Actor Abhishek Bachchan turns 36 today.

Father Amitabh Bachchan and B-town friends sent strength and love to the dashing actor.

Some friends wished him a "superlative year", while others called him "elder brother" and the "coolest" person.

Abhishek Bachchan turns 36 today. This day last year, he was in Wellington filming Players, the Indianised remake of The Italian Job. It was a working birthday for Junior B, but wife Aishwarya had flown down to New Zealand and was by his side when he cut a three-tiered chocolate cake on the sets.

Abhishek Bachchan couldn't have asked for more. The actor will be honoured for his efforts towards creating a greener environment at a function here and Hollywood action hero Arnold Schwarzenegger will present him the award.

I don't necessarily hit the gym everyday. I believe in being active. I do circuit training - a mix of cardio, weight lifting and Plyometrics (a type of exercise designed to produce fast, powerful movements, and improve the function of the nervous system, generally for the purpose of improving performance in sports, defines Wikipedia.) and functional training.

Arjun Rampal’s debut TV show “Love 2 Hate U” is making all the right noises. Day by day, the show is gaining popularity thanks to its unusual plot of bringing a star face his/her hater. The last episode saw Abhishek Bachchan meeting his biggest hater and from what we hear, the episode kept everyone glued to their seats!

India Today Editor Kaveree Bamzai introduced Abhishek Bachchan by saying that she has known him since 2005, when the hit Bluffmaster was released, and did a cover story on him. It was after 17 flops that Bluffmaster hit the mark, said Bamzai, adding that, in those days, Bachchan used to watch his old films to learn from his mistakes.

Actor Abhishek Bachchan, who was blessed with a baby girl, said on Saturday that he hopes to do a good job in his latest role of real-time dad.

In Chennai to attend the India Today Mind Rocks Youth Summit 2011, Bachchan, who spoke on Session Cinema: Be Your Best, said he has great examples to follow when it comes to playing dad to his almost one-month old daughter, currently known as Beti B, with actor and wife Aishwarya Rai Bachchan.