Abhishek is a male

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that has its roots in the

Sanskrit Sanskrit (; attributively , ; nominally , , ) is a classical language belonging to the Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European languages. It arose in South Asia after its predecessor languages had diffused there from the northwest in the late ...

word abhiseka. The conceptual meaning of abhiseka is related to purification, cleansing or anointing.

Notable people

* Abhishek (field hockey) (born 1999), Indian field hockey player * Abhishek Ambekar (born 1991), Indian footballer *

Abhishek Avasthi Abhishek Avasthi (born 17 March 1982) is an Indian actor, choreographer, dancer and model. Biography Abhishek Awasthi was born in Kanpur, India. He, along with Rakhi Sawant, an Indian model and actress, participated in the third season ...

(born 1982), Indian actor, choreographer, dancer and model *

Abhishek Bachchan Abhishek Bachchan (born 5 February 1976) is an Indian actor and film producer known for his work in Hindi films. Part of the Bachchan family, he is the son of actors Amitabh Bachchan and Jaya Bachchan and the grandson of poet Harivansh Rai Bach ...

(born 1976), Indian actor, entrepreneur, presenter, producer and singer * Abhisek Banerjee (born 1984), Indian cricketer * Abhishek Banerjee (born 1987), Indian politician and member of parliament * Abhishek Bhat (born 1989), Indian cricketer *

Abhishek Chatterjee Abhishek Chatterjee (30 April 1964 – 24 March 2022) was an Indian actor who was known for his work in Bengali cinema. He made his big screen debut alongside veterans such as Sandhya Roy, Prosenjit Chatterjee, Tapas Paul, and Utpal Dutt with ...

(born 1964), Indian actor *

Abhishek Chaubey Abhishek Chaubey (born 30 March 1977) is an Indian director, screenwriter and film producer known for his works in Hindi cinema. Early life Abhishek Chaubey was born in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh to Anand Mohan Chaubey and Sheela Chaubey. He spent ...

(born 1977), Indian director and screenwriter * Abhishek Das (born 1993), Indian footballer *

Abhishek Dhar Abhishek Dhar (born 31 August 1970) is an Indian physicist specialising in statistical physics and condensed matter physics. He is a Professor in the International Centre for Theoretical Sciences, Bangalore. Education and Career Dhar obtained hi ...

(born 1970), Indian physicist * Abhishek Hegde (born 1987), Indian cricketer * Abhishek Jain (born 1986), Indian director and producer *

Abhishek Jhunjhunwala Abhishek Arunkumar Jhunjhunwala (born 1 December 1982) is an Indian first-class cricketer. He played for the Royal Bengal Tigers and the Indian World Team in the Indian Cricket League Twenty20 competition, before signing for the Rajasthan R ...

(born 1982), Indian cricketer *

Abhishek Kapoor Abhishek Kapoor (born 6 August 1971) is an Indian film director and producer who works in Hindi cinema. Career He started his career as an actor in 1996 with movies ''Aashique Mastane'', opposite ''Monica Bedi'', directed by ''Ajay Kashyap'' an ...

(born 1971), Indian actor, director and writer * Abhisek Lahiri (born 1983), Indian classical sarod player *

Abhishek Malik Abhishek Malik (born 23 May 1990) is an Indian actor who primarily works in Hindi television. He made his acting debut in 2012 with '' Chhal- Sheh Aur Maat'' portraying Rishi Shekhawat. Malik is best known for portraying Harshad Saxena in '' Kai ...

(born 1990), Indian actor and model * Abhishek Matoria, Indian politician *

Abhishek Mishra Abhishek Mishra (born 29 August 1977) is an Indian politician and a former member of the legislative assembly of Uttar Pradesh. Prof. Abhishek Mishra is an ex-Cabinet Minister of Uttar Pradesh who represented UP in GST Council. Currently he is the ...

(born 1977), Indian politician * Abhishek Nayar (born 1983), Indian cricketer * Abhishek Poddar (born 1968), Indian businessman *

Abhishek Raghuram Abhishek Raghuram (born 1985) is an Indian carnatic vocalist. Life Abhishek was born into a family of notable musicians. He is the grandson of mridangam maestro Palghat R. Raghu. His mother Usha is the niece of violin maestro Lalgudi Jayaram ...

(born 1985), Indian singer and vocalist * Abhishek Raut (born 1987), Indian cricketer * Abhishek Rawat (born 1980), Indian actor * Abhishek Ray, Indian composer and singer * Abhishek Pratap Shah (born 1982), Nepalese politician * Abhishek Reddy (born 14 September 1994), Indian cricketer * Abhishek Shankar , Indian actor and director of Tamil films * Abhishek Sharma (disambiguation) * Abhishek Singh (disambiguation) * Abhishek Singhvi (born 1959), Indian politician *

Abhishek Varman Abhishek Varman is an Indian film director and screenwriter. His directorial debut was the romantic drama '' 2 States'' (2014). followed by the ensemble period romantic drama ''Kalank ''Kalank'' (; ) is a 2019 Indian Hindi-language perio ...

, Indian film director * Abhishek Verma (born 1989), Indian archer * Abhishek Verma (born 1968), Indian arms dealer * Abhishek Yadav (born 1980), Indian footballer *

Krishna Abhishek Abhishek Sharma (born 30 May 1983), popularly known by his screen name Krushna Abhishek, is an Indian actor, comedian and television host from Mumbai, Maharashtra. He is notable for his humours work in comedy shows on Indian television such as ...

(born 1981), Indian actor and comedian

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