Thursday, September 1, 2011

Abhishek Bachchan Biography


Abhishek Bachchan: born 5 February 1976 in Mumbai, Maharashtra) is an Indian actor and producer. He is

the son of Indian actors Amitabh Bachchan and Jaya Bachchan and is married to actress and former Miss World Aishwarya Rai.

Bachchan debuted with J.P. Dutta's Refugee (2000), but it was not until 2004 that he achieved success when he appeared in the

commercially successful Dhoom and the critically acclaimed Yuva. His work in Yuva received several awards, including his

first Filmfare Award in the Best Supporting Actor category, an award he would win for the two next years as well. In 2010, he

won his first National Film Award (as a producer) for Paa which won the award for Best Feature Film in Hindi. He has starred

in films such as Bunty aur Babli, Guru, Sarkar and Dostana and has thereafter established himself as one of the leading

actors of Bollywood.

Early life :

Abhishek Bachchan is the son of Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan and actress Jaya Bachchan, his elder sister is Shweta

Bachchan-Nanda (b. 1974). His grandfather, Harivansh Rai Bachchan, was a poet of Hindi literature. The original last name of

his parental family is Srivastav, Bachchan being the pen name used by his grandfather. However, when his father Amitabh

entered films, he did so under his father's pen name. Bachchan is of Kayastha heritage from his father's side,Bengali

Kulin Brahmin from his mother's side and Punjabi Sikh from his grandmother's side.

Bachchan was dyslexic as a child.He 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.


Career :

In the year 2000, Bachchan began his career with J.P. Dutta's Refugee. The film performed moderately well at the box office

and was the fifth highest grossing film of that year.Bachchan went on to do other films, including Kuch Naa Kaho and Bas

Itna Sa Khwaab Hai, without much success.

Abhishek went on to give a string of 17 poorly received films but his performances in Main Prem Ki Diwani Hoon

(2003) and Mani Ratnam's Yuva (2004) proved his mettle as an actor.The same year, he starred in Dhoom his first

commercial hit Earning over Rs. 55 crore ($12 million USD), the film became one of the top-grossing Indian films of


2004.

In 2005, Bachchan shot to fame with four movies that did well commercially. He starred in Shaad Ali's Bunty Aur Babli

opposite Rani Mukerji. The film was a critical and commercial success becoming one of the biggest hits of 2005.[12] In July,

he appeared in Sarkar was a success at the box office and was greeted very well by critics. His performance earned him

another Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor. His third film was Dus was a commercial success. He starred in Rohan

Sippy's Bluffmaster was a moderate success.He also received his first Filmfare nomination in the Best Actor category.

Bachchan's first 2006 release Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna, became one of the biggest box office hits in India, earning Rs 458

million, and grossed over Rs 480 million abroad, the biggest Bollywood success of all-time in the overseas market up until

then.He played the role of Rishi Talwar, a young man who lives in New York whose wife cheats on him with a family

friend. His performance in the film earned him his third consecutive award for Best Supporting Actor at the Filmfare Awards.

Bachchan's second release Umrao Jaan failed to do well at the box office, but his third film that year, Dhoom 2, did very


well—although, as in the first Dhoom, critics noted that Hrithik Roshan, as the antagonist, stole the show.The film was

generally well-received by both critics and the mass audience. It became the highest-grossing Indian film of 2006,and

remains in the top ten on the list of highest-grossing Bollywood films in India.

In 2007, Bachchan starred in Mani Ratnam's Guru. The film was a commercial success and his performance was acclaimed by

critics and audiences, earning him his first nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Actor.His next release of that

year, Jhoom Barabar Jhoom, failed to do well in India but did better overseas, especially in the UK.

In 2008 he co-starred with wife Aishwarya Rai and father Amitabh Bachchan in Ram Gopal Verma's Sarkar Raj, the sequel of

Sarkar. His next film Drona was critically and commercially a failure. Later the same year he starred in Karan Johar's

romantic comedy Dostana opposite John Abraham and Priyanka Chopra.[22] Bachchan and Abraham star as two men who pretend to be

gay, so that they can rent an apartment from an older lady, and later fall in love with the same girl, who is the woman's

niece. The film was a moderate success.

In 2009, Abhishek appeared in Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra's Delhi-6. The film opened to mixed reviews and received a poor


financial profit.In the same year, Bachchan produced the Hindi film Paa for AB Corp. Ltd.The film is based on a

rare genetic condition known as progeria and places emphasis on a father-son relationship. Abhishek played the father of his

real-life father Amitabh, with Vidya Balan playing the mother. The film received positive reviews and won the National Film

Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi.

In January 2010, Bachchan hosted a game show for Colors titled National Bingo Night.The debut episode fetched a 3.5

in the TV ratings.In 2010, he starred as the villain in Mani Ratnam's Raavan, alongside his wife Aishwarya. Rediff said

the film had "great performances", but the film was generally a critical and commercial failure.In the same

year, he appeared in Ashutosh Gowariker's Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey.

In April 2011, Abhishek starred in the action film Game directed by Abhinay Deo.Later in that month, he played the lead

in Dum Maaro Dum, which opened to mostly positive reviews from critics.

Abhishek Bachchan is working on releasing a hip hop album titled "Side B" in late 2011.