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The Big B.

Title:The Big B.
Author:Chute, David
Publication:Film Comment / Indian Council on World Affairs
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Abstract:The article focuses on Amitabh Bachchan, superstar of Indian cinema. According to the author, he loves watching Bachchan dance, which is not to suggest that the most durable star in the history of Hindi cinema is celebrated for his fancy footwork. In fact apart from his undoubted acting chops and the sheer force of his brooding masculine charisma, he is most fervently admired for his verbal gifts: the sonorous baritone that makes all his set-piece speeches sound like mosaic proclamations, and the flair for mimicry he exploits as one of the first Bollywood actors to adopt authentic Bombay street slang in his gangster roles. Bachchan is also one of the few Bollywood stars who has occasionally recorded his own playback tracks.

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