abhishek bachan
Biography
Abhishek Bachchan is the son of Bollywood icon Amitabh Bachchan and actress turned politician Jaya Bhaduri. His grandfather, Harivansh Rai Bachchan, was a well-known poet of Urdu and Hindi literature. The original last name of Abhishek's 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. He is of Punjabi Sikh heritage from his grandmother Teji's side, while also of Bengali Kulin Brahmin descent from his mother Jaya Bhaduri's side.
Abhishek attended Jamnabai Narsee School, Bombay Scottish School in Mumbai, Modern School in Vasant Vihar, New Delhi and Aiglon College [[3]] in Switzerland. He then went to the United States to complete his education at Boston University but then left the course mid-way to pursue his acting career when his father Amitabh Bachchan's career was facing trouble.
Though Abhishek began his career in 2000, it was not until 2004 that he rose into prominence.
He made his film debut in J.P.Dutta's Refugee along with Kareena Kapoor in 2000 but the film 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 succesful paring with Rani and his mettle as an actor.[4] He portrayed the character of Lallan which earned him the Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award [5] and many wins at major film award functions [6][7]. The same year, he starred in Dhoom which was his first major hit.[8]. In 2005, he shot to fame with four consecutive hits: Bunty Aur Babli, Sarkar, Dus and Bluffmaster.[9]. He won his second Filmfare Award in the Best Supporting Actor category for Sarkar He was also nominated for Filmfare Best Actor Award for his role in Bunty Aur Babli. [10].
His first 2006 release, the multi-starrer Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna (2006) was one of the highest grossing films of the year.[11] 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.[12]
His first release in 2007 was Guru. He has received much acclaim for his performance and the film emerged as his first solo hit.[13] He recently made a brief appearance in the multi-starrer Shootout at Lokhandwala which released on May 25, 2007.
Abhishek Bachchan was earlier engaged to Karisma Kapoor in October 2002 though the engagement was later called off after about 4 months. Since then, Bachchan had been linked to many of his co-stars including rani and priyanka and bipasha but has denied all the rumours. After much speculation concerning their relationship, his engagement to Aishwarya Rai was announced on January 14, 2007 [14]. The announcement was later confirmed by Amitabh Bachchan [15].
On April 20, 2007, Abhishek Bachchan got married to Aishwarya Rai 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. [16]. 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.
Filmography
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