Abhishek Bachchan is an Indian actor and film producer known for his work in Hindi films. He made his acting debut opposite Kareena Kapoor in J. P. Dutta's war drama Refugee (2000), where his portrayal of the titular unnamed refugee earned a nomination for the Filmfare Best Male Debut Award. However, his subsequent films failed at the box office°, including Bas Itna Sa Khwaab Hai (2001), and Shararat (2002). His career prospects improved in 2004, when he played a gangster in Mani Ratnam's political drama Yuva and a police officer in Sanjay Gadhvi's action thriller Dhoom. The former won him his first Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor, and the latter became one of the highest-grossing films of the year and his first commercial success.
In 2005, Bachchan teamed up with his father twice in Ram Gopal Varma's thriller Sarkar and the crime comedy Bunty Aur Babli. The latter was the second highest-grossing film of the year, and his performance in Sarkar earned him a second Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor. That same year, he appeared in the Bengali film Antarmahal (2005). 2006 proved to be key for Bachchan, as he received his third consecutive Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in Karan Johar's musical romantic drama Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna (2006), and reprised his role in the action sequel Dhoom 2 (2006), which became the highest-grossing Bollywood film to that point. Bachchan next starred alongside Aishwarya Rai in Ratnam's critically and commercially successful drama Guru (2007), a biopic inspired by the life of businessman Dhirubhai Ambani. His title role in the film was positively received.
In 2008, Bachchan appeared in Varma's Sarkar Raj, the romantic comedy Dostana and the superhero film Drona. His first production was Paa (2009), starring him and his father, a comedy-drama which won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi. This was followed by a brief career downturn with a series of flops, including Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra's satire Delhi-6 (2009), Ratnam's Raavan (2010) and the action thriller Game (2011). The comedy Bol Bachchan (2012), co-starring Ajay Devgan, proved to be his first box-office success since Paa. He followed this with supporting roles in two of the highest-grossing Indian films – Dhoom 3 (2013) and Happy New Year (2014). Following the 2016 comedy Housefull 3, Bachchan took a break and made a comeback with the romantic drama Manmarziyaan (2018).
Films
+ Year Film Role Notes 2000 Refugee Tera Jadoo Chal Gayaa Dhai Akshar Prem Ke 2001 Bas Itna Sa Khwaab Hai 2002 Haan Maine Bhi Pyaar Kiya Desh Anjan Bengali film; Cameo appearance Om Jai Jagadish Shararat 2003 Main Prem Ki Diwani Hoon Mumbai Se Aaya Mera Dost Karan Singh Kuch Naa Kaho Zameen ACP Jaideep "Jai" Rai LOC: Kargil 2004 Run Siddharth (Sidhu) Yuva Hum Tum Cameo appearance Phir Milenge Dhoom Rakht Special appearance in the song "Kya Maine Socha" Naach Abhinav 2005 Bunty Aur Babli Sarkar Dus Salaam Namaste Cameo appearance; Also Narrator AntarmahalBrijbhushanBengali film Home Delivery Himself Cameo appearanceEk AjnabeeBodyguardNeal 'n' Nikki Raj Singh Bluffmaster! 2006 AlagHimself Special appearance in the song "Sabse Alag"Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna Lage Raho Munna Bhai Cameo appearance Umrao Jaan Dhoom 2 2007 Guru Shootout At Lokhandwala Jhoom Barabar Jhoom Aag DancerSpecial appearance in the song "Mehbooba Mehbooba" Laaga Chunari Mein Daag Om Shanti Om Cameo appearance 2008 Sarkar Raj Mission Istaanbul Dancer Special appearance in the song "Nobody Like You"Drona Aditya (Drona) Dostana Sameer "Sam" Acharya 2009 Luck by Chance Cameo appearance Delhi-6 Paa 2010 Raavan Jhootha Hi Sahi Jai Voiceover Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey 2011 Game Bbuddah... Hoga Terra Baap Playback singer for the song "Go Mera Go" Dum Maaro Dum 2012 Players Charlie Mascrenhas Bol Bachchan / Abhishek Bachchan (dual role) 2013 Nautanki Saala! HimselfSpecial appearance in the song "Draamebaaz" Dhoom 3 2014 Happy New Year (dual role) The Shaukeens Himself Cameo appearance 2015All Is WellInder Bhalla 2016 Housefull 3 Bhaskar "Bunty" Mittal 2018Manmarziyaan Rajbir "Robbie" Bhatia Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle Bagheera Hindi dub; Voiceover 2020Ludo Batukeshwar "Bittu" Tiwari 2021The Big Bull Harshad MehtaBob Biswas Bob Biswas 2022Dasvi Ganga Ram Chaudhary 2023Bholaa Chomu Singh Cameo appearance Ghoomer Padam "Paddy" Singh Sodhi2024I Want to Talk Arjun2025Be Happy Shiv Rastogi Housefull 5 Jalbhusan "Jolly 2" Kaalidhar LaapataKaalidhar (KD) 2026 Raja Shivaji Sambhaji Shahaji Bhosale Bilingual film Filming
Production credits Year Name Notes 2009Paa 2011Bbuddah... Hoga Terra Baap 2015Shamitabh 2023Ghoomer
Television Title Year Role National Bingo Night 2010 Side Hero 2018 Breathe: Into the Shadows 2020–2022 /J Sons of the Soil: Jaipur Pink Panthers 2020 Angry Young Men 2024
Music video appearances + Title Year Composer Director Role Notes "Spirit of Chennai" 2016 C. Girinandh Vikram Himself
Discography 2005: "Right Here Right Now : Bluffmaster!" (Sunidhi Chauhan feat. Abhishek Bachchan) 2011: "Thayn Thayn" : Dum Maaro Dum with Earl, Ayush Phukan 2015: "Until the Sun Comes Up" (Raghav feat. Abhishek Bachchan & Nelly)
See also List of awards and nominations received by Abhishek Bachchan
References
External links
Abhishek Bachchan on Bollywood Hungama