Abhishek detractors should eat loads of humble pie: Amitabh
Subhash K. Jha - 2/7/2007
No, it was not a mistake. I've a huge respect for him and his decision. Because, knowing fully well that his was a minuscule role, he still went ahead for the sake of his relationship with Aditya Chopra and because without him in the film there is no story.
For all practical purposes, he is the hero of the film. The success of the film will go down in his record as his success as well. And the fact is that those who were with him in this project -- Aditya, Hrithik, Uday Chopra -- are aware of the sacrifice that he made and have expressed that to him too.
Apparently director Sanjay Gadhvi has commented on Hrithik's larger impact in "Dhoom 2".
Gadhvi is the director of "Dhoom 2". Strangely, soon after its release he proclaimed in rather bold headlines that Abhishek is finished and beaten. I think very lowly of a director when he derides an artiste of his own film. Why take them to work for you if you consider them substandard? Why deliberately prop up and showcase the villain, as per the dictates of the script, and then scream that the other character has lost out? Somewhere your ethics are misplaced and wrong.
"Guru" coming in the wake of "Dhoom 2" has proved to all and sundry that given a role and an opportunity Abhishek can deliver. He has in one stroke silenced all his detractors and critics. It's a slap on the face of those that thought unkindly of him. Large volumes of humble pie need to be devoured by them.
You continue to be the primary endorser in our entertainment business. Is it hard to juggle films with ads, specially now when you have so many movie assignments, family and social events claiming your attention?