Monday, December 29, 2008

Abhishek Bachchan Biography


Abhishek is the son of legendary Bollywood icon Amitabh Bachchan and renowned actress and Samajwadi Party MP in Rajya Sabha, Jaya Bachchan. He did his schooling at Bombay Scottish School and also went to Aiglon College in Switzerland. He then went to the United States to complete his education at Boston University. He did not finish his business degree as he chose to pursue an acting career which his father agreed to.

Although he made a strong debut in J.P.Dutta's "Refugee" along with Kareena Kapoor in 2000, the movie was not considered a success. In a span of four years, Bachchan went on to do many more movies, without any major box-office successes.

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

His first 2006 release, the multi-starrer "Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna" (2006) was one of the highest grossing films of the year. He was also a part of Mani Ratnam's stage show, Netru, Indru, Naalai alongside many other co-stars. His second release "Umrao Jaan" failed to do well at the box office. His third release "Dhoom 2", a sequel to his first hit Dhoom did very well at the box office.

His first release in 2007 was "Guru". He has received much acclaim for his performance and the film emerged as his first solo hit.He recently made a brief appearance in the multi-starrer "Shootout at Lokhandwala" which released in May 2007; the film was successful.His next release "Jhoom Barabar Jhoom" released in June 2007. The film under-performed in India but did better overseas especially in the U.K.However while the film received mixed reviews. Abhishek received good notices for his performance in the film.His upcoming release is "Laaga Chunari Mein Daag".

In 2008 Abhishek Bachchan will join Amitabh Bachchan, Aishwarya Bachchan, and other Indian film actors on the world-wide Unforgettable Tour. The tour will reportedly cover 18 countries and 6 continents.

Abhishek Bachchan was earlier engaged to Karisma Kapoor. The couple announced their engagement on Amitabh Bachchan's 60th birthday celebration in October 2002. The engagement was called off in January 2003.

After much speculation concerning their relationship, his engagement to Aishwarya Rai,who has been in many movies with him, was announced on January 14, 2007.Aishwarya Rai had dated actors Salman Khan & Vivek Oberai before.The announcement was later confirmed by Amitabh Bachchan.

Bachchan married Aishwarya Rai on April 20, 2007 according to traditional Hindu rites of the South Indian Bunt community, to which his wife 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. Though the wedding was a private affair intended for the Bachchan and Rai family and friends, the involvement of the media made it a national extravaganza. Abhishek is 3 years younger than his wife.

Filmography as Actor

Dilli 6 (2009)
Dostana (2008) - Sameer
Drona (2008) - Aditya/ Drona - Superhero
Mission Istanbul (2008) - special appearance
Sarkar Raj (2008) - Shankar
Om Shanti Om (2007) - special appearance
Laaga Chunari Mein Daag (2007) - Rohan
Jhoom Barabar Jhoom (2007) - Rikki Thukral
Shootout at Lokhandwala (2007) - Abhishek Mahatre
Guru (2007) - Guru Kant Desai
Dhoom 2 (2006) - Jai Dixit
Umrao Jaan (2006) - Nawab Sultan
Lage Raho Munna Bhai (2006) - Sunny Kkhurana
Kabhi Alvida Naa kehna (2006) - Rishi Talwar
Bluff Master (2006) - Roy Kapoor
Vasundhara (2006)
Antar Mahal (2005) - Vrij Bhushan, a Bihari sculptor
Salaam Namaste (2005) - Doctor
Sarkar (2005) - Shankar Nagare
Bunty Aur Babli (2005) - Rakesh/Bunty
Dus (2005) - Shashank Dheer
Dhoom (2004) - ACP Jai Dixit
Phir Milenge (2004) - Tarun Anand
Yuva (2004) - Lallan
Hum Tum (2004) - Sameer (Special Appearance)
Naach (2004) - Abhinav
Rakht (2004) - Manav
Run (2004) - Siddharth (as Abhishekh Bachchan)
Kuch Naa Kaho (2003) - Raj
LOC Kargil (2003) - Lt. Vikram Batra
Main Prem Ki Diwani Hoon (2003) - Prem Kumar
Mumbai Se Aaya Mera Dost (2003) - Kanji
Zameen (2003) - ACP Jai
Desh (2002) - Suprabha's son
Haan Maine Bhi Pyaar Kiya (2002) - Shiv Kapoor
Om Jai Jagadish (2002) - Jagadish Batra
Shararat (2002) - Rahul Khanna
Bas Itna Sa Khwaab Hai (2001) - Suraj Shrivastav
Dhaai Akshar Prem Ke (2000) - Karan Khanna
Refugee (2000) - Refugee
Tera Jadoo Chal Gayaa (2000) - Kabir Srivastav

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