of companies had disappeared after raising moneys form the public. An informal scrutiny revealed that perhaps over 600 companies were missing. Chidambaram ordered a probe by SEBI. The SEBI probe conducted in May 1998 revealed that while many companies are not traded on the bourses at least 80 companies that had rises Rs.330.78 crore were simply missing. Later that year, the Department of Company Affairs (DCA) was asked to probe and penalize these companies. DCA still investigating. Investigations continue to this day.



30, PLANTATION COMPANIES SCAM (1999) :- It was as innovative a swindle as any effected in the world. Savvy entrepreneurs convinced gullible investors that given the right irrigation and fertilizer inputs, teak, strawberries, and anything else that could be grown, would grow anywhere in the country. The promoters could afford to collect money from investors and not worry about retribution (or returns, for that matter). For, plantation companies fell under the purview of neither SEBI nor Reserve Bank of India. Indeed, they didn't even come under the scope of the Department decided to change things in 1999, enough investors had been gulled: 653 companies, between them, had raised Rs. 2,563 crore from investors. To date, not many investors have got their principals back, just another affirmation of the old saying about money not growing on trees.



31, Match Fixing (2000) :- Mohammed Azharuddin, till then India's cricket captain, was accused of match-fixing. He and Ajay Sharma were banned from playing, while Ajay Jadeja and Manoj Prabhakar were suspended for five years.



32, KETAN PAREKH SCAM (2001) :- Ketan Parekh's modus operandi wasn't very different from Harshad Mehta's. If Mehta used banker's receipts, then Parekh used pay orders to ramp up the prices of his favourite scrips (the K-10). Apart from money form the banking system Parekh also rerouted money from corporated like HFCL (Rs. 425 crore), and Zee (Rs. 340 crore) to good effect. He was caught when pay-orders issued by Madhavpura Mercantile Cooperative Bank bounced. Although the total amount involved in the scam was just Rs. 137 crore, the impact was far greater.



Apparently, when a bear cartel sensed Parekh was in trouble, it stepped in and leveraged a dip in the NASDAQ to bear down stock prices. The resultant slump in the markets happened soon after Finance Minister Yashwant Sinha presented what he considered his best budget ever. Under pressure from the government, SEBI investigated the scam and heads began to roll. Among them: the entire management team of BSE, including its president Anand Rathi, CSFB, First Global, and, in an indirect connection, P.S.Subramanyam, the Chairman of UTL Evidently, for the 18 months that PSS was Chairman of UTI, the Trust had mirrored the actions of the bull cartel. The result? When the market tanked, so did the NAV of its holy cow, the US-64.



33, Tehelka Sting (2001) :- Tehelka, an online news portal, used spycams to catch army officers and politicians accepting bribes, in their sting operation called Operation Westend. Investigative journalism turned another corner in the country.



34, Stockmarket Scam (2001) :- The mayhem that wiped off over Rs 1,15,000 crore in the markets in March 2001 was masterminded by the Pentafour bull Ketan Parekh. He was arrested in December 2002 and banned from acccessing the capital market for 14 years.



35, Home Trade Scam (2002) :- Under the pretext of gilt trading, Rs 600 crore was swindled from over 25 cooperative banks in Maharashtra and Gujarat by a Navi Mumbai-based brokerage firm Home Trade. Sanjay Agarwal, CEO of the firm, was arrested in May 2002.



36, Stamp Paper Scam (2003) :- The sheer magnitude of the racket was shocking-it caused a loss of Rs 30,000 crore to the exchequer. Disclosures of the mastermind behind it, Abdul Karim Telgi, implicated top police officers and bureaucrats.



37, Oil-for-Food Scandal (2005) :- K. Natwar Singh was unceremoniously dropped from the Cabinet when his name surfaced in the Volcker Report on the Iraq oil-for-food scam.

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Fast and Beautiful - Ferrari 458 Italia

The 8-cylinder two-seater "berlinetta" has a mid-rear mounted engine and a max speed of 202 miles per hour. Its three rear tailpipes, single-opening front grille, side air intakes and swooping Pininfarina design underscore the "performance-oriented efficiency" that inspired the project, Ferrari says.

