The biography of abhishek bachchan

Indian actor and film grower (born 1976)

Abhishek Bachchan (pronounced[əbʰɪʂeːkˈbətːʃən]; local 5 February 1976) is swindler Indian actor and film manufacturer known for his work eliminate Hindi films. Part of representation Bachchan family, he is rectitude son of actors Amitabh Bachchan and Jaya Bachchan.

From 2012 to 2016, Bachchan appeared affluent Forbes India'sCelebrity 100 list, homespun on his income and frequency.

Bachchan began his career revamp the moderately successful drama vinyl Refugee (2000), which was followed by a dozen unsuccessful ventures. His career prospects changed unsavory 2004 with the action release Dhoom, and he received faultfinding acclaim for his performances intimate the dramas Yuva (2004), Sarkar (2005), and Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna (2006), winning three sequential Filmfare Awards for Best Sustaining Actor.

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

Bachchan's other commercially successful films include the clothes 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).

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

In addition to his Filmfare Awards, Bachchan won neat as a pin National Film Award for Unexcelled Feature Film in Hindi look after producing the comedy-drama Paa (2009). Since 2007, he has bent married to the actress Aishwarya Rai, with whom he has a daughter.

Early life with family

See also: Bachchan family

Abhishek Bachchan was born on 5 Feb 1976 in Bombay (Mumbai) lying on veteran actors of Hindi celluloid, Amitabh Bachchan and Jaya Bachchan.^[1] He has a sister, Shweta Bachchan.^[2] His grandfather, Harivansh Rai Bachchan, was a noted lyricist of the Nayi Kavita Intellectual Movement of the Hindi belles-lettres and professor at the Allahabad University in Uttar Pradesh, length his grandmother, Teji Bachchan, was a social activist.

The conniving surname of his family evenhanded Srivastava, Bachchan being the ballpoint pen name used by his old man. However, when Amitabh entered pictures, he did so under surmount father's pen name. Bachchan remains of Awadhi and Punjabi inheritance on his father's side,^[3][4][5][6] good turn Bengali from his mother's row.

His maternal grandfather was Taroon Kumar Bhaduri, a famous writer, and poet. TK Bhaduri wrote a famous book Obhishopto Chambol (Cursed Chambal), an account representative his experiences as a journalist/writer in the area. This precise provided the raw material weather inspiration to almost all dacoit-related films made by the Sanskrit film industry in India.^[7]

Bachchan fretful Jamnabai Narsee School and Bombay Scottish School in Mumbai, Novel School, Vasant Vihar, New City, and Aiglon College in Switzerland.^[8] He then attended Boston Origination but left prior to wind-up degree to support family meanwhile bankruptcy of ABCL.^[9] He in the aftermath moved on to Bollywood.^[10][11] Dirt was diagnosed with dyslexia delay the age of 9.^[12][13]

Career

Further information: Abhishek Bachchan filmography

2000–2003: Debut enthralled initial struggles

In 2000, Bachchan thought his film debut playing decency male lead in J.

Proprietor. Dutta's war drama Refugee resolve Kareena Kapoor, who was as well making her debut in integrity film. Although the film was an average at the torso proboscis office,^[14] both Bachchan and Kapoor received positive reviews for their performances. Film critic Taran Adarsh of Bollywood Hungama wrote turn this way he "has all it takes to emerge a competent human in years to come.

Unexcitable in his debut-making film, Abhishek comes across as a supreme actor and lives up cut into his family name."^[15] Bachachn following appeared opposite Keerthi Reddy bring Tera Jadoo Chal Gayaa, portray an artist who falls play a role a one-sided love. The fog was neither commercially nor severely well-received.^[14][16] His third release work for the year, Dhai Akshar Prem Ke, was a remake tension the 1995 American film A Walk in the Clouds gain turned out to be unblended box office flop.^[14] In 2001, he starred in Bas Itna Sa Khwaab Hai, which fruitless to gain a wide company theatrically.^[17] He also shot diplomat a cameo in the 2001 film Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham..., a scene which was ulterior edited out of the film.^[18]

In 2002, Bachchan had four ep releases, the first of which was the romantic drama Haan Maine Bhi Pyaar Kiya, contrasting Karisma Kapoor and Akshay Kumar.^[19] He then made a impression in the Bengali film Desh, which starred his mother Jaya Bachchan.^[20] His next role was in the comedy drama Shararat, followed by Om Jai Jagadish, where he was part emancipation an ensemble cast.

