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Abhishek Bachchan

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Abhishek Bachchan

Bachchan in 2016

Native name

Born 5 February 1976 (age 41)

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Occupation Actor, producer

Years active 1981present

Spouse(s) Aishwarya Rai (m. 2007)

Children 1

Parent(s) Amitabh Bachchan

Jaya Bachchan
Relatives See Bachchan family

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Abhishek Bachchan (born 5 February 1976) is an Indian actor, producer and playback singer best
known for his work in Hindi films. Part of the Bachchan family, he is the son of veteran
actors Amitabh Bachchan and Jaya Bachchan. He made his film debut in the war
drama Refugee (2000), which did not perform well at the box office, but had earned him appreciation
from critics. For the next few years, Bachchan starred in a series of unsuccessful films that failed to
propel his career forward. Bachchan then established himself as a leading actor of Hindi cinema with
the blockbuster action thriller Dhoom (2004).
Since then, he has starred in several successful films, including Bunty Aur
Babli (2005), Dus (2005), Bluffmaster (2005), Dhoom 2 (2006), Guru (2007), Sarkar
Raj (2008), Dostana (2008), Bol Bachchan (2012) and Housefull 3 (2016). He has also featured
in Dhoom 3 (2013) and Happy New Year (2014), both of which rank among the highest-grossing
Indian films of all time. In addition to three consecutive Filmfare Awards for Best Supporting Actor for
his critically acclaimed performances in Yuva (2004), Sarkar (2005), and Kabhi Alvida Naa
Kehna (2006), Bachchan has garnered the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi for
producing the family dramedy Paa (2009). Since 2007, Bachchan has been married to
actress Aishwarya Rai and the couple have a daughter.

Contents
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1Early life
2Career
o 2.1Film debut and initial struggle (20002003)
o 2.2Widespread success (20042008)
o 2.3Brief setback and recent success (2010present)
3Sports ventures
4Other work
5Brand ambassador
6Personal life
7Awards
8Filmography
9Discography
o 9.1Singles
10References
11External links
Early life[edit]
See also: Bachchan family

Bachchan (right) with his parents Amitabh and Jaya in February 2014

Abhishek Bachchan was born on 5 February 1976 in Mumbai to veteran actors of Hindi
cinema, Amitabh Bachchan and Jaya Bachchan (ee Bhaduri), an accomplished actress in her own
right. His grandfather, Harivansh Rai Bachchan, was a noted poet of the Nayi Kavita Literary
Movement of the Hindi literature and professor at the Allahabad University in Uttar Pradesh, while
his grandmother, Teji Bachchan, was a social activist. The original surname of his family is
Srivastava, Bachchan being the pen name used by his grandfather. However, when Amitabh
entered films, he did so under his father's pen name. Bachchan is of Kayastha heritage on his
father's side,[1] Bengali from his mother's side[2] and Punjabi from his grandmother's sidewho moved
from Faisalabad to Mumbai before the partition of India.[3][4][5]
Bachchan was dyslexic as a child; this was referred to by Aamir Khan in the film Taare Zameen
Par.[6] He attended Jamnabai Narsee School and Bombay Scottish School in Mumbai, Modern
School, Vasant Vihar, New Delhi, and Aiglon College in Switzerland.[7] He then attended Boston
University, and subsequently moved to Bollywood.[8][9]

