{"id":55931,"date":"2018-09-06T07:15:41","date_gmt":"2018-09-06T14:15:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/?p=55931"},"modified":"2018-09-06T08:10:26","modified_gmt":"2018-09-06T15:10:26","slug":"needed-to-change-abhishek-bachchan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/needed-to-change-abhishek-bachchan\/","title":{"rendered":"Needed to Change: Abhishek Bachchan"},"content":{"rendered":"

Abhishek Bachchan (r), Producer Anand L. Rai (l) and author and screenwriter Kanika Dhillon take selfie as they drink lassi in Amritsar, Aug. 26. Bachchan is promoting his upcoming Bollywood film ‘Manmarziyaan.’ (Narinder Nanu\/AFP\/Getty Images)<\/em><\/p>\n

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Abhishek Bachchan says he had reached a \u201ccomplacency point in his career\u201d and that made him realize that he needs to take a break professionally, writes Komal Panchamatia.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Abhishek, who is back with \u2018Manmarziyaan\u201d after two years, said taking a back step was scary and he did fear he would be forgotten as there is this widely held notion of being out of sight is out of mind in the industry.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is not just about this industry, life in general, it is about out of sight, out of mind. Initially it was a thought that I had. But I was very confident that it would not become an issue,\u201d Abhishek told PTI in an interview.<\/p>\n

The actor, best known for his roles in \u201cGuru\u201d, \u201cYuva\u201d and \u201cDhoom\u201d franchise, said feeling stuck was a bigger fear than being forgotten for him.<\/p>\n

\u201c…I just wanted to re-evaluate where I was in life, wanted to re-energize myself. There was a definite complacency that had come into my work and I wanted to change that,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

For Abhishek, 42, \u201cit was not the films that he was doing but how he was doing it that was bothering him.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI have worked very hard on all the films I have done. I have loved all the films that I have done, and I have enjoyed every one of them. (But) I felt my personal approach needed to change.\u201d<\/p>\n

As a leading man his 2015 film \u201cAll is Well\u201d did not do well at the box office. He was then seen in \u201cHousefull 3\u201d with Akshay Kumar.<\/p>\n

Asked if he ever felt that his viability as a hero was questioned, Abhishek said, \u201cThe films like \u2018Happy New Year\u2019 and \u2018Housefull 3\u2019 were doing well, they were enormous hits. But you have to go beyond that. It was a more personal decision than a commercial one.\u201d<\/p>\n

In his break, Abhishek focused on supporting his football and kabbadi<\/em>teams.<\/p>\n

\u201c…Sports is very inspirational, you learn about team spirit, fighting spirit, how to push against all odds and still try and come out victorious. I have been a sports man all my life. Having my football and kabbadi<\/em>team has helped me so much. The two years when I was not making films, I was concentrating on my supporting teams and setting them up. It is very rewarding.\u201d<\/p>\n

Today, the actor said, he is a \u201clot of more focused.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIn all these films, when you feel the onus of the film is not on you, you feel liberated and it becomes very easy. But your job is not meant to be easy, it is meant to be tough and you are meant to feel and take the pressure. That is more important.\u201d<\/p>\n

The actor does not look back at his past career \u201cfondly.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen you see what you have done in the past, you figure out a better way and that is good as it means you are evolving as an actor,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cEach individual has to learn to grapple with success and failure themselves. It has different definitions for everybody. With success, you learn humility and from failure you need to learn strength,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

\u201cManmarziyaan\u201d is directed by Anurag Kashyap.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Abhishek Bachchan (r), Producer Anand L. Rai (l) and author and screenwriter Kanika Dhillon take selfie as they drink lassi in Amritsar, Aug. 26. Bachchan is promoting his upcoming Bollywood film ‘Manmarziyaan.’ (Narinder Nanu\/AFP\/Getty Images) Abhishek Bachchan says he had reached a \u201ccomplacency point in his career\u201d and that made him realize that he needs…<\/p>\n

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