Abhishek Bachchan

Abhishek Bachchan ( born 5 February 1976 in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India) is an award-winning Indian actor. He is the son of Indian actors Amitabh Bachchan and Jaya Bachchan. His wife is former Miss World turned actress Aishwarya Rai.

Bachchan made his debut with J.P. Dutta's Refugee (2000). After that, his career consisted of films that went un-noticed at the box office. It was not until 2004, that 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 mostly commercially and critically successful, establishing himself as one of the leading actors in the industry.

Although he made a strong debut in J.P.Dutta's "Refugee" along with Kareena Kapoor in 2000, the movie 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 mettle as an actor.The same year, 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 won his second Filmfare Award in the Best Supporting Actor category for "Sarkar". Bachchan also received his first Filmfare nomination in the Best Actor category for "Bunty Aur Babli".

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 did very well at the box office.

His first release in 2007 was "Guru". He has received much acclaim for his performance and the film emerged as his first solo hit.He recently made a brief appearance in the multi-starrer "Shootout at Lokhandwala" which released in May 2007; the film was successful.His next release "Jhoom Barabar Jhoom" released in June 2007. The film under-performed in India but did better overseas especially in the U.K.However while the film received mixed reviews. Abhishek received good notices for his performance in the film.His upcoming release is "Laaga Chunari Mein Daag".

In 2008 Abhishek Bachchan will join Amitabh Bachchan, Aishwarya Bachchan, and other Indian film actors on the world-wide Unforgettable Tour. The tour will reportedly cover 18 countries and 6 continents.

Abhishek Bachchan was earlier engaged to Karisma Kapoor. The couple announced their engagement on Amitabh Bachchan's 60th birthday celebration in October 2002. The engagement was called off in January 2003.

After much speculation concerning their relationship, his engagement to Aishwarya Rai,who has been in many movies with him, was announced on January 14, 2007.Aishwarya Rai had dated actors Salman Khan & Vivek Oberai before.The announcement was later confirmed by Amitabh Bachchan.

Bachchan married Aishwarya Rai on April 20, 2007 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. 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. Abhishek is 3 years younger than his wife.