Abhishek Bachchan, this guy has to be one of the worst actors of our generations. I can not stand this guy. I absulutlly avoid all his movies. Because he is Amitabh Bachchan son, he is in allmost every movie. I'm also getting sick of seeing Amitabh Bachchan in every movie too. I think Rajesh Khanna was way better actor than Amitabh Bachchan, but unfurtunatly he didn't take care of himself physically and got old quicky. Abhishek Bachchan. I think doesn't even qualify as a third rate actor. I saw some parts of the Bounty AB movie, what a pathetic movie. i feel sorry for poeple who bought the dvd let alone rented it. So, avoid his movies at all cost. It's like a turture to watch his face in a movie. Since, his father is a big guy in Bwood, Abhishek Bachchan will continue getting countless movie rolesto the dismay of movie lovers. But I have simple solution, avoiding every movie that Abhishek Bachchan stars in. I hope alot movie lovers feel the same way.

Amen!! can not agree more! but I would recommend watching PMG where he was not credited well for his restrained performance(once in blue moon)

I totally — or, at least, largely — disagree. I think Abhishek is a good actor. Amitabh Bachchan is, to me, the greatest actor ever. I think that Rajesh Khanna is a competent, but he's never had as much talent as Amitabh. Even in "Anand," wherein he was the "star," I feel that Amitabh close to out-shone him. In "Namak Haraam," I think Bachchan took that "out-shining" to a level higher. Anyway, back to Abhishek, I really don't think he ought to be contantly compared with Amitabh. I don't think Abhishek has even half the talent that Amitabh does, but then, I don't think very many actors at all do. (By the way, I do agree that Amitabh seems to have been getting over-exposed recently, but that "success" hasn't taken an ounce away from his talent.) I hate to bring up "Yuva" as Abhishek's "crowning performance," but, honestly, it's the only one really worth pointing out, at this time. It was one of the best (commercial) performances of 2004. Though I don't think an actor should be given forever to "improve," so he is one day tolerable (as has been the case with countless "famous actors'" actor-sons [e.g., Bobby Deol]) in the industry, I think Abhishek is definitely one of India's more "watchable" performers.

I think Abhishack will make a good vilain in a movie. But niether his face or attitude is worthy of a hero in a movie. I felt the same way for Tushar K . thank god he is not getting that many movies. I think Amitab is very good in a lot of action movie roles most of his movies are of action gener, rajesh K was a pure actor. I think Rajesh K life style and family problem with his wife hurt him more than anything else.
I agree about the Doel's, especialy Boby Doel is a worthless actor, but at least he doesn't come across as anoying as Abhishak on a screen. Last year in an interview one person asked Amitab about giving Abhishack so many movie roles and why is Abhishack even in movies. Amitabh response was. "When my son wants to be in movies I can not say no to my son ". The reporter was basically asking Amitabh why would somebody like Abhishack who can not act or has the face for the movies is even in the movie bussines. Amitab answer could not have been more stupid.

Abhishek Bachchan in Yuva is probably the most offensively dangerous act I've seen in recent time, the blame is not so much on the actor who played it, but the script writer(Mani Ratnam, WTF??), it was complete utter nonsense vituperation.

I can't work out if your complementing AB Jnr or dissing him from the post above

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Only watched one movie of Abhishek Bachan. It was Yuva and I liked his performance in it. Maybe he sucks as a hero and rocks as a villain. As far as Amitabh goes, I have no comments.

Well, I thought so too when he was new (when he really couldn't act), but my opinion changed after I saw him in YUVA, PHIR MILENGE and NAACH. I think he was really good in these films. In BUNTY AUR BABLI he disappoints imho. I won't even bother to watch a film like DUS, but I'm really looking forward to watch him in SARKAR and even more in Rituparno Ghosh' ANTAR MAHAL. He is not a bad actor at all (anymore).

Hated AB Jr in the beginning when he first started out .. After Main Prem Ki Diwani Hoon he has improved and I like his acting much more than that of Hrithik, Tushaar etc. He most recent fair, Sarkar I thought he was pretty good.

Yeah, he's pretty brutal. Everyone comes to his defense with Yuva, but I thought that performance was all posturing and little else (Pankaj Kapoor was the Best Supporting Actor of 2004, why hasn't everyone realized this?).

