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The son rises Amitabh
Bachchan’s son has finally come into his own. With Yuva, Hum Tum and
Dhoom being declared hits and four others — Run, Naach,
Rakht and Phir Milenge having recovered their costs,
Abhishek is now beginning to taste success.
There is a new found confidence in the manner he conducts himself, not to mention, his wisecracks when needled about being the most eligible bachelor in town. "What kind of title is that?" he asks. "Anyway, why would women find me eligible? I’m just an ordinary guy." Point out that women find him exciting because he’s not engaged, married or gay and he thinks carefully before saying: "Now, I’m positively embarrassed. Women most certainly do not come on to me. I have no time to indulge in all these wonderful things. I really have been very busy working." Abhishek cleverly deflects the conversation to his working list: Ramgopal Varma’s Sarkar, Anubhav Sinha’s Dus, Rituparno Ghosh’s Bengali film Rajkumar Santoshi’s Ranveer and Shaad Ali’s next with Rani Mukherjee as his co-star. "There’s been a vast growth since I started out with Refugee," he says. "Personally, I think I am improving every single day. But, of course, the public will decided how good I am. An actor learns so much through experience and that is what I have acquired in the last three years." Unlike most of the ilk, Abhishek feels film critics have also contributed to his growth: "The critic is the guy who sits in a theatre and then communicates to the actor what the audience feels about a performance or a look. Their views are a ready reference guide for any actor." After a pause, he continues: "When I look back at Refugee, I realise I should have done more homework. But initially I just had a foolish zid to be an actor. I didn’t quite understand how serious a profession this is. I should have been more prepared." Preparation reminds him of Mani Ratnam, his director in Yuva: "The way he plans out everything to the last minute detail is amazing. At the same time, he allows his actors a long rope. He believes a lot in his actors and instigates them to put in their best." On being told a being a
prankster on the sets, Abhishek pulls a face: "I don’t know why
this is being said about me because I have never pulled a prank on
anyone. Maybe, I need to feel comfortable on the sets because of my
limitations as an actor. So if there’s tension on the sets, I try to
diffuse it." — MF |
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