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.

Amitabh Bachchan(Big B)

Amitabh Bachchan born October 11, 1942 is a renowned Indian film actor, popular mostly in the Indian sub-continent and the Middle-East. Bachchan's acting career began in 1969, reaching heights in the mid 70-80s. After withdrawing from acting career, Bachchan returned in 2000 as the host of the television show Kaun Bangea Crorepati? on Star Plus. He is presently active in the Indian film industry.

Amitabh Bachchan ( born Amitabh Harivansh Srivastav on October 11, 1942), is an Indian film actor. He gained popularity during the 1970s and has since become one of the most prominent figures in the history of Indian cinema.

Bachchan has won numerous awards in his career, including three National Film Awards and twelve Filmfare Awards. He holds the record for most number of Best Actor nominations at the Filmfare Awards. In addition to acting, Bachchan has worked as a playback singer, film producer and television presenter, and was an elected Member of Parliament from 1984 to 1987.

Bachchan is married to actress Jaya Bhaduri. They have two children, Shweta Nanda and Abhishek Bachchan, who is also an actor and is married to Aishwarya Rai.

Bachchan was also a member of Indian Parliament (MP), being elected in 1984 from Allahabad. His political career was short lived as he resigned from this post after only 3 years.
Bachchan was born in the city of Allahabad, India. His father, Harivansh Rai Bachchan, was a well-known poet of Urdu and Hindi. The original last name of the family is "Srivastava"; "Bachchan" was in fact a pen name used by his father. However, when Bachchan entered films he did so under his father's pen name. Now he is never known as anything but Amitabh Bachchan. His immediate family has also adopted the Bachchan surname. His mother is Teji Bachchan.

Bachchan attended Allahabad's Boys' High School, followed by Nainital's Sherwood College, where he gained a degree in art. He later went on to study at Kirori Mal College in Delhi University earning a degree in science. When he was in his twenties, Bachchan gave up a job as freight broker for the shipping firm, Bird and Co., based in Kolkata, to pursue a career in acting.
He is married to actress Jaya Bhaduri (now Bachchan). The couple have two children: daughter Shweta and son Abhishek. Abhishek Bachchan has also entered the Bollywood film industry.
Bachchan is said to have met Jaya Bhaduri at the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) at Pune, though there is no evidence to confirm that he was ever enrolled there as a student.

In 1984, Bachchan briefly entered politics in support of long-time family friend Rajiv Gandhi. He contested Allahabad's Parliament seat against H. N. Bahuguna, a well-known politician, and won by a large margin (68.2% of the vote). His political career, however, was short-lived: he resigned after only three years, not finishing his term. At the time of his resignation, it was rumoured that he might have been involved in the Bofors Scandal. Bachchan was not implicated in the case, and has since distanced himself from the Gandhi family. He denies that the two events were connected, commenting that he "should have never got into politics".

He has two grandchildren: Navya Naveli and Agastya Nanda.
In November 2005, Bachchan was admitted to India's Lilavati Hospital, in order to undergo surgery on his intestine. The procedure came after Bachchan complained of pain in his abdomen, and the issue is said to have been related to a 1983 injury. After the operation, Bachchan took several months off from work, unable to leave his home even to shoot the sequel to his recently-launched television program, Kaun Banega Crorepati 2. By April 2006 Bachchan had resumed shooting for most of his projects.

Shahrukh Khan

Shahrukh Khan (born November 2, 1965) is a wellknown Bollywood actor, producer, and was recently the host of the popular game show, "Kaun Banega Crorepati". Shahrukh Khan has established himself as one of the most prominent leading actors of Bollywood.

He was born to a Muslim family but was raised by Hindus for most of his life. His father's name was Taj Mohammed Khan, who was from the famous Pashtun Niazi tribe, was a freedom activist of Punjabi Pathan background. His mother Lateef Fatima,was the adopted daughter of Major General Shah Nawaz Khan of the Janjua Rajput clan, who served as a General in the Indian National Army of Subash Chandra Bose.

Khan's father came to Delhi from the Kissa Kahani Bazaar in Peshawar now in Pakistan, before the Partition of India.His mother's family came from Rawalpindi which is also in Pakistan now. Shahrukh Khan has a sister .Her name is Shehnaz, who is lovingly known as Lalarukh.
Shahrukh Khan attended St. Columba's School . He was good not only in acdemics but also in sports and drama . He won the Sword of Honour, an annual award given to the student who embodies most the spirit of the school. Then he attended the Hansraj College (1985-1988) to earn an Honors degree in Economics. Next, he completed his Masters Degree in Mass Communications from Jamia Millia Islamia University.