Beauty of Dodge Challenger SRT8

The vintage throwback has a 6.1-liter V8 HEMI engine, with a five-speed automatic transmission and 425-horsepower. Inside, heated leather bucket seats with an accent stripe and illuminated cup-holders help make the car viable as a daily driver.

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan - Then and Now (2010)

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan. She is one of the most beautiful women in the world. She has eyes that talk and the poise of a diva. As she turns a year older, we take a look at her - then and now.

THE KING OF BOLLYWOOD-SHAHRUKH KHAN

Born 2 November 1965 (age 43)New Delhi, IndiaOther name(s) Shah Rukh Khan, King Khan, SRK, King of Bollywood, Badshah KhanOccupation Actor, Producer, Television presenterYears active 1988–presentSpouse(s) Gauri Khan (1991-present )
Khan was born in 1965 to Muslim parents of Pathan descent in New Delhi, India. His father, Taj Mohammed Khan, was an Indian freedom fighter from Peshawar, British India. According to Khan, his grandfather was originally from Afghanistan. His mother, Lateef Fatima, was the adopted daughter of Major General Shah Nawaz Khan of the Janjua Rajput clan. Khan has an elder sister named Shehnaz.He has a dog called Chewbacca.Khan attended St. Columba's School where he was accomplished in sports, drama, and academics. He won the Sword of Honour, an annual award given to the student who best represents the spirit of the school. Khan later attended the Hansraj College (1985-1988) and earned his Economics (honors). Though he pursued a Masters Degree in Mass Communications at Jamia Millia Islamia, he later opted out to make his career in Bollywood.After the death of his parents, Khan moved to Mumbai in 1991.In that same year, before any of his films were released, he married Gauri Chibber (who is a Hindu) in a traditional Hindu wedding ceremony on 25 October 1991.They have two children, son Aryan Khan (b. 1997) and daughter Suhana (b. 2000). According to Khan, while he strongly believes in Allah, he also values his wife's religion. At home, his children follow both religions, with the Qur'an being situated next to the Hindu gods.Shahrukh started his career on a TV serial called "Fauji" (1988), that won him instant recognition. He also acted in another TV soap called "Circus" (1989).Khan has been awarded a number of honours. In April 2007, a life-size wax statue of Khan was installed at the Madame Tussauds Wax Museum, London. During the same year, he was accorded the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (Order of the Arts and Literature) award by the French government for his “exceptional career”.His favorite food is Tandoori Chicken and Chicken Thikka.Suffers from back, knee and neck problems.Firmly insists and had promised himself that he would never kiss on the lips of any of his female co-stars after he had done the movie Maya Memsaab.Launched Deepika Padukone's career in Bollywood.His debut film was Dil Aashna Hai but due to the delay in the release of the film Deewana was considered as his debut film.His acting career in Bollywood was launched by his friend Vivek Vaswani and Hema Malini.

Is very scared of riding horses.

