Abhishek Bachchan reveals he grew up idolizing Amitabh Bachchan but would never remake his father’s films, saying no one could do it better.

New Delhi: Bollywood actor Abhishek Bachchan claims that although he grew up watching his father Amitabh Bachchan’s movies as much as possible, he would never want to make any of them.

On the second day of IFP, a multidisciplinary creative festival that took place at Mumbai’s Mehboob Studios from November 29 to November 30, Abhishek gave a speech.

“I would never ever want to recreate any of my father’s films, and the reason I say that is because I have grown up wanting to be Amitabh Bachchan. I am Bachchan’s biggest fan. I used to watch my dad’s films as often as I could,” stated the actor.

The actor went on to say that he used to just watch Amitabh’s movies.

“There was a point in time in my childhood, I only watched my father’s films, and afterwards and my friends would go to the backyard and re-enact the entire film — the fight was who was going to play Bachchan. I don’t know many people in my generation who didn’t grow up idolising him,” he said.

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“I am not talking as a son, I am talking as a fan. My father, the reason why I consider him to be the greatest and ever was and ever will be — whenever I watch an Amitabh Bachchan film, I am never thinking ‘How would I have done it.’ Secondly, a bit of arrogance as an artist that I can do it better — I don’t think anybody can do it better than Amitabh Bachchan; there is no point doing it,” he stated.

“Housefull 5” is Abhishek’s most recent creation, and it was released in June. The film, which was directed by Tarun Mansukhani, also starred Jacqueline Fernandez, Sonam Bajwa, and Akshay Kumar. It was the fifth installment in the “Housefull” franchise.