Abhishek Bachchan

Abhishek Bachchan (born 5 February 1976) is an Indian actor and film producer known for his work in Hindi films.

Part of the Bachchan family, he is the son of actors Amitabh Bachchan and Jaya Bachchan.

Abhishek Bachchan was born on 5 February 1976 in Bombay (Mumbai) to veteran actors of Hindi cinema, Amitabh Bachchan and Jaya Bachchan.

He has a sister, Shweta Bachchan.

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 Awadhi and Punjabi heritage on his father's side, and Bengali from his mother's side.

His maternal grandfather was Taroon Kumar Bhaduri, a famous author, and poet.

TK Bhaduri wrote a famous book Obhishopto Chambol (Cursed Chambal), an account of his experiences as a journalist/writer in the area.

This book provided the raw material and inspiration to almost all dacoit-related films made by the Hindi film industry in India.

Bachchan attended Jamnabai Narsee School and Bombay Scottish School in Mumbai, Modern School, Vasant Vihar, New Delhi, and Aiglon College in Switzerland.

He then attended Boston University but did not obtain any degree from there and he subsequently moved on to Bollywood.

He was diagnosed with dyslexia at the age of 9.

His third release of the year, Dhai Akshar Prem Ke, was a remake of the 1995 American film A Walk in the Clouds and turned out to be a box office flop.

Bachchan began his career with the drama film Refugee (2000), which was followed by a dozen unsuccessful ventures.

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 was an average at the box office, both Bachchan and Kapoor received positive reviews for their performances.

Film critic Taran Adarsh of Bollywood Hungama 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."

Bachachn next appeared opposite Keerthi Reddy in Tera Jadoo Chal Gayaa, portraying an artist who falls in a one-sided love.

The movie was neither commercially nor critically well-received.

In 2001, he starred in Bas Itna Sa Khwaab Hai, which failed to gain a wide audience theatrically.

He also shot for a cameo in the 2001 film Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham..., a scene which was later edited out of the film.

In 2002, Bachchan had four film releases, the first of which was the romantic drama Haan Maine Bhi Pyaar Kiya, opposite Karisma Kapoor and Akshay Kumar.

He then made a cameo in the Bengali film Desh, which starred his mother Jaya Bachchan.

His next role was in the comedy drama Shararat, followed by Om Jai Jagadish, where he was part of an ensemble cast.

Both movies failed commercially.

Bachchan's 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, although the film was a flop.

In the same year, Bachchan starred alongside Lara Dutta in the drama Mumbai Se Aaya Mera Dost.

The movie did not perform well commercially and received negative reviews.

He then starred opposite Aishwarya Rai in Kuch Naa Kaho and joined Ajay Devgn and Bipasha Basu in Zameen.

Neither of these films fared well critically or commercially.

For his final release of 2003, Bachchan appeared among an ensemble cast in LOC: Kargil, portraying Vikram Batra.

It received mixed to negative reviews and was not a commercial success.

His career prospects changed in 2004 with the action film Dhoom, and he received critical acclaim for his performances in the dramas Yuva (2004), Sarkar (2005), and Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna (2006), winning three consecutive Filmfare Awards for Best Supporting Actor.

His biggest successes as a sole male lead came with the comedy Bunty Aur Babli (2005) and the drama Guru (2007).

Bachchan's other commercially successful films include the ensemble action films Dus (2005), Dhoom 2 (2006) and Dhoom 3 (2013), and the comedies Dostana (2008), Bol Bachchan (2012), Happy New Year (2014) and Housefull 3 (2016).

Since 2007, he has been married to the actress Aishwarya Rai, with whom he has a daughter.

In addition to his three Filmfare Awards, Bachchan won a National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi for producing the comedy-drama Paa (2009).

He has since starred in the streaming ventures Breathe: Into the Shadows (2020), Ludo (2020) and Dasvi (2022).