- Was engaged to Karisma Kapoor before the engagement was mutually broken off without any explanations by both parties.
- Engaged to Karisma Kapoor (2002)
- Didn't finish studying business in the United States since he wanted to become an actor. His father, Amitabh Bachchan, supported Abhishek's decision.
- His first child, a daughter named Aaradhya, was born on November 16, 2011. 'Aaradhya' is a Sanskrit word meaning "first one, pleasing or worthy of being worshiped.".
- His engagement to Bollywood actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan was announced on Sunday January 14, 2007, at the Bachchan residence near Juhu. The wedding was held on 20 Apr 2007. The wedding took place in a private ceremony at the Bachchan residence Prateeksha in Juhu, Mumbai.
- He won his first Filmfare award for the critically acclaimed Yuva in 2004 opposite Rani Mukerji. Critics felt it was his chemistry with Rani that really helped his performance.
- Abhishek Bachchan and Amitabh Bachchan hold the Guinness World record for being the only father-son duo to have played reversed roles on-screen in Paa (2009).
- Starred in Boney Kapoor's shelved film "Dil Chor". Co-starring Kareena Kapoor, Fardeen Khan and Snehal Dhabi. Directed by Satish Kaushik. The film was a remake of Tamil film Raja. But David Dhawan used all the comic scenes for his film Jodi. No. 1. This made Kapoor scrap the film.
- Starred in Ripple Entertainment and Fox Studio's shelved film " The Last Revolutionary", directed by Priyadarshan. The film was to be based on the life and times of freedom fighter Chandrashekhar Azad. The film was going to be shot in English and released for a international audience. The film going to be shot on the same scale as the film " Gandhi". This was in 2001.
- Became a Mama (maternal uncle) in 1997, when his married sister, Shweta Bachchan-Nanda, gave birth to a baby girl.
- Rinke Khanna auditioned for the lead role in Aakhri Mughal, but was not selected due to her height . Aakhri Mughal was to be Abhishek' s debut film.
- He is notable for rejecting Dil Chahta Hai due to other commitments.
- Alongside his father Amitabh Bachchan as well as veterans Pran Sikand and Amrish Puri, Abhishek holds the record for winning the most Filmfare Awards for Best Supporting Actor, with 3. He is also the only to win them consecutively, achieving this feat at the 2005(For YUVA), 2006(for SARKAR) and 2007(for KABHIE ALVIDA NA KEHNA) ceremonies. He was also nominated for Best Actor In A Negative Role for YUVA while at the 2006 presentation, he also received his first ever nomination in the Best Actor category, for BUNTY AUR BABLI.
- Abhishek was signed by Vashu Bhagnani for the film Beta No. 1 in 1999. Vashu decided to change the subject and produce Tera Jadoo Chal Gaya.
- Was signed for Humraaz (2002) but opted out.
- In 2000, Sohail Khan had signed Abhishek Bachchan and Kareena Kapoor for a film titled "Aryan". He ended up shelving due to date problems. He later started a film titled Aryan but with another subject .
- ABCL were planning on producing Gayab with Abhishek Bachchan in the lead role. Later Ram Gopal Varma took over the project and Tusshar was signed.
- Vashu Bhagnani was going to produce the film Lakeer in 2002. He signed Vinod Khanna, Jackie Shroff, Akshay Kumar, Abhishek Bachchan, Tusshar Kapoor,Kareena Kapoor. When Vashu decided to drop the film, Ahmed Khan took the script to Vicky Kumar. They decided to replace Jackie Shroff with Sunny Deol, Akshay Kumar with Sunil Shetty, Abhishek Bachchan with John Abraham and Tusshar Kapoor with Sohail Khan, Kareena Kapoor with Nauheed Cyrusi.
- Suniel was to be joining hands with Shobha and Ekta Kapoor's Balaji Telefilms to produce a film. The film had been titled 'Raaste'(2007) and was to star Abhishek Bachchan, John Abraham, Sikander Kher and Aishwarya Rai. The film is based on bike and car racing directed by Vicky Singh. The film got shelved.
- Fardeen Khan replaced Abhishek Bachchan in Bhoot.
- In 2011, director Apoorva Lakhia was planning a film with Abhishek, John Abraham and Vikram Chatwal. The film got shelved.
- Abhishek Bachchan had verbally agreed to do Aparna Sen's "Gulel" back in 2008. This was after Ajay Devgan and Saif Ali Khan walked out of the film after the death of producer Ismail Merchant. Konkana Sen and Sushmita were to be in the lead.
- In 2002/2008, Goldie Behl was going to produce a film titled "Shor", written by Anurag Kashyap. Shashi Kapoor's son Kunal Kapoor was to debut as a director. It was to star Abhishek Bachchan and got shelved.
- In 2006, Ramesh Sippy was making Chetan Bhagat's novel "A Night At A Call Centre" into a film. He had signed Abhishek Bachchan and Upen Patel for the lead roles. Rohan Sippy was to direct the film. It was later shelved and remade as "Hello" with Atul Agnihothri.
