Actors - Abhishek Bachchan

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Abhishek Bachchan (born 5 February 1976) is an Indian actor who made his Bollywood debut in the year 2000.

Biography

Abhishek is the son of Bollywood icon Amitabh Bachchan (BBC Actor of the Millennium) and renowned actress Jaya Bachchan. His sister is Delhi-based Shweta Bachchan-Nanda.

Although he made a strong debut in J.P. Dutta's Refugee alongwith 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. However, with his performance in Mani Ratnam's Yuva
, he proved his mettle as an actor. His performance earned him the Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award and every other supporting actor award at the major film award functions.

Yash Raj Films's Dhoom
, starring Bachchan, alongside John Abraham, Uday Chopra, Rimi Sen and Esha Deol was a hit in 2004. In 2005 he shot to fame with four consecutive hits, viz. Bunty Aur Babli
, Sarkar, Dus
and Bluffmaster
.

Next, Bachchan is set to star in a Karan Johar directed movie, alongside Shah Rukh Khan, Rani Mukerji,and Preity Zinta called Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna
and in Dhoom 2
, the sequel of Dhoom
.

In recent years, much media attention has focused on Bachchan's alleged romantic involvement with fellow Bollywood celebrity and Miss World 1994, Aishwarya Rai.

Awards & Nominations

Filmfare awards:

2001: Nomination, Best Debut for Refugee

2004: Nomination, Best Supporting Actor for Main Prem Ki Diwani Hoon

2005: Winner, Best Supporting Actor for Yuva
Nomination Filmfare Best Performance in a Negative Role for Yuva

2006: Nomination, Best Actor for Bunty Aur Babli
Winner, Best Supporting Actor for Sarkar

Winner of Special Award CNN-IBN Entertainer of the Year-2005 for Bunty Aur Babli
,Sarkar,Dus
and Bluffmaster!

Awards of the International Indian Film Academy
(also known as the IIFA Awards)

2001: Nomination, Best Upcoming Talent

2005: Winner, Best Supporting Actor for Yuva

Star Screen Awards

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