#AbhishekBanerjee talks about his journey as an actor and a casting director, his friendship with #VarunDhawan and Rajkummar Rao, his experience of working with #AmitabhBachchan, how his auditioning days were like, and much more.
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Video content:
00:00 Introduction
00:54 Abhishek Banerjee recalls his growing up days
1:40 Abhishek on how a musical made him realize his love for acting
3:29 Abhishek on his move to Mumbai, working in Delhi before moving to Mumbai and more
3:45 Abhishek on being cast in ‘Rang De Basanti’
4:26 Abhishek speaks about giving auditions in the initial days
5:54 Abhishek on why he decided to become a casting director
6:35 Abhishek started Casting Bay with Anmol Ahuja in 2017
6:45 Abhishek on how he bagged a role in ‘Stree’ and not liking the character Jana initially
8:00 Abhishek introduces his wife Tina, an architect & interior designer
8:40 Abhishek tells us how he met his wife, Tina
9:41 How does he ensure that he doesn’t get stereotyped?
10:31“Just being a good actor isn’t enough to get a role,” says Abhishek
11:45 Does being seen at events or being papped translate to work?
12:51 Abhishek on his friendship with Rajkumar Rao and Varun Dhawan, and what he has learnt from them
13:39 Abhishek on working with his idol Amitabh Bachchan
14:13 Abhishek on how Varun broke his pre-conceived notion about stars
14:38 Abhishek calls Big B labourer on sets with a child-like curiosity
16:20 Abhishek recalls an incident on sets with Big B
18:49 Abhishek on how he deals with rejections