ABHISHEK BACHCHAN

ABHISHEK BACHCHAN was born on 5 February 1976 in Mumbai, Maharashtra . He is the son of Indian actors Amitabh Bachchan and Jaya Bachchan and is married to actress and former Miss World Aishwarya Rai.

In the year 2000, Bachchan began his career with J.P. Dutta's Refugee. The film performed moderately well at the box office and was the fifth highest grossing film of that year. He went on to do other films, including Kuch Naa Kaho and Bas Itna Sa Khwaab Hai, without much success. Abhishek went on to give a string of 17 poorly received films.

His performances in Main Prem Ki Diwani Hoon (2003) and Mani Ratnam's Yuva (2004) proved his mettle as an actor. The same year, he starred in Dhoom his first commercial hit, earning over Rs. 55 crore ($12 million USD), the film became one of the top-grossing Indian films of 2004  and 2005, Bachchan shot to fame with four movies that did well commercially. 

He starred in Shaad Ali's Bunty Aur Babli opposite Rani Mukerji. The film was a critical and commercial success becoming one of the biggest hits of 2005. In July, he appeared in Sarkar was a success at the box office and was greeted very well by critics.