Abhishek Bachchan
Abhishek Bachchan is an Indian actor who made his Bollywood debut in the year 2000.
Biography
He is the son of Bollywood icon Amitabh Bachchan (BBC Actor of the Millenium) and renowned actress Jaya Bachchan. His sister is socialite Shweta Nanda.
Although he made a strong debut in J.P. Dutta's Refugee alongside 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. However, with his performance in Mani Ratnam's Yuva, he proved his mettle as an actor. His performance earned him the Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award and every other supporting actor award at the major film award functions.
Yash Raj Films's Dhoom, starring Bachchan, alongside John Abraham, Uday Chopra, Rimi Sen and Esha Deol was a hit in 2004. Next, Bachchan is set to star in a Karan Johar directed movie, alongside Shah Rukh Khan, Rani Mukerji,and Preity Zinta called Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna and in Dhoom 2, the sequel of Dhoom.
In 2005 he had three consecutive hits with Bunty Aur Babli, Sarkar and Dus.
Personal Life
Abhishek Bachchan was engaged to actress Karisma Kapoor, but they ended the engagement without marrying. He has been seen about town with Bollywood stars Rani Mukerji, Lara Dutta, Preity Zinta, and Aishwarya Rai, as well as model and aspiring actress Dipannita Sharma.
Filmography
- Vasundhara (2006) (in production) ...
- Umrao Jaan (2006) (in production) ...
- Dhoom 2 (2006) (in production) ... Jai Dixit
- Autograph (2006) (in production)
- Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna (2006) ... Anand Bakshi
- Fanaah (2006) ... (filming)
- Bluff Master (2005) ... Roy
- Ek Ajnabee (2005) ... (Special Appearance)
- Salaam Namaste (2005) ... Narrator and Doctor (Guest Appearance)
- Antar Mahal (2005) ... Vrij Bhushan, a Bihari sculptor
- Dus (2005) ... Shashank Dheer
- Sarkar (2005) ... Shankar Nagare
- Bunty Aur Babli (2005) ... Rakesh/Bunty
- Hum Tum (2004) ... Sameer (Guest Appearance)
- Naach (2004) ... Abhinav
- Dhoom (2004) ... Jai Dixit
- Yuva (2004) ... Lallan (Winner, Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award) & (Nominated, Filmfare Best Villain Award)
- Phir Milenge (2004) ... Tarun Anand
- Run (2004) ... Siddharth
- Rakth(2004) ... Guest Appearance
- Zameen (2003) ... ACP Jai
- LOC Kargil (2003) ... Lt. Vikram Batra
- Kuch Naa Kaho (2003) ... Raj
- Mumbai Se Aaya Mera Dost (2003) ... Kanji
- Main Prem Ki Diwani Hoon (2003) ... Prem Kumar (Nominated, Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award)
- Om Jai Jagadish (2002) ... Jagadish Batra
- Desh (2002) ... Suprabha's son
- Haan Maine Bhi Pyaar Kiya (2002) ... Shiv Kapoor
- Shararat (2001) ... Rahul Khanna
- Bas Itna Sa Khwaab Hai (2001) ... Suraj Shrivastav
- Tera Jadoo Chal Gaya (2000) ... Kabir Srivastav
- Dhai Akshar Prem Ke (2000) ... Karan Khanna
- Refugee (2000) ... Refugee (Nominated, Filmfare Sensational Debut Award)
Awards
- 2004, Bollywood Award, Best Actor in a Supporting Role, Yuva.
- 2004, Cinegoers Award, Best Actor in a Supporting Role, Yuva.
- 2004, Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award, Yuva.
- 2004, IIFA Award, Best Actor in a Supporting Role, Yuva.
- 2004, Screen Award, Best Actor in a Supporting Role, Yuva.
- 2004, Sports World Award, Best Actor in a Supporting Role, Yuva.
- 2004, Stardust Award, Best Actor of the Year, Yuva.
- 2004, Zee Cine Award, Best Actor in a Supporting Role, Phir Milenge.