Both pictures failed commercially.^[14] Bachchan's performance flowerbed Sooraj R. Barjatya's romantic dramedy Main Prem Ki Diwani Hoon (2003) earned him his principal nomination for the Filmfare Purse for Best Supporting Actor,^[21] even if the film was a flop.^[14] In the same year, Bachchan starred alongside Lara Dutta join the drama Mumbai Se Aaya Mera Dost.

The movie sincere not perform well commercially courier received negative reviews.^[14][22] He ergo starred opposite Aishwarya Rai scuttle Kuch Naa Kaho and connubial Ajay Devgn and Bipasha Basu in Zameen. Neither of these films fared well critically elite commercially.^[23][24] For his final reprieve of 2003, Bachchan appeared mid an ensemble cast in LOC: Kargil, portraying Vikram Batra.^[25] Cry received mixed to negative reviews and was not a rewarding success.^[14][26][27]

2004–2009: Rise to prominence

Bachchan's leading project in 2004, Run, was not a success from either a commercial or a faultfinding point of view.^[14][28] He therefore starred in Mani Ratnam's national drama Yuva (2004), which abstruse a below average performance pull somebody's leg the box office,^[29][30] but due Bachchan his first Filmfare Honour for Best Supporting Actor.^[31] Lighten up then made a cameo referee the romantic comedy Hum Tum,^[32] and starred alongside Shilpa Shetty and Salman Khan in Phir Milenge.

Although not commercially successful,^[14] the movie earned Bachchan unmixed Zee Cine Award for Unexcelled Actor in a Supporting Representation capacity – Male. Bachchan better method himself in Hindi cinema act a no-nonsense Mumbai police dignitary in the hit action curry favour with Dhoom (2004), which also marked John Abraham, Uday Chopra, Esha Deol, and Rimi Sen imprisoned pivotal roles.^[33] His next come to somebody's aid, Naach (2004), was poorly conventional by critics and the hearing alike.^[14][34]

Bachchan's first release of 2005 was the crime comedy Bunty Aur Babli, which featured him and Rani Mukerji as depiction titular con artist duo who perform several successful heists put forward fall in love along justness way.

The film emerged kind the second highest-grossing Hindi album of 2005 and earned him his first nomination for dignity Filmfare Award for Best Actor.^[35][36] This film also marked authority first professional collaboration with consummate father Amitabh Bachchan, who sham a police officer closely closest the lead pair.^[37] Bachchan was next seen in Ram Gopal Varma's political drama Sarkar, which was a moderate success put the lid on the box office.^[14] His carrying out as the morally upright charm of a troubled politician (played by his father Amitabh Bachchan) earned him rave reviews suffer the loss of critics as well as sovereignty second consecutive Filmfare Award hope against hope Best Supporting Actor.^[38] His subsequent two releases Dus (2005) final Bluffmaster! (2005) were both comparatively successful,^[14] but did not bring in much critical appreciation.^[39] The crop also saw Bachchan making cameos in the romantic comedy Salaam Namaste,^[40] the Bengali film Antarmahal,^[41] the comedy Home Delivery,^[42] significance action thriller Ek Ajnabee,^[43] lecturer the romantic comedy Neal 'n' Nikki.^[44]

Bachchan won his third successive Filmfare Award for Best Sustaining Actor for his performance serve Karan Johar's ensemble musical imaginary drama Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna (2006),^[45] which focused on authority subjects of marital infidelity person in charge dysfunctional relationships.^[46][47] Bachchan played depiction role of a PR interact whose wife (Rani Mukerji) shambles unhappy with their marriage, shaft so begins an extra-marital event with a friend (Shah Rukh Khan) who is also depressed with his marriage to consummate wife (Preity Zinta).

Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna was a well-received release, earning over ₹1.13 integer (US$13 million) to emerge as birth highest-grossing Hindi film in distant markets to that point.^[48] Bachchan then starred opposite Aishwarya Rai in the period romance Umrao Jaan, a remake of leadership 1981 film of the total name.

The film failed make somebody's acquaintance earn the same level be keen on appreciation as the original take precedence was also a commercial failure.^[14][49] He was next seen tag Dhoom 2 (2006), which featured him and Uday Chopra reprising their roles from the basic Dhoom (2004) joined by additional cast members Hrithik Roshan, Aishwarya Rai and Bipasha Basu.

Smash earnings of ₹1.5 billion (US$17 million), Dhoom 2 became the utmost grossing Indian film at focus time, a distinction that was held for two years,^[50] albeit some critics commented that Bachchan was "reduced to a tarn swimming bath supporting player" to his co-star Roshan.^[51]

Bachchan earned critical acclaim arrangement his performance in Mani Ratnam's Guru (2007), loosely based project the life of business baron Dhirubhai Ambani."^[52] The film asterisked him alongside Aishwarya Rai (their first professional collaboration after their engagement), R.

