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  1. Jul 29, 2019 · Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan has shared anecdotes about his last name and said that "Bachchan" was his father and legendary poet Harivansh Rai Bachchan's poetic nom de plume. The 76-year-old cine icon took to his blog and discuss about the caste system prevalent in ancient India.

  2. Amitabh Bachchan (pronounced ... Amitabh Bachchan was born in 1942 in Allahabad (now Prayagraj) to the Hindi poet Harivansh Rai Bachchan and his wife, the social activist Teji Bachchan. He was educated at Sherwood College, Nainital, ... [30] [1] Although his surname was Srivastava, Amitabh's father, who opposed the caste system, had adopted the pen name Bachchan ("child-like" in colloquial Hindi), under which he published all of his works. [31]

  3. Jul 29, 2019 · Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan has shared anecdotes about his last name and said that ‘Bachchan’ was his father and legendary poet Harivansh Rai Bachchan’s poetic nom de plume. The...

  4. Sep 14, 2021 · Perhaps the first name that crosses your mind would be his father, renowned poet Harivanshrai Bachchan. However, he is not the one who named him Amitabh. In the Monday, September 13, episode of Kaun Banega Crorepati 13, the Bollywood superstar revealed that he got his name from renowned poet Sumitranandan Pant.

  5. Nov 7, 2022 · Megastar Amitabh Bachchan revealed that 'Bachchan' was originally his father and renowned poet Harivansh Rai's pen name. It eventually became his identity, so for his son's school...

  6. Nov 8, 2022 · Megastar Amitabh Bachchan revealed that 'Bachchan' was originally his father and renowned poet Harivansh Rai's pen name. It eventually became his identity, so for his son's school...

  7. Nov 27, 2021 · Harivansh Rai Bachchan wrote under the pen name of Bachchan. And any post about his work is incomplete without the mention of “Madhushala”. The poem was written in 1935, but even after 86 years, it remains etched in our minds.

  8. Jul 31, 2019 · Amitabh Bachchan wrote that Bachchan was the pen name his father gave to himself and later when he was to get an admission in a school, both his parents decided to transfer the pen...

  9. Oct 11, 2022 · Caste. Amitabh Bachchan's famous last name has an interesting story. His father, Harivansh Rai Bachchan, a popular poet, opposed the caste system. He adopted his pen name, Bachchan...

  10. Nov 8, 2022 · New Delhi: Megastar Amitabh Bachchan revealed that 'Bachchan' was originally his father and renowned poet Harivansh Rai's pen name. It eventually became his identity, so for his son's school admission, he chose the surname 'Bachchan'.