Being the legendary actor Amitabh Bachchan's son Abhishek Bachchan had a lot of expectations and pressure from fans to acheive and act on the same level as his father. He successfully met all the expectations of the fans with time and was able to carve out a place for himself in the industry. The actor has been a part of the industry for 22 years and has given a range of movies showcasing his excellent acting skills.
1. Bob Biswas
This Abhishek Bachchan film is of the crime-thriller genre, directed by Divya Annapurna Ghosh. The film got produced by Gauri Khan, and Sujoy Ghosh provided a well-written script. The film stars Abhishek Bachchan and Chitraganda as protagonists.
The film follows an assassin named Bob suffering from memory loss after being hit by a vehicle. He encounters a moral dilemma when he gains his memory back. He doesn't remember his family while the police keep an eye on him. During a fight between his next target and himself at his house, Bob loses his wife and son while Mini is missing. The movie ends with Bob killing his targets and visiting his wife and son’s grave and accepting the transfer of money for his next target. This Abhishek Bachchan movie is worth a watch.
2. Bunty Aur Babli
This Abhishek Bachchan movie is a crime-comedy film directed by Shaad Ali. The movie got produced by Aditya Chopra, and Jaideep Sahni provided the script for the film. The film has Abhishek Bachchan, Rani Mukerji, and Amitabh Bachchan as protagonists.
The film follows Bunty and Babli, a small-town couple who falsify their identity to con people of their money. They successfully con several people till they come face-to-face with a furious cop determined to stop their heist. The film ends with them getting prisoned only to be released by the cop after hearing their heartfelt confessions. They get an offer to work for the nation to catch other scammers by the same cop.
3. Bluffmaster!
This Abhishek Bachchan film is a crime-comedy directed by Rohan Sippy. The film got produced by Ramesh Sippy, while Shridhar Raghavan provided the script. The film has Abhishek Bachchan, Ritesh Deshmukh, and Priyanka Chopra as protagonists, and Nana Patekar, Sanjay Mishra, and Boman Irani playing the role of supporting actors.
The film follows Roy, a con artist who gets dumped by his girlfriend only to learn he’s suffering from a deadly disease. Roy meets Dittu, who requests him to teach all he knows about conning people so he can become a successful conman. Roy realizing he doesn’t have a lot of time to live decides to mend his ways and help Dittu get the money he lost. The movie ends with Roy knowing the truth about his illness being a scam, and everything that took place was planned to get him to realize his wrongdoings and encourage him to mend his ways.
4. Paa
This Abhishek Bachchan film is a great comedy film directed by R. Balki. The film got produced by Amitabh Bachchan, and R. Balki provided the script. The film has Abhishek Bachchan, Vidya Balan, Amitabh Bachchan in lead roles with Paresh Rawal, and Arundhati Nag in supporting roles. This Abhishek Bachchan movie is a must-watch.
The film follows Auro, a gifted child suffering from progeria that increases his age rapidly, living with his gynaecologist mother. His father Amol Arte, is a budding politician unaware of his child. Auro tries to know more about his father, but his mother is insistent on him not finding out about his father. Anmol later finds out Auro is his son and wishes to reunite with his mother as he still loves her. The movie ends with Auro successfully reuniting his parents and succumbing to death due to his illness.
5. Ludo
This Abhishek Bachchan movie is a black comedy film directed by Anurag Basu. The film got produced by Bhushan Kumar, with Anurag Basu giving the script for the film. The film stars Abhishek Bacchan, Aditya Roy Kapoor, Rajkumar Rao, and Pankaj Tripathi as protagonists, with Fatima Sana Shaikh, and Sanya Malhotra, Rohit Suresh Suri, and Pearle Manney in supporting roles.
The film follows Sattu, a notorious do, and his plans to exact revenge on his ex-right-hand man and business partner Bittu. The movie has an interwoven plotline of four movies, with the second one following Shurti, whose private video gets leaked and has to be taken down before her wedding with Aakash. The third story follows childhood sweethearts Pinky who approaches Alu to prevent her husband from getting falsely framed for murder. The fourth story follows a Malayali nurse Sheeja, and Rahul Awasthi, who are bullied by their boss daily. The movie ends with a climax scene where each of the protagonists from the different movies is present together.
