D O B February 5,1976
Languages Hindi
Place of Birth Mumbai
Known For Actor, Singer, Producer
Married Yes

Biography Abhishek Bachchan born February in Mumbai Maharashtra is an Indian actor and the son of Indian actors Amitabh Bachchan and Jaya Bachchan He is married to actress and former Miss World Aishwarya Rai Bachchan debuted with J P Dutta's Refugee In the actor delivered a hit and a critically acclaimed performance in the films Dhoom and Yuva His performance in the latter was praised for which he 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 Since then Bachchan has starred in films that have been commercially and critically successful establishing himself as one of the leading actors in the industry Abhishek Bachchan is the son of Bollywood icon Amitabh Bachchan and actress Jaya Bachchan his elder sister is Shweta Bachchan-Nanda b His grandfather Harivansh Rai Bachchan was a well-known 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 own father's pen name Bachchan is of Punjabi Sikh heritage from his grandmother Teji's side while also of More Bengali Kulin Brahmin descent from his mother Jaya Bhaduri's side Bachchan was dyslexic as a child br br He attended Jamnabai Narsee School and Bombay Scottish School in Mumbai Modern School Vasant Vihar New Delhi and Aiglon College in Switzerland He then went to the U S to complete his education at Boston University but left midway to pursue his acting career when his father's company ABCL was facing trouble Bachchan began his career with J P Dutta's moderately successful Refugee which also starred Kareena Kapoor although Kapoor received more public exposure from the film In a span of four years Bachchan went on to do many more movies without much success These included Kuch Naa Kaho with Aishwarya Rai whom he married in In his performance in Mani Ratnam's Yuva proved his mettle as an actor The same year he starred in Dhoom his first hit In Bachchan shot to fame with four consecutive hits Bunty Aur Babli Sarkar Dus and Bluffmaster He won his second Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor for Sarkar Bachchan also received his first Filmfare nomination in the Best Actor category His first release Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna was one of India's highest grossing films of the year He was also a part of Mani Ratnam's stage show Netru Indru Naalai alongside many other co-stars Bachchan's second release Umrao Jaan failed to do well at the box office but his third film that year the sequel Dhoom did very well amp mdash although as in the first Dhoom critics found that Hrithik Roshan as the antagonist stole the show In Bachchan starred in Guru receiving much acclaim for his performance and the film emerged as his first solo hit In May he made a brief appearance in the successful Shootout at Lokhandwala His next release Jhoom Barabar Jhoom which released in June failed to do well in India but did better overseas especially in the UK While the film itself received mixed reviews Bachchan won praise for his performance br In summer Bachchan his wife his father and fellow performers Preity Zinta Ritesh Deshmukh and Madhuri Dixit starred in the Unforgettable World Tour stage production The first leg covered the U S Canada Trinidad and London England Bachchan is also involved in the functional and administrative operations of his father's company originally known as ABCL and rechristened as AB Corp Ltd That company along with Wizcraft International Entertainment Pvt Ltd developed the Unforgettable production Among Bachchan's films were Sarkar Raj and Dostana Abhishek has now joined the long list of actors in Bollywood that have turned producer Abhishek's first venture into producing films has been for the Hindi film Paa for his family company AB Corp Ltd Abhishek not only was one of the lead actors in Paa but was the main hands on producer in charge of the film's budget marketing and the entire production of the film Abhishek is currently hosting a brand new game show for Colors titled National Bingo Night which premiered on January National Bingo Night fared extremely well in its debut episode on Colors beating many other current top television series The debut episode fetched a in the TVR ratings In October at Amitabh Bachchan's th birthday celebration Abhishek Bachchan and Karisma Kapoor announced their engagement The engagement was called off in January br br In Abhishek was named the sexiest man in Asia by UK magazine Eastern Eye This Bollywood superstar long considered widely as the most eligible bachelor of India married Aishwarya Rai the Bollywood superstar who earned praises from Julia Roberts and Oprah Winfrey as the most beautiful woman on Earth After much speculation concerning their relationship Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai announced their engagement on January The couple was married on April according to traditional Hindu rites of the South Indian Bunt community to which Rai belongs Token North Indian and Bengali ceremonies were also performed The wedding took place in a private ceremony at the Bachchan residence Prateeksha in Juhu Mumbai but was heavily covered by the entertainment media The couple is considered a supercouple in India and is often referred by the portmanteau amp quot Abhiaish amp quot for Abhishek and Aishwarya Bachchan's paternal grandmother Teji Bachchan died on December Abhishek along with his spouse Aishwarya Rai Bachchan appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show on Monday September