Abhishek Bachchan filmography

A photograph of Abhishek Bachchan in 2011
Bachchan in 2013

Abhishek Bachchan is an Indian actor and film producer known for his work in Hindi films. He made his debut in 2000, opposite Kareena Kapoor, in the J. P. Dutta-directed war drama Refugee. His portrayal of the titular unnamed refugee garnered him a nomination for Best Male Debut at the Filmfare Awards ceremony.[1] However, the film was a box office failure, as were a series of his subsequent films, including Bas Itna Sa Khwaab Hai (2001), and Shararat (2002).[2] His career prospects improved in 2004, when he played a gangster in the Mani Ratnam-directed political drama Yuva, and a police officer in Sanjay Gadhvi's action thriller Dhoom.[2][3] For the former, he won his first Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor,[4] and the latter became one of the highest-grossing films of the year and his first commercial success.[2][5]

In 2005, Bachchan starred in the crime comedy Bunty Aur Babli opposite Rani Mukerji, and the Ram Gopal Varma-directed thriller Sarkar. The former was the second highest-grossing film of the year,[6] and his performance in the latter earned him a second Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor.[7] In both films he co-starred with his father, Amitabh Bachchan. That same year, he also appeared in the Bengali film Antarmahal (2005). The following year, Bachchan appeared in the Karan Johar-directed musical romantic drama Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna (2006), for which he received his third consecutive Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor.[8] The same year, he reunited with Dutta on the historical romance Umrao Jaan (2006), and reprised his role as a police officer in the second installment of the Dhoom series, entitled Dhoom 2 (2006). The latter was the highest grossing Bollywood film to that point.[9] Bachchan next starred alongside Aishwarya Rai in Guru (2007), a biopic inspired by the life of the businessman Dhirubhai Ambani.[10] His title role in the film was positively received.[2]

In 2008, Bachchan starred in Varma's Sarkar Raj, the romantic comedy Dostana, and the superhero film Drona. The following year, Bachchan produced and appeared in Paa (2009), a comedy-drama which won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi.[11] In the same year, he also starred in the Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra-directed satire Delhi-6 (2009). Bachchan then suffered a brief setback in his career as he starred in another series of films that performed poorly at the box-office, including Ratnam's drama Raavan (2010), and the action thriller Game (2011).[2] His role in the comedy Bol Bachchan (2012), opposite Ajay Devgan, proved to be his first box-office success since Paa.[12][13] He followed this with three commercially successful films: Dhoom 3 (2013), opposite Aamir Khan,[2] the action heist comedy Happy New Year (2014), opposite Shah Rukh Khan,[14][15] and the 2016 film Housefull 3.[16] Abhishek Bachchan starred in Manmarziyaan in 2018, an Indian romantic drama directed by Anurag Kashyap.[17]

He was seen in Red Chillies Entertainment production Bob Biswas, that went on floors and was released on 3 December 2021.[18]

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  2. ^ a b c d e f "Photos: Happy Birthday Abhishek! Bachchan Jr. Turns 38". The Indian Express. 5 February 2014. Archived from the original on 30 January 2015. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
  3. ^ "7 reasons why we love Dhoom series". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 13 February 2015. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
  4. ^ "Abhishek Bachchan gets nostalgic about 'Yuva' as the Mani Ratnam movie marks a decade". The Indian Express. 21 May 2014. Archived from the original on 30 January 2015. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
  5. ^ Raheja, Dinesh (27 May 2005). "Abhishek has arrived, finally". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 10 May 2015. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
  6. ^ "Box Office 2005". Box Office India. Archived from the original on 14 October 2013. Retrieved 8 January 2008.
  7. ^ "Winners of the 51st Fair One Filmfare Awards". Indiatimes. Archived from the original on 17 July 2012. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
  8. ^ "We are bad losers: Abhishek". NDTV. 11 January 2012. Archived from the original on 30 January 2015. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
  9. ^ "Top Lifetime Nett Grossers All Time". Box Office India. Archived from the original on 26 June 2012. Retrieved 12 January 2015 – via Wayback Machine.
  10. ^ Corliss, Richard (23 June 2010). "Raavan: Scandal Over a Bollywood King Kong". Time. Archived from the original on 5 February 2015. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
  11. ^ "Big B wins National Award for Paa". The Times of India. 15 September 2010. Archived from the original on 30 November 2017. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
  12. ^ Chakravatry, Riya (10 July 2012). "Finally, a hit for Abhishek Bachchan". NDTV. Archived from the original on 4 February 2015. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
  13. ^ Sen, Shomini (22 October 2014). "Abhishek Bachchan: Not that arrogant to think I will do only solo-hero project". CNN-IBN. Archived from the original on 2 January 2015. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
  14. ^ "Pressurising Farah to make 'Happy New Year' sequel: Abhishek Bachchan". The Indian Express. 16 November 2014. Archived from the original on 4 February 2015. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
  15. ^ "Happy New Year collects Rs 350 crore worldwide". Hindustan Times. 13 November 2014. Archived from the original on 5 February 2015. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
  16. ^ Iyer, Sanyukta (18 November 2015). "Around the world in the '50s with Akshay". Mumbai Mirror. Archived from the original on 19 November 2015. Retrieved 18 November 2015.
  17. ^ "Abhishek Bachchan Begins Shooting for Manmarziyan". CNN-News18. 1 March 2018. Archived from the original on 4 April 2023. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
  18. ^ "'Bob Biswas': Abhishek Bachchan to play the title role in Kahaani's prequel co-produced by Shah Rukh Khan". DNA. 25 November 2019. Archived from the original on 26 July 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2019.