Looking at Amitabh Bachchan's momentous 2022

Amitabh Bachchan turned 80 this year and had five impactful releases that proved he would never lose his mojo. Amid these, he also found time for a game show!

Big B's first release of the year was Nagraj Manjule's emotionally potent sports drama Jhund. Jhund would have probably been a massive hit had it been released before the pandemic.

Bachchan appears only in the second half, as always, he effortlessly left a profound impact and added gravitas to the film. Despite mostly positive reviews, it was an average box office grosser, but it eventually found love on Amazon Prime Video.

The family drama dissects grief and people's varied reactions to it, and Bachchan, as usual, aced the role of a recent widower who tries hard to grapple with the reality of his wife's sudden demise.

Uunchai traversed the story of a deep, affectionate bond between three senior citizens, a topic seldom touched upon in Hindi cinema with an ensemble cast of Anupam Kher, Boman Irani, Danny Denzongpa.

Being a busy man with back-to-back releases, Big B also found the time to shoot for his long-running game show Kaun Banega Crorepati, which was in its 14th season and was telecast on Sony TV.