FILMOGRAPHY
1. Don 2 (2010) (announced) (rumored) .... Don 2. My Name Is Khan (2009) (filming) .... Rizvan Khan 3. Kal Kisne Dekha (2009) (post-production) (unconfirmed) 4. Billu (2009) 5. Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi (2008)6. Kismat Konnection (2008) (voice) .... Narrator 7. Bhoothnath (2008) 8. Shaurya (2008) (voice) 9. Dulha Mil Gaya (2008) 10. Om Shanti Om (2007) 11. Heyy Babyy (2007) 12. Chak De! India (2007) 13. I See You (2006) 14. Don (2006/I) 15. Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna (2006)16. Alag: He Is Different.... He Is Alone... (2006)17. Paheli (2005) 18. Silsiilay (2005) 19. Kaal (2005) 20. Swades: We, the People (2004)21. Veer-Zaara (2004)22. Main Hoon Na (2004) 23. Yeh Lamhe Judaai Ke (2004) 24. Kal Ho Naa Ho (2003) 25. Chalte Chalte (2003) 26. Saathiya (2002) 27. Shakthi: The Power (2002) 28. Hum Tumhare Hain Sanam (2002) 29. Devdas (2002/I) 30. Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham... (2001)31. Asoka (2001) 32. One 2 Ka 4 (2001) 33. Gaja Gamini (2000) 34. Mohabbatein (2000)35. Har Dil Jo Pyar Karega... (2000)36. Josh (2000) 37. Hey Ram (2000) 38. Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani (2000) 39. Baadshah (1999) 40. Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (1998)41. Dil Se.. (1998)42. Duplicate (1998) 43. Dil To Pagal Hai (1997)44. Yes Boss (1997) 45. Koyla (1997) 46. Gudgudee (1997) 47. Pardes (1997) 48. Dushman Duniya Ka (1996) 49. Chaahat (1996) 50. Army (1996) 51. English Babu Desi Mem (1996) 52. Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995)53. Guddu (1995) 54. Karan Arjun (1995) 55. Oh Darling Yeh Hai India (1995) 56. Ram Jaane (1995) 57. Trimurti (1995) 58. Zamaana Deewana (1995) 59. Anjaam (1994) 60. Darr (1993)61. Baazigar (1993) 62. Maya (1993) 63. Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa (1993) 64. King Uncle (1993) 65. Dil Aashna Hai (...The Heart Knows) (1992) 66. Chamatkar (1992/I) 67. Deewana (1992) 68. Raju Ban Gaya Gentleman (1992) 69. "Idiot" (1991) TV mini-series 70. "Circus" (1989) TV series 71. In Which Annie Gives It Those Ones (1989) (TV) 72. "Fauji" (1988) TV series

Amitabh Bachchan-The international star

Full Name: Amitabh Harivansh Bachchan

Born : October 11, 1942 (1942-10-11)(age 67)

Allahabad, United Province,

Indian Empire

Other name(s): Big B,Amitji

Occupation : Film actor, producer,singer,

television presenter Years active: 1969–present
Spouse(s) : Jaya Bhaduri (1973–present) Star Sign: Libra Height: 6'3" Eyes: Black Hair: Black Family: Wife Jaya Bachchan, two children Shweta and Abhishek husband of Aishwarya rai Amitabh Bachchan:

Amitabh Bachchan born on 11 October 1942, is an Indian film actor. He first gained popularity in the early 1970s as the "angry young man" of Bollywood cinema, and has since become one of the most prominent figures in the history of Indian cinema. Bachchan has won numerous major awards in his career, including three National Film Awards and thirteen Filmfare Awards. He holds the record for most number of Best Actor nominations at the Filmfare Awards. In addition to acting, Bachchan has worked as a playback singer, film producer and television presenter, and was an elected member of the Indian Parliament from 1984 to 1987. The Big B

