Mumbai:
It's never easy to step out of the shadows of famous parents, which is why we don't blame Abhishek Bachchan for playing it safe.
The actor has turned down the opportunity of emulating his dad in the remake of Hrishikesh Mukerjee's Chupke Chupke.
A source confirmed, "Abhishek has turned down the role of the scatter-brained Botany professor (played by the Big B in the original) in Sohail Maklai's remake of Chupke Chupke."
In fact, Abhishek has no qualms in admitting his reluctance to taking on roles originally played by his famous father.
"I'm very proud to be my father's son. But I would rather not try to replicate his roles because, according to me, he has already taken his roles as far as they can go. I don't think it's fair to compare my career to his. He's a phenomenon that happens only once in a lifetime. I'd like to believe every actor from this and earlier generations wants be like Mr Bachchan. Apart from being his son, I'm also his huge fan," he said.
Contrary to the buzz, he was never interested in Karan Johar's new Agneepath either.
Unfortunately, his rejection of the role in Chupke Chupke has made life very difficult for Sohail. He is now redesigning the script so that it becomes a two-hero project.
He said, "Bachchan saab comes into Chupke Chupke very late. Dharamji and Om Prakash have more footage in the movie. We're looking into that."
Only Rishi Kapoor has been zeroed in to play the role Om Prakash did in the original.
The actor has turned down the opportunity of emulating his dad in the remake of Hrishikesh Mukerjee's Chupke Chupke.
A source confirmed, "Abhishek has turned down the role of the scatter-brained Botany professor (played by the Big B in the original) in Sohail Maklai's remake of Chupke Chupke."
In fact, Abhishek has no qualms in admitting his reluctance to taking on roles originally played by his famous father.
"I'm very proud to be my father's son. But I would rather not try to replicate his roles because, according to me, he has already taken his roles as far as they can go. I don't think it's fair to compare my career to his. He's a phenomenon that happens only once in a lifetime. I'd like to believe every actor from this and earlier generations wants be like Mr Bachchan. Apart from being his son, I'm also his huge fan," he said.
Contrary to the buzz, he was never interested in Karan Johar's new Agneepath either.
Unfortunately, his rejection of the role in Chupke Chupke has made life very difficult for Sohail. He is now redesigning the script so that it becomes a two-hero project.
He said, "Bachchan saab comes into Chupke Chupke very late. Dharamji and Om Prakash have more footage in the movie. We're looking into that."
Only Rishi Kapoor has been zeroed in to play the role Om Prakash did in the original.
