Abhishek Bachchan Biography
Abhishek Bachchan is an Indian actor and
the son of Indian actors Amitabh Bachchan and Jaya Bachchan; his elder
sister is Shweta Bachchan-Nanda. He is married to actress and former
Miss World Aishwarya Rai.
He did his schooling from Jamnabai Narsee School and Bombay Scottish School in Mumbai, Modern School, Vasant Vihar, New Delhi, and he completed his college education from Aiglon College in Switzerland. He then joined Boston University in the U.S. to complete his studies, but left in the middle to pursue his career in acting to support his father's company, ABCL, which was facing a lot of trouble.
In October 2002, at Amitabh Bachchan's 60th birthday celebration Abhishek Bachchan and Karisma Kapoor's engagement was declared which was called off in January 2003. In 2006, he was named the sexiest man in Asia by a UK Magazine "Eastern Eye" and The Times of India called him the most eligible bachelor of India.
Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwary Rai announced their engagement on 14 January 2007 and got married on 20 April 2007. They married according to traditional Hindu rites of the South Indian Bunt community. The marraige was held in a private ceremony at the Bachchan residence Prateeksha which is at Juhu, Mumbai.
Career
Abhishek started his career with the movie Refugee which was a moderately successful film, which also starred Kareena Kapoor. For around four years he acted in some movies which were not much of a success. In 2004, he starred in the movie Dhoom which was the first hit movie of his career. Soon after in 2005 he gave four consecutive hit movies like Bunty aur Babli, Sarkar, Dus and Bluffmaster.
In the year 2006, he acted in a movie Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehena which was one of India's highest grossing films of the year. Then his next movie Umrao Jaan didn't do went well at the box office. Later that year he was again seen in Dhoom 2 which went very well.
In 2007, he starred in the movie Guru which was again a great success and his first solo hit. Later that year in June 2007, his next movie Jhoom Barabar Jhoom released which was a failure in India, but was a success in the overseas market.
In 2008, Abhishek turned into a producer. His first produced film was Paa. He was the lead actor and the producer in charge of the film.
On January 2010, he was seen on the small screen where he hosted a game show for Colors called National Bingo Night. In late 2010, he starred in the film Raavan opposite his wife Aishwarya Rai Bachchan which was a flop at the box office in India.
He did his schooling from Jamnabai Narsee School and Bombay Scottish School in Mumbai, Modern School, Vasant Vihar, New Delhi, and he completed his college education from Aiglon College in Switzerland. He then joined Boston University in the U.S. to complete his studies, but left in the middle to pursue his career in acting to support his father's company, ABCL, which was facing a lot of trouble.
In October 2002, at Amitabh Bachchan's 60th birthday celebration Abhishek Bachchan and Karisma Kapoor's engagement was declared which was called off in January 2003. In 2006, he was named the sexiest man in Asia by a UK Magazine "Eastern Eye" and The Times of India called him the most eligible bachelor of India.
Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwary Rai announced their engagement on 14 January 2007 and got married on 20 April 2007. They married according to traditional Hindu rites of the South Indian Bunt community. The marraige was held in a private ceremony at the Bachchan residence Prateeksha which is at Juhu, Mumbai.
Career
Abhishek started his career with the movie Refugee which was a moderately successful film, which also starred Kareena Kapoor. For around four years he acted in some movies which were not much of a success. In 2004, he starred in the movie Dhoom which was the first hit movie of his career. Soon after in 2005 he gave four consecutive hit movies like Bunty aur Babli, Sarkar, Dus and Bluffmaster.
In the year 2006, he acted in a movie Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehena which was one of India's highest grossing films of the year. Then his next movie Umrao Jaan didn't do went well at the box office. Later that year he was again seen in Dhoom 2 which went very well.
In 2007, he starred in the movie Guru which was again a great success and his first solo hit. Later that year in June 2007, his next movie Jhoom Barabar Jhoom released which was a failure in India, but was a success in the overseas market.
In 2008, Abhishek turned into a producer. His first produced film was Paa. He was the lead actor and the producer in charge of the film.
