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Abhishek Bachchan
Abhishek Bachchan at the IIFA awards
Born	February 5, 1976 (1976-02-05) (age 33) Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2000- present
Spouse(s)	Aishwarya Rai (2007 - present)

Abhishek Bachchan (Hindi: अभिषेक बच्चन, born February 5, 1976 in Mumbai, Maharashtra) is an Indian actor and the son of Indian actors Amitabh Bachchan and Jaya Bachchan. He is married to actress and former Miss World Aishwarya Rai.

Bachchan debuted with J.P. Dutta's Refugee (2000). In 2004, the actor delivered a hit and a critically acclaimed performance, in the films Dhoom and Yuva. His performance in the latter was praised, for which he received several awards, including his first Filmfare Award in the Best Supporting Actor category, an award he would win for the two next years as well. Since then, Bachchan has starred in films that have been commercially and critically successful, establishing himself as one of the leading actors in the industry.

Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Personal life 4 Awards and nominations 5 Filmography 6 See also 7 References 8 External links

Early life

Abhishek Bachchan is the son of Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan and actress Jaya Bachchan; his elder sister is Shweta Bachchan-Nanda (b. 1974). His grandfather, Harivansh Rai Bachchan, was a well-known poet of Hindi literature. The original last name of his parental family is Srivastav, Bachchan being the pen name used by his grandfather. However, when his father Amitabh entered films, he did so under his own father's pen name. Bachchan is of Punjabi Sikh heritage from his grandmother Teji's side, while also of Bengali Kulin Brahmin descent from his mother Jaya Bhaduri's side.

Bachchan was dyslexic as a child.¹ He attended Jamnabai Narsee School and Bombay Scottish School in Mumbai, Modern School, Vasant Vihar, New Delhi, and Aiglon College in Switzerland. He then went to the U.S. to complete his education at Boston University, but left midway to pursue his acting career when his father's company, ABCL, was facing trouble.

Career

Bachchan began his career with J.P. Dutta's moderately successful Refugee (2000), which also starred Kareena Kapoor, although Kapoor received more public exposure from the film.² In a span of four years, Bachchan went on to do many more movies, without much success. These included Kuch Naa Kaho (2003) with Aishwarya Rai, whom he married in 2007.

In 2004, his performance in Mani Ratnam's Yuva proved his mettle as an actor.³ The same year, he starred in Dhoom his first hit.⁴ In 2005, Bachchan shot to fame with four consecutive hits: Bunty Aur Babli, Sarkar, Dus, and Bluffmaster.⁵ He won his second Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor for Sarkar. Bachchan also received his first Filmfare nomination in the Best Actor category.

His first 2006 release, Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna, was one of India's highest grossing films of the year.⁶ He was also a part of Mani Ratnam's stage show, Netru, Indru, Naalai, alongside many other co-stars. Bachchan's second release Umrao Jaan failed to do well at the box office, but his third film that year, the sequel Dhoom 2, did very well—although, as in the first Dhoom, critics found that Hrithik Roshan, as the antagonist, stole the show.⁷

In 2007, Bachchan starred in Guru, receiving much acclaim for his performance, and the film emerged as his first solo hit.⁸ In May 2007, he made a brief appearance in the successful Shootout at Lokhandwala.⁹ His next release, Jhoom Barabar Jhoom, which released in June 2007, failed to do well in India¹⁰ but did better overseas, especially in the UK.¹¹ While the film itself received mixed reviews, Bachchan won praise for his performance.¹²

In summer 2008, Bachchan, his wife, his father, and fellow performers Preity Zinta, Ritesh Deshmukh, and Madhuri Dixit starred in the Unforgettable World Tour stage production. The first leg covered the U.S, Canada, Trinidad, and London, England.

Bachchan is also involved in the functional and administrative operations of his father's company, originally known as ABCL, and rechristened as AB Corp. Ltd. That company, along with Wizcraft International Entertainment Pvt. Ltd., developed the Unforgettable production.¹³

Abhishek along with his spouse Aishwarya Rai Bachchan appeared on The Oprah Winfrey show on Monday, 28th September 2009. ¹⁴

Personal life

In October 2002, at Amitabh Bachchan's 60th birthday celebration, Abhishek Bachchan and Karisma Kapoor announced their engagement.¹⁵ The engagement was called off in January 2003.

