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This Day, That Year – February 5

Sun 05 Feb 2023    
EcoBalance
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This day in history we feature Abhishek Bachchan. An Indian actor and film producer known for his work in Hindi films was born on this day in 1976.

Trivia – Abhishek Bachchan

Part of the Bachchan family, he is the son of actors Amitabh Bachchan and Jaya Bachchan and the grandson of poet Harivansh Rai Bachchan and social activist Teji Bachchan. Bachchan debuted with the war film Refugee, followed by a dozen of unsuccessful ventures.

His career prospects changed with the successful action film Dhoom and critical acclaim proved with three consecutive Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in the dramas Yuva, Sarkar, and Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna, making him the only actor after Dilip Kumar to win 3 consecutive Filmfare Awards. His biggest solo critical and commercial success came with a character loosely based on Dhirubhai Ambani in Guru.

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In addition to his three Filmfare Awards, Bachchan also scored a hattrick for the Zee Cine Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role, and won a National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi for producing the comedy-drama Paa. Since 2007, he has been married to actress Aishwarya Rai, with whom he has a daughter.

Bachchan bought the Pro Kabaddi League franchise team Jaipur Pink Panthers and co-purchased the Indian Super League football team Chennaiyin FC. in 2014. Jaipur Pink Panthers won the first ever championships held in 2014. Chennaiyin FC won the ISL 2015 and 2018. In 2005, he was a part of Tamil director Mani Ratnam’s stage show, Netru, Indru, Naalai, an event which sought to raise funds for The Banyan, a voluntary organisation which rehabilitates homeless women with mental illness in Chennai.

In the summer of 2008, Bachchan, his wife, his father, and actors Preity Zinta, Riteish Deshmukh, and Madhuri Dixit starred in the “Unforgettable World Tour” stage production. The first leg covered the US, Canada, Trinidad, and London. Bachchan is also involved in the functional and administrative operations of his father’s company, originally known as ABCL, and renamed as AB Corp. Ltd. That company, along with Wizcraft International Entertainment Pvt. Ltd., developed the Unforgettable production. In 2011, Bachchan has promoted awareness of drug abuse in India as part of a citizen education campaign. The actor launched the Awareness Day race, which celebrated the silver jubilee of the country’s Narcotics Control Bureau.

His involvement in the kabaddi sport was documented in a 2020 television series, Sons of the Soil: Jaipur Pink Panthers. Bachchan has been brand ambassador for products like LG Home appliances, American Express credit cards, Videocon DTH, Motorola mobiles, Ford Fiesta and Idea Cellular. Bachchan was announced the winner of the “Best Brand Ambassador of the Year” award at the NDTV Techlife Awards in 2009. Bachchan became the brand ambassador for TTK Prestige, part of the TTK Group in October 2013 along with his wife Aishwarya Rai.

In 2014, he became the brand ambassador for the END7 campaign of the Global Network for Neglected Tropical Diseases. The goal of the campaign is to eradicate seven different tropical diseases by 2020.

Source – Wikipedia


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