Abhishek Bachchan is an three-time Filmfare Awards winner famous Indian actor.

Early life

Abhishek was born in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. He is the son of Bollywood icon Amitabh Bachchan and renowned actress Jaya Bhaduri (she is also a Samajwadi Party MP in Rajya Sabha). Abhishek did his schooling at Jamnabai Narsee School, Bombay Scottish School, Modern School (New Delhi) and also went to Aiglon College. He then went to the United States to complete his education at Boston University. His grandfather, Harivansh Rai Bachchan, was a well-known poet of Urdu and Hindi. The original last name of the family is "Srivastav"; "Bachchan" was in fact a pen name used by his grandfather. However, when his father Amitabh Bachchan entered films, he did so under his father's pen name.

Career

Abhishek 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. However, with his performance in Mani Ratnam's Yuva, he proved his mettle as an actor. He portrayed the character of Lallan which earned him the Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award and every other supporting actor award at the major film award functions. In 2004 he starred in Dhoom which was his first major hit. In 2005 he shot to fame with four consecutive hits: Bunty Aur Babli, Sarkar, Dus and Bluffmaster. He recently won his second Filmfare Award in the Best Supporting Actor category for Sarkar. His first 2006 release, the multi-starrer Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna (2006) was one of the 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. 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 has done very well at the box office. His first release in 2007 was Guru. He has received much acclaim for his performance and the film has emerged his first true solo hit at the box office. The song "Kajra Re", which Abhishek performed in the film Bunty Aur Babli (2005), was voted best song of 2005 and best choreographed song of 2005 in a poll by the Hindustan Times.

Personal life

After much speculation it was announced on January 14, 2007 that he is engaged to Aishwarya Rai and they will get married in a private ceremony. This announcement has been confirmed by Amitabh Bachchan.. Acoording to rumors the couple will marry on the 5th of April 2007. On Abhishek's 31st birthday, there were rumors that his father had given him a Bentley Continental GT. It was later discovered, however, that Amar Singh was the real owner of the Bentley. Mr. Amar Singh has maintained that he is the owner of the Bentley and that he has never loaned the car out to Abhishek.

Trivia

• Didn't finish studying business in the United States since he wanted to become an actor. His father, Amitabh Bachchan, supported Abhishek's decision.
• Son of Amitabh Bachchan and Jaya Bhaduri. Grandson of Harivansh Rai Bachchan.
• Engaged to Karisma Kapoor [2002]
• Was engaged to Karisma Kapoor before the engagement was mutually broken off without any explanations by both parties.
• Became a Mama (maternal uncle) in 1997, when his married sister, Shweta Nanda, gave birth to a baby girl.
• Has a niece called Navya Naveli and a nephew called Agastye born to his sister Shweta Nanda.
• Officially engaged to Bollywood Actress, Aishwarya Rai, on Sunday January 14, 2007, at the Bachchan residence near Juhu. The wedding has not been finalized, but is expected to be sometime during 2007.