Abhishek turns 31

The son of Bollywood mega superstar Amitabh Bachchan and Jaya Bachchan , Abhishek Bachchan turns 31 today.

Abhishek made his film debut in J.P. Dutta 's Refugee along with Kareena Kapoor in 2000 but the film was not considered a success.

In a span of four years, Abhishek went on to do many more movies, without any major box-office successes. However, with his performance in Mani Ratnam 's Yuva , Abhishek proved his mettle as an actor.

He portrayed the character of Lallan, which earned him the Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award and every other supporting actor award at the major film award functions.

In 2004 Abhishek starred in Dhoom which was the first box office hit of his career.

In 2005 Abhishek shot to fame with four consecutive hits: Bunty Aur Babli , Sarkar , Dus and Bluffmaster . He recently won his second Filmfare Award in the Best Supporting Actor category for ‘Sarkar’.

Abhishek’s first 2006 release, the multi-starrer Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna (2006) did extremely well at the box office.

Abhishek was also a part of Ratnam's stage show, Netru, Indru, Naalai alongside many other co-stars. Abhishek’s second release of 2006 Umrao Jaan failed to do well at the box office.

Abhishek’s third release Dhoom 2 , a sequel to his first hit ‘Dhoom’ has done very well at the box office.

Abhishek’s first release in 2007 was Guru and he received much acclaim for his performance.

Abhishek was engaged to actress Karisma Kapoor in 2001, which was later broken. Gossip has linked him with a number of actresses. After much speculation it was announced on January 14, 2007 that Abhishek got engaged to the gorgeous Aishwarya Rai in a private ceremony which was later confirmed by Amitabh Bachchan.

Abhishek is also a recipient of the Yash Bharati Samman, UP state's highest award from the Government of Uttar Pradesh.

Abhishek’s forthcoming films include Shootout At Lokhandwala , Jhoom Barabar Jhoom and Drona .