This
6'3 feet tall, dark and handsome Abhishek Bachchan, son of veteran actor
Amitabh
Bachchan and actress Jaya Bachchan,
began his early years of education at the Bombay Scottish School, continued
at Jamnabhai and finished studying at Aiglon School in Switzerland. Since
he was interested in acting and his father supported his decision, he
stopped studying business in United States and joined Films.
Abhishek
made his debut in Bollywood with the movie 'Refugee' opposite to
Kareena
Kapoor in 2000. Though the movie
was not considered a success, he was liked by the audiences and the critics
respectively. His early list of movies include films like Tera Jadoo Chal
Gaya (2000), Dhai Akshar Prem Ke (2000), Bas Itna Sa Khwab Hai (2001),
Shararat (2001), Desh (2002), Kuch Naa Kaho (2003), Mumbai Se Aaya Mera
Dost etc. But none of them were box-office hits. At that time he was struggling
for a blockbuster which can prove his talent. Meanwhile he got engaged
to Karishma Kapoor in 2002 but their relationship was mutually broken
off before the engagement without any explanations by both parties.
He
got the role of a Captain Vikram Batra in L.O.C
Kargil (2003), which was a worthwhile
experience for him and he did justice to his role. His next film was
Zameen (2003), a movie touching the
Indo-Pak terrorism, in which he enacted the role of a police officer,
who is on the trail of a mob involved in smuggling arms into the city,
very well.
In
2004, it was his performance in Mani Ratnam's 'Yuva' proved his mettle
as an actor of caliber. His performance earned him the Filmfare Best Supporting
Actor Award as well as other supporting actor awards at some of the major
film award functions. Yash Raj Films's Dhoom,
a thriller loosely based on a Hollywood flick, was another hit in the
same year. In 2005, he shot to fame with four consecutive hits, Bunty
Aur Babli, Sarkar, Dus
and, Bluffmaster.
His
first 2006 release, the Kabhi
Alvida Naa Kehna multi-starrer received
mixed reaction at the box office. His second release Umrao
Jaan failed to do well at the box
office and the third Dhoom
2, a sequel to his first hit Dhoom
has done very well at the box office.
For
him 2007 started with a huge hit film Guru
and he has received much acclaim for his performance
and the film has emerged his first true solo hit at the box office.
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