◇ image via WikipediaAmitabh Bachchan
Amitabh Bachchan is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Sadhana Sargam and Bally Sagoo. Those roots explain a lot about how Amitabh Bachchan arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Kishore Kumar, Lata Mangeshkar, Mohammed Rafi, Asha Bhosle and Mukesh, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Farhan Akhtar, Monali Thakur and Babul Supriyo, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 30 connections around Amitabh Bachchan, reaching back through Sadhana Sargam and forward to Farhan Akhtar. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Amitabh Bachchan is an Indian actor, playback singer, and producer who primarily works in Hindi cinema. Widely considered one of the greatest, most accomplished and commercially successful actors in the history of Indian cinema, he has starred in over 200 films. Bachchan has been called as the Shahenshah of Bollywood, Sadi ke Mahanayak, Bollywood's Star of the Millennium, or simply Big B. His dominance in the Indian film industry during the 1970s–80s led the French director François Truffaut to describe him as a "one-man industry". He is a recipient of several accolades including seven National Film Awards and seventeen Filmfare Awards & one South Filmfare award.
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Amitabh Bachchan connections
Amitabh Bachchan grew out of Sadhana Sargam and Bally Sagoo, shares an orbit with Kishore Kumar, Lata Mangeshkar, Mohammed Rafi and Asha Bhosle, went on to shape Farhan Akhtar, Monali Thakur and Babul Supriyo. 30 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Amitabh Bachchan
Sounds and acts that shaped Amitabh Bachchan.
Artists similar to Amitabh Bachchan
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Amitabh Bachchan.
- Kishore Kumarartist
- Lata Mangeshkarartist
- Mohammed Rafiartist
- Asha Bhosleartist
- Mukeshartist
- Anuradha Paudwalartist
- Alka Yagnikartist
- Shaanartist
- Talat Mahmoodartist
- Monali Thakurartist
- Manna Deyartist
- Tulsi Kumarartist
- Shreya Ghoshalartist
- Sukhwinder Singhartist
- Anu Malikartist
- Himesh Reshammiyaartist
- Mohit Chauhanartist
- Rekha Bhardwajartist
- Sadhana Sargamartist
- Ash Kingartist
- Javed Aliartist
- Rahat Fateh Ali Khanartist
- Sunidhi Chauhanartist
- Kailash Kherartist
- Tochi Rainaartist
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