The Big B: Born under the Libran sun sign, Amitabh Bachchan celebrates his birthday on 11 October. He was born in 1942 in Allahabad, as Amitabh Harivansh Srivastav to Dr.Harivansh Rai Bachchan and Teji Bachchan. His father was a well known poet. Bachchan was his pen name. When Amitabh entered the film industry he replaced Srivastav with Bachchan. He was initially christened Inquilab but this was later changed to Amitabh that means ‘limitless lustre’, which is so apt. Ajitabh is his younger brother. Bachchan studied in Allahabad at Jnana Pramodhini and Boys High School. He also put in a few years at Sherwood College in Nainital and Kirori Mal College. He holds a double degree in M.A. He worked as a freight broker with Bird & Co, a shipping firm based in Kolkata which he quit to pursue acting, which paid off. He married his co-star Jaya Bhaduri of the Guddi fame on 3 June 1973 and they have two children, Shweta and Abhishek. The latter is also an actor, married to Aishwarya Rai. HOW HE BECAME FAMOUS: Bachchan’s unconventional looks – dark, lean, and standing tall at 6’2” - worked against him when it came to acting roles. But his deep voice, a trademark, held him in good stead with offers to work on narration and background commentary. 1969's to 1979's: In 1969, Bachchan made his debut with Saat Hindustani, which won him the National Film Award for Best Newcomer. After this came movies like Reshma Aur Shera, Parwana, and Anand in 1971. He made a huge impact with his performance in Hrishikesh Mukherjee’s Anand alongside Rajesh Khanna as a despondent doctor, winning the Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award. In 1972, he appeared in movies like Sanjog, Bansi Birju, Ek Nazar, and also narrated Bawarchi. His identity as the ‘angry young man’ took off in 1973 when he starred in movies like Zanjeer, Abhimaan, and Namak Haraam. Vijay went on to become a regular onscreen name. In Zanjeer, he played an honest cop implicated by false charges and thirsting for revenge. In Abhimaan, he was a struggling singer while his wife, played by Jaya Bhaduri, makes it big firing up his insecurities. He came together with Rajesh Khanna again in Hrishikesh Mukherjee’s Namak Haraam, which won him the Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award. In 1974 he made brief appearances in Kunwara Baap and Dost. Roti Kapda Aur Makhaan raked in a lot of moolah. He played the lead in Majboor, a dying man who gets a new lease of life and a prison sentence to get out of. In 1975, his movies like the comedy Chupke Chupke with Dharmendra, Sharmila Tagore and Jaya Bacchan, and the romantic drama Mili with Jaya and Ashok Kumar did well. However it was Deewar and Sholay that made a lasting impact on Bollywood. His performance in Deewar was intense while Ramesh Sippy’s Sholay was not only a big earner but is one of BBC’s Top 25 Must See Bollywood Movies. In the 1976 film Kabhie Kabhie, he plays the role of a lovelorn poet Amit. Amar Akbar Anthony, released in 1977, showed Bachchan as the endearing Anthony Gonsalves, winning him his first Filmfare Best Actor Award. A string of hits marked 1978 with the release of Kasme Vaade, Trishul, Don, and Muqaddar Ka Sikander. It was Don that won him the Filmfare Best Actor Award out of the three movies for which he was nominated. In 1979, he starred in Mr.Natwarlal and also tried his hand for the first time in playback singing in this movie with the song Mere Paas Aao. 1980's to 1990's: The early eighties saw the release of Dostana, Shaan, Laawaris (popular for the song Mere Angene Mein, Tumhara Kya Kaam Hai that AB sang), Silsila with Jaya Bhaduri and his rumoured lover Rekha. He played a double role in Satte Pe Satta and Namak Halaal. These movies enjoyed large scale popularity as did Bachchan. This was evident when he met with a fatal injury during the making of his 1982 movie, Coolie. Practically the entire nation prayed for his recovery which came after a year when he completed the movie and it was released with a change in script so