Abhishek Bachchan birthday: From Guru to Dostana, actor's top 5 films which still impress!

The 2007 film Guru is one of Abhishek Bachchan's best performances yet along with his ladylove Aishwarya Rai. Directed by Mani Ratnam, the film was speculated to be based on the life of businessman Dhirubhai Ambani, however, the director refuted such claims. Nevertheless, it was a heavy drama story with brilliant acting prowess by Mithun Chakraborty, Abhishek Bachchan, Aishwarya Rai, R. Madhavan, Vidya Balan among others.

 

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Abhishek Bachchan's rom-com Dostana was a huge hit in theatres when it had released in 2008. The actor played a nurse who along with his friend (John Abraham) pretended to be gay to share an apartment with a girl (Priyanka Chopra). Directed by Tarun Mansukhani, the film was one of the first to explore homosexuality in Hindi cinema.

 

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The popular Dhoom franchise was born out of the first part 'Dhoom' which released in 2004 starring Abhishek Bachchan as a suave cop and John Abraham as a criminal. Abhishek Bachchan's comedic timing with Uday Chopra and his gritty cop act was a delight to watch and remains one of his most iconic performances.

 

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Delhi 6 is a heart-touching film directed by Rakesh Omprakash Mehra in which Abhishek stars as an NRI who flies to India and discovers his cultural roots. It also stars Sonam Kapoor, Aditi Rao Hydari, Waheeda Rehman, Rishi Kapoor, Supriya Pathak, Atul Kulkarni, Pavan Malhotra, Deepak Dobriyal, Divya Dutta, Vijay Raaz and Om Puri.

 

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Bunty Aur Babli starring Abhishek Bachchan and Rani Mukerji is one of the most popular films of all time. It was so popular that it got a sequel which released in 2021. It is also the first film to see the Bachchan father-son duo together. In the film, Abhishek and Rani play the roles of con artists who are partners - Bunty and Babli. Meanwhile, Amitabh Bachchan essays the role of a cop who is trying to nab the two criminals.

 

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