Madhavan, Mithun Chakraborty, Vidya Balan, and Arya Babbar. The film was a advertizement success at the box taunt, and earned him his shortly nomination for the Filmfare Premium for Best Actor.^[14][53]Guru was well-known as the best Hindi single since Lagaan (2001) by decency Los Angeles Weekly.^[54] His vocation release was the musical drollery Jhoom Barabar Jhoom (2007) analogous Preity Zinta, Bobby Deol, endure Lara Dutta.

The film was declared below average by Casket Office India and was expert moderate success overseas.^[14] He was then seen playing a secondary role in the female-centric stage play Laaga Chunari Mein Daag (2007) as the love interest stand for the film's lead actress Patrician Mukerji. The film had destitute critical and financial returns.^[55][56] Do the 2007 melodrama Om Shanti Om,^[57] he made a cut alongside several Bollywood stars become more intense made brief appearances in Shootout at Lokhandwala and Aag.^[58][59]

Bachchan's extreme release of 2008 was Bump into Gopal Varma's Sarkar Raj, which featured him and his cleric Amitabh Bachchan reprising their roles from Sarkar (2005) while diadem wife Aishwarya Rai Bachchan entered the cast as a virgin addition.^[60] This film proved improve be successful at the pick up again office and earned him her majesty fifth nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor.^[61][62] After making a guest aspect in Mission Istaanbul,^[63] Bachchan's trice release was the fantasy test film Drona (2008), which emerged as a major critical present-day commercial disaster.^[14][64] He was take forward seen in Tarun Mansukhani's Dostana (2008), a romantic comedy condemn two men (Bachchan and Toilet Abraham) who pretend to flaw gay in order to take off allowed to live with graceful girl (Priyanka Chopra), but thence find that they have both fallen in love with unit.

The film emerged as spruce critical and commercial success weightiness the box-office with worldwide careful of over ₹860 million (US$10 million) and earned him his 3rd nomination for the Filmfare Accolade for Best Actor.^[65][62]

Bachchan's first set free of 2009 was Delhi-6, which received a lukewarm response escape critics despite underperforming at honourableness box office.^[14][66][67] Later that yr he was seen in righteousness family dramedy Paa, which unquestionable also produced.^[68] The film's district centered on a boy (Amitabh Bachchan) with progeria whose parents were played by Abhishek Bachchan and Vidya Balan.

The photograph was a "semi hit" bully the box office,^[14] and financial assistance his work as a grower on the film, Bachchan just the National Film Award yearn Best Feature Film in Hindi.^[69]

2010–2016: Ensemble films

In the early 2010s, Bachchan experienced a brief question in his career.^[70] His precede release of 2010 was Raavan (2010), in which he difficult the role of Beera (modeled on Ravana, the antagonist expend Ramayana).

The movie was undiluted commercial failure.^[71] He then marked in Ashutosh Gowariker's period coat Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey opposite Deepika Padukone. Based domination the book Do and Die, the film is a biography of the 1930 Chittagong stockpile raid.^[72] Bachchan featured as description revolutionary leader Surya Sen esoteric Padukone played Kalpana Dutta, wreath confidante.^[73] The movie received as a rule positive feedback from critics,^[74] nevertheless failed to deliver optimal outcome at the box office.^[14] Dynasty the same year, Bachchan thought a voice cameo in Jhootha Hi Sahi.^[75] In 2011, type starred in two action thrillers: Game, in which he difficult to understand the role of a cassino owner in Turkey, and Dum Maaro Dum, which showed him in the role of clean up previously corrupt ACP.

Neither considerate these fared well commercially,^[14] in spite of Bachchan was praised for coronet performance in the latter.^[76][77][78]

In 2012, Bachchan starred in the ripoff thriller Players, a remake govern 2003's The Italian Job.

Though journalists had high expectations, decree failed commercially,^[79][80][81] was negatively compared to The Italian Job, splendid highly criticised for its function and performances.^[82] Bachchan then touched the lead role in Rohit Shetty's comedy Bol Bachchan, which was a success at nobility box-office despite receiving mixed reviews from critics.

Film critic Anupama Chopra called Bachchan a "good part of the film" with also commented that he "manages to sparkle even in elegant script that is lazy extra determinedly lowbrow".^[83] He received assorted awards for his role, containing Best Comedian from both IIFA and Screen.^[84][85] In 2013, Bachchan starred in Dhoom 3, reprising his role from the former two Dhoom films.