6. Hum Tum
This Abhishek Bachchan film is a romantic comedy directed by Kunal Kohli. The film got produced by Aditya Chopra and Kunal Kohli wrote the script for same. The film stars Abhishek Bachchan, Rani Mukherji, Saif Ali Khan, Rishi Kapoor, and Jimmy Shergill as protagonists.
The film follows Karan a cartoonist who’s a womanizer and Rhea as they fall in love with each other after the start of their friendship with bickering. He regularly writes his famous comic titled Hum Tum. They get separated from each other due to misunderstandings and not knowing about their feelings for each other. Three years later they meet again when Karan is planning Rhea’s wedding to Sameer who later dies in a car accident. The film ends with the two lovers reuniting.
7. Sarkar
This Abhishek Bachchan film is a political crime thriller directed by Ram Gopal Verma. The film got produced by Ram Gopal Verma and Manish Gupta wrote the script for the same. The film stars Abhishek Bachchan, Amitabh Bachchan, Kay Kay Menon, Katrina Kaif, Tanisha Mukherjee, Anupam Kher, and Kota Srinivasa Rao in lead roles. This is one of Abhishek Bachchan’s blockbuster must-watch movies.
The film follows Subhash Nagre who’s referred to as Sarkar loving by his people. After Sarkar rejects a deal with Rashid a Dubai-based don on moral grounds, he decides to end Sarkar’s life. His United States-returned son Shankar takes over his responsibilities as temporary Sarkar. The film further shows Shankar discovering the planned murder of his father and trying to prevent it only to be too late. The film ends with Shankar fully taking over his father’s responsibilities and being named as new Sarkar.
8. Sarkar Raj
This Abhishek Bachchan film is a political crime thriller directed by Ram Gopal Verma. The film got produced by Ram Gopal Verma and Prashant Pandey wrote the script for the same. The film has Amitabh Bachchan, Aishwarya Rai, Abhishek Bachchan, Dilip Prabhavalkar, and Supriya Pathak in lead roles. The film is a sequel to Abhishek Bachchan’s previous movie with the same title.
The film is set two years after the first movie. The film follows Anita Rajan CEO of Shepard Powers based in London with the ambition to create a power plant in a rural part of Maharashtra to earn a profit. Anita approaches Sarkar with her ideas only to be rejected until Shankar convinces his father of the plant's benefit. The film ends with Anita replacing Shankar as Sarkar replacement due to his death in an attack by his father's enemies.
9. Laaga Chunari Mein Daag
This Abhishek Bachchan film is a drama directed by Pradeep Sarkar. The film got produced by Aditya Chopra who was also responsible for the film’s script. The film stars Abhishek Bachchan, Rani Mukherji, Konkona Sen Sharma, Kunal Kapoor, and Anupam Kher in lead roles.
The film follows Vibhavari a small village girl who goes to Mumbai in search of a job to support her family after her father becomes ill only to be rejected due to lack of education. She dejectedly becomes an escort after her failure to secure a job. She supports her younger sister and gets her to receive an MBA qualification and thus securing a job. She falls in love with her boss who proposes to her at the same time she comes to know the truth about her sister’s profession. At her sister's wedding, Badki meets Rohan and her feelings for him resurface. Rohan proposes to Vibhavari only for her to reject him in fear of her profession’s truth ruining her sister's wedding. The film ends with both couples reuniting and marrying at the same time.
10. Refugee
This Abhishek Bachchan film is a romantic drama directed by J.P Dutta and is the debut movie of young Bachchan. The film got produced and written by J.P. Dutta. The film stars Abhishek Bachchan and Kareena Kapoor in the lead role. The film was average at the box office.
The film follows an agent named Refugee, who helps illegal refugees from India and Pakistan cross the border through the Great Rann of Kutch. The refugee falls in love with Nazneen a Pakistani resident and visits her from time to time. They are separated when the refugee is forcefully sent back to India on a camel after getting beaten up by Pakistani rangers patrolling their borders. The film ends with Nazneen giving birth to the refugee's son on the border and soldiers from both sides deciding his nationality.
