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Abhishek Bachchan is getting rave reviews for his performance in this week’s release Manmarziyaan. Although, the movie has not managed to set the box-office on fire, it’s still a comeback for Junior Bachchan after a short hiatus.

Abhishek made his debut in 2000 with J P Dutta’s Refugee, and in these 18 years he has portrayed some memorable characters on screen.

Here is a look at his top five performances:

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1. Guru

Abhishek Bachchan as Gurukant Desai in Guru (2007)

Abhishek arguably played the role of his lifetime in this Mani Rathnam’s drama loosely based on the life of Dhirubhai Ambani. His on-screen pairing with his wife Aishwarya Rai was much appreciated and he also gained weight for playing the older Guru Kant Desai.

2. Sarkar

Abhishek Bachchan as Sarkar Nagre in Sarkar (2005)

This Ram Gopal Varma Political drama inspired by the Hollywood Classic The Godfather starred Junior Bachchan alongside Senior Bachchan (whose character was loosely based on Bal Thackeray). Abhishek perfectly portrayed the role of Shankar based on the character of Michael Corleone from The Godfather which was played by legendary Al Pacino.

3. Bunty Aur Babli

Abhishek Bachchan as Rakesh Trivedi in Bunty Aur Babli (2005)

This YRF movie directed by Shaad Ali remains the biggest hit of Abhishek Bachchan as a solo lead. The movie is memorable for varied reasons – it featured Amitabh and Abhishek together for the first time, it had the greatest song Kajra Re picturized on Abhishek, Aishwarya and Amitabh and it was the 2nd highest grosser of 2005 after No Entry.