From early hits like Dhoom and Guru to more versatile ventures like Ghoomer and the Prime Video series Breathe, Abhishek Bachchan has carved his niche as an enduring Bollywood presence in both lead and supporting roles. If you are a fan of the Ludo and Paa actor, then our streaming guide has you covered with the best Abhishek Bachchan starrers along with all the information you need on where to watch them.
Where to get started on Abhishek Bachchan’s best movies
To get an earlier glimpse of Abhishek Bachchan’s filmography, it’s worth to watch his critically acclaimed debut film Refugee (a period epic on the migration of refugees from Pakistan to India) as well as the one that made him a bankable lead with Dhoom (which marked a watershed moment in modern Bollywood action and spawned two more successful sequels).
But the son of veteran actor Amitabh Bachchan hasn’t always been commercially viable as is evident from flawed but still watchable flops like the superhero fantasy Drona and the ensemble dance musical Jhoom Barabar Jhoom. While online trolls would be quick to reduce Bachchan as a flop actor, it’s worth noting that between these commercial duds, he also explored his dramatic prowess in cult favourites like his collaborations with Mani Ratnam: Yuva, Guru, and Raavan.
From playing a toxic lover-cum-hoodlum in Yuva to an ambitious underdog industrialist in Guru to a reckless but ultimately empathetic guerrilla rebel in Raavan, Bachchan proved that he can get top billing in “non-masala” projects as well.
Some of his best movies are also alongside his superstar father, including the likes of the National Award-winning family drama Paa and Ram Gopal Varma’s Indianised take on The Godfather with Sarkar.
Paa interestingly had the actor play his own father’s father, Abhishek playing a Delhi-based politician and Amitabh playing his estranged son who battles a rare medical condition of accelerated aging. Sarkar and its subsequent sequels found him standing in for a Michael Corleone-archetype of a conflicted son forced into his father's morally corrupt empire (with Amitabh Bachchan playing the politician father this time).
Over the years and with the streaming boom in India, Bachchan is also turning towards projects with wry humour, observational satire, socially conscious themes. And he’s content to do it even if he’s in a supporting role. Apart from a lead turn as an illiterate, degree-seeking politician in Netflix’s Dasvi, his recent supporting performances to watch include a stint as a coach to a single-armed cricketer in the sports drama Ghoomer and redemption-seeking criminal in Anurag Basu’s black crime comedy Ludo (again on Netflix).
Why is Guru Abhishek Bachchan’s best movie to watch?
If there’s a movie that fully fleshed out Abhishek Bachchan’s potential as a lead hero, it is Mani Ratnam’s rags-to-riches drama Guru. While it plays out as a capitalist fairy tale on the surface, Guru is much more layered as it explores the titular businessman’s journey from humble beginnings to self-centered egoism. The epic scale of the narrative also makes space for a wholesomely organic love story, foreshadowing the matrimonial love that Bachchan would go on to share with his co-star-turned-wife Aishwarya Rai. AR Rahman’s grandiose score adds to the ambitions, making Guru a career highlight for both Ratnam’s directorial cover and Bachchan’s Bollywood stint.
Where can you stream Abhishek Bachchan’s best movies?
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