Abhishek Bachchan: I won’t do a film I can’t show my daughter

Updated On: 21 August, 2023 07:02 AM IST | Mumbai | Priyanka Sharma

Trying to balance commercial success and his hunger for diverse roles, Ghoomer actor Abhishek on how fatherhood influences his choices

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In a scene in Ghoomer, Abhishek Bachchan’s character says, ‘This life is not a game of logic, but magic.’ In his 23-year career, it’s the magic of movies that has kept the actor going despite failures. “You have to remind yourself every day that there is magic. It’s the hope that ruins you. You hear these stories that so-and-so actor came off a spate of unsuccessful films and that one film turned things around for him. Or that films were declared flops in the opening weekend, but took off Monday onwards. So, if your film doesn’t open well, you think, ‘Let’s wait for Monday.’ That hope is a dangerous thing,” says the actor.

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