Amitabh Bachchan clocks 48 years in Bollywood, shares vintage pictures from 'Saat Hindustani'

New Delhi: Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan on Wednesday completed 48 mesmerising years in the film industry. The 74-year-old recently took to Twitter to share the same with his fans. Big B also stated that he signed his first project 'Saat Hindustani' on February 15, 1969.

"Today on Feb 15th 1969 I officially joined the Film Industry .. signed my 1st film "Saat Hindustani'," he tweeted along with some old photos. In the images, Amitabh can be seen along with the cast and crew of his first film.

T 2435 - Today on Feb 15th 1969 I officially joined the Film Industry .. signed my 1st film "Saat Hindustani' .. pic.twitter.com/GYIYPMNcQm — Amitabh Bachchan (@SrBachchan) 15 February 2017

He rose to fame in the early 70s with movies like 'Zanjeer' and 'Deewaar'. Amitabh was tagged as the 'angry young man' of B-Town. 

Amitabh has also been honoured with the Padma Shri in 1984, the Padma Bhushan in 2001 and the Padma Vibhushan in 2015 for his outstanding career. He made his Hollywood debut in 2013 with 'The Great Gatsby'.