After receiving appreciation for his 2018 film Manmarziyaan, Abhishek Bachchan is all set to venture into the web space after a gap of two years. The actor, who recently completed 20 years in the film industry, will make his digital debut with Amazon Prime Video's Breathe: Into The Shadows. The web series will stream on July 10.
While several people would believe that this place is only about glamour and fame, Abhishek clears the notion. “This place is not about film premieres and parties. It’s a lot of hard work, and a lot more. Unfortunately, our audiences only see the glamorous side of it, and very seldom get to see the hard work, blood, sweat and tears we put into it,” said the 44-year-old actor who made his debut in 2000.
The actor, in fact, goes on to call Bollywood ‘the best place on Earth’. “As far as I’m concerned, I am what I am today because of this industry, and the audiences. They have made my family, and given our family everything. That’s very sacred to me. We also need to understand that this is more than just parties and premieres. You should come and spend time with us on set, there’s so much hard work put in by everyone to put out a film. I do understand there’s this huge glamorous image, which is fair enough. There’s a lot more to it than just that,” the actor explained.
He added, “Because the criteria and the way you work is very difficult. But you know, I don’t want to make a big deal out of it. Life is difficult, nobody’s life is easy, everybody has their own journey and battles, and this industry is no different. It’s a very competitive place, where you’ve to work very hard to earn the love and respect of the audience, and even harder to maintain it. It’s a very demanding place.”
About his journey in Bollywood, he said, “I’ve never thought about it,” he confesses and adds, “I’m the son of my father. At home, he’s that, he has never wanted it to be anything else, my mother never allowed it to be anything else. I’m the son of my father, I’m a colleague of a legend. That’s the way I look at it.”
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Elaborating on the equation he shares with his father back home, Junior Bachchan said, “He never brings his work home, never imposes, what I believe as a fan rightly should be, the fact he’s a living legend of cinema. At home, he’s my friend, somebody I can sit with, watch sports or movies, discuss politics and current affairs. I think it’s very important to understand that dynamic, which I understand is very difficult to comprehend when you’re not living that and viewing it as a third person.”
However, this doesn’t mean that the actor looks at it as anything other than normal. “I’ve never looked upon it adversely. My love and respect for my parents is far too big for me to ever think to disrespect that emotion by thinking about it adversely,” he said.
(Source: Hindustan Times)