that his character Iqbal, who was supposed to die, survives. In 1984, his role as Vicky Kapoor, an alcoholic in Sharaabi was also well-received. Bollywood started taking a backseat post 1984 due to his illness. This made him look towards politics. It was well known that Bachchan enjoyed a close association with the Gandhi family having grown up with Rajiv Gandhi. He won the Allahabad’s Lok Sabha seat with a high margin of 68%. His stint in politics was marred when he was accused in the Bofors scandal and was later proved innocent. He later deflected to friend Amar Singh’s Samajwadi Party. He ventured back into Bollywood with Shahenshah in 1988 and Toofan in 1989. Agneepath, released in 1990, won him a National Film Award for Best Actor. 1991 to 1999: Hum in 1991 did well. His much hyped last movie before retirement was Khuda Gawah with Sridevi, in 1992. Bachchan went on to start Amitabh Bachchan Corporation Ltd that was to produce and distribute movies and music. Tere Mere Sapne, which was its first production, was an average performer while its later productions all failed dismally like Mrityudaatha which starred Bachchan. The company collapsed and Bachchan reverted back to acting but without much success in movies like Major Saab, Bade Miyan Chote Miyan, and Sooryavansham. ABCL also released his album Aby Baby that was popular for the number ‘Eer Bir Phatte’. 2000-2008: The year 2000 salvaged his situation and he went on to reclaim his superstar status. In Mohabattein, he starred with King Khan, as the dogmatic Narayan Shankar and won the Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award. He also hosted Kaun Banega Crorepathi, the Indian version of Who Wants to be a Millionaire?, that is known to be one of the most popular television shows in Indian television history. This was at a time when most movie stars saw television as a step back in their career but Bachchan changed that perception. In 2001, he won the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Performance for Aks and was nominated for Filmfare Best Supporting Actor for his role as Yashchand Raichand in Karan Johar’s Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham. Kaante (2002) was the remake of Reservoir Dogs. This was followed by Boom, Baghban, Khakee, Aetbaar, Rudraksh, and Lakshya. And if anyone thought he was riding on his early success, he removed all doubts of that with his widely acclaimed portrayal of Debraj Sahai in Black (2005) that received international recognition and plenty of awards. The role won him the National Award for Best Actor, Filmfare Best Actor Award, and the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Performance. The same year in the comedy Bunty Aur Babli, he starred with his son Abhishek for the first time and followed it up with Sarkar as Subash Nagre, a ‘godfather’ of sorts. In 2006, he played Sexy Sam, in another Karan Johar’s mega-starrer, Kabhie Alvida Na Kehna. Ram Gopal Verma’s Nishabdh that was out in 2007 saw him enamoured with his daughter’s friend Jia. Cheeni Kum had him romancing a much younger woman played by Tabu. The Last Lear in which he brought to life the veteran theater actor Harish Mishra was appreciated. His fans saw him in different avatars in 2008, with Bhoothnath where he was a ghost; the sequel Sarkar Raj, that starred his son Abhishek and bahu Aishwarya Rai; God Tussi Great Ho where he was God himself. 2009: He had a fleeting appearance in Delhi 6 in the first part of 2009. He played Genius the Genie in Aladin. The movie was an average success. He proved why he was a superstar yet again with his performance in Paa. He was seen as Auro, a thirteen year old child afflicted by Progeria which causes him to age rapidly. His son, Abhishek, played his father in this movie. 2010 -till date: Bachchan will be seen in three movies in 2010. In Teen Patti, he will be seen as a mathematician. Rann is about journalism. Shoebite will see him with Sarika and Dia Mirza. He will also be seen in Shantaram which is currently on hold.

