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Amitabh Bachchan reveals how father Harivansh Rai’s anti-caste stance gave the family its ‘Bachchan’ surname

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“My father was against the caste system right from his childhood; he disliked it completely and never accepted it,” Bachchan said
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Amitabh Bachchan reveals how father Harivansh Rai’s anti-caste stance gave the family its ‘Bachchan’ surname

“My father was against the caste system right from his childhood; he disliked it completely and never accepted it,” Bachchan said

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madhyamamonline.com broke the news on Monday, August 17, 2026.
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