Bollywood actor Abhishek Bachchan has often been at odds with Twitter uers. Whether it’s trolls saying he’d be “jobless” even after theatres re-open or slamming him for having more followers than Prachi Desai, the junior Bachchan has often responded with humility.
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Recently, film distributor Akshaye Rathi posted a tweet praising Akshay Kumar’s speedy delivery of films. He further commented on how more actors need to “plan” better. Check it out:
Amazing how @akshaykumar finishes off the shoot of an entire film in the amount of time that other stars take to learn a skill which they need to act out in a small scene or so! And more often than not, his film turns out to be the bigger hit! More actors need to ‘plan’ better!
— Akshaye Rathi / अक्षय राठी (@akshayerathi) December 16, 2020
Abhishek responded to the tweet pointing out that it is unfair to draw such comparisons and said that everyone has a “different pace” of doing things.
Not fair! Each to their own. Different people are motivated by different things. And have a different pace at doing things.
— Abhishek Bachchan (@juniorbachchan) December 16, 2020
This led to a debate between the two. Find the thread below:
Chief, under normal circumstances…that’s perfectly cool. Right now, the ONLY way to revive the whole ecosystem is by generating a lot of work! And that can only happen if all our top actors / film makers push up the tempo. If nothing else, it will atleast give people hope!
— Akshaye Rathi / अक्षय राठी (@akshayerathi) December 16, 2020
Good work begets more work! Cannot be making films form just the sake of making films. In the long run you will end up doing more damage to the industry. It’s a bit of a catch 22.
— Abhishek Bachchan (@juniorbachchan) December 16, 2020
It is. Likewise, the lack of enough content at this point of time will result in the permanent closure of hundreds of cinemas, which will take years to reverse. Really hope all the stakeholders can work in sync & do whatever it takes to speed up the march towards normalcy.
— Akshaye Rathi / अक्षय राठी (@akshayerathi) December 16, 2020
Yes agree, but in unprecedented times like these where people are slowly (and dare I say reluctantly) returning to the cinemas. Bad films could discourage even the few to just wait and see it digitally or on TV.
— Abhishek Bachchan (@juniorbachchan) December 16, 2020
Another Twitter user joined the scene, claiming that Abhishek must be “feeling bad” because he is “slow”. The troll further advised him to work hard and become fast:
Bhai..
It’s always good to appreciate people who are setting good example for the community.
The one who couldn’t they didn’t get appreciated..
Simple formula.
I understand you are slow that’s why you may be feeling bad.
Work hard and become fast.— Vinay Prabhakar 🇮🇳 (@akkivinaya) December 16, 2020
To this, Abhishek responded:
Mr. Prabhakar. During this pandemic, I completed a web series, a documentary and finished 3 films. Released and promoted the web series, 1 movie and the documentary too. I don’t think speed is my problem, neither intent.
— Abhishek Bachchan (@juniorbachchan) December 16, 2020
Abhishek later also issued a clarification tweet after he felt that social media users were misrepresenting his comments. He wrote:
Koi bhi judge nahin kar raha bhai Saab. Akki bhaiya ki work ethic or professionalism Kabil-e-tareef hai.
— Abhishek Bachchan (@juniorbachchan) December 16, 2020
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