New Delhi: You never beat Amitabh Bachchan as he lets you win, says a modest Bachchan junior after emerging on the top spot in the Best Supporting Actor category at both International Indian Film Academy awards and Filmfare, for which his father was also nominated.
"I think it's a privilege to share the frame with him," Abhishek Bachchan said. The father-son duo share screen space in the forthcoming Karan Johar flick Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna.
After a string of box office failures, Abhishek is finally emerging on his own to taste commercial and critical success.
"Keep trying is the best piece of advice my parents have given me," Abhishek said. He added that his parent’s advice helped him through his lean phase in Bollywood.
Abhishek who is also starring in Dhoom's sequel Dhoom II and a remake of Umrao Jaan feels that while a remake is a director's interpretation of the story, a sequel has to be unique.
The 29-year-old believes that these are interesting times for an actor. "The day of the niche is over. No longer is the actor an angry young man, the romantic or action hero. There is everything in one movie and the job of the actor is to entertain," Abhishek said.
About the parallel with his father's career trajectory where Amitabh saw a row of flops followed by phenomenal success and then lost almost everything only to emerge phoenix-like, Abhishek says he'd love to replicate everything his father's been through, lows included.
"I treat the lows just like the high," Abhishek said.
Abhishek says his family and the love of the audience are important for him. However, he admits "money is important because it's a commercial world."
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