17 UNKNOWN FACTS ABOUT JUNIOR BACHCHAN ON HIS BIRTHDAY

Abhishek Bachchan, who turns 42 today is currently in Australia with his wife Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and their daughter Aaradhya. Junior Bachchan is known for his movies like Guru, Dhoom, Bluffmaster, Refugee. On this special day, Amitabh Bachchan made it more special for his son by tweeting a post in twitter. It reads "#HBDAbhishekBachchan .. who is in a time zone out of the country .. !! Ek Samay tha pita putra ka haath thaam ke chalta tha, ab putra haath thaam ke chalata hai pita ko"

Here are the 17 Unknown facts about Abhishek Bachchan we bet you dont know :

 The real name of Abhishek Bachchan is Abhishek Srivastav.

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

He 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.

On his dad Amitabh Bachchan’s 60th birthday he got engaged to actress Karishma Kapoor only to split three months down the line. 

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

Did you know who gave Priyanka Chopra the nickname Piggy Chops? Yes it was Abhishek Bachchan who started calling her out of fun during the filming of movie 'Bluffmaster'

He has appeared in talk show 'The Oprah Winfrey Show'along with his wife Aishwarya Rai Bachchan in September 2009.

He refused to endorse a liquor brand, saying he will not endorse something that he doesn't consume in real life and something that gives wrong message to the youth. He was offered Rs. 7-10 Crores for this endorsement, which he politely refused.

The iconic dance by Amitabh Bachchan on 'Khaike pan Benares wala' from 'Don' was inspired from AB baby's fun dance at home.

He has also worked as a LIC agent before joining the films.

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

Not many people remember that he hosted a show called 'National Bingo Night on Colors in 2010.'

He was gifted 'a Pony'  by Amitabh Bachchan on one of his birthday.

Abhishek has a unique habit of collecting boarding cards. He has a large collection of boarding cards as he is a well travelled person now.

He showed his talent as playback singer for the 2005 movie 'Bluffmaster' when he sang Right Here Right Now with Sunidhi Chauhan.

He also produced the critically acclaimed 'Paa' which also won National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi.

He made his debut film Refugee in 2000, but gave his first commercial hit after four years with Dhoom in 2004. Refugee, which is considered as a commercially unsuccessful venture, was the fifth highest grossing film of 2000. 

Happy Birthday Junior Bachchan!