Abhishek Bachchan made his debut in the 2000 Indian Hindi romantic drama ‘Refugee’ directed by J. P. Dutta. The film was a moderate commercial success. Following his debut, he went on to star in films like ‘Bas Itna Sa Khwaab Hai’ (2001), ‘Haan Maine Bhi Pyaar Kiya’ (2002), ‘Om Jai Jagadish’ (2002), ‘Main Prem Ki Diwani Hoon’ (2003), ‘Mumbai Se Aaya Mera Dost’ (2003), ‘Zameen’ (2003), and ‘LOC Kargil’ (2003). In 2004, he starred as ‘Lallan Singh’ in the Indian Hindi-language political thriller film ‘Yuva’ directed by Mani Ratnam. The film received mixed to positive reviews from critics. Bachchan also received several awards for his performance in the film including the ‘Anandalok Puraskar Award,’ 2 ‘Bollywood Movie Awards,’ ‘Filmfare Award,’ and ‘International Indian Film Academy Award.’ That same year, he also appeared in the Indian Hindi-language action-thriller film ‘Dhoom’ where he played the role of ‘ACP Jai Dixit.’ The film received mostly positive reviews from critics and was a major commercial success, grossing over ₹72.5 crores on a budget of ₹11 crores. In 2005, he starred as Rakesh Trivedi/Bunty in the Indian Hindi-language crime-comedy film ‘Bunty Aur Babli’ directed by Shaad Ali. The film garnered positive reviews from critics and did decent business at the box office. The same year, Bachchan became a recipient of the ‘Filmfare Award’ and ‘International Indian Film Academy Awards’ for his performance as ‘Shankar Nagre’ in the Indian Hindi-language political crime thriller film ‘Sarkar’ directed by Ram Gopal Varma. The film received mostly positive reviews from critics.Â
He next starred in films like ‘Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna’ (2006), ‘Dhoom 2’ (2006), ‘Guru’ (2007), ‘Sarkar Raj’ (2008), ‘Dostana’ (2008), ‘Delhi-6’ (2009), ‘Paa’ (2009), ‘Raavan’ (2010), ‘Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey’ (2010), and ‘Dum Maaro Dum’ (2011). In 2012, he starred as ‘Abbas Ali/ Abhishek Bachchan’ in the Indian Hindi-language action comedy film ‘Bol Bachchan’ directed by Rohit Shetty. The film saw mixed reviews from critics and was a commercial success. The following year, he reprised his role as ‘ACP Jai Dixit’ in the Indian Hindi-language action thriller film ‘Dhoom 3,’ the third installment in the ‘Dhoom’ series. The film saw mixed to positive reviews from critics and was a massive commercial success, becoming one of the highest-grossing Indian films of all time. He continued to star in films like ‘Happy New Year’ (2014), ‘All Is Well’ (2015), ‘Housefull 3’ (2016), ‘Manmarziyaan’ (2018), ‘Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle’ (2018), ‘Ludo’ (2020), and ‘The Big Bull’ (2021).
Bachchan was last seen in the 2021 Indian Hindi-language crime thriller film ‘Bob Biswas’ directed by Diya Annapurna Ghosh. The film received mixed reviews from critics. He is all set to appear in the upcoming Indian Hindi-language social comedy film ‘Dasvi.’