Thursday, May 3, 2007

Probably the biggest Social Worker


Amitabh Bachchan, is in popular parlance, the king of Indian cinema. On 14 April 2005 he was officially appointed as UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador by Executive Director Carol Bellamy at New York Headquarters. As a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador, Mr. Bachchan will focus on polio eradication and HIV/AIDS.

Mr. Bachchan is the prodigious son of the great Hindi poet Harivansh Rai Bachchan. He is extremely well-respected and has a powerful connection with the Southeast Asian population. Mr. Bachchan appeals to people from all walks of life, from the youngest to the oldest.

Since 2002, he has been taking time out of his busy acting schedule to contribute to India’s pulse polio immunisation programme and appeared in a series of award-winning television and radio commercials, which the Government of India and UNICEF have been telecasting an all national channels. Due to his enormous popularity, credibility and appeal as a humanitarian, he played an instrumental role in convincing parents to immunise their children.

In eary January 2005, Mr. Bachchan made an appeal for relief to tsunami survivors. He spoke passionately of the world’s collective duty to the children who are the youngest and most vulnerable of the survivors. He recorded a Public Service Announcement on 30 October for the Global HIV/AIDS Campaign and met with HIV-infected children.

Also in 2005, Mr. Bachchan will do a special 90 minute episode of “Kaun Banega Crorepati” for UNICEF on Diwali eve, 30 October 2005. This is the Hindi version of “Who Wants to be a Millionaire.” Mr. Bachchan will speak about UNICEF, its mandate and his role as Goodwill Ambassador. The award money will go directly to UNICEF India.

A prolific actor, Mr. Bachchan has starred in more than 150 films. Many of his films, particularly those from the mid-1970s to the mid-1980s, were resounding successes. He is not only a Bollywood star but has also received international accolades. In 1999, Mr. Bachchan was voted the Star of the Millennium in BBC’s poll on the Internet. He defeated the likes of Charlie Chaplin and Robert De Niro to win this honour. In 2001, he was awarded the Padma Bhushan for his outstanding contributions to Indian cinema. He has also provided narration for numerous films and cultural programmes.

Mr. Bachchan is married to Jaya Bhaduri, also a talented and popular actress. They have two children.

10 comments:

Vbv ramesh said...

Never say bigges. Never spent a single paisa for social service from his pocket. Only for glamour as so called brand ambassador to unicef etc. Even smaller actors Salma, pawan Kalyan sincerely aid poor do philanthropic service but Amitabh never do or done. why bragging him unjustifyingly

Dev @lways cool and.. said...

He is a money craving jerk!! He never done any prominent social work! He has such huge money that no farmars should die!! But he never helped anyone

Dev @lways cool and.. said...

He never did any good amount of sociL work!! He is a koney craving machine!! Nothing else

Dev @lways cool and.. said...

Well said

Unknown said...

I had been thinking about his social works because nothing worthwhile came in the news or so.

He is a paper tiger. He can only act and act. In real,life he is like any Indian.

Vikas Sharma said...

He is only a money machine for himself & his family. He never participate in charity shows & activity. He is only a actor who can play any role not a human being...
Vikas Sharma

Unknown said...

Kanjoooso ka baap hai ye kabhi ia ne apni jaib se pese ni lagye hai abhi karela me flood aya hai tabhi bhi khammosh hai
Bhokar hai money making machine

Amol Dharmadhikari said...

Charity is always done in secret.....He is following this principle. Very few people know about his good work...

Amol Dharmadhikari said...

Charity is always done in secret.....He is following this principle. Very few people know about his good work...

akshay said...

yes he is really great i knew very well that he always donated needy person and run social massage compaign