Abhishek Bachchan Birthday Special: Have a look at some lesser known facts about the actor.

Actor Abhishek Bachchan who is known for his wit, sarcasm and versatile performances on screen, is celebrating his birthday today. He is one of the most finest actors of Bollywood who has proven his acting abilities by doing remarkable films like Guru and Bob Biswas. On the occasion of his birthday, we will tell you some interesting facts about the actor:

1) In his birth certificate, he is named as ‘Baba Bachchan’.

2) He tried his luck as an LIC agent before deciding to get into films.

3) ‘Refugee‘ was considered as a commercially unsuccessful venture but actually, was the fifth highest grossing film of 2000.

4) It was Abhishek Bachchan who gave Priyanka Chopra the nickname Piggy Chops.

5) Abhishek Bachchan was suffering from dyslexia when he was a child.

6)Amitabh Bachchan once gifted a pony to Abhishek Bachchan on one of his birthdays.

7) The iconic dance by Amitabh Bachchan on ‘Khaike pan Benares wala’ from ‘Don‘ was inspired by Abhishek’s fun dance at home – Abhishek has a unique habit of collecting boarding passes whenever he travels.

8) Abhishek Bachchan rapped with Nelly for a good cause.

9) For proposing Aishwarya, Abhishek used the same ring, which was used during the shoot of movie Guru.

10) He got his ears pierced along with his daughter Aaradhya, as he wanted to experience the pain his daughter went through.

11) Abhishek Bachchan created Guinness record for making the highest number of public appearances by a film star while promoting his film ‘Delhi 6′ in the year 2009.

12) In 2005, Mani Ratnam produced a stage show called ‘Netru, Indru, Naalai’, and Abhishek was an important part of it.

By line : Divya Thearia