It's like he was telling him 'you don't have to try so hard, you're going to get opportunities anyway...
Even if countless of your movies flop, still you'll get to work in best projects, and get to stay in the industry unlike any other actor including star kids before, so don't bother'
And Abhishek couldn't speak Hindi? Why did he needed to learn the language
He probably meant with a fluency required for good acting. If he didn't have that already it's probably because AB sent him to boarding school in Switzerland.
I don't think AB thought Abhi would flop - he most likely genuinely believed Abhi would be a star because of his pedigree instead of emulating the hard work if his parents.
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