New-found fame gives me hope, strength: Abhishek Banerjee
Abhishek Banerjee hopes his journey within the industry would motivate many that want to pursue humanistic discipline . He believes it’s important for an artiste to be hospitable “criticism”.
Abhishek Banerjee
Abhishek Banerjee’s latest series, family comedy PariWar for Disney+ Hotstar has received a positive response. (Photo: Abhishek Banerjee/Instagram)
From playing miniscule parts to prominent roles, Paatal Lok star Abhishek Banerjee has risen up as a performer with every project and therefore the actor says the new-found fame gives him strength to continue giving his best.
After a string of successful comedic turns in films like Stree, Dream Girl, Bala, Banerjee surprised everyone together with his portrayal of a hot-headed killer Hathoda Tyagi in Amazon Prime Video series Paatal Lok. His latest series, family comedy PariWar for Disney+ Hotstar has also received positive response.
Reminiscing his youth as an actor, when he made blink-and-you-miss appearances in nobody Killed Jessica, Rang De Basanti, Go Goa Gone, Banerjee said he didn’t expect anything out of these opportunities, aside from experience.
“I are running tons since the time I came to Mumbai. I even have just been working hard and not looking behind. My wife keeps remarking how things are changing. i’m getting the eye or so-called fame or trust from the industry. It builds tons of strength inside me,” Banerjee told PTI in an interview.
The 32-year-old actor hopes his journey within the industry would motivate many that want to pursue humanistic discipline .
“I want to offer this strength to all or any newcomers and tell them that it’s possible… The new-found fame is hope on behalf of me and not only for me except for numerous others,” he added.
Banerjee, who is additionally a casting director and runs company Casting Bay with Anmol Ahuja, believes it’s important for an artiste to be hospitable “criticism” because it pushes one to require their performance a notch higher.
“If someone is praising my work as Hathoda Tyagi, I feel this was cool and that i need to attend subsequent level. that’s the pressure. The pressure is of performance. If people don’t like my work, i will be able to take it as criticism and check out and better myself.”
His recent outing PariWar, he said, came to him when he was within the midst of shooting for Paatal Lok and prepping for his upcoming film Helmet.
The actor said he came on board the six-episode series because it gave him an opportunity to find out more about the craft and explore his “romantic” side on screen.
PariWar revolves around a family squabbling over a lucrative property which was donated to a theatre artiste to create home for widows and widowers.
The series also features seasoned actors like Gajraj Rao, Sadiya Siddiqui, Ranvir Shorey, Vijay Raaz and Yashpal Sharma.