11. Dostana
This Abhishek Bachchan film is a romantic comedy directed by Tarun Mansukhani. The film got produced by Hiroo Yash Johar and Tarun Mansukhani gave the film's script. The film stars Abhishek Bachchan, Priyanka Chopra, and John Abraham, as protagonists with Kiran Kher in a supporting role.
The plot follows two men, Sameer and Kunal, who are interested in renting the same flat owned by Neha Malwani. The two men pose as a gay couple after noticing Neha’s hesitation for renting the flat to men. With time the three develop a close friendship, and the two men regret their decision to pose as lovers as they both start getting attracted to Neha. In an attempt to win Neha’s love both, try to one-up the other, only to realize that Neha is in love with someone else. This lead to the rise of several comical situations when Sam’s mother receives the news of her son being gay and visits him. The film ends with all three rekindling their friendship after a break happened between them when the truth about the guys not being gay came out.
12. The Big Bull
This Abhishek Bachchan film is a financial thriller directed by Kookie Gulati. The film got produced by Ajay Devgn, and Kookie Gulati gave the script for the film. The film stars Abhishek Bachchan, Ileana D’Cruz, and Nikita Dutta as protagonists.
The plot follows Hemant Shah, a small-time broker who desires wealth. He quickly comes up with plans to achieve his dreams by manipulating the loopholes in the country’s banking systems. The film ends with him getting arrested when a girl named Meera Rao enters his life and exposed him. She stopped his leap into riches and landed him in prison even though he used the prime minister of India as his cover.
13. Dus
This Abhishek Bachchan film is an action-thriller directed by Anubhav Sinha. The film got produced by Nitin Manmohan and Yash-Vinay gave the script for the film. The film stars Sanjay Dutt, Sunil Shetty, and Zayed Khan as protagonists.
This Abhishek Bachchan film follows a fictional anti-terrorist group that embarks on a journey to prevent a terrorist attack in a limited amount of time. When terrorist Jamwaal plans to create trouble in Canada when the Indian Prime Minister travels there, a specialized group is dispatched to prevent it.
14. Om Jai Jagdish
This Abhishek Bachchan movie is a drama film directed by Anupam Kher. The film got produced by Vashu Bhagnani, and Rahul Nanda provided the script for the same. The film stars Abhishek Bachchan, Anil Kapoor, Fardeen Khan, Urmila Matondkar, Mahima Chaudhary, and Tara Sharma as protagonists.
The film follows three brothers, their mother, and their family house that is to be auctioned to pay debts. Of the three brothers, Om is the responsible one who is earning an income and supporting his younger brother Jai’s education, Jagdish is an ambitious young lad studying in the United States, and Jai is an avid vehicle designer. The brothers drift apart when there is a difference in their life values. The film ends with the three brothers reuniting to win their house back at auction. This Abhishek Bachchan movie is worth a watch.
15. Raavan
This Abhishek Bachchan film is an action-romance directed by Mani Ratnam. The film got produced by Mani Ratnam, and Mani Ratnam gave the script for the film. The film stars Abhishek Bachchan, and Aishwarya Rai, as protagonists, with Govinda, Nikhil Diwedi, Ravi Kishen, and Priyamani in supporting roles.
The film follows Beera Munda, who kidnaps Ragini Sharma, wife of the superintendent of police. Dev Pratap is informed about his wife’s abduction and he instantly employs all available means to rescue her. The film is supposed to have Dev as a hero and Beera as the villain, but the truth isn’t what it appears to the audience once Beera’s background story gets revealed. The cat and mouse game ends when Dev lures Beera into his trap using Ragini, as both Ragini and Beera had fallen in love while spending time together. The movie ends with Beera’s death as he falls off a cliff with a smile on his face. One can see what a great actor Abhishek Bachchan is after watching this film of his.
16. Guru-
This movie of Abhishek Bachchan is a drama film directed by Mani Ratnam. The movie is produced by Mani Ratnam, while the well-written script was given by Mani Ratnam only.
This movie has Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai as the protagonist and Mithun Chakraborty, R. Madhavan, Vidya Balan, and Roshan Seth in supporting roles.
