Amitabh Bachchan played a baby chick in his first-ever stage performance at Allahabad school. ‘We were told to flap our arms’

Amitabh Bachchan has been entertaining audiences with Kaun Banega Crorepati. The quiz-based reality show returned for its 16th season in August. In one of the latest episodes, the 71-year-old shares a personal anecdote from his childhood days in Allahabad. The film veteran opened up about his first-ever stage performance when he studied at Allahabad’s St Mary’s convent school. Interestingly, Big B played the role of a baby chick where he was asked to flap his arms, imitating the gesture of the little bird.

Amitabh Bachchan revealed that he was introduced to stage performances from a very young age. He was enrolled in kindergarten, and since then he has been performing on the stage.

Amitabh Bachchan’s first stage performance in Allahabad

‘Sabse pehle hamara dakhila hua tha ek convent school Allahabad mein.. Kindergarten mein. Wahan se hum stage pe humko dala jata tha. Tab se hum khel rahe hain.(First, I was enrolled in a convent school in Allahabad. In kindergarten. From there, I was put on stage. I have been performing ever since),’ he said.


Speaking about his role of a baby chick, Amitabh Bachchan shared, ‘Humara pehla role jo tha woh murgi ke bachche ka tha. Chhota chicken hota hai na aise-aise par hila karke humko bola hilana ko (My first role was that of a baby chick that flaps its wings. We were told to move our arms in a similar manner)’.

Amitabh Bachchan’s college days in Delhi

In the same conversation, Amitabh Bachchan revealed that he shifted to an all-boys school from the convent school where he continued his stage performances before eventually participating in plays in Delhi’s Kirori Mal.

At Kirori Mal, Amitabh Bachchan recalled working under the guidance of his teacher Frank Thakur Das. Besides teaching the students at the college, he was also actively involved in drama and plays. Big B noted that Thakur Das paid attention to every student in his team and taught them how to perform. ‘It was a very good experience,’ he said.

Workwise, Amitabh Bachchan was last seen in the Tamil action movie Vettaiyan (2024).