FILMOGRAPHY:

Happy New Year (2010) Johny Walker (2010) Kamagata Maru (2010) - Gurdit Singh (approached) Struggler (2010) - as himself Zamaanat (2010)- Shiv Shankar Teen Patti (2010) - Venkat Rann (2010) - Vijay Harshvardhan Malik Paa (2009)- Auro Aladin (2009) - Genius, the genie The Last Lear (2008) - Harry God Tussi Great Ho (2008) - God Almighty Sarkar Raj (2008) - Subhash Nagre (Sarkar) Bhootnath (2008) – Bhootnath Om Shanti Om (2007) - special appearance Ram Gopal Varma ki Aag (2007)- Babban Jhoom Barabar Jhoom (2007) - Special Appearance Cheeni Kum (2007) - Buddhadev Gupta Shootout at Lokhandwala (2007) - Dhingra Nishabd (2007) - Vijay Eklavya (2007) – Eklavya Baabul (2006)- Balraj Kapoor Baiju Aur Tansen (2006) – Tansen Darna Zaroori Hai (2006)– Professor Family (2005) - Virendra Sahi Zamaanat (2005) -Shiv Shankar Dil Jo Bhi Kahey... (2005) -Shekhar Sinha Ek Ajnabee (2005) -Suryaveer Singh Viruddh (2005) -Vidhyadar Ramkrishna Patwardhan Sarkar (2005) -Subhash Nagare 'Sarkar' Paheli (2005) -The Shepherd Parineeta (2005) -Narrator Bunty Aur Babli (2005) -DCP Dashrath Singh Waqt: The Race Against Time (2005) -Ishwarchand Thakur Black (2005) -Debraj Sahai Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna (2005) -Mohinder Sharma Ab Tumhare Hawale Watan Saathiyo (2004) -Major General Amarjeet Singh Veer-Zaara (2004) -Chaudhary Sumer Singh (Special Appearance) Hum Kaun Hai? (2004) -Dual Role (Major Frank John Williams & Frank James Williams) (Special Appearance) Kyun...! Ho Gaya Na (2004) -Raj Chauhan (Uncle) Deewaar (2004) -Maj. Ranvir Kaul Lakshya (2004) -Col. Sunil Damle Dev (2004) -JCP Dev Pratap Singh Insaaf: The Justice (2004) -Narrator Rudraksh (2004) -Narrator Aetbaar (2004) -Dr. Ranveer Malhotra Khakee (2004) -DCP Anant Kumar Shrivastav Fun2shh... Dudes in the 10th Century (2003) -Narrator Baghban (2003) -Raj Malhotra Mumbai Se Aaya Mera Dost (2003) -Narrator Boom (2003/I) -Bade Mia Armaan (2003) -Dr. Siddharth Sinha Khushi (2003) -Narrator Kaante (2002) -Yashvardhan Rampal 'Major' Agni Varsha (2002) -Indra (Special Appearance) Hum Kisi Se Kum Nahin (2002) -Dr. Rastogi Aankhen (2002) -Vijay Singh Rajput Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham... (2001) -Yashovardhan "Yash" Raichand Aks (2001) -Insp. Manu Verma Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India (2001) -Narrator Ek Rishtaa: The Bond of Love (2001) -Vijay Kapoor "Kaun Banega Crorepati Junior" (2001) TV Series -Host Mohabbatein (2000) -Narayan Shankar Hello Brother (1999) -Voice of God Kohram: The Explosion (1999) -Col. Balbir Singh Sodi, aka Devraj Hathoda/Dada Bhai Hindustan Ki Kasam (1999) -Kabeera Sooryavansham (1999) -Dual Role (Thakur Bhanu Pratap Singh & Heera Singh) Lal Baadshah (1999) -Dual Role (Lal 'Baadshah' Singh/Ranbhir Singh) Bade Miyan Chote Miyan (1998) -Dual Role (Insp. Arjun Singh & Bade Miyan) Major Saab (1998) -Maj. Jasbir Singh Rana Mrityudaata (1997) -Dr. Ram Prasad Ghayal Tere Mere Sapne (1996) (voice) (as Mr. Amitabh Bachchan) -Narrator Insaniyat (1994) -Insp. Amar Khuda Gawah (1992) -Baadshah Khan Akayla (1991) -Insp. Vijay Verma Indrajeet (1991) -Indrajeet Ajooba (1991) -Ajooba/Ali Hum (1991) -Tiger/Shekhar Aaj Ka Arjun (1990) -Bheema Agneepath (1990) -Vijay Dinanath Chavan Jaadugar (1989) -Goga/Gogeshwar Toofan (1989) -Dual Role (Toofan & Shyam) Batwara (1989) -Narrator Main Azaad Hoon (1989) -Azaad Shahenshah (1988) -Vijay Kumar Srivastava/Shahenshah Gangaa Jamunaa Saraswathi (1988) -Ganga Prasad Soorma Bhopali (1988) -(Cameo