Amitabh Bachchan is a legend of Bollywood nationwide and globally as well! He is an Indian actor, movie producer, television host, and occasionally even a playback singer! This actor is one of the most influential actors in Indian Film History. He has won several awards for his roles like Dadasaheb Phalke Award for his lifetime achievement, four National Film Awards as Best Actor, fifteen Filmfare Awards, Padma Bhushan, Padma Shri, Padma Vibhushan, and even the Knight of the Legion of Honour.

He commenced his prosperous profession in the year 1969 with Saat Hindustani, just two years later he received a Filmfare award for his role in the 1971 movie Anand. His first successful movie was Zanjeer in 1973. This actor took the country with his angry young man roles and his stunning acting. He has worked in so many hit films in the 5 decades he has been in the industry. He had made and ended so many trends over the years. Here is a list of movies with his best performances.

Black

It is one of his best and toughest roles! The movie follows Debraj Sahai(Amitabh) an alcoholic teacher to a blind and mute girl who finds her footing in the world. The character is also shown suffering from Alzheimer’s in his later years. He did a wonderful job portraying the sickness and gave the role a complex depth.

Pink

This is yet another noteworthy role of his! This female-centric movie talks of sexual assault. He didn’t get a lot of screen time in the movie and is only introduced later as a lawyer. However, he delivered his role flawlessly.

Paa

This movie shows the father and son duo, Amitabh and Abhishek Bachchan reverse their roles. Amitabh plays the role of a 12-year-old boy suffering from a rare genetic disorder, Progeria. It follows the boy, Auro as he desperately wants to know his father (who is played by Abhishek Bachchan).

Piku

Piku displays a very realistic representation of people and relationships. The actor did a great job as an old grumpy man.

Sarkar

This movie brought to light a much darker version of Amitabh Bachchan. He plays the role of Subash Nagre who is referred to as Sarkar throughout the movie.