Amitabh Bachchan career took off after romance with Rekha

6 Though his surname was Shrivastava, his father had adopted the pen name Bachchan. Amitabh has stuck to this name only. 7 His actual height is 74 inches or 1.88 m, the tallest-ever top star in Hindi cinema.Wish Big B on his 70th birthday 8 His father considered naming him Inquilab (Revolution) before deciding on Amitabh (unending brilliance). 9 He made his film debut in 1969 as a voice narrator in Mrinal Sen's Bhuvan Shome.Amitabh Bachchan: 70 Glorious Years 10 Sunil Dutt signed him for a mute's role in Reshma Aur Shera because of a letter of introduction from then PM Indira Gandhi to friend Nargis.