It’s not a new thing for actor Abhishek Bachchan to get compared to someone else. Since the beginning of his career, he has faced comparison with his father, the legendary actor Amithabh Bachchan & now after the release of a trailer of his upcoming movie “The Big Bull”, comparisons have been started with Pratik Gandhi, the actor who played Harshad Mehta in very successful web series “Scam 1992 – The Harshad Mehta story”.
In an interview, he said
“I am flattered to be compared to Pratik Gandhi, He is a brilliant actor & has done a great job while playing Harshad Mehta in the series”.
“You’ve compared me to the great Amitabh Bachchan; I find him to be the best. So who else are you going to compare me to that’s going to frazzle me?”
he said, in an interview
“I’m used to being compared to him, so I’m not frazzled. It’s flattering to me, I don’t think I’m worthy of being compared to Pratik. I think he did a fantastic job, and I wish him all the best for his future endeavours.”
Abhishek said that he knows that every actor gets his dues & completely understands it. He continued,
“Being an actor, and being a part of the film industry for 20-odd years, I know how challenging it is to get due recognition… You’re flattering me by comparing me to him. I take it as a compliment.”
He said
“The big bull takes a completely different approach to tell the story & I am thankful to the viewers that the comparisons have died down after the launch of the trailer”.
His character in the film will be named Hemant Shah. Abhishek said that The Big Bull is a ‘fictitious story, inspired by true events, inspired by real people’. He said that parts of the story are inspired by director Kookie Gulati’s father. The Big Bull arrives on Disney+ Hotstar on April 8.