After the death of his parents, Khan moved from New Delhi to Mumbai in 1991. In 1991, he married Gauri Khan in a Hindu wedding ceremony. The couple has two children, son Aryan (born in 1997) and daughter Suhana (born in 2000).

Nasreen Munni Kabir, the noted British filmmaker, produced a two-part documentary film on Khan, named " The Inner and Outer World of Shah Rukh Khan" in 2005. The film Featured his 2004 Temptations concert tour.The film contrasted Khan's personal world of family and daily life with the outer world of his work. Another book on Shahrukh Khan named "Still Reading Khan" was released in 2006 which details his family and his life.Shahrukh Khan's life-size wax statue is available in Madame Tussauds wax museum ,London, which was installed in April 2007.Shahrukh Khan has been chosen for the "Ordre des Arts et des Lettres" (Order of the Arts and Literature) award of the French government for his “exceptional career”.

Shahrukh Khan started his acting career in 1988 with the popular television serial named Fauji where he played the role of Commando Abhimanyu Rai.Then he appeared in another television serials such as "Circus"(1989), based upon the life of circus performers. That same year he also had a minor role in the television film named "In Which Annie Gives it Those Ones".It was written by Arundhati Roy and was based on life at Delhi University.

After the death of his parents Khan moved from New Delhi to Mumbai in 1991. He made his Bollywood film debut in the movie"Deewana" (1992) which was a super hit and launched his career in Bollywood.Shahrukh Khan made his presence felt in movie in spite of the presence of established actors like Rishi Kapoor and Divya Bharati. He won the Filmfare Best Debut Award.

His next release was "Maya Memsaab" which was known for its controversial issues as Khan appeared in what was apparently an "Explicit for Bollywood" sex scene for the film. In 1993 he won acclaim for his performances as a psychopath lover and a cold blooded murderer respectively in the box office hits "Darr" and "Baazigar" . He won his first Filmfare Best Actor Award for his performance in "Baazigar".
He was also appreciated for his role as a young loser in Kundan Shah's "Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa" which earned him the Filmfare Best Actor Award (critics) that same year. In 1994 Khan once again played another negative and psychopathic role in "Anjaam". Although the movie was not successful but his performance in a negative role earned him the Filmfare Best Villain Award.

In 1995 he starred in Aditya Chopra's directorial debut "Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge" which was both a critical and a commercial success and has entered its twelfth year in Mumbai theaters, grossing over 12 billion rupees in all, making it as one of the biggest film blockbusters. The year 1996 was a unlucky year for Shahrukh Khan as all his films released that year flopped. In 1997 he made a great comeback, with Yash Chopra's "Dil to Pagal Hai" which went on to be the year's second highest grossing film. He was also praised for his performance in the film.

That same year he also had another hit with Subhash Ghai's "Pardes" ."Pardes" was one of the biggest hits of that year.He also appeared in Aziz Mirza's moderately successful film "Yes Boss".Khan was welcomed with similar success in 1998 starring in Karan Johar's directional debut "Kuch Kuch Hota Hai" which was the biggest hit of the year and won him his third Best Actor award at the Filmfare. He was critically acclaimed for his performance in Mani Ratnam's" Dil Se" . Although the movie did not do well at the box office in India, but it earned good collections overseas.

While 1999 was another unfortunate year for Khan, the year 2000 saw good success, with Aditya Chopra's second directional film "Mohabbatein" doing well at the box office, and Mansoor Khan's hit "Josh". He gained critical acclaim for his performance in the former, which won him his second award for Best Actor (critics) at the Filmfare.

In that same year, Khan set up his own production house named "Dreamz Unlimited" in collaboration with Juhi Chawla. Both the partners starred in the first film from their production house named "Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani". But the movie did not do well at the box office.

In 2001, Shahrukh Khan worked with Karan Johar for the second time with the multi-starrer family film named "Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham" which also had many other big stars like Amitabh Bachhan , Hrittik Roshan, Jaya Bachhan, Kajol and Kareena Kapoor. The movie was one of the biggest hits of the year.

He was also praised for his performance as Emperor Asoka in the historical epic "Asoka" which was the second film from his production house.In 2002, Shahrukh Khan played the title role as the tragic lover Devdas in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's award-winning period romance "Devdas" (2002) .The movie was an adaptation of Sharat Chandra Chattopadhyay's famous novel of the same name.

In 2003, Khan starred in "Chalte Chalte" along with Rani Mukherjee which was the first successful film for his production company. He then made his third film with Karan Johar, in Nikhil Advani's directional debut "Kal Ho Naa Ho" which went on to be one of the year's biggest hits in India and in the overseas market as well. Khan's performance as a guy who has heart disease was also well received.

