They Call Me Their Grandson,” Abhishek Bachchan Gets A Royal Welcome In Kolkata

 Twice recently Abhishek Bachchan  landed  in Kolkata to shoot for two different films. Each time he received a  rousing  welcome home-coming.

“I admit  Kolkata feels  like home. My Maa is a Bengali and my  Paa is  considered  the son-in-law  of Bengal . They consider me  their grandson. And it’s a  huge honour for  me  to shoot  in Kolkata whenever  I can,” says Abhishek feelingly.

Recently  director Anurag Basu revealed how  shooting with Abhishek  for Ludo  on  the  streets  of Kolkata had to be put off because  of the crowds.

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Earlier  Abhishek shot  for Bob Biswas  in  Kolkata .He describes  it as  an exhilarating experience. “It is  very heartening  to return  to  Kolkata. I shot in this city  for Mani Ratnam’s Yuva  in 2003.I’ve also shot for  Rituparno Ghosh’s  Antar Mahal  in  Kolkata. Then I did  another Bengali film  Partha Sengupta’s Desh  where I played my own mom’s  son. Each time I’ve been given a royal  welcome here. It feels like  coming home.”

Abhishek recently made his digital debut  with Breathe 2. Ludo is also  being release  digitally.

Subhash K . Jha

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