Happy birthday, Amitabh Bachchan; Bhojpuri movies of the Bollywood star

Today, Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan is celebrating his 79th birthday. The millennial actor who has been treating the audience with some notable, uncountable films over the career of more than four decades is showered with warm wishes and blessings on his birthday. Fans and well-wishers are busy extending greetings to the actor on social media. Known for his films in Bollywood, the actor also featured in some of the popular Bhojpuri films. Let's take a look at Bhojpuri films that featured Amitabh Bachchan.

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Bhojpuri film 'Ganga Devi' featured Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan as well as his wife Jaya Bachchan along with Gulshan Grover, Pakhi Hegde, Awadhesh Mishra, Dinesh Lal Yadav, Girish Sharma and Vinay Bihari. The story of the film depicted the situation of politics in India. It was written and directed by Abhishek Chhadha.

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'Ganga' is the prequel to the film 'Gangotri' and was released in the year 2006. It was a romance, action and drama which featured Amitabh Bachchan, Hema Malini and Nagma in pivotal roles. It was directed by Abhishek Chhadha and produced by Deepak Sawant. 'Ganga' also stars other popular actors such as Ravi Kishan, Ajal Sharma and Manoj Tiwari.

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The Bhojpuri film 'Gangotri' speaks about casteism and inter-caste marriage in a rural area. The movie was released in 2007 and received a great response from the audience. Directed by Abhishek Chhadha, 'Gangotri' features Amitabh Bachchan, Hema Malini, Bhoomika Chawla, Manoj Tiwari and Singh Kunal in pivotal roles.

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'The Great Leader' has been directed by Abhishek Chadha and produced by Deepak Sawant. The political drama was released in the year 2017 and received applause from the audience. In the movie, Bachchan played the role of the leader who stands beside the poor people in society. The movie also features Jaya Bachchan and Pakkhi Hegde in the lead roles.

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