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Abhishek Bachchan recalls mom Jaya being asked to ‘imagine him dead’ for real emotions in a scene: ‘This sounds really harsh…’
In a new interview, Abhishek Bachchan shared an interesting anecdote on how actors have to bring a personal life emotion into the chapters they portray on-screen, citing the example of his mom Jaya Bachchan.
Abhishek Bachchan is one of the most talked-about stars in Bollywood. Apart from being the son of superstars Amitabh Bachchan and Jaya Bachchan, he has also established his identity as an actor with his commendable performances in films like LOC: Kargil, Dhoom, Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna, Guru, Dasvi, Sankar and more. Recently, I Want To Talk actor shared an interesting anecdote on how his mother was asked to imagine his death to portray raw emotions on-screen.
Abhishek Bachchan recently sat down for a conversation with ETimes to promote his film, I Want To Talk. During his conversation, he shared that actors must bring out their human side in their characters to perform a scene better.
Junior Bachchan recalled an incident from filming the 1998 film Hazaar Chaurasi Ki Maa, directed by Govind Nihalani, where he worked as an assistant director. The actor recalled that once his mother was ‘disturbed’ during the shoot of the film because she had to film a scene where her character had to identify the body of her dead son.
To help her portray real emotions in the scene, Nihalani suggested Jaya imagine her son as Abhishek in place of her dead son from the scene and draw raw emotions, leaving her in a difficult situation.
Recalling the incident, the Dhoom actor mentioned, “This sounds harsh, but that’s what actors go through. Even if he had not said that, that’s what she would have imagined to make that emotion real. You bring a lot of your personal stuff into your work."
Further, describing his profession in better words, the actor mentioned actors to be ‘paid actors’ and ‘pampered puppets.’ He also looked towards Shoojit Sircar who sat nearby and has directed the film, I Want To Talk, noting that the directors are ‘grand master puppeteers’ in this setup.
I Want To Talk released in cinemas on November 22, 2024 and explores the bittersweet relationship between a father and his daughter until their lives take an unexpected turn after a severe medical diagnosis alters their path. Apart from Abhishek, the heartfelt film also stars Ahilya Bamroo, Pearl Dey, Pearle Maaney, Johny Lever, Tom McLaren and more in pivotal roles.
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