Directions (Q. Nos. E-1 to E-5) Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow :
Directions (Q. Nos. E-1 to E-5) Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow :
Amitabh Bachchan, popularly known as big B, was born in Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh on 11 October 1942. He is an iconic actor whose career in Indian Cinema has spanned four decades. His father H.R. Bachchan was a well-known Hindi poet. (Bachchan is actually his father’s pen name but has now become the family surname) Amitabh attended boys’ High School in Allahabad, followed by Sherwood College in Nainital and earned a degree in science from Delhi university. His first film was ‘Saat Hindustani’ (1969). He became well-known as a movie star in 1973 after the success of ‘Abhimaan’ and ‘Zanjeer’ which was followed by his box office successes such as ‘Sholay’ ‘Amar Akbar Anthony’, ‘Trishul’, ‘Don’ and ‘Deewar’. He often played the role of an angry young man fighting a corrupt establishment, a theme that had tremendous appeal in India at that time.
When did Amitabh got recognition as a movie star in India?
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Correct answer: (C) 1973
Explanation
The passage says he became well-known as a movie star in 1973, after 'Abhimaan' and 'Zanjeer'.