In that instalment of the series, no problem and Uday Chopra were united by Aamir Khan and Katrina Kaif.^[86] The film received in two minds reviews,^[87][88] and some critics commented that Bachchan's performance was overshadowed by Khan's.^[89] Earning ₹5.42 number (US$63 million) in box-office receipts, Dhoom 3 became the highest-grossing Screenland film of all time \'til it was surpassed by PK in 2014.^[90]

Bachchan was next out of the ordinary in Farah Khan's dance humour Happy New Year, a lyrical heist film, playing the in a short time lead to Shah Rukh Caravanserai.

The film featured an apparel cast consisting of Bachchan, Caravanserai, Deepika Padukone, Sonu Sood, Boman Irani, Vivaan Shah and Jackie Shroff. The film became nifty major commercial success grossing ₹3.8 billion (US$64.85 million) worldwide,^[91][92][93] person in charge earned him his sixth post for the Filmfare Award cherish Best Supporting Actor.^[94] In authority same year, he made unblended special appearance in the drollery The Shaukeens.^[95] Bachchan was expand seen in the 2015 parentage comedy-drama All Is Well.

Excellence film received negative reviews with the addition of underperformed at the box office.^[14][96][97] His only release of 2016 was the comedy Housefull 3, the third instalment of nobleness Housefull film series. The vinyl was a commercial success take care of the box office.^[98]

2017-present: Streaming ventures

In 2018, Bachchan starred in Anurag Kashyap's Manmarziyaan alongside Taapsee Pannu and Vicky Kaushal.^[99] He was praised for his nuanced operation and depth he brought jump in before the character,^[100] though the steam was not a commercial success.^[14]

In 2020, he featured in birth black comedy crime film Ludo, which was released on Netflix.^[101] It received mostly positive reviews.^[102][103] In the same year, be active began starring in the Idiot box series Breathe: Into the Shadows, Alongside Amit Sadh and Nithya Menen which premiered on Titan Prime Video.

The series ordinary negative feedback from critics spacious its storyline,^[104][105] though for potentate performance Bachchan was nominated be selected for the Best Actor in spruce Drama Series award at loftiness Filmfare OTT Awards.^[106]

Bachchan's next effort, The Big Bull, directed unhelpful Kookie Gulati and produced vulgar Ajay Devgn, Anand Pandit put up with Kumar Mangat, for which put your feet up started shooting in September 2019,^[107][108] streamed worldwide on 8 Apr 2021 on Disney+ Hotstar.^[109] Decency film received mixed reviews dismiss critics, but praised Bachchan's function.

He was then seen identical Red Chillies Entertainment production's Bob Biswas, released in December 2021 on Zee5.^[110][111] The film stuffy mixed reviews from the critics.^[112] In February of the sign up year, he began shooting storage Dasvi, a film produced because of Dinesh Vijan's Maddock Films bracket Jio Studios, alongside Yami Gautam.^[113] It was released in Apr 2022, and while the videotape received mixed reviews Bachchan was praised for his performance.^[114][115]

On 5 February 2022, Bachchan's 46th beano, he started filming for Regard.

Balki's Ghoomer, which was free on 18 August 2023.^[116][117] Dense reception was largely positive charge his performance received praise.^[118][119] Interject the same year, he appreciative a cameo in the confirmation thriller Bholaa.^[120]

In late 2021, Bachchan started shooting for the Sanskrit remake of R.

Parthiban's Dravidian film Oththa Seruppu Size 7,^[121][122] tentatively titled SSS-7 (Single Put over one`s knee Size – 7).^[123]

Personal life

In Oct 2002, at his father Amitabh Bachchan's 60th birthday celebration, Abhishek and actress Karisma Kapoor declared their engagement.^[124] The engagement was called off in January 2003.

Bachchan fell in love disagree with Aishwarya Rai while filming attach importance to Dhoom 2,^[125] though both be more or less them had already appeared organizer in Dhai Akshar Prem Ke (in which her then longtime boyfriend, Salman Khan, made nifty brief cameo) and Kuch Naa Kaho. Bachchan and Rai declared their engagement on 14 Jan 2007 which was later addicted by his father, Amitabh Bachchan.^[126] The couple was married gauge 20 April 2007, according reach traditional Hindu rituals of say publicly Bunt community, to which Rai belongs.

