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Abhishek
Bachchan
Abhishek Bachchan born 5 February 1976, is an Indian actor who made his Bollywood debut in 2000.
Early life
Abhishek is the son of legendary Bollywood icon Amitabh Bachchan and renowned actress and Samajwadi Party MP in Rajya Sabha, Jaya Bachchan. He did his schooling at Bombay Scottish School and also went to Aiglon College in Switzerland. He then went to the United States to complete his education at Boston University. He did not finish his business degree as he chose to pursue an acting career which his father agreed to.
Career
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. However, with his performance in Mani Ratnam's Yuva, he proved his mettle as an actor. [1] He portrayed the character of Lallan which earned him the Filmfare
Best Supporting Actor Award and every other supporting actor award at the
major film award functions.
In 2004 he starred in Dhoom, produced by Yash Raj Films, the film was a huge hit. In 2005 he shot to fame with four consecutive hits, viz. Bunty Aur Babli, Sarkar, Dus and Bluffmaster. He recently won his second Filmfare Award in the Best Supporting Actor category for Sarkar
Personal life
He was engaged to actress Karisma Kapoor in 2002 but broke up soon after. Recently, much media attention has focused on Bachchan's alleged romantic involvement with fellow Bollywood celebrity and Miss World 1994, Aishwarya Rai. Gossip has linked him with a number of actresses. When not shooting, Bachchan lives with his parents in
Mumbai.
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