His stay there was however shortlived. He then began ABCL (Amitabh Bachchan Corporation Limited), which produced several films like Mani Ratnam's Bombay and Shekar Kapoor's Bandit Queen. It hosted the Miss World Pageant, in Bangalore, the first of its kind ever in the history of India.
The company then came under debt running into crores of rupees. Many predicted the end of Amitabh Bachchan, an end to a glorious reign.
All were proved wrong when Amitabh bounced back with dignity.
Amitabh Bachchan once again re-entered Indian popular culture by anchoring the hugely popular quiz program ''Kaun Banega Crorepati'', the Indian version of ''Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?'' This TV show was extremely popular and catapulted Amitabh back to limelight. Needless to say all dues paid.
Bollywood opened its doors again with opportunities flooding in for him. He did a variety of roles. Keeping pace with today's glamour world, he did and continues to do dance sequences with ease. He did his own playback singing for a few.
In 1999, in a BBC Online Poll, Amitabh Bachchan was named the Superstar of the Millennium ahead of the likes of Alec Guinness and Marlon Brando. In June, 2000 he became the first living Asian to have a wax statue erected in his honor at Madame Tussaud's.
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