On January 2010, he was seen on the small screen where he hosted a game show for Colors called National Bingo Night. In late 2010, he starred in the film Raavan opposite his wife Aishwarya Rai Bachchan which was a flop at the box office in India.
| Bio/Wiki | |
|---|---|
| Real Name | Abhishek Bachchan |
| Nickname(s) | Junior Bachchan, Junior B, Abhi, AB Baby |
| Profession(s) | Actor, Film Producer |
| Famous For | Being the Only Son of Amitabh Bachchan |
| Physical Stats & More | |
| Height (approx.) | in centimeters- 188 cm in meters- 1.88 m in feet inches- 6’ 2” |
| Weight (approx.) | in kilograms- 85 kg in pounds- 187 lbs |
| Body Measurements (approx.) | - Chest: 42 inches - Waist: 34 inches - Biceps: 13 inches |
| Eye Colour | Dark Brown |
| Hair Colour | Black |
| Career | |
| Debut | Film (Actor): Refugee (2000) Film (Producer): Paa (2009)  TV: National Bingo Night (2010, as a Host) |
| Awards/Honours | National Film Awards 2010: For Best Feature Film in Hindi (as a producer) for Paa Filmfare Awards 2004: Best Supporting Actor Award for Yuva 2005: Best Supporting Actor Award for Sarkar 2006: Best Supporting Actor for Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna Honours 2006: Yash Bharati Samman, UP state's highest award from the Government of Uttar Pradesh |
| Personal Life | |
| Date of Birth | 5 February 1976 |
| Age (as in 2018) | 42 Years |
| Birthplace | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| Zodiac sign/Sun sign | Aquarius |
| Signature |  |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Hometown | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| School(s) | • Jamnabai Narsee School, Mumbai • Bombay Scottish School, Mumbai • Modern School, Vasant Vihar, Delhi |
| College/University | • Aiglon College, Switzerland • Boston University, USA (Dropout) |
| Educational Qualification | Attended a Business course at the Boston University (dropout) |
| Religion | Hindusim |
| Caste | Kayastha |
| Food Habit | Non-Vegetarian |
| Address | Jalsa, B/2, Kapol Housing Society, VL Mehta Road, Juhu, Mumbai  A Villa in Sanctuary Falls in Jumeirah Golf Estates, Dubai  |
| Hobbies | Watching Films, Driving, Sketching, Cooking |
| Likes & Dislikes | Likes: Collecting Boarding Cards (every time he travels by air) Dislikes: Workout |
| Controversies | • Just after
his marriage, a background dancer and model, Jhanvi Kapoor tried to
attempt suicide outside his house "Prateeksha," by cutting her wrist.
She said, she was in a relationship with Abhishek since the shooting of
his film Dus (2005), and she is also the mother of his child. However,
later her claims were rejected and she was considered a fraud. • His honeymoon trip with his wife, Aishwarya Rai, in Florence annoyed a lot of people including Mani Ratnam, director of Guru, who was miffed with Abhishek for missing the promotional campaign, and Rani Mukherji because it delayed the shooting of her film Laaga Chunari Mein Daag.  |
| Relationships & More | |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Affairs/Girlfriends | Karisma Kapoor (Actress) Rani Mukherji (Actress)  Dipannita Sharma (Model and Actress)  Aishwarya Rai (Actress) |
| Marriage Date | April 20, 2007 |
| Family | |
| Wife/Spouse | Aishwarya Rai, Actress (2007-present) |
| Children | Son- None Daughter- Aaradhya (born in 2011)  |
| Parents | Father- Amitabh Bachchan (Actor) Mother- Jaya Bachchan (Actress & Politician)  |
| Siblings | Brother- None Sister- Shweta Bachchan Nanda  |
| Favourite Things | |
| Favourite Food(s) | Rajma Chawal, Spicy Chiken, Biscuits, M&M’s (chocolate), Banana Chips |
| Favourite Actor(s) | Amitabh Bachchan, Manoj Bajpai, Sanjay Dutt |
| Favourite Actresses | Zeenat Aman and Kareena Kapoor |
| Favourite Film | Agneepath |
| Favourite Musician(s) | Sonu Nigam, David Guetta, Swedish House Mafia and Tiesto |
| Favourite TV Show(s) | Modern Family, Game of Thrones |
| Favourite Song | Tere Bina from the film Guru |
| Favourite Sport | Football |
| Favourite Perfume | Creed Royal Water |
| Favourite Fashion Designer(s) | Tom Ford, Giorgio Armani |
| Favourite Restaurant(s) | Chez Francis in Switzerland and Kai in London |
| Favourite Destination | New York |
| Favourite City | Mumbai |
| Favourite Shoe Companies | |
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