40 years of 'Rebirth': The day Amitabh Bachchan won life battle

The 'Majboor' actor himself revealed that cirrhosis had damaged 75 per cent of his liver and only 25 per cent of it functioned properly. Liver Cirrhosis is usually diagnosed in a person who is an alcoholic; however, the Sharaabi shared that he never drank alcohol.

40 years of 'Rebirth': The day Amitabh Bachchan won life battle

An introductory phrase for Millennium Star Amitabh Bachchan is needless. Being on the pinnacle of success, he has been ruling the hearts of movie lovers throughout his career of five decades now. It is not just Bollywood or India, his popularity sprawls across the globe. Rather than just being an actor, he is an institution in himself.

The tall and thin man with a baritone voice, who made his debut with Saat Hindustani in 1969, took four years to set his feet in the industry. While he had left impressions in the minds of movie lovers with his stellar performance in Anand as Dr Bhaskar Banerjee, it was Prakash Mehera's 'Zanjeer' that helped him become a star.