Aaradhya Bachchan is the daughter of actors Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, and the granddaughter of Amitabh Bachchan and Jaya Bachchan. She is not an actress, a model or a performer — she is a school student who happens to be born into India’s most photographed film family, and almost everything the public knows about her comes from a handful of family appearances rather than from a career. This page sticks to what has actually been reported and verified about her age and background, and is upfront about the many details that are simply not public.
Aaradhya Bachchan age: the quick facts
| Detail | Information |
| Full name | Aaradhya Bachchan |
| Date of birth | 16 November 2011 |
| Age | 14 years old (turns 15 on 16 November 2026) |
| Place of birth | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| Parents | Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan |
| Grandparents | Amitabh Bachchan and Jaya Bachchan (paternal) |
| Siblings | None — she is an only child |
| School | Dhirubhai Ambani International School, Mumbai (widely reported) |
| Occupation | Student — no professional acting or modelling career |
| Height, weight, hobbies | Not publicly confirmed by the family |
How old is Aaradhya Bachchan?
Aaradhya Bachchan is 14 years old. She was born on 16 November 2011 at Seven Hills Hospital in Mumbai, an event covered widely at the time because it was the first child for Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and the newest arrival in the Bachchan family. She will turn 15 on 16 November 2026.
Because her birthday falls in mid-November, her stated age changes late in the calendar year. That is the single most common reason older articles about her are wrong: a page written in 2023 that says “11 years old” was never updated, and search engines are now full of profiles frozen at an age she left behind years ago. The table below gives her age on each birthday so the number is easy to check against the date you are reading.
| Birthday | Age turned |
| 16 November 2022 | 11 |
| 16 November 2023 | 12 |
| 16 November 2024 | 13 |
| 16 November 2025 | 14 |
| 16 November 2026 | 15 |
| 16 November 2027 | 16 |
Her family and the Bachchan name
Aaradhya’s father, Abhishek Bachchan, has worked in Hindi cinema since 2000 in films such as Guru, Dhoom and Manmarziyaan. Her mother, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, won Miss World in 1994 and went on to a career spanning Hindi, Tamil and English-language cinema, and has been a fixture at the Cannes Film Festival for more than two decades. Her paternal grandparents are Amitabh Bachchan, one of the most recognisable actors in Indian film history, and Jaya Bachchan, an actor and former Member of Parliament.
Being the fourth generation of a film family is the reason her name carries recognition, but it is worth stating plainly: she has never signed a film, appeared in an advertising campaign, or been credited in any professional production. Any article describing her “professional achievements” or her “mark on the entertainment industry” is describing someone who does not exist. In that respect she is like several other Indian star children — Ibrahim Ali Khan, for instance, was widely written about for years before he had done any professional work at all.
What does the name Aaradhya mean?
“Aaradhya” comes from Sanskrit and translates roughly as “worshipped”, “adored” or “one who is worthy of devotion”. The name was announced by the family some weeks after her birth. It is also the origin of one persistent piece of misinformation: the spelling “Aradhna Bachchan” appears across a large number of low-quality profile pages, and it is simply incorrect. The family’s own spelling, used in every official appearance and court document, is Aaradhya.
Where does Aaradhya Bachchan go to school?
Indian media consistently report that she attends Dhirubhai Ambani International School in Mumbai, the same school attended by the children of several other film-industry families. The school follows the IGCSE and IB curricula. Her parents and grandparents have been photographed attending its annual day functions, which is the main reason the connection is treated as established rather than rumoured.
Beyond the name of the school, however, details are thin. Reports about her subjects, grades, class rank, extracurricular activities or academic awards are not sourced to the family or the school, and should be read as filler rather than fact. The same applies to the school-fee figures that circulate: they are drawn from published fee schedules, not from any statement about what the Bachchan family pays.
Public appearances
Aaradhya’s public profile is built almost entirely on a small set of recurring appearances. She has accompanied her mother to the Cannes Film Festival on several occasions, walking the red carpet alongside her rather than in any independent capacity. She has been photographed at family events — Diwali gatherings, weddings, film screenings and airport arrivals — and at her school’s annual day performances. She has also appeared at events connected to her grandfather’s public life.
She has no verified social media presence. Every Instagram, X or Facebook account presented as hers is run by a fan or an impersonator, and her parents have not created accounts on her behalf. Any “exclusive” photo or statement sourced to such an account is unreliable by definition.
Why so much online information about her is wrong
This is the part most profiles leave out, and it matters more than any biographical detail. In April 2023 the Delhi High Court heard a case brought on Aaradhya’s behalf against a group of YouTube channels that had published videos making false claims about her health, including videos suggesting she was critically ill. Justice C. Hari Shankar ruled that “dissemination of misleading information relating to a child, especially as regards her physical or mental wellbeing, is something which is completely intolerable in law,” and ordered the offending videos delisted and blocked.
The judgment is documented in legal reporting of the case, including the summary held by Columbia University’s Global Freedom of Expression database and SCC Online. The court also directed the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology to block similar content, and required the platform to disclose the identities of the channel operators.
The practical takeaway for anyone researching her: a very large share of the content about this particular child was created to attract clicks, not to inform, and some of it was serious enough to be ruled unlawful. Treat unsourced claims about her health, her personality, her talents or her future plans with real scepticism — including the ones that sound flattering.
What is not publicly known
It is more useful to state the gaps than to fill them with invention. As of September 2026, none of the following has been confirmed by her family, her school or any credible first-hand source:
- Her current height or weight — the “4 feet” figure repeated on many sites is an old, unsourced guess.
- Her hobbies, favourite subjects or talents. Claims that she dances, paints, plays specific sports or excels at science trace back to filler content, not to statements by anyone who would know.
- Any charitable work of her own.
- Her academic results or school standing.
- Any plan, intention or offer relating to a film career.
- Her net worth. She is a minor with no income; figures published under her name are fabricated.
If a page tells you these things confidently, that is a reason to trust it less, not more. For other profiles in this area — including child actors who did go on to professional careers, such as Ethan Cutkosky — see our entertainment section.
Frequently asked questions
How old is Aaradhya Bachchan in 2026?
She is 14 years old for most of 2026 and turns 15 on 16 November 2026. She was born on 16 November 2011.
Who are Aaradhya Bachchan’s parents?
Her parents are the actors Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, who married in April 2007. Her paternal grandparents are Amitabh Bachchan and Jaya Bachchan.
Does Aaradhya Bachchan have any siblings?
No. She is the only child of Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan.
What does the name Aaradhya mean?
It is a Sanskrit name meaning “worshipped” or “one who is adored”. The spelling “Aradhna” seen on some websites is incorrect.
Is Aaradhya Bachchan an actress?
No. She has never appeared in a film, series or commercial in a professional capacity. She is a school student, and no film debut has been announced by her or her family.
What is Aaradhya Bachchan’s height?
There is no reliable figure. Her family has never published her height, and the numbers circulating online are guesses copied between websites — most of them years out of date.
Does Aaradhya Bachchan have an Instagram account?
No verified account exists. Accounts using her name are fan pages or impersonations, and nothing posted on them should be treated as coming from her or her family.
A note on sources
This page was last reviewed in September 2026. Her date of birth is drawn from contemporaneous news coverage of her birth in November 2011; the 2023 court ruling is drawn from published legal reporting of Aaradhya Bachchan v. Bollywood Times before the Delhi High Court. Where a commonly repeated detail could not be traced to a credible source, it has been left out or explicitly marked as unconfirmed rather than repeated. Because Aaradhya Bachchan is a minor with no public career, this profile deliberately stays limited to matters of public record.
