In the same year he also enjoyed critical acclaim and commercial success with films like Mr. In 1979, Bachchan starred in Suhaag which was the highest earning film of that year.

In that same year, the judges of the 50th annual Filmfare Awards awarded it with the special distinction award called the Filmfare Best Film of 50 Years. In 1999, BBC India declared Sholay the 'Film of the Millennium' and, like Deewar, it has been cited by Indiatimes Movies as amongst the Top 25 Must See Bollywood Films. Deewaar and Sholay are often credited with exalting Bachchan to the heights of superstardom, two years after he became a star with Zanjeer, and consolidating his domination of the industry throughout the 1970s and 1980s. The other, released on 15 August 1975, was Sholay, which became the highest-grossing film ever in India at the time, in which Bachchan played the role of Jaidev. Indiatimes Movies ranks Deewaar amongst the Top 25 Must See Bollywood Films. The film became a major hit at the box office in 1975, ranking in at number four. The first was Deewaar, directed by Yash Chopra, where he worked with Shashi Kapoor, Nirupa Roy, Parveen Babi, and Neetu Singh, and earned another Filmfare nomination for Best Actor. This was also the year in which Bachchan starred in two films regarded as important in Hindi cinema history, both written by Salim-Javed, who again insisted on casting Bachchan. In 1975, he starred in a variety of film genres, from the comedy Chupke Chupke and the crime drama Faraar to the romantic drama Mili. His supporting role won him his second Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor. Later, Bachchan played the role of Vikram, once again along with Rajesh Khanna, in the film Namak Haraam, a social drama directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee and scripted by Biresh Chatterjee addressing themes of friendship. The year 1973 was also when he married Jaya, and around this time they appeared in several films together: not only Zanjeer but also subsequent films such as Abhimaan, which was released only a month after their marriage and was also successful at the box office. The family resides in his two famous houses, Jalsa and Pratiksha, both in Mumbai in the Indian state of Maharashtra. Together they have two children Navil and Agastya. Shweta is married to businessman Nikhil Nanda who is a part of the Kapoor family of Bollywood.

Abhishek married fellow actress Aishwarya Rai and together they have a daughter named Aaradhya.

Amitabh Bachchan married actress and politician Jaya Bhaduri in 1973 and together they have two children Abhishek, an actor, and Shweta, an author, journalist, and former model.

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