Amitabh Bachchan bridges the Generation Gap!

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Amitabh Bachchan touched 82 on October 11, and his innings in cinema alone span 55 years. Quite naturally, being at the top of the game for most of this phase of over a half-century, the original Angry Young Man-turned-One-Man Industry- turned-Dadasaheb Phalke laureate has had the opportunity to transcend generations and work with two, and rarely three generations, of co-stars, filmmakers, writers, music people and more.

Let us have a look then at these multiple examples, with their first (sometimes only) film mentioned in parenthesis. And while doing so, let us not forget that Amitabh has also worked with his own son, Abhishek Bachchan, in multiple films, beginning with Bunty Aur Babli, Sarkar and Ek Ajnabee, all released in 2005!

Filmmakers & Writers / Lyricists

1. B.R. Chopra & Ravi Chopra (Zameer)
2. G.P. Sippy & Ramesh Sippy (Sholay)
3. Inder Raj Anand / writer (Mard) & Tinnu Anand / writer-director (Kaalia) and producer Bittu Anand (Shahenshah)
4. Javed Akhtar / writer-lyricist (Zanjeer) & Farhan Akhtar / writer-producer-director) in Lakshya and co-actor (Wazir)
5. Manmohan Desai and Jeevanprabha M. Desai / story writer (Amar Akbar Anthony) & Ketan Desai / producer (Coolie)
6. N.C. Sippy / producer (Anand) & Romu N. Sippy / producer and Raj N. Sippy / director (Satte Pe Satta)
7. Raj Khosla (Dostana) and Milan Luthria (Deewaar—Let’s Bring Our Heroes Home)
8. Rajinder Singh Bedi / writer (Abhimaan) & Narendra Bedi / writer-director (Benaam)
9. Rakesh Roshan (producer-director) (Bachchan was narrator in Krrish) & Hrithik Roshan (Lakshya)
10. Salim Khan / writer (Zanjeer) & Salman Khan (Baghban)
11. Tarachand Barjatya / producer (Saudagar) & grandson Sooraj R. Barjatya / Producer-Director (Uunchai)
12. Yash Chopra (Deewaar) & Aditya Chopra and Uday Chopra (Mohabbatein)
13. Yash Johar / producer (Dostana) and Hiroo Johar / producer (Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna) & Karan Johar (Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham…)
14. Anjaan / lyricist (Hera Pheri) & Sameer Anjaan / lyricist (Mrityudaata)
15. Kaifi Azmi / lyricist (Saat Hindustani, Parwana) & Shabana Azmi / actor (Amar Akbar Anthony)

Composers

1. Kalyanji-(Anandji) (Zanjeer) & Viju Shah (Bade Miyan Chote Miyan)
2. S.D. Burman (Abhimaan) & R.D. Burman (Pyar Ki Kahani)

Singers

1. Kishore Kumar (Bombay To Goa) & Amit Kumar (Amar Akbar Anthony, Parvarish) 

Stunt Coordinators

1. Shetty (Kasme Vaade, Trishul, Don) & Rohit Shetty (Bol Bachchan)
2. Veeru Devgan (Roti Kapada Aur Makaan) & Ajay Devgn (Hindustan Ki Kasam)

Art Directors

1. Sudhendu Roy / (Film) Director-Art Director (Saudagar) & Sharmistha Roy / Art Director-Production Designer (Mohabbatein)

   

Actors

1. Ajit / character artiste (Zanjeer) & Shehzad Khan / character artiste (Bade Miyan Chote Miyan)
2. Anil Kapoor (Armaan) & Sonam Kapoor (Delhi-6)
3. Ashok Kumar (Mili) & Preeti Ganguly / character artiste (Khatta Meetha)
4. Dharmendra (Dost) & Sunny Deol (Insaniyat) and Bobby Deol (Ab Tumhaare Hawale Watan Sathiyo)
5. Jackie Shroff (Akayla) & Tiger Shroff (Ganapath)
6. Jayant / character artiste (Reshma Aur Shera) & Amjad Khan (Sholay) and Imtiaz Khan (Besharam)
7. Jeetendra (Gehri Chaal) & Tusshar (Khakee)
8. Jeevan / character artiste (Amar Akbar Anthony) & Kiran Kumar (Aaj Ka Arjun)
9. Kamal Haasan (Geraftaar) and Sarika (Nastik) & Akshara Haasan (Shamitabh)
10. Nutan (Saudagar) & Mohnish Bahl (Ek Rishtaa)
11. Raj Kapoor (Naseeb) & Randhir Kapoor (Kasme Vaade) and Rishi Kapoor (Kabhi Kabhie)
12. Randhir Kapoor & Karisma Kapoor (Mrityudaata) and Kareena Kapoor Khan (Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham…)
13. Rishi Kapoor and Neetu Singh (Deewaar) & Ranbir Kapoor (Brahmastra: Part 1—Shiva)
14. Shakti Kapoor (Naseeb) & Shraddha Kapoor (Teen Patti)
15. Sharmila Tagore (Faraar, Chupke Chupke) & Saif Ali Khan (Eklavya)
16. Sunil Dutt (Reshma Aur Shera) & Sanjay Dutt (Kaante, Hum Kisise Kum Nahin)
17. Suresh Oberoi (Laawaris) & Vivek Oberoi (Kyon! Ho Gaya Na…)
18. Tanuja (Pyar Ki Kahani) & Kajol (Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham…)
19. Vinod Khanna (Reshma Aur Shera) & Akshaye Khanna (Deewaar—Let’s Bring Our Heroes Home)