The plot follows Gurukant Desai, who has significant dreams for his future and works hard to turn them into reality one day. His cunning and smart moves, make his business reach the top tier. He marries Sujata for dowry money only to realize later he loves her. The movie ends with Gurukant being immensely powerful and wealthy thus making his dreams come true.
17. Dhoom –
This Abhishek Bachchan movie is an action-thriller directed by Sanjay Gandhi. The film got produced by Aditya Chopra with a well-written script given by Vijay Krishna Acharya. The movie has Abhishek Bachchan, Uday Chopra, and Esha Deol, as protagonists and Rimi Sen and John Abraham as an antagonist of the film.
The plot follows Kabir and his gang looting big casinos and banks and overpowering the police at every turn with their wit. Jai Dixit, a no-nonsense cop is called to get a hold of him. With help from a bike enthusiast, Ali, Jai traps Kabir at the movie end. Ali falls for Sheena, a gang member of a different gang. The movie ends with Kabir taking his own life rather than getting caught by Jai, while Jai and Ali form a friendship.
18. Dhoom 2-
This Abhishek Bacchan movie is an action-thriller directed by Sanjay Gandhvi. It is a sequel to the previous film with the same title. The movie got produced by Aditya Chopra, while Vijay Krishna Acharya gave the well-written script of the movie. The movie has Abhishek Bachchan, Uday Chopra, and Bipasha Basu as protagonists and Hrithik Roshan, and Aishwarya Rai as antagonists.
The movie starts with Mr. A and his heists that the police fail to crack and arrest the said man. He keeps disguising himself in different personalities to escape from the police. Jai is asked to solve the case with Shonali and Ali in his team. Jai uncovers Mr. A identity with Sunehri’s help
former thief, who agrees to help him for her freedom from jail. Jai’s plan fails when Sunehri falls in love with Mr. A, who is Aryan, and refuses to corporate with him. The movie ends with the couple moving to Fiji and opening a restaurant, while Jai returns to India after giving them the warning to stay away from their previous path.
19. Dhoom-3
This Abhishek Bachchan movie is an action-thriller directed by Vijay Krishna Acharya. The film is the third installment in the Dhoom franchise. The movie got produced by Aditya Chopra, while Vijay Krishna Acharya gave the script for it. The movie stars Abhishek Bachchan, Uday Chopra, and Jackie Shroff as protagonists and Aamir Khan, Katrina Kaif, and Siddharth Nigam as protagonists. All three installments of the franchise were blockbuster movies.
The movie starts with “The Great Indian Circus” owned by Iqbal Haroon Khan, being closed with Iqbal committing suicide. His son Sahir twenty-three years after his dad's suicide loots all banks under Mr. Anderson as revenge for his father's death. Jai, with his partner Ali gets called to solve the case. Jai, while solving it uncovers Sahir's twin, who helps him in these heists. In the meantime, Sahir hires Aliya as an acrobat for The Great Indian Circus that he had reopened. The movie ends with Jai cornering both brothers and Aliya, where Sahir pretends to surrender only to take his own life with his twin. Jai, Ali, and Aliya return from the show with Aliya still running the show in the circus.
20. Bol Bachchan-
This Abhishek Bachchan film is a comedy film directed by Rohit Shetty. The film got produced by Ajay Devgn, and Yunus Sajawal gave a well-written script. The movie has Abhishek Bachchan, Ajay Devgn, Asin, Prachi Desai, and Krishna Abhishek as protagonists. It’s one of the blockbusters of Abhishek Bachchan.
The movie follows a story similar to the one that old Golmal had. It follows a young lad named Abbas who breaks the temple door to rescue a drowning boy where his friend lies to Prithviraj, a powerful man, to avoid conflicts that would have followed if the truth of Abbas being a Muslim came out. This small lie leads to the occurrence of many comical situations where Abbas had to lie to save himself from Prithviraj as he’s someone who hates liars passionately. The movie ends with the truth of Abbas being a Muslim coming out and everything gets solved.
