There’s sacrifice in everything you do, says Abhishek
‘Everything comes with a price tag. There is sacrifice in everything you do. To gain something, you have to give up something and the law of nature is as simple as that. But it’s fine and good,’ says the Bollywood actor
MUMBAI: In his over a decadelong-journey in Bollywood, Abhishek Bachchan has made a name with a ilmography consisting of movies like Refugee, Yuva, Bunty Aur Babli and Guru. The actor says stardom does come with a price tag and there is sacriice in everything that one does.
Abhishek made his acting debut in 2000 with the ilm Refugee. He was later seen in commercially successful ilms like Yuva, Dhoom, Guru, Happy New Year and Sarkar and the latest release Manmarziyaan.
Asked if he believes stardom comes with a price tag, Abhishek said: “Of course. Everything comes with a price tag. There is sacriice in everything you do. To gain something, you have to give up something and the law of nature is as simple as that. But it’s ine and good.” The actor has also faced failure with ilms like Main Prem Ki Deewani Hoon, Kuch Naa Kaho, Run and Naach.
Is he happy with his ilmography? “No. I don’t think any actor is happy with their ilmography. The tragedy of a ilmography is that these are the things that have happened in the past. You need to look towards newer horizons, you need to look forward... you need to continue to strive and better yourself.
“So, I don’t think any actor is satisied. The day an actor is satisied is kind of a death of the creativity within you,” said the son of megastar Amitabh Bachchan.
The actor said he is looking forward to what is going to happen next.
“I am very hungry... I am very excited to see what more can be done, how to explore new horizons.” Abhishek has lent his voice to the character of Bagheera in the Hindi version of Andy Serkis’ forthcoming ilm Mowgli: Legend Of The Jungle, which is slated to have a global release on the streaming site Netlix on Dec.7.
The actor said he has done voice-overs before, but this was the irst time he dubbed and found it challenging at irst.
Asked if he is as protective towards his daughter Aaradhya as Bagheera is to Mowgli, Abhishek laughed and said: “Aaradhya is a lady cub! Bagheera is a character that grows with you. When we were kids everyone loved Baloo because he was the fun loving one... Bagheera was the serious one ....
“As kids you don’t relate to him as much, but as you grow older you start understanding the importance of the character. He is actually Mowgli’s anchor in some way. He’s the only character matures with you.”