Abhishek Bachchan has received praise for his performance in his recent release, I Want To Talk, with some fans even comparing his acting and screen presence to the late Irrfan Khan. However, Abhishek humbly credits director Shoojit Sircar, stating that actors are ‘puppets’ in the hands of the director.

Abhishek Bachchan calls actors ‘Pampered Puppets’;says, “Every actor has to take the leap of faith”

In an interview with E-Times, Abhishek Bachchan responded to comparisons with Irrfan Khan for his role in I Want To Talk and said, “That’s got nothing to do with me. Actors are very well-paid, pampered puppets. Here’s the grand master puppeteer,” while pointing to director Shoojit Sircar.

Abhishek Bachchan explained that actors need to trust their directors and fully surrender to their vision. “After you’ve made that decision of trusting the director, if you still think, ‘main toh star hoon, yeh nahi karunga’ (I am a star, I won’t do this) then I’m not allowing him to do what he wants to do. I’ll give you an example of Forest Gump. One of the biggest films of all times. He’s not heroic, but his character is heroic. So, every actor has to take the leap of faith. Sometimes, I understand why actors don’t do so, because you’ve burnt your fingers butchoose to work with people who you can trust.”

Directed by Shoojit Sircar, I Want To Talk stars Abhishek Bachchan as a terminally ill man grappling with life and death. The film also features Ahilya Bamroo, Johnny Lever, Banita Sandhu, and Pearle Maaney. Critics have particularly lauded Abhishek’s performance, with the Hindustan Times review noted, “Abhishek fully utilises his real-life demeanour as a chill guy with some of the best one-liners in the room for his character.”

However, the critical acclaim has not reflected in box office performance. The film opened to a modest ₹25 lakh on its first day, marking one of the lowest opening-day earnings in Abhishek’s career.

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