21. Delhi-6
This Abhishek Bachchan film is a drama directed by Rakesh Omprakash Mehra. The film got produced by Rakesh Omprakash Mehra, and the script for the film was also given by him. The film stars Abhishek Bachchan, and Sonam Kapoor as protagonists, with Waheeda Rehman, Aditi Rao Hydari, Divya Dutta, Vijay Raaz, Om Puri, Pravan Malhotra, and Deepak Dobriyal in supporting roles.
The film follows Roshan, who follows his dying mother to ancestral property in old Delhi and comes to know about the difference in cultures and colors of people. The movie depicts a classic Delhi intercommunal peace when Delhi was all about sharing and loving each other. Bittu is a young woman with dreams of leaving Delhi to become a famous singer. She falls for Roshan but decides to elope with Suresh as he promised to support her career. Roshan realizing his love for Bittu saves her by exposing Suresh’s plans to her. The film has two endings one is a happy end while in the alternating ending Roshan dies.
22. Zameen
This Abhishek Bachchan film is an action-thriller directed by Rohit Shetty. The film got produced by N.R. Pachisia, and Javed Siddiqui wrote the script for the same. The film stars Abhishek Bachchan, Ajay Devgn, and Bipasha Basu as protagonists.
The film follows a bold attack by Pakistan-backed terrorists being stopped and arrested by Colonel Ranvir Singh Ranawat. He captures and imprisons their ringleader Baba Zaheer Khan and forces Jaideep, a police officer to resign as he was the cause of the death of nine soldiers. Jaideep comes into the limelight when an airplane is hijacked by a group of terrorists to force the government to release Baba Zaheer Khan. He together with Colonel Ranvir Singh Ranawat works to rescue the passengers on the plane. The film ends with the death of Baba Zaheer Khan after he’s pushed by Ranvir and Jaideep from a flying army helicopter.
23. Jhoom Barabar Jhoom-
This Abhishek Bachchan film is a musical romantic comedy directed by Shaad Ali. The film got produced by Aditya Chopra, and Habib Faisal gave the script for the film. The film stars Abhishek Bachchan, Bobby Deol, Preity Zinta, and Lara Dutta as protagonists.
The film follows Rikki and Alvira, two strangers who met at a train station and are in love with each other. Rikki and Alvira tell each other about their non-existent lovers and separate from each other from the station going to their respective destinations. They meet again after Alvira pretends to contact Rikki by telling him she dialed his number by mistake. To make each other jealous they hire people who end up falling for each other. The film ends with Rikki and Alvira reuniting after their love confession. This Abhishek Bachchan movie is a must-watch.
24. All Is Well
This Abhishek Bachchan film is a romantic comedy directed by Umesh Shukla. The film got produced by Shyam Bajaj and the script was given by Sumit Arora. The film stars Abhishek Bachchan, Asin, Rishi Kapoor, and Supriya Pathak as protagonists.
The plot follows Inder Bhalla and his relationship with his father, which worsened after he got kicked out for not helping his father run the bakery. He discovers his father is in debt to Cheema, a local goon who has kidnapped him and demands a ransom from Inder. He with his girlfriend Nimmi travel to his house to plan his father's rescue. The film follows with a series of revelations about the past of his father and mother's marriage and how they got broken up. The film ends with all four with Cheema now turned friend from enemy working together in a non-profit bakery.
25. Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna-
This Abhishek Bachchan film is a musical romance directed by Karan Johar. The film got produced by Hiroo Yash Johar, and Karan Johar gave the script for the same. The film stars Abhishek Bachchan, Shahrukh Khan, Rani Mukherji, Amitabh Bachchan, Priety Zinta, and Kirron Kher as protagonists.
The film follows the love story of two strangers Maya and Dev, who are married to someone else but end up getting attracted to each other and developing a close friendship. They end up cheating on their respective spouses. They come clean to their partners, who both divorce them. They separate from each other believing they won’t ever meet again. The film ends with the couple reuniting as Dev who’s leaving for Toronto pulls emergency breaks after seeing tears for him in Maya’s eyes.
26. Kuch Na Kaho
This Abhishek Bachchan film is a romantic drama directed by Rohan Sippy. The film got produced by Ramesh Sippy, and Rohena Gera wrote the script for it. The film stars Abhishek Bachchan, Aishwarya Rai, and Arbaaz Khan as protagonists.
