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  1. Notable members of the family include actor and former politician Amitabh Bachchan and his wife, actress and Rajya Sabha MP Jaya Bachchan; his parents, poet Harivansh Rai Bachchan and social activist Teji Bachchan; their daughter, author Shweta Bachchan Nanda; their son, actor Abhishek Bachchan; and Abhishek's wife, actress Aishwarya Rai.

  2. Bachchan was born in 1942 in Allahabad (now Prayagraj) to the Hindi poet Harivansh Rai Bachchan and his wife, the social activist Teji Bachchan. He was educated at Sherwood College , Nainital , and Kirori Mal College , University of Delhi .

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    Abhishek Bachchan was born on 5 February 1976 in Bombay (Mumbai) to veteran actors of Hindi cinema, Amitabh Bachchan and Jaya Bachchan. He has a sister, Shweta Bachchan. His grandfather, Harivansh Rai Bachchan, was a noted poet of the Nayi Kavita Literary Movement of the Hindi literature and professor at the Allahabad University in Uttar Pradesh, w...

    2000–2003: Debut and initial struggles

    In 2000, Bachchan made his film debut playing the male lead in J. P. Dutta's war drama Refugee opposite Kareena Kapoor, who was also making her debut in the film. Although the film was an average at the box office, both Bachchan and Kapoor received positive reviews for their performances. Film critic Taran Adarsh of Bollywood Hungama wrote that he "has all it takes to emerge a competent actor in years to come. Even in his debut-making film, Abhishek comes across as a fine actor and lives up t...

    2004–2009: Widespread success

    Bachchan's first project in 2004, Run, was not a success from neither a commercial nor a critical point of view. He then starred in Mani Ratnam's political drama Yuva (2004), which had a below average performance at the box office, but earned Bachchan his first Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor. He then made a cameo in the romantic comedy Hum Tum, and starred alongside Shilpa Shetty and Salman Khan in Phir Milenge. Although not commercially successful, the movie earned Bachchan a Zee C...

    2010–2019: Commercial fluctuations

    In the early 2010s, Bachchan experienced a brief setback in his career. His first release of 2010 was Raavan (2010), in which he had the role of Beera (modeled on Ravana, the antagonist of Ramayana). The movie was a commercial failure. He then starred in Ashutosh Gowariker's period film Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey opposite Deepika Padukone. Based on the book Do and Die, the film is a retelling of the 1930 Chittagong armoury raid. Bachchan featured as the revolutionary leader Surya Sen and Paduko...

    In October 2002, at his father Amitabh Bachchan's 60th birthday celebration, Abhishek and actress Karisma Kapoor announced their engagement. The engagement was called off in January 2003. Bachchan fell in love with Aishwarya Rai whilst filming for Dhoom 2, though both of them had already appeared together in Dhai Akshar Prem Ke (in which her then l...

    As the son of the actors Amitabh and Jaya, Bachchan faced the media spotlight from a young age. Discussing nepotism in Bollywood, Shama Rana views him as one of several actors who managed film careers with the help of family relations in the industry. Bachchan is noted for playing diverse roles in films, such as in — Yuva, Sarkar, Kabhi Alvida Naa ...

    For his roles in the films Yuva (2004), Sarkar (2005), and Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna (2006), Bachchan won the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor. He is the second and only actor after Dilip Kumarto win an acting award 3 consecutive times.

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  3. Mini Bio. Amitabh Bachchan was born on October 11, 1942 in Allahabad, British India (present-day Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India) to legendary poet Harivansh Rai Bachchan & Teji Bachchan. He also has a brother named Ajitabh.

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  5. 2 days ago · Amitabh Bachchan (born October 11, 1942, Allahabad, India) is an Indian film actor, perhaps the most popular star in the history of India’s cinema, known primarily for his roles in action films. Bachchan, the son of the renowned Hindi poet Harivansh Rai Bachchan, attended Sherwood College in Nainital and the University of Delhi.

  6. Dec 6, 2023 · The entire Bachchan-Nanda family was present at the screening to support Agastya Nanda, including Amitabh Bachchan and Jaya Bachchan; Abhishek Bachchan, wife Aishwarya Rai and daughter Aaradhya ...

  7. Apr 2, 2014 · Amitabh Harivansh Bachchan, best known as Amitabh Bachchan, was born in Allahabad, India on October 11, 1942. India was still a British colony at the time, and would not achieve...