Amitabh Bachchan (born October 11, 1942) (Devanagari: अिमताभ बच्चन) is a Bollywood actor, and one of the most prominent figures in the Indian film industry. He is the biggest star to have come out of Indian cinema, and was voted the Star of Millennium in the century ending BBC 1999 millennium survey. Best known as an actor, he has also worked as a singer, a musician, a voice-artist, a film producer and a television presenter, and was an elected member of the lower house of Indian Parliament from 1984 to 1987. Bachchan is married to actress Jaya Bachchan (formerly Jaya Bhaduri), is the father of Shweta Nanda (who is also a television presenter) & actor Abhishek Bachchan, and father-in-law of actress Aishwarya Bachchan (formerly Aishwarya Rai).