Which caste does Amitabh Bachchan belong to? What is his real name? Big B himself revealed

 

Amitabh Bachchan Birthday:  Fans are eager to know about every small and big thing related to the personal life of Amitabh Bachchan, who is called the megastar of Bollywood industry. People also lovingly call Amitabh Bachchan as Big. But do you know that Amitabh Bachchan's real name is neither Big B nor Amitabh Bachchan. Amitabh Bachchan himself has revealed his caste and real name.

What is the real name of Amitabh Bachchan?

Let us tell you that Amitabh Bachchan was born in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh. Amitabh Bachchan's father was from a Kayastha family and his mother was from a Sikh family. Amitabh Bachchan's real name was Inquilab Srivastava. Amitabh Bachchan later changed both his surname and name. In Kaun Banega Crorepati, Amitabh Bachchan had told that the Bachchan surname was a gift from his father Shri Harivansh Rai Bachchan.

Amitabh Bachchan's father had changed his son's surname

Amitabh Bachchan had revealed in 'Kaun Banega Crorepati' that, 'My father did not want to be bound by caste. He wanted to be free. He got the surname Bachchan because he was a poet. Then when he went to school for my admission, the teacher asked for my surname and my father told me his surname was Bachchan. That is when I got the surname Bachchan. You will not be able to find out about our caste from our surname. That is why my father did this deliberately. I am lucky that I was born in such a house and was born with the surname Bachchan.'