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.
Awards and nominations
Filmfare awards:
2000: Nomination, Best Debut for Refugee
2003: Nomination, Best Supporting Actor for Main Prem Ki Diwani Hoon
2004: Winner, Best Supporting Actor for Yuva and nomination Best Villain for Yuva
2005: Nomination, Best Actor for Bunty Aur Babli and winner, Best Supporting Actor for Sarkar
Awards of the International Indian Film Academy
2001: Nomination, Best Upcoming Talent
2005: Winner, Best Supporting Actor for Yuva
Star Screen Awards
2001: Nomination, Most Promising Newcomer - Male for Refugee
2005: Winner, Best Supporting Actor for Yuva and Special Award in the category Jodi No. 1 nomination along with Rani Mukerji
2006: Winner, Best Comedian for Bunty Aur Babli and Special Award in the category Jodi No. 1 win along with Rani Mukerji.
Zee Cine Awards
2005: Nomination, Best Performance in a Villainous Role for Yuva and winner, Zee Cine Award Best Actor in a Supporting Role- Male for Phir Milenge
2005: Winner, Best Actor in a Supporting Role for Sarkar
Stardust Awards
2004: Winner, Stardust Star of the Year Award - Male, Yuva.
2004, Sports World Award, Best Actor in a Supporting Role, Yuva.
Filmography
Abhishek with father Amitabh Bachchan after winning the Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award at the 2004 Filmfare Awards
Guru (2006) (announced) ...
Sarkar 2 (2006) (announced) ... Shankar Nagare
Vasundhara (2006) (in production) ...
Umrao Jaan (2006) (in production) ...
Dhoom 2 (2006) (in production) ... Jai Dixit
Autograph (2006) (in production)
Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna (2006) ... Anand Bakshi (post-production)
Fanaah (2006) ... (filming)
Bluffmaster (2005) ... Roy
Neal N Nikki (2005) ... (Special Appearance)
Home Delivery(2005)...(Special Appearance)
Ek Ajnabee (2005) ... (Special Appearance)
Salaam Namaste (2005) ... Narrator and Doctor (Guest Appearance)
Antar Mahal (2005) ... Vrij Bhushan, a Bihari sculptor
Dus (2005) ... Shashank Dheer
Sarkar (2005) ... Shankar Nagare (Winner, Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award)
Bunty Aur Babli (2005) ... Rakesh/Bunty (Nominated, Filmfare Best Actor Award)
Hum Tum (2004) ... Sameer (Guest Appearance)
Naach (2004) ... Abhinav
Dhoom (2004) ... Jai Dixit
Yuva (2004) ... Lallan (Winner, Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award) & (Nominated, Filmfare Best Villain Award)
Phir Milenge (2004) ... Tarun Anand
Run (2004) ... Siddharth
Rakth(2004) ... Guest Appearance
Zameen (2003) ... ACP Jai
LOC Kargil (2003) ... Lt. Vikram Batra
Kuch Naa Kaho (2003) ... Raj
Mumbai Se Aaya Mera Dost (2003) ... Kanji
Main Prem Ki Diwani Hoon (2003) ... Prem Kumar (Nominated, Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award)
Om Jai Jagadish (2002) ... Jagadish Batra
Desh (2002) ... Suprabha's son
Haan Maine Bhi Pyaar Kiya (2002) ... Shiv Kapoor
Shararat (2001) ... Rahul Khanna
Bas Itna Sa Khwaab Hai (2001) ... Suraj Shrivastav
Tera Jadoo Chal Gaya (2000) ... Kabir Srivastav
Dhai Akshar Prem Ke (2000) ... Karan Khanna
Refugee (2000) ... Refugee (Nominated, Filmfare Sensational Debut Award)