2004 proved to be a good year for Khan commercially and critically as well. He set up another production company called "Red Chillies Entertainment". He starred in its first film "Main Hoon Na" which was also the directorial debut by Farah Khan. The movie did well at the box office, whilst Yash Chopra's "Veer-Zaara" was the biggest hit of that year.Shahrukh Khan performance in "Veer - Zaara" was praised and he won various awards for the role.

Shahrukh Khan's performance in Ashutosh Gowariker's "Swades" was critically acclaimed and also won him the Filmfare Best Actor Award for the sixth time.But the film was a box office failure.

His only major film release in 2005 was "Paheli" along with Rani Mukherjee which was also produced by Red Chillies Entertainment. He played the role of a friendly ghost in the movie.It was not as successful at the box office, but his performance was acclaimed.

In 2006 he once again collaborated with Karan Johar in the multi-starrer film "Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna"(2006) which did well in India and became the biggest hit in the overseas market. That same year he played the title role in Don (2006), a remake of the 1978 hit film Don which was also successful .

His most recent film was the sports film "Chak De India" which released on August 10, 2007. Khan received good reviews for his performance as the coach of a girl's hockey team in the film and the film is doing well at the box office despite a slow start.He recently made a cameo appearance in Farah Khan's brother Sajid Khan's directorial debut "Heyy Babyy" which released on August 24, 2007. His other forthcoming release is "Om Shanti Om".

He is also producing and starring in Farah Khan's Om Shanti Om which is due for release in November and making a cameo appearance in Farah Khan's brother Sajid Khan's directorial debut Heyy Babyy.Khan has also produced some of the films he has starred in. However he has had mixed success as both the producer and the star of his films.

Khan was chosen as the host of the third series of the popular game show Kaun Banega Crorepati, in 2007 taking over from the original host Amitabh Bachchan who had hosted the show from 2000 to 2005. The show is deemed the most popular programme in Indian television history. On Monday, January 22, 2007, "KBC" aired with Khan as the new host. The season ended on April 19 2007.

Aamir Khan

Aamir Khan ( (born Aamir Hussain Khan; March 14, 1965) is an Indian film actor, producer, director, screenwriter, occasional singer, and the founder-owner of Aamir Khan Productions.

Appearing as a child actor in his uncle Nasir Hussain's film Yaadon Ki Baaraat (1973), Khan's career started eleven years later with the film, Holi (1984). He received his first commercial success with his cousin Mansoor Khan's film Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak (1988) and won a Filmfare Best Male Debut Award for his performance in the film. After eight previous nominations during the 1980s and 1990s, Khan received his first Filmfare Best Actor Award for his performance in Raja Hindustani (1996), his biggest commercial success so far.

He later earned his second Best Actor award at the Filmfare ceremony as well as numerous other awards for his role in the 2001 Academy Award nominated Lagaan. Taking a four year break from acting, Khan made his comeback with Ketan Mehta's The Rising (2005). In 2007, he made his directorial debut with Taare Zameen Par, for which he received a Filmfare Best Director Award. Being a part of several commercially successful movies and delivering highly acclaimed performances, he has established himself as one of the leading actors of Hindi cinema.

He married Reena Dutta on April 18, 1986 and has a son Junaid and daughter Ira from this marriage. They divorced in 2002 and he subsequently tied the knot with Kiran Rao in 2005.

Aamir’s extensive career saw him give great performances throughout the '90s in films such as DilJo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar (1992) and Rangeela (1995). (1990),

Dharmesh Darshan’s blockbuster Raja Hindustani (1996) earned him his first Filmfare Award for Best Actor after eight previous nominations. The film also became one of the third highest grossing films of the '90s!

In 1998, his performance in the movie Earth based on the novel The Ice-Candy Man received rave reviews from Indian and international critics.

He produced his first movie Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India (2001). The film went on to become a blockbuster hit and went on to be nominated for the Oscars. That same year he set up his own production house called Aamir Khan Productions Ltd.

In 2006 his movie Rang De Basanti went on to become one of the highest grossing films of that year. Taare Zameen Par (2007) is based on the relationship between a father and his dyslexic son. The film has been very well received by the public and has also done very well at the box office. The Government of India has granted a tax exemption for the film. As expected he won his first Filmfare award for best director for Taare Zameen Par.

He recently lost the legal custody of his younger brother Faisal to father Tahir Hussain. His brother is believed to be suffering from paranoid schizophrenia. But within a few weeks Tahir Hussain surrendered custody as he claimed he was incapable of looking after Faisal.