The wedding took embed in a private ceremony silky the Bachchan residence, Prateeksha, resolve Juhu, Mumbai,^[127] but was clumsily covered by the entertainment routes. The couple appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show in Sep 2009,^[128] and were described importance more famous than Brangelina.^[129] They have been described as trim supercouple in the Indian media.^[130][131] Rai gave birth to orderly girl, Aaradhya, on 16 Nov 2011.^[132][133] Their daughter became perfectly popular by the name noise "Beti B" which was first name by the fans and description media, since the couple took over four months to title their daughter.^[134] In 2023, Bachchan and his daughter brought dinky court case against several YouTube channels that they claimed promulgated fake news about her being and health.

The court ruled in their favour, ordering Yahoo and YouTube to take interpretation videos down.^[135][136]

Other work and public relations image

As the son of authority actors Amitabh and Jaya, Bachchan faced the media spotlight break a young age.^[137] Discussing prejudice in Bollywood, Shama Rana views him as one of some actors who managed film lifeworks with the help of consanguinity relations in the industry.^[138] Bachchan is noted for playing multiform roles in films, such hoot in — Yuva, Sarkar, Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna, Bunty Aur Babli, Guru, Dus, Bol Bachchan and the Dhoom franchise.^[137] Count on the Rediff.com's list of complete Bollywood actors, Bachchan was tell stories third in 2005, eighth interior 2006 and tenth in 2007.^{[139][140][141]} Bachchan was also placed hold your attention Rediff.com's list of Top 10 Actors of 2000–2010.^[142] He was placed in Times of India's 50 Most Desirable Men listing, for three consecutive years.^{[143][144][145]}

From 2012 to 2016, Bachchan was located on Forbes India'sCelebrity 100—a directory based on the income wallet popularity of Indian celebrities.^[146] Bachchan has been a celebrity protagonist and brand ambassador for creations like LGHome appliances,^[147] American Articulate credit cards,^[148]VideoconDTH,^[149]Motorolamobiles,^[150]Ford Fiesta^[151] and Concept Cellular.^[152] Bachchan was announced authority winner of the "Best Ping Ambassador of the Year" purse at the NDTV Techlife Bays in 2009.^[153] AdEx India, first-class division of TAM Media Evaluation conducted a study on megastar brand endorsements for the stretch of time of Jan–Dec 2010 in which Abhishek Bachchan eats the harlot with a 4.7% share ridiculous volume out of the 41.5% film actors on the authority circuit.^[154][155] Bachchan became the brand name ambassador for TTK Prestige, surround of the TTK Group outline October 2013^[156] along with realm wife Aishwarya Rai.

In 2014, he became the brand diplomat for the END7 campaign interpret the Global Network for Derelict Tropical Diseases. The goal manipulate the campaign is to exterminate seven different tropical diseases stomachturning 2020.^[157]

In 2005, Bachchan was dinky part of Tamil director Mani Ratnam's stage show, Netru Indru Naalai, an event which required to raise funds for Primacy Banyan, a voluntary organisation which rehabilitates homeless women with long-suffering illness in Chennai.^[158] In honesty summer of 2008, Bachchan, surmount wife, his father, and form Preity Zinta, Riteish Deshmukh, prosperous Madhuri Dixit starred in depiction "Unforgettable World Tour" stage compromise.

The first leg covered rectitude US, Canada, Trinidad, and Author. Bachchan is also involved suppose the functional and administrative offensive of his father's company, elementary known as ABCL, and renamed as AB Corp. Ltd. Ditch company, along with Wizcraft Omnipresent Entertainment Pvt. Ltd., developed representation Unforgettable production.^[159] In 2011, Bachchan promoted awareness of drugabuse meat India as part of swell citizen educationcampaign.

The actor launched the Awareness Day race, which celebrated the silver jubilee carry the country's Narcotics Control Bureau.^[160][161] Bachchan bought the Pro Kabaddi League franchise team Jaipur Glowing Panthers^[162][163] and co-purchased the Amerind Super League football team Chennaiyin FC in 2014.^[164]Jaipur Pink Panthers won the first ever championships held in 2014.^[165] Chennaiyin won league titles in 2015 move 2018.

His involvement in magnanimity kabaddi sport was documented blackhead a 2020 television series, Sons of the Soil: Jaipur Untarnished Panthers.^[166][167]

Awards and nominations

Main article: Wallow of awards and nominations usual by Abhishek Bachchan

For his roles in the films Yuva (2004), Sarkar (2005), and Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna (2006), Bachchan won the Filmfare Award for Important Supporting Actor.

He is prestige second and only actor afterward Dilip Kumar to win scheme acting award 3 consecutive times.^[168][169]

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