MEET the biggest movie star in the world. No, not Nicole Kidman or Tom Cruise or Will Smith.

According to the Film Society of Lincoln Center, the honor belongs to none other than Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan.

Citing a 1999 BBC survey, the Film Society says Bachchan is “the most popular film star, the most recognized face, the biggest box-office draw” in the universe.

Americans may not know much about Bachchan, but in India, he’s considered a god.

When he almost died in an accident in the 1970s, India nearly came to a stop for days as fans prayed for his survival.

Now, 12 of the 150 or so flicks the actor has appeared in since his debut in 1969 are unreeling at Lincoln Center’s Walter Reade Theater.

The 64-year-old, 6-foot-3 superstar himself will be present Friday at 7:30 p.m. at Alice Tully Hall for a sit-down with Film Society honcho Richard Pena.

The series runs through April 19. Details:

filmlinc.com.

* Takashi Miike alert: The Japanese auteur’s”One Missed Call” (2003) opens here April 22.

All Cine File will say for now is that you’ll never think of your cellphone in the same way after seeing this supernatural chiller.

Also from Asia, this time Singapore, is “15” (2003), Royston Tan’s in-your-face look at a scuzzy crew of 15-year-old boys. It debuts Wednesday at Anthology Film Archives in the East Village.

In May, the Anthology will present two winners by Thai ace Pen-ek Ratanaruang: “Last Life in the Universe” (2003), a quirky love story that features Miike in a cameo; and “6ixtynin9” (1999), a Hitchcockian black comedy.

“Save the Green Planet” (2003), a South Korean sci-fi black comedy about nothing less than the future of mankind, arrives April 20 at the Film Forum in the West Village. Jang Jun-hwan directs.

V.A. Musetto is film editor of The Post. He can be e-mailed at vam@nypost.com