In 2006, Abhishek was named the sexiest man in Asia by UK magazine Eastern Eye. ¹⁶. This Bollywood superstar, long considered widely as the most eligible bachelor of India ¹⁷ married Aishwarya Rai, the Bollywood superstar who earned praises from Julia Roberts and Oprah Winfrey as the most beautiful woman on Earth. ¹⁸After much speculation concerning their relationship, Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai announced their engagement on January 14, 2007.¹⁹ The couple was married on April 20, 2007, according to traditional Hindu rites of the South Indian Bunt community, to which Rai belongs. Token North Indian and Bengali ceremonies were also performed. The wedding took place in a private ceremony at the Bachchan residence Prateeksha, in Juhu, Mumbai, but was heavily covered by the entertainment media. The couple is considered a supercouple in India, and is often referred by the portmanteau "Abhiaish" (for Abhishek and Aishwarya).^{citation needed}

Bachchan's paternal grandmother Teji Bachchan died on December 21, 2007.²⁰

Awards and nominations

Filmography

Year	Film	Role	Notes
2000	Refugee	Refugee	Nominated, Filmfare Best Male Debut Award
	Dhai Akshar Prem Ke	Karan Khanna
	Tera Jadoo Chal Gaya	Kabir Srivastav
2001	Bas Itna Sa Khwaab Hai	Surajchand Shrivastav
2002	Haan Maine Bhi Pyaar Kiya	Shiv Kapoor
	Shararat	Rahul Khanna
	Om Jai Jagadish	Jagadish Batra
	Desh	Anjaan
2003	Main Prem Ki Diwani Hoon	Prem Kumar	Nominated, Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award
	Mumbai Se Aaya Mera Dost	Kanji
	Kuch Naa Kaho	Raj
	Zameen	ACP Jaideep "Jai" Rai
	LOC Kargil	Lt. Vikram Batra
2004	Run	Siddharth
	Yuva	Lallan Singh	Winner, Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award Winner, IIFA Best Supporting Actor Award
	Hum Tum	Sameer	Guest appearance
	Dhoom	ACP Jai Dixit
	Phir Milenge	Tarun Anand
	Rakht: What If You Can See the Future	Manav	Guest appearance (item number)
	Naach	Abhinav
2005	Bunty Aur Babli	Rakesh Trivedi/Bunty	Nominated, Filmfare Best Actor Award
	Sarkar	Shankar Nagare	Winner, Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award Winner, IIFA Best Supporting Actor Award
	Dus	Shashank Dheer
	Antar Mahal	Brij Bhushan
	Salaam Namaste	Dr. Vijay Kumar/Narrator	Special appearance
	Home Delivery: Aapko... Ghar Tak	Customer at Pizzeria	Special appearance
	Ek Ajnabee	Bodyguard	Special appearance
	Neal n' Nikki	Man in Bar	Special appearance
	Bluffmaster	Roy Kapoor
2006	Alag		Special appearance in song Sabse Alag
	Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna	Rishi Talwar	Winner, Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award
	Lage Raho Munna Bhai	Sunny Khurana	Special appearance
	Umrao Jaan	Nawab Sultan Khan
	Dhoom 2	ACP Jai Dixit
2007	Guru	Gurukant K. Desai	Nominated, Filmfare Best Actor Award
	Shootout at Lokhandwala	Abhishek Mahatre	Special appearance
	Jhoom Barabar Jhoom	Rikki Thukral
	Ram Gopal Varma Ki Aag	Gypsy singer	Special appearance
	Laaga Chunari Mein Daag	Rohan Varma	Extended cameo
	Om Shanti Om	Himself	Special appearance
2008	Sarkar Raj	Shankar Nagare	Nominated, Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award
	Mission Istanbul		Special appearance
	Drona	Aditya/Drona
	Dostana	Sameer	Winner, IIFA Best Comedian Award Nominated, Filmfare Best Actor Award
2009	Luck by Chance	Himself	Special appearance
	Delhi-6	Roshan
	Paa		Releasing on December 4, 2009
2010	Raavan		Filming
	Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey	Surya Sen	Filming
	Crooked		Pre-production

See also

• List of Indian Actors

References

External links

• Abhishek Bachchan at the Internet Movie Database

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