Megastar Amitabh Bachchan took to social media to praise his son, actor Abhishek Bachchan. Calling him a ‘champion’, the proud father mentioned that Abhishek bore the ‘brunt of bias thoughts but he continued to silently work on his destined way and never let his determination stray.
Abhishek-owned team Jaipur Pink Panthers won the Pro Kabaddi League on Saturday, and the actor’s friends and fans dropped congratulatory messages for him. Filmmaker Kookie Gulati posted a tweet stating how he knows how important the sport and the team is for Abhishek.
Replying to the same, Big B tweeted, ‘Silently you worked your destined way , Never did you let your determination stray ; You bore the brunt of bias thought , And quietly brought all of them to naught !!!! You are a CHAMPION Abhishek ! and you will remain a CHAMPION always .. @juniorbachchan.’
Amitabh Bachchan also shared how his apprehension was replaced by happiness after the team’s win on his blog. ‘There was apprehension by the evening .. on the results of the Final of the Kabaddi .. and Abhishek’s team the Pink Panthers were in .. you think that you shall not pay attention to the news on the results, but the mind keeps straying and when there is no news the inevitable is presumed .. a defeat !’, he wrote.
‘But NO .. suddenly the message comes in .. and a wave of ENERGY engulfs you and the , so far somewhat morose look on set and the work takes on a fresh burst! Such a great joy for Abhishek – the silent , unobtrusive , self effacing , unpretentious , unassertive in the eyes of an ever bias impression .. gets up , shakes his broad shoulders and whams the opposition with his unrelenting force of belief and guts .. and attains VICTORY .. !!!,’ he added.
Amitabh said it was a proud moment for Abhishek who has been plodding along quietly, doing his job and proving year after year his talent and his determination, not just on the playing field, but in his profession too.
In an earlier interview with Baradwaj Rangan of Galatta Plus, Abhishek Bachchan talked about being constantly pitted against his father. He was asked if he would want to put himself in a time machine, go back, erase all public photographs of him and his father together, and enter the industry as Abhishek Sharma?
Abhishek replied that he would not. He elaborated that his greatest pride comes from the fact that he’s his parents’ son. He said he looks upon the responsibility of being his parents’ son very differently from how the world perceives it.
‘For me, I look at it as the responsibility to carry forth the family’s legacy… I’ve never looked at it as a burden, or an albatross around my neck. I’ve looked at it as a huge, huge privilege and an honour, and I wake up every morning wanting to do good service to that,’ Abhishek said.
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