Appearance) Aakhree Raasta (1986) -Dual Role (David D'Costa & Insp. Vijay Shindeliya) Ek Ruka Hua Faisla (1986) (TV) -(Guest Appearance) Mard (1985) -Raju 'Mard' Tangewala Geraftaar (1985) -Insp. Karan Kumar Khanna (Guest Appearance) Naya Bakra (1985) -(Guest Appearance) Inquilaab (1984) -Amarnath Kanoon Kya Karega (1984) -Narrator Sharaabi (1984) -Vicky Kapoor Coolie (1983/I) -Iqbal Film Hi Film (1983) -(Special Appearance) Nastik (1983) -Shankar (Sheru)/Bhola Andha Kanoon (1983) -Jan Nissar Akhtar Khan (Guest Appearance) Mahaan (1983) -Triple role (Amit/Rana Ranveer, Guru & Insp. Shankar) Pukar (1983) -Ramdas/Ronnie Shakti (1982) -Vijay Kumar Bemisal (1982) -Dual Role (Dr. Sudhir Roy & Adhir Roy) Satte Pe Satta (1982) -Dual Role (Ravi Anand & Babu) Desh Premee (1982) -Dual Role (Master Dinanath & Raju) Khud-Daar (1982) -Govind Srivastav/Chotu Ustad Namak Halaal (1982) -Arjun Singh Silsila (1981) -Amit Malhotra Naseeb (1981) -John Jaani Janardhan Yaarana (1981) -Kishan Kumar Anusandhan (1981) -ACP Abhijeet Rai Chashme Buddoor (1981) -Guest Appearance Commander (1981) -(Guest Appearance) Kaalia (1981) -Kallu/Kaalia Laawaris (1981) -Heera Vilayati Babu (1981) -Jagga (Special Appearance) Dostana (1980) -Vijay Varma Do Aur Do Paanch (1980) -Vijay/Ram Ram Balram (1980) -Insp. Balram Singh Shaan (1980) -Vijay Suhaag (1979) -Amit Kapoor Kaala Patthar (1979) -Vijay Pal Singh Manzil (1979) -Ajay Chandra Jurmana (1979) -Inder Saxena The Great Gambler (1979) -Dual Role (Jay & Insp. Vijay) Cinema Cinema (1979) Mr. Natwarlal (1979) -Natwarlal/Avtar Singh Muqaddar Ka Sikandar (1978) -Sikandar Don (1978) -Dual Role (Don & Vijay) Ganga Ki Saugand (1978) -Jeeva Besharam (1978) -Ram Kumar Chandra/Prince Chandrashekar Kasme Vaade (1978) -Dual Role (Amit & Shankar) Trishul (1978) -Vijay Kumar Shatranj Ke Khilari (1977) (voice) -Narrator Immaan Dharam (1977) -Iqbal Alaap (1977) -Alok Prasad Amar Akbar Anthony (1977) -Anthony Gonzalves/Raju Charandas (1977) -Quwwali Singer (Special Appearance) Khoon Pasina (1977) -Shiva/Tiger Parvarish (1977) -Amit Hera Pheri (1976) -Vijay Kabhi Kabhie - Love Is Life (1976) -Amitabh "Amit" Malhotra Aadalat (1976) -Dual Role (Dharma/Thakur Dharam Chand & Raju) Do Anjaane (1976) -Amit Roy/Naresh Dutt Faraar (1975) -Rajesh (Raj) Sholay (1975) -Jai (Jaidev) Zameer (1975) -Badal/Chimpoo Chupke Chupke (1975) -Professor Sukumar Sinha/Parimal Tripathi Deewaar (1975) -Vijay Verma Mili (1975) -Shekhar Dayal Majboor (1974) -Ravi Khanna Kunwara Baap (1974) (as Amitabh Bachhan) -Augustine (Guest Appearance) Benaam (1974) -Amit Srivastav Kasauti (1974) -Amitabh Sharma (Amit) Dost (1974) (uncredited) -Anand (Guest Appearance) Roti Kapada Aur Makaan (1974) -Vijay Namak Haraam (1973) -Vikram (Vicky) Abhimaan (1973) -Subir Kumar (Beeru) Gehri Chaal (1973) -Ratan Zanjeer (1973) -Insp. Vijay Khanna Bada Kabutar (1973) -Guest appearance Bandhe Haath (1973) -Dual Role (Shyamu & Deepak) Saudagar (1973) -Moti Piya Ka Ghar (1972) -Guest Appearance Bansi Birju (1972) -Birju Bawarchi (1972) (voice) -Narrator Bombay to Goa (1972) -Ravi Kumar Ek Nazar (1972) -Manmohan Akash Tyagi Garam Masala (1972) (uncredited) -Robert Taylor Jaban (1972) Raaste Kaa Patthar (1972) -Jai Shankar Rai Pyar Ki Kahani (1971) -Ram Chandra Parwana (1971) -Kumar Sen Reshma Aur Shera (1971) -Chotu Sanjog (1971) -Mohan Bombay Talkie (1970) (uncredited) -Mourner in funeral Anand (1970) -Dr. Bhaskar K. Bannerjee/Babu Moshai Bhuvan Shome (1969) (voice) (as Amitabh) -Commentator Saat hindustani(1969)-Anwar Ali Anwar