Abhishek Bachchan filmography

Abhishek Bachchan is an Indian actor and 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]

A photograph of Abhishek Bachchan in 2011
Bachchan in 2013

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]

Films

Key
Denotes films that have not yet been released
YearFilmRoleNotesRef(s)
2000RefugeeRefugee[19]
Tera Jadoo Chal GayaaKabir Srivastav[20]
[21]
Dhai Akshar Prem KeKaran Khanna[22]
[23]
2001Bas Itna Sa Khwaab HaiSuraj Shrivastav[24]
2002Haan Maine Bhi Pyaar KiyaShiv Kapoor[25]
[26]
DeshAnjanBengali film; Cameo[27]
Om Jai JagadishJagadish Batra[28]
ShararatRahul Khanna[29]
[30]
2003Main Prem Ki Diwani HoonPrem Kumar[31]
Mumbai Se Aaya Mera DostKaran Singh[32]
Kuch Naa KahoRaj Malhotra[33]
ZameenACP Jaideep "Jai" Rai[34]
LOC: Kargil Captain Vikram Batra[35]
2004RunSiddharth (Sidhu)[36]
[37]
YuvaLallan SinghWon - Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor (Male)[38]
Hum TumSameerCameo[39]
[40]
Phir MilengeTarun Anand[41]
DhoomACP Jai Dixit[42]
[43]
RakhtManavGuest appearance in the song
"Kya Maine Socha"
[44]
[45]
NaachAbhinav[46]
2005Bunty Aur BabliRakesh Trivedi (Bunty)[47]
[48]
SarkarShankar NagreWon - Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor (Male)[49]
DusShashank Dheer[50]
Salaam NamasteDr. Vijay KumarCameo
Also Narrator
[51]
[52]
[53]
AntarmahalBrijbhushanBengali film[54]
[55]
Home DeliveryHimselfGuest appearance[56]
[57]
Ek AjnabeeBodyguardCameo[52]
[58]
Neal 'n' NikkiRaj SinghCameo[59]
Bluffmaster!Roy Kapoor[60]
[61]
2006AlagHimselfGuest appearance in the song
"Sabse Alag"
[62]
Kabhi Alvida Naa KehnaRishi TalwarWon - Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor (Male)[63]
Lage Raho Munna BhaiSunny KhuranaCameo[64]
[65]
Umrao JaanNawab Sultan[66]
Dhoom 2ACP Jai Dixit[67]
2007GuruGurukanth "Guru" Desai[68]
Shootout At LokhandwalaAbhishek MhatreCameo[69]
[70]
Jhoom Barabar JhoomRakesh "Rikki" Thakkral[71]
AagDancerGuest appearance in the song
"Mehbooba Mehbooba"
[72]
Laaga Chunari Mein DaagRohan Varma[73]
Om Shanti OmHimselfGuest appearance[57]
2008Sarkar RajShankar Nagre[74]
Mission IstaanbulDancerGuest appearance in the song
"Nobody Like You"
[75]
[76]
DronaAditya (Drona)[77]
DostanaSameer "Sam" Acharya[78]
2009Luck by ChanceHimselfGuest appearance[79]
Delhi-6Roshan Mehra[80]
PaaAmol Arte[81]
[82]
2010RaavanBeera Munda[83]
Jhootha Hi SahiCaller 3Voiceover[84]
[85]
Khelein Hum Jee Jaan SeySurya Sen[86]
2011GameNeil Menon[87]
Bbuddah... Hoga Terra BaapPlayback singer for the song
"Go Mera Go"
[88]
Dum Maaro DumACP Vishnu Kamath[89]
[90]
2012PlayersCharlie Mascrenhas[91]
[92]
Bol BachchanAbbas Ali and Abhishek Bachchan (dual role)[93]
[94]
2013Nautanki Saala!HimselfGuest appearance in the song
"Draamebaaz"
[95]
Dhoom 3ACP Jai Dixit[96]
2014Happy New YearNandu Bhide and Vicky Grover (dual role)[97]
The ShaukeensHimselfGuest appearance[98]
2015All Is WellInder Bhalla[99]
[100]
2016Housefull 3Bhaskar "Bunty" Mittal[16]
2018ManmarziyaanRajbir "Robbie" Bhatia[101]
Mowgli: Legend of the JungleBagheeraVoiceover
Released on Netflix
[17]
2020LudoBatukeshwar "Bittu" TiwariReleased on Netflix[102]
2021The Big BullHarshad MehtaReleased on Disney Plus Hotstar[103][104]
Bob BiswasBob BiswasReleased on ZEE5[105]
2022DasviGanga Ram ChaudharyReleased on Netflix[106]
2023BholaaChomu SinghCameo[107]
GhoomerPadam "Paddy" Singh Sodhi[108]
2024Be HappyTBACompleted
To be Released on Amazon Prime Video
[109]
Shoojit Sircar's untitled nextTBAFilming[110]

Production credits

YearNameNotes
2009Paa
2011Bbuddah... Hoga Terra Baap
2015Shamitabh
2023Ghoomer

Television

TitleYearRoleRef.
National Bingo Night2010Himself[111]
Side Hero2018
Breathe: Into the Shadows2020–2022Dr. Avinash Sabharwal/J[112]
Sons of the Soil: Jaipur Pink Panthers2020Himself[113]

Music video

TitleYearComposerDirectorRoleNotesRef.
"Spirit of Chennai"2016C. GirinandhVikramHimselfNon-album single[114]

Discography

See also

References

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