Abhishek Bachchan was born on February 5, 1976 in Los Angeles. He is an Indian actor and film producer known for his work at Bollywood. A member of the Bachchan family, he is the son of actors Amitabh Bachchan and Jaya Bachchan.

Abhishek Bachchan was born in Mumbai of Amitabh Bachchan and Jaya Bachchan (ńee Bhaduri), actors of Hindi cinema, an accomplished actress. His grandfather, Harivansh Rai Bachchan, was a renowned poet of the Hindu literary movement Nayi Kavita and a professor at Allahabad University in Uttar Pradesh, while his grandmother, Teji Bachchan, was a social activist. The family’s original surname is Srivastava, Bachchan being the pseudonym used by his grandfather. However, when Amitabh entered the movies, he did so under the pen name of his father. Bachchan is of Awadhi Kayastha origin on his father’s side, Bengali on his mother’s side and Punjabi on his paternal grandmother side, who left Faisalabad for Mumbai before the partition of India.

In addition to his three Filmfare Awards, Bachchan won the National Film Award for best Hindi film for the production of the comedy drama Paa (2009). Since 2007, he is married to actress Aishwarya Rai, with whom he has a daughter.

Abhishek attended Jamnabai Narsee and Bombay Scottish Schools in Mumbai, Modern School, Vasant Vihar in New Delhi and Aiglon College in Switzerland.

In October 2002, during the celebration of the sixtieth birthday of his father Amitabh Bachchan, Abhishek and actress Karisma Kapoor announced their engagement. The engagement was canceled in January 2003. Bachchan fell in love with Aishwarya Rai while she was filming for Dhoom 2, although they had already appeared together at Dhai Akshar Prem Ke (her long-time boyfriend, Salman Khan, did) and Kuch Naa Kaho.

Bachchan and Rai announced their engagement on January 14, 2007, which was confirmed by her father, Amitabh Bachchan. The couple married on April 20, 2007, according to the traditional Hindu rituals of the Bunt community, to which the Rai belongs. The wedding took place at a private ceremony at the Bachchan Residence, Prateeksha, in Juhu, Mumbai, but was largely covered by the entertainment media. The couple appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show in September 2009 and has been described as being more famous than Brangelina. They have been described as a supercouple in the Indian media. Rai gave birth to a daughter on November 16, 2011. Her daughter became very popular under the name “Beti B”, who was baptized by fans and the media, the couple having taken over four months to name their daughter . The little girl was finally named Aaradhya Bachchan in March 2012.