Abhishek Bachchan on awards: "If you didn’t get an award, you are not popular enough or your performance wasn’t good enough"

Abhishek Bachchan's upcoming film, Bob Biswas, is all set to release next week. The actor surprised us with his look from the film already. He is also one of those actors who have bagged several awards for his performance in the past. Now, during the promotion of the film, he opened up about how people who criticise award functions are often those who do not get awards.

Talking to radio host Siddharth Kannan, Abhishek Bachchan said that appreciation is important for actors. He said, “Koi bhi yeh bole ki main award mein nahi maanta hoon...kyunki aapko award mili nahi hai. Simple si baat hai. Dekhiye, hum sab kalakaar hai, kalakaar ko jab nawaza jaaye, jab unki waah-waahi ho (If someone says, ‘I don’t believe in awards’, it is because they didn’t get one. It’s simple. We are artists, if we are praised), that is greater than any award for anybody.”

AB junior added, “We work a lot for appreciation. Yes, this is our business, we have to run our houses, there is a financial side to it, absolutely. But you praise an actor and he will be happy. We work for praise, that is the function of the profession. Award is the ultimate praise na? Everybody loves awards. If you didn’t get an award, you are not popular enough or your performance wasn’t good enough, that’s the way I look at it. Agar hum woh conspiracy theory mein ghuse na, phir toh anek hai (If we get into conspiracy theories, there are many). If you are good enough, it will come to you, simple as that.”

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