Abhishek Bachchan

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

Bachchan debuted with J.P. Dutta's Refugee (2000), but it was not until 2004 that he achieved success when he appeared in the commercially successful Dhoom and the critically acclaimed Yuva. His work in Yuva 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. In 2010, he won his firstNational Film Award (as a producer) for Paa which won the award for Best Feature Film in Hindi. He has starred in films such as Bunty aur Babli, Guru, Sarkar and Dostana.

Abhishek Bachchan
Abhishek Bachchan in 2007
Born	5 February 1976 (age 36) Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Occupation	Actor, producer, television presenter
Years active	2000–present
Spouse	Aishwarya Rai (2007–present)
Children	Aaradhya Bachchan
Parents	Amitabh Bachchan Jaya Bachchan
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Career

Abhishek and Kareena Kapoor in debut film Refugee (2000)

In the year 2000, Bachchan began his career with J.P. Dutta's Refugee. The film performed moderately well at the box office and was the fifth highest grossing film of that year. Bachchan went on to do other films, including Kuch Naa Kaho and Bas Itna Sa Khwaab Hai, without much success.

Abhishek went on to give a string of 17 poorly received films but his performances in Main Prem Ki Diwani Hoon (2003) and Mani Ratnam's Yuva(2004) proved his mettle as an actor. The same year, he starred in Dhoom his first commercial hit Earning over Rs. 55 crore ($12 million USD), the film became one of the top-grossing Indian films of 2004.

In 2005, Bachchan shot to fame with four movies that did well commercially. He starred in Shaad Ali's Bunty Aur Babli opposite Rani Mukerji. The film was a critical and commercial success becoming one of the biggest hits of 2005. In July, he appeared in Sarkar was a success at the box office and was greeted very well by critics. His performance earned him another Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor. His third film was Dus was a commercial success. He starred in Rohan Sippy's Bluffmaster was a moderate success. He also received his first Filmfare nomination in the Best Actor category.

Bachchan's first 2006 release Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna, became one of the biggest box office hits in India, earning Rs 458 million, and grossed over Rs 480 million abroad, the biggest Bollywood success of all-time in the overseas market up until then. He played the role of Rishi Talwar, a young man who lives in New York whose wife cheats on him with a family friend. His performance in the film earned him his third consecutive award for Best Supporting Actor at the Filmfare Awards. Bachchan's second release Umrao Jaan failed to do well at the box office, but his third film that year, Dhoom 2, did very well—although, as in the first Dhoom, critics noted that Hrithik Roshan, as the antagonist, stole the show. The film was generally well-received by both critics and the mass audience. It became the highest-grossing Indian film of 2006, and remains in the top ten on the list of highest-grossing Bollywood films in India.

In early 2007, Bachchan starred in Mani Ratnam's Guru. The film was a commercial success and his performance was acclaimed by critics and audiences, earning him his first nomination for theFilmfare Award for Best Actor. His next release of that year, Jhoom Barabar Jhoom, failed to do well in India but did better overseas, especially in the UK.

In 2008 he co-starred with wife Aishwarya Rai and father Amitabh Bachchan in Ram Gopal Verma's Sarkar Raj, the sequel of Sarkar. His next film Drona was critically and commercially a failure. Later the same year he starred in Karan Johar's romantic comedy Dostana opposite John Abraham and Priyanka Chopra. Bachchan and Abraham star as two men who pretend to be gay, so that they can rent an apartment from an older lady, and later fall in love with the same girl, who is the woman's niece. The film was a big success at the box office.

In 2009, Abhishek appeared in Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra's Delhi-6. The film opened to mixed reviews and received a poor financial profit. In the same year, Bachchan produced the Hindi film Paa for AB Corp. Ltd. The film is based on a rare genetic condition known as progeria and places emphasis on a father-son relationship. Abhishek played the father of his real-life father Amitabh, with Vidya Balan playing the mother. The film received positive reviews and won theNational Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi.

In January 2010, Bachchan hosted a game show for Colors titled National Bingo Night. The debut episode fetched a 3.5 in the TV ratings. In 2010, he starred as the villain in Mani Ratnam's Raavan, alongside his wife Aishwarya.Rediff said the film had "great performances", but the film was generally a critical and commercial failure.In the same year, he appeared in Ashutosh Gowariker's Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey.

