Abhishek was seen in the web series Breath 2 earlier this year, and is now gearing up for his next release, Ludo. In the upcoming film directed by Anurag Basu, he plays a criminal. “Anurag is an instinctive director who does not want something that’s studied. As an actor that’s the scary thing to do — to take that leap of faith,” he said. Abhishek has always battled comparisons with his father, Bollywood icon Amitabh Bachchan. Abhishek, who made his debut in 2000 with Refugee, says only the acceptance of the audience can help an actor sustain a long-time career. “The fact is he has never picked up the phone on anyone. He has never made a film for me.
On the contrary, I have produced a film for him, called Paa,” he said, when you broach the subject of nepotism. “People have to understand that it’s a business. After the first film, if they don’t see anything in you, or that film doesn’t do the numbers, you aren’t going to get your next job. That’s the harsh reality of life,” he added. “I know when my films don’t do well, I know of the films I was replaced from, of the films that could not get made — that started and didn’t have the budgets because I was not bankable at that point. Here you have Mr Amitabh Bachchan’s son. Oh, he is born with a silver spoon,” the actor noted, with a laugh. He was often at the receiving end of the hostility towards people who made it to the industry because of connections and family ties.
