Abhishek Bachchan was suffering from dyslexia, a learning disability, when he was a child. The world came to know about it from none other than Mr Perfectionist in 2007 directorial debut Taare Zameen Par.
He did his early schooling from Jamnabai Narsee School
He enrolled for a business course at Boston University in USA but left midway to pursue his dream of becoming an actor and was supported by his superstar father Amitabh Bachchan.
He shares great friendship with actor Sikander Kher who was also his co-star in movie Players (2012) and director Goldi Behl who directed him in Bas Itna Sa Khwab Hai (2001) and Drona (2008), since childhood days.
He made his debut with J.P. Dutta’s Refugee in 2000, but gave his first commercial hit after four years with Dhoom in 2004. During this period he gave 17 flops in a row!
On his dad Amitabh Bachchan’s 60th birthday he got engaged to actress Karishma Kapoor only to split three months down the line. It also affected his on-screen pairing with Kareena Kapoor
He eventually got married to Aishwarya Rai. The two fell in love during the making of Dhoom 2 and announced their relationship after their next release Guru
He has appeared in talk show The Oprah Winfrey Show along with his wife Aishwarya Rai Bachchan in September 2009.