Abhishek Plays An Alcoholic Tapori Dancer In Happy New Year
Abhishek Bachchan looks up to Shah Rukh Khan as one of the most secure actors he has worked with. One look at the promotion and marketing of Happy New Year where Shah Rukh shares equal space with all his co-stars, and we know why Abhishek feels so gung-ho about Shah Rukh.
And Shah Rukh's generosity as an actor remained intact even though he is the producer here. Not only does Abhishek have a double role in Happy New Year he also plays an alcoholic.
Says a source, "Abhishek plays a double role for the first time in his career. One of the two characters in the film is tapori and an alcoholic. Abhishek has never done a double role(even Bol Bachchan where he played two characters was technically not a double role), nor has ever played an alcoholic. Shah Rukh played a double role in Duplicate, an alcoholic in Devdas and a tapori in Josh. He went out of his way to help Abhishek prepare on all three levels."
A member of the Happy New Year team reveals, "Though Abhishek had two roles, Shah Rukh was absolutely generous helping Abhishek out and providing him with all inputs needed to play the double role."
Abhishek plays a tapori character who dances on the streets of Mumbai. Suddenly he has to dance in front of celebrity guests at a global dance competition.
Says a source, "Shah Rukh played the Big Brother to Abhishek throughout the film. He wants Happy New Year to be a turning point in Abhishek's career. He advised Abhishek to lose weight. For the first time Abhishek went on a strict diet and has lost 9 kgs in less than two months."
Subhash K Jha
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