As for his father, the Big B definitely has talent, but he's become nothing more than a sell-out in my eyes. Just because he's in demand doesn't mean he has to accept every movie he thinks is half-decent. I'm absolutely sick of him. He was great in Black and Khakee, but that's those are the only two films he should have done over the last two years.

These are some actors who should not work for at least two years, I'm tired of them all:

Rani Mukherjee
Big B
Abhishek
SRK
Preity Zinta
Ajay Devgan

Everyone seems to be quick to bring a sledgehammer to Amitabh Bachchan's "recent career," but, really, think about it: Let's start with 2004: "Khakee": Most people are OK with this one, so, let's move on (check). "Aetbaar": Under-rated as hell. I really liked it, and Bachchan managed to single-handedly save the film (I might have "really liked it" even without him, but his performance really was excellent). Thus, check. "Dev": Phenomenal film, phenomenal performance: check. "Lakshya": Awesome movie; Amitabh decides to make a "guest appearance"; every actor is entitled to do so now and then. Check. "Deewaar": Another very under-rated effort. Likely did worse than it might have because of its title, but that's no excuse for how ignored it goes. Bachchan is amazing in his role. Check. "Kyun...! Ho Gaya Na": Personally, I like the film (leave me alone). Regardless of how one feels about the movie, most site Amitabh as one of its (perhaps few) "positive factors." So — at least as far as Amitabh's work is concerned — check. "Hum Kaun Hai?": Terrible film. Amitabh should never have signed on for this one. He was fine is what little role he did have (then again, performances were all right all around), but, again, he should not have done this one. No check. "Veer-Zaara": OK movie, did very well, Amitabh was good in his small guest role. Most people really ought not to blame him for working with Yash Chopra, anyway. Good enough for a check. "Ab Tumhare Hawale Watan Saathiyo": Bad movie. Very bad. Amitabh does OK, but he shouldn't have come near this one. Certainly not a check. 2004: 7 out of 9 films seem — to at least an acceptable degree — to be acceptable projects for Amitabh. 2005: "Black": Most people would uphold that this is a worthy project, and very few, indeed, would criticize Bachchan's work in it. We can move on (check). "Waqt": did well at the box office, good "family film," Bachchan only makes the movie better: check. "Bunty Aur Babli": haven't yet seen it: can't make any judgement. "Paheli": haven't yet seen it. I feel, however, that I may make a judgement based on what I've heard: The movie, people seem to say, is "good," and no one appears to say "Amitabh should not have done it." First guest role of 2005: check. "Sarkar": I don't like the movie quite so much as many others appear to (that said, I do like it), but I have no problems with the performances (though I do feel that Abhishek's work is gaining more praise than it deserves). Amitabh is superb: check. "Viruddh": great movie (though I could have done without the insane product placements), spectacular Amitabh Bachchan: check. We don't seem to have run across a problem yet. I think Amitabh's doing so many commercials and endorsements (and the slew of releases, regardless of quality, that he had in 2004) is what lends to people's perception of his doing "lower-quality" work. I think, for his own demand, he needs to be a bit less seen. That said, if anyone "must be" over-exposed, I'd prefer to see Bachchan, to anyone else, plastered everywhere.

Well, ironical, looks like no one saw his better film, phir milenge, imho, that was one of good film by Revathi last year!

her next is with BIG B(no rescue..trend) Music by SEL..look forward to!

Whether we like it or not we are going to see Abhishek for the next 2 decades

It amazes me everytime I hear someone actually liked KHAKEE. Imho, that was a really stupid illogic typical Bollywood film. Rajkumar Santoshi really lets down after LAJJA and THE LEGEND OF BHAGAT SINGH (though those were flawed too).

Concerning Amitabh Bachchan's film accepting strategy, I also think he should be more choosy. Many of his films are really stupid nowadays. But one thing's for sure: his performance never lets down.

And now I'm really getting offtopic, since the topic is Abhishek.

(Arsh:) I have, indeed, seen "Phir Milenge." I thought it was an excellent film (one of the best [commercial ones] of 2004), with a mind-blowing performance by Shilpa Shetty. Abhishek was good, but he did nothing about which to write home. Actually, it was one of the few recent films in which I could stomach Salman Khan. It's really a shame, however, that Shilpa was so eschewed at every awards ceremony, with everyone's praising Rani Mukherjee's work in...what : "Hum Tum."