Amitabh Bachchan recently shared a tweet which said that Abhishek Bachchan is the victim of negative nepotism. This tweet read, “Abhishek Bachchan unnecessary became the victim of “nepotism” negativity, but the amount of good films in his filmography are very high 🔥💯.” Big B reshared it and wrote, “I feel the same .. and not just because I am his Father.”
Amidst senior Bachchan’s recent comment, here’s looking at the time when during a chat with ETimes, Abhishek was asked if people were being unfair to him only because he was Amitabh Bachchan’s son. When asked if nepotism has actually worked against him, the actor had told us, “There’s no right way to answer this, it’s what the audience wants to hear. I’d like to go back and discuss, argue the voracity of this debate in the first place. I’m not accusing anyone but the media has just found this one word which they can throw around. Let’s not go by perception, go by the numbers, they never lie. It’s as simple as that, perception doesn’t matter, facts matter.”
He further opened up on nepotism and star-kids, adding, “The fact is, if you’re good at your job, you’ll get your next job and that’s what matters. It doesn’t matter who you relate to, that will help you in your first film. Whether you like it or not, we need to accept that our audiences are inquisitive. They’re intrigued when an actor or celebrity’s kid is set to make a debut. The sad part is that star kids know that they’re being cast for that reason and not because they’re wonderful actors who’ve trained themselves. They know they’re being cast because the audience wants to see you because you are an ‘X’ person’s kid. But, getting your first film is that much easier and that’s got nothing to do with you. At the end of the day, the only thing an actor needs to concentrate on is how can I better myself, improve myself and be the version of me. Let’s dial back to this course. How many of these star kids have succeeded in comparison to those who have not come from a film background. The numbers are there for you to see. The discussion starts and ends right there.”
But have people been more harsh to him because he is Amitabh Bachchan’s son? He told ETimes, “I have a very different way of looking at things. The way I looked at it, is that, you’re comparing me to someone I consider the best actor in the world. If I’m worthy of being compared to him means I’m doing something right. I might not be there entirely but if you’re speaking about me in the same ballpark as Amitabh Bachchan, I might be doing something right. I looked upon it more as an appreciation.”
