05-02-2006 13:18
New Delhi, Feb 5 Bollywood's current heart-throb - tall, dark, handsome, and single - Abhishek Bachchan turned 30 Sunday.
Beginning his career with the box-office dud "Refugee" (2000) and finally finding rapport with audiences in blockbuster "Bluffmaster" (2005), Abhishek has certainly come a long way.
The awards, endorsements and projects that have come his way have ensured that the son of legendary Amitabh Bachchan has finally come out of his father's shadow.
The commercial success of "Dhoom" and "Bunty Aur Babli" are widely seen as turning points in Abhishek's career path. But Abhishek's hidden potential was first unmasked in Mani Ratnam's "Yuva" in which he played an extremely violent street fighter Lallan Singh.
He entered Bollywood carrying the heavy baggage of his superstar father's larger-than-life image on his shoulders. Comparisons were inevitable and when he gave a string of flops, he was completely written off.
Mani Ratnam's "Yuva", however, gave him a new lease of life. He played a crude ruffian and got under the skin of the character with ease and confidence, stunning the critics with the performance. The film won him the Filmfare best supporting actor award and consolidated his place in the industry.
He followed up "Yuva" with "Phir Milenge" in which he essayed the role of a lawyer who becomes a believer and at the end is the only pillar of strength. "Phir Milenge" showed that "Yuva" was not just the result of a talented director getting the most of his cast.
Ram Gopal Varma's experimental small-budget film "Naach" came next in which he matched his intensity with Antara Mali's steps.
After that there was no looking back for Abhishek. He featured in Yash Chopra's "Dhoom", one of the biggest hits in 2004, as a cool cop and was impressive. It was followed by Ram Gopal Varma's "Sarkar", a Hindi remake of Hollywood flick "The Godfather".
"Sarkar" was out and out Amitabh Bachchan's film and there was little room for the son to showcase his talent. But he managed to make an impact on the viewers and the film also helped him in coming out of the shadows of his iconic father.
The father-son duo were seen together again in Shaad Ali's "Bunty Aur Babli", one of the top grosser of 2005.
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