The Big B Undo: Amitabh Reinvented
His rise began with the 1970s “angry young man” era, when films like Zanjeer, Deewar, and Sholay recast the Hindi hero as gritty, modern, and unforgettable. A cultural fixture followed, with voice, presence, and box-office pull shaping mainstream cinema for decades. Then came the slide. The 1990s brought a run of flops and the collapse of Amitabh Bachchan Corporation Ltd., leaving him with roughly ₹90 crore in debt and public doubt. Grand bets like the Miss World ’96 venture misfired,...



