Abhishek Bachchan

Some Lesser Known Facts About Abhishek Bachchan

• Does Abhishek Bachchan Smoke?: No

• Does Abhishek Bachchan Drink?: Yes

  

• Abhishek suffered from Dyslexia, a learning disability when he was a child.

  

• His father Amitabh Bachchan’s famous dance moves in the song “Khaike Paan Banaras Wala” from the film Don (1978) were inspired by Abhishek’s dance moves, which he used to make as a kid.

  

• He started his career as an LIC agent, but later he joined his father’s company, ABCL.

• In-between his unsuccessful debut film, Refugee (2000) and first hit film Dhoom (2004), he gave 17 flops in a row.

• He was also approached for Bhuvan’s role in Lagaan (2001) by Ashutosh Gowariker. However, it finally went to Aamir Khan.

• On the occasion of Amitabh Bachchan’s 60th birthday, he got engaged to Karisma Kapoor. But they split 3 months later, due to family issues.

• In 2006, he was named the ‘Sexiest Man in Asia’ by UK’s Eastern Eye magazine.

• During an interview, Abhishek told that he proposed to Aishwarya in a balcony of a hotel in New York.

• It was Abhishek, who gave the nickname ‘Piggy Chops’ to Priyanka Chopra during the filming of Bluffmaster.

• He loves singing and has lent his voice in films such as Bluffmaster, Dhoom, Players, Bol Bachchan, etc.

• He lost 18 kgs of weight for his role in Mani Ratnam’s Raavan.

  

• He manages his father’s company, ABCL, which is now known as AB Corp. Ltd.

• He not only acted in but also produced the film, Paa (2009), which won National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi.

  

• In 2009, he appeared in the famous “The Oprah Winfrey” Show, along with his wife.

• His life has been documented in a book titled “Abhishek Bachchan: Style And Substance.” 

  

• He is also the co-owner of Pro Kabaddi League franchise team, “Jaipur Pink Panthers,” and Indian Super League football team, “Chennaiyin FC.”

• He is addicted to coffee, especially Cappuccino.

• In November 2018, he revealed that in 8 out of 9 films with Aishwarya, she got paid more than him. ^[2]Pinkvilla

• On 11 July 2020, he was tested positive for COVID-19 along with his father, Amitabh Bachchan, and both had been admitted to Nanavati hospital in Mumbai. The actor shared the news on his Twitter handle.

• Amid his marital discord with his wife Aishwarya Rai, he was rumoured to be dating the actress Nimrat Kaur. However, Nimrat, in an interview, claimed that she was not dating him and said,
  

  I could do anything and people would still say what they want. There’s no stopping such gossip, and I prefer focusing on my work.”