- Starred in shelved movie Silent Noise Productions "Yahan Ke Hum Sikander"(2009) Nana Patekar [as the coach], Suniel Shetty, Arjun Rampal, Aftab Shivdasani, Sohail Khan, Shahid Kapur,Rimi Sen, Ayesha Takia Shawar Ali, Zulfi Sayed, Jas Arora ,Chetan Hansraj. Music by A.R. Rahman, Written by Anees Bazmee. Directed by Ahmed Khan. The film was earlier being made with the title "Mazhab - The Religion"(2005) with Anil Kapoor as the coach, Bobby Deol,Abhishek Bachchan, Sunil Shetty, John Abraham,Aftab Shivdasani, Rahul Dev, Chetan Hansraj, Ashmit Patel, Zulfi Sayed, Celina Jaitley,Esha Deol, Nauheed Cyrusi,Amrita Arora,Inder Sudan. The project got shelved for unknown reasons.
- In 1995,Rajiv Rai had a script ready for Amitabh Bachchan and Abhishek Bachchan. The film was titled "Dada Thakur". It was about a grandfather and his grandson. Amitabh declined as he wanted to stay retired and felt Abhishek Bachchan was too young to join films.
- Starred in the shelved movie " Ladies and Gentleman"(2011) Starring Abhishek Bachchan, Aishwarya Rai,Produced and Directed by Rajkumar Santoshi.
- Starred in the shelved movie RGV Factory's "Time Machine"(2007) Starring Amitabh Bachchan, Abhishek Bachchan (Replaced Shah Rukh Khan), Aishwarya Rai (Replaced Kareena Kapoor), Produced and Directed by Ram Gopal Varma.
- Starred in the shelved film "Dhun"(2009) Starring Abhishek Bachchan, Aishwarya Rai, Music by A.R.Rahman, Produced by Mani Ratman, Directed by Rajiv Menon.
- Starred in the shelved movie "Ek Tha Gangster"(2015) Based on the novel "Byculla to Bangkok". Starring Abhishek Bachchan, Directed by Sanjay Gupta.
- Considering both lead and supporting accolades, Bachchan and Dilip Kumar are the only Bollywood actors to have won the Filmfare Award 3 times in a row. While Kumar won for Best Actor in 1956,1957 and 1958, Bachchan won for Best Supporting Actor in 2005, 2006 and 2007.
- Abhishek Bachchan was offered Rang De Basanti when it was titled "Paint It Yellow" and was to be made in Hindi and English. He declined it as he found Rakyesh Mehra's narration to confusing.
- Has a niece called Navya Naveli and a nephew called Agastye born to his sister Shweta Bachchan-Nanda.
- Cousin's name is Ravi Srivastava. He is the son of Kishore Srivastava (Amitabh's cousin).
- Uncle's names are Kishore Srivastava and Ashok Srivastava. They are Amitabh's paternal cousins.
- Nephew of actor Rajeev Verma ( Married to mom Jaya's sister Rita). Aunt Rita Bhaduri is always mistaken for actress Rita Badhuri. This is due to them both having the same name.
- Has 2 cousins. They are the children of actor Rajeev Verma and Rita Bhadhuri. The first cousin's name is Shiladitya Verma. He is a painter based in Bhopal. He is married to Poorvi Karanwar. The other cousin's name is Thathaghat Verma. He is a software engineer based in Mumbai. He is married to Darshika Mahajan.
- Starred in Sanjay Gupta' s shelved film" Dilli Ka Thug" . Co starring Sonu Sood, Boman Irani. Produced by Vinod Bachchan. This was in 2008.
- Starred in ABCL's shelved film " Samjauta Express". Directed by Rakesh Mehra. It was to be a light hearted take on the relationship between Pakistan and India. Starring Abhishek Bachchan, Anil Kapoor, Manisha Koirala, Rani Mukherjee with Amitabh Bachchan in a Special Appearance. This was in 2002.
- Starred in Vashu Bhagnani's shelved film directed by Madhur Bhandakar. This was in 2002.
- Starred in Bunty Walia's shelved film " Umeed" based on the 1996 Malta boat tragedy. Directed by Navraaz Kaur.The film co starred Sanjay Dutt. Sunny Deol's Kaafila was based on the same story. This was in 2004.
- Starred in Satish Rajwade's shelved film " Akhand". Co starring Akshay Kumar, Sunil Shetty. Akshay was to play the role of a evil jailer. This was in 2004.
- In 1998, Aditya Chopra was set to direct a film titled " Purushartha" . Starring Amitabh Bachchan , Jaya Bachchan, Abhishek Bachchan and Shahrukh Khan. Aditya decided to shelve the film when J.P. Dutta offered Abhishek Aakhri Mughal.
- Was to star in Nagesh Kukunoor's film " Bemisal" with Rani Mukherjee. They were later replaced by Karan Nath and Sameera Reddy. The film was eventually shelved.
- Abhishek Bachchan was going to star in Meghna Gulzar's "Milte Hain" opposite Vidya Balan, Produced by Sanjay Gupta. John Abraham and Rahul Bose were also approached for the same role. The film got shelved. This was in 2008.
- Starred in TIPS Films shelved movie directed by Mohit Suri. Co starring Fardeen Khan, Sonam Kapoor. This was in 2012. It was said to be a road movie similar to Zindagi Milegi Na Dobaara.
- Starred in ABCL's shelved film "Aawaz" directed by Rakesh Mehra. This was in 2001.
- Hema Malini was to direct a film titled "Babul", starring Rekha, Esha Deol, Abhishek Bachchan. The film had Rekha and Esha playing mother and daughter.The plot was based on classical music. This was in 2005.
- Farah Sultan Ahmed , wife of Director Sultan Ahmed, wanted to remake Ganga Ki Saugandh with Abhishek Bachchan.This was in 2005.
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