The Economic Times

Amitabh Bachchans father, poet Harivansh Rai Bachchan, was Cambridge University scholar, a literary icon. Superstar once said: 'His public presence is greater than mine...'

Amitabh Bachchans father, Harivansh Rai Bachchan, was a celebrated poet who rose to fame with the publication of the poetry book Madhushala in 1935. A Cambridge University scholar, he was a professor at Allahabad University and later translated various works of Shakespeare in Hindi. The iconic 1990 film Agneepath took its name from one of his poems, and the poem played a big role in the Amitabh Bachchan-starrer as well.