The plot follows Raj, a happy free-spirited bachelor living with his mother who visits Mumbai and lives in his ancestral property for his cousin’s wedding, and Namrata, Raj’s uncle's secretary. The story revolves around Ra falling in love with Namrata only to discover she’s the mother of a seven-year-old boy. After some probing from a stubborn, Raj Namrata finally reveals how her husband left her for other women while she was pregnant. Sanjeev returns to claim his son and wife back thus causing trouble for the couple. The film ends with Raj and Namrata deciding to get married as they are expecting a child together.
27. Yuva-
This Abhishek Bachchan film is a political- thriller directed by Mani Ratnam. The film got produced by Shekhar Kapoor, and Anurag Kashyap gave the script for the movie. The film stars Abhishek Bachchan as the antagonist, with Ajay Devgn, Vivek Oberoi, Rani Mukerji, Kareena Kapoor, and Esha Deol as protagonists.
The film follows Lallan Singh, a local goon who works for Prosenjit a politician. Michael is an influential student who prevents local students from participating in elections. Arjun is a spoiled brat who falls in love with Meera and helps Michael during his recovery after being shot by Lallan. The drama ensues when Michael refuses a bribe from Lallan to not run for the elections. The movie ends with Sashi leaving her husband Lallan after getting tired of his abuse, and a fight ensues between the three men where Lallan gets overpowered by the other two men.
28. Drona
This Abhishek Bachchan movie is a fantasy film directed by Goldie Behl. The film got produced by Sunil Lulla, and Goldie Behl, provide the script for the film. The film stars Abhishek Bachchan, Priyanka Chopra, Kay Kay Menon, and Jaya Bachchan as protagonists.
The plot follows Aditya, a young lonely orphaned boy who lives with his abusive aunt and cousins only to learn later he isn’t an orphan, and he has a mother and a sweetheart in Sonia. He later comes to know about his arch-enemy Riz Raizada who killed his father and is all set to kill him to achieve the secrete of Amrit Manthan. When they came face to face the drama ensues with Drona’s [ Aditya’s] journey through myths and fantasy.
29. Manmarziyaan
This Abhishek Bachchan is a romantic comedy directed by Anurag Kashyap. The film got produced by Vikas Bahl, and Kanika Dhillon gave the script for the film. The film stars Vicky Kaushal, Taapsee Pannu, and Abhishek Bachchan as protagonists.
The film follows Rumi, a young woman, and Vicky, a part-time DJ who’s in love and has sex whenever they get time no matter the place or people around. Rumi agrees to an arranged marriage to Robbie arranged by her parents after Vicky continuously fails to ask for her hand in marriage from her parents. Robbie is aware of Rumi and Vicky’s past and is sure about himself being strong enough to handle it. One day Robbie sees Rumi cheating on him with Vicky, and even though he is broken he files for an annulment of his marriage. The film ends with Rumi realizing she has fallen for Robbie and reconciling with him. This film has a whirlwind of emotions between all three characters where one wrong decision would have ended the charades badly for all the characters.
30. Dasvi
This Abhishek Bachchan film is a social comedy directed by Tushar Jalota. The film got produced by Dinesh Vijan, and Ram Bajpai provided the script for the film. The film stars Abhishek Bachchan, Yami Gautam, and Nimrat Kaur as protagonist.
The plot follows Ganga Ram Chaudhary, charismatic chief minister of the fictional state of Harit Pradesh, a fictional state who is placed in judicial detention after being charged with fraud. Ganga Ram, to secure bail named his wife as interim chief minister. When Jyoti Dewasi is placed in charge of a jail where Ganga Ram has been held his life changes as she starts denying him privileges and treats him like a regular prisoner. The film ends with Chaudhary passing his exam as he was an eight-standard drop-out and gifting Jyoti a chair he made in Gurudakshina. He later wins the election and becomes educational minister with his first moto being compulsion of education for students.
Abhishek Bachchan has successfully created an image of a trustworthy actor in the industry who can potray a large range of characters. He has seen a lots of ups and downs in his career constantly compared to his father, he worked really hard to create a name for himself in the industry. Here's a list of his movies that are a must-watch.