He is one of the biggest Bollywood stars on the Indian subcontinent and in the Middle East. Born in 1942 , his father was a very well known Hindi poet Dr. Harivansh Rai Bachchan and mother Tezi Bachchan, Amitabh Bachchan started his movie career in the late sixties with few successful movies, like Saat Hindustani and Anand. , But it was Zanzeer released in 1973 that established him as a fine actor and created the persona “ Angry Young Man” which lasted until the late eighties. During the Early nineties he entered politics and had mediocre success but soon he returned to films and established himself as a character actor. He hosted India’s version of “Who wants to be a millionaire “from 2000 to 2005 and acted as a spokesperson for the Indian political party “Samajwadi party” . He continued to get success in recent years and is due to act with Johnny Depp in the movie “Shantaram”. 

Madhuri Dixit

From 1980 to 1990 she was the most commercially successful actress in India. A good Indian classical dancer and a versatile actor born in 1967 in Mumbai , She started her movie career with Abodh, a not so successful movie , After a stint of various roles as a supportive character she landed the lead role of Tezab in 1988. Which was very successful in the box office and Madhuri Dixit became an overnight sensation,  She delivered many hit Bollywood movies and probably won all the major Indian film prizes for the next ten years. She is very famous for her dancing skills and her movie Devdas has been shown all around the world and featured in Cannes festival.

 Rekha                                                              

The 80s glamour girl of Bollywood Rekha was first seen as a child actress in Telegu movie Rangula Ratnam in 1966. She made her name in Bollywood when she did a kissing scene in the movie “Anjana Safar” (1969) , and  was published in “life” magazine pre released . The Indian conservative sensor board held the release of the movie which later was released in another name and ten years later without the kissing scene. She continued to shock the Indian audience by playing bold and dominating characters in movies like “Do Anjane “ and “Khiladiyon Ka Khiladi “ She played a sex education teacher in the movie “Kamasutra” which was a box office flop in India but critically acclaimed outside India.

Salman Khan 

Probably one of most controversial and known as the bachelor Indian actor,Salman Khan was born in Mumbai  in 1965. His first movie was insignificant tohis recent Bollywood status. Salman’s first hit was “Maine Payer Kiya” a love story . He delivered a few more Bollywood hits and gained a reputation for the sexiest and most eligible bachelor in India. A Few of his recent movies in the box office were successful and his “Hum up ke hain kaun “ remains one of the biggest hits in Bollywood ever.  Salman Khan’s  family is also involved  in movie industry ,  his father was a famous script writer and both of his brothers are actors. His wax replica can be seen in Madame Tussauds museum  London .

 Raj Kapoor

The godfather of Bollywood Raj Kapoor was born in 1924. His father was Prithiviraj Kapoor , the pioneer of the Indian movie industry. From 1947 to the late 1960s he made many classic Bollywood movies which were commercially successful and critically acclaimed. His movie “Mera nam Jocker” was a huge success abroad despite the movie not doing well in India. He was famous for acting in patriotic movies like “ Jis Desh Men Ganga Behti Hai  “ . He was the founder of famous RK Films , and directed several movies in the late 1970s. He launched many young actors and actresses including his son’s Randhir Kapoor and Rishi Kapoor. The present generation of actors, Karishma Kappor and Kareena Kapoor are his grand daughters. He was the first Indian actor who became very popular in the former Soviet Russia and Africa. He died in 1985.