Career[edit]
Film debut and initial struggle (20002003)[edit]
In 2000, Bachchan made his film debut playing the male lead in J. P. Dutta's war
drama Refugee opposite Kareena Kapoor, who was also making her debut in the film. Although the
film did not fare very well at the box office, both Bachchan and Kapoor received positive reviews for
their performances. Film critic Taran Adarsh wrote that he "has all it takes to emerge a competent
actor in years to come. Even in his debut-making film, Abhishek comes across as a fine actor and
lives up to his family name."[10]
After Refugee, Bachchan starred in a series of poorly received films that failed to make a mark at the
box office. However, his performance in Sooraj R. Barjatya's romantic dramedy Main Prem Ki Diwani
Hoon (2003) earned him his first nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor, and
he went on to win the award the following year for his performance in Mani Ratnam's political
drama Yuva (2004).
Widespread success (20042008)[edit]
Bachchan better established himself in Hindi cinema playing a no-nonsense Mumbai police officer in
the blockbuster action thriller Dhoom (2004), which also starred Uday Chopra, John Abraham, Esha
Deol, and Rimi Sen in pivotal roles. His next two films were Phir Milenge (2004) and Naach (2004),
neither of which performed very well at the box office.
Bachchan's first release of 2005 was the crime comedy Bunty Aur Babli, which featured him
and Rani Mukerji as the titular con artist duo who perform several successful heists and fall in love
along the way. The film emerged as the second highest-grossing Bollywood film of 2005, and earned
him a nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Actor. This film also marked his first professional
collaboration with his father Amitabh Bachchan, who played a police officer closely following the lead
pair.
Bachchan was next seen in Ram Gopal Varma's political drama Sarkar, which was a moderate
success at the box office. His performance as the morally upright son of a troubled politician (played
by his father Amitabh Bachchan) earned him rave reviews from critics as well as his second
consecutive Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor. His next two releases Dus (2005)
and Bluffmaster! (2005) were both moderately successful, but did not earn much critical
appreciation.
Bachchan won his third consecutive Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance
in Karan Johar's critically acclaimed romantic drama Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna (2006), which
emerged as a moderate commercial success despite the fact that it dealt with the controversial
subject of marital infidelity. Bachchan played the role of a man whose wife (Rani Mukerji) is unhappy
with their marriage, and so begins an affair with a friend (Shahrukh Khan) who is also unhappy with
his marriage to his wife (Preity Zinta).
Bachchan then starred opposite Aishwarya Rai in the period romance Umrao Jaan, a remake of
the 1981 film of the same name starring Rekha and Farooq Sheikh in the lead roles. The film failed
to earn the same level of appreciation as the original, and was also a commercial failure. He was
next seen in Dhoom 2 (2006), which featured him and Uday Chopra reprising their roles from the
original Dhoom (2004) joined by new cast members Hrithik Roshan, Aishwarya Rai, and Bipasha
Basu. The film emerged as the highest-grossing Bollywood film of 2006, but some critics commented
that Bachchan was "reduced to a mere supporting player"[11] to his co-star Roshan.
Bachchan earned much critical acclaim for his performance in Mani Ratnam's Guru (2007), loosely
based on the life of business magnate Dhirubhai Ambani."[12] The film starred him
alongside Aishwarya Rai Bachchan (their first professional collaboration after marriage), R.
Madhavan, Mithun Chakraborty, Vidya Balan, and Arya Babbar.
His next release was the dance comedy Jhoom Barabar Jhoom (2007) alongside Preity Zinta, Bobby
Deol, and Lara Dutta. Although the film failed at the Indian box office, it was a moderate success
overseas. He was then seen playing a minor role in the female-centric drama Laaga Chunari Mein
Daag (2007) as the love interest of the film's lead actress Rani Mukerji.
Bachchan's first release of 2008 was Ram Gopal Varma's Sarkar Raj, which featured him and his
father Amitabh Bachchan reprising their roles from Sarkar (2005) while his wife Aishwarya Rai
Bachchan entered the cast as a new addition. This film proved to be a major success at the box
office, and earned him a nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor. His next
release was the fantasy adventure film Drona (2008), which was a major failure both critically and
commercially.
Bachchan was next seen in Dostana (2008), a romantic comedy about two men (Bachchan
and John Abraham) who pretend to be gay in order to be allowed to live with a girl (Priyanka
Chopra), but then find that they have both fallen in love with her. The film was a major success at the
box office, and earned him a nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Actor.
Bachchan's first release of 2009 was Delhi-6, which received a lukewarm response from critics.
Later that year he was seen in the family dramedy Paa, which he also produced. The film's plot
centered on a boy (Amitabh Bachchan) who suffers from progeria whose parents were played by
Abhishek Bachchan and Vidya Balan. For his work as a producer on the film, Bachchan earned
the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi.

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