In April 2011, Abhishek starred in the action film Game directed by Abhinay Deo. Later in that month, he played the lead in Dum Maaro Dum, which opened to mostly positive reviews from critics. Bachchan's acting was highly appreciated in the movie and considered as one of the best roles of the year.

Abhishek Bachchan is working on releasing a hip hop album titled "Side B" in late 2011. Abhishek is currently acting in Prakash Jha's movie Chakravyuha.

Personal life

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

Bachchan and actress Aishwarya Rai announced their engagement on 14 January 2007. The couple was married on 20 April 2007, according to traditional Hindu rituals of the Bunt community, to which Rai belongs. 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 appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show on 28 September 2009. Rai gave birth to a baby girl on 16 November 2011. Their daughter's name is Aaradhya Bachchan.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2000	Refugee	Refugee	Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut
2000	Dhai Akshar Prem Ke	Karan Khanna
2000	Tera Jadoo Chal Gaya	Kabir Srivastav
2001	Bas Itna Sa Khwaab Hai	Surajchand Shrivastav
2002	Haan Maine Bhi Pyaar Kiya	Shiv Kapoor
2002	Shararat	Rahul Khanna
2002	Om Jai Jagadish	Jagadish Batra
2002	Desh	Anjaan
2003	Main Prem Ki Diwani Hoon	Prem Kumar	Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor
2003	Mumbai Se Aaya Mera Dost	Kanji
2003	Kuch Naa Kaho	Raj
2003	Zameen	ACP Jaidev Malhotra
2003	LOC Kargil	Lt. Vikram Batra
2004	Run	Siddharth
2004	Yuva	Lallan Singh	Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor
2004	Hum Tum	Sameer	Cameo
2004	Dhoom	ACP Jai Dixit
2004	Phir Milenge	Tarun Anand
2004	Rakht	Manav	Special appearance in song "Kya Maine Socha - One Love"
2004	Naach	Abhinav
2005	Bunty Aur Babli	Rakesh Trivedi / Bunty	Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actor
2005	Sarkar	Shankar Nagre	Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor
2005	Dus	Shashank Dheer
2005	Antar Mahal	Brij Bhushan	Bengali film
2005	Salaam Namaste	Dr. Vijay Kumar / Narrator	Special appearance
2005	Home Delivery: Aapko... Ghar Tak		Special appearance
2005	Ek Ajnabee		Special appearance
2005	Neal n' Nikki	Wahid Khan	Extended Special Appereance
2005	Bluffmaster	Roy Kapoor
2006	Alag		Special appearance in song "Sabse Alag"
2006	Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna	Rishi Talwar	Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor
2006	Lage Raho Munna Bhai	Sunny Khurana	Special appearance
2006	Umrao Jaan	Nawab Sultan Khan
2006	Dhoom 2	ACP Jai Dixit
2007	Guru	Gurukant K. Desai	Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actor
2007	Shootout at Lokhandwala	Abhishek Mahatre	Guest appearance
2007	Jhoom Barabar Jhoom	Rikki Thukral
2007	Ram Gopal Varma Ki Aag		Special appearance
2007	Laaga Chunari Mein Daag	Rohan Varma	Extended cameo
2007	Om Shanti Om	Himself	Special appearance
2008	Sarkar Raj	Shankar Nagre	Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor
2008	Mission Istaanbul		Special appearance
2008	Drona	Aditya/Drona
2008	Dostana	Sameer	Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actor
2009	Luck by Chance	Himself	Special appearance
2009	Delhi-6	Roshan Mehra
2009	Paa	Amol Arte
2010	Raavan	Beera
2010	Jhootha Hi Sahi		Voice-over
2010	Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey	Surya Sen
2011	Game	Neil Menon
2011	Dum Maro Dum	ACP Vishnu Kamath
2012	Players	Charlie Mascarenhas
2012	Bol Bachchan		Filming
2013	Dhoom 3	ACP Jai Dixit	Pre-production
2013	Dostana 2	Sameer	Pre-production
2013	Buisnessman	-	Announced