For me, it was always that one extra job that you do to survive in the industry. I also realised that I… — Abhishek Banerjee Acting Copy Share Image
Everybody loves animals, but there is this special bond that few people have with animals and with nature. — Abhishek Banerjee Animals Copy Share Image
Casting director was a part-time thing, which later became a full-time job because there was a lack of casting directors in our… — Abhishek Banerjee Cinema Copy Share Image
Because I have done different kinds of roles, I hope that people take me as an actor they want to experiment with. — Abhishek Banerjee Actor Copy Share Image
But I was always an actor, and I kept telling myself that there will be a day when I will become a… — Abhishek Banerjee Actor Copy Share Image
I always think of my characters as alive human beings and try to generate questions around their life and understand their socio-political… — Abhishek Banerjee Alive Copy Share Image
No, I don't think it is required for casting directors to be actors too. My mentor Gautam Kishanchandani cannot act to save… — Abhishek Banerjee Cannot Copy Share Image
Maybe because I am an actor-casting director, I always felt that we need good actors in the industry and we need to… — Abhishek Banerjee Always Copy Share Image
Then there is Abhimanyu Ray, Honey Trehan, Nandini Srikanth, Shanoo Sharma, we have so many great casting directors who have nothing to… — Abhishek Banerjee Acting Copy Share Image
I'll always be very proud of giving Priyanshu Painyuli and Siddhant Chaturvedi their first break. Both are phenomenal actors and I am… — Abhishek Banerjee Always Copy Share Image
I think whenever you transform from normal light-hearted characters, to characters which might be out of your comfort zone or less relatable,… — Abhishek Banerjee Character Copy Share Image
The thing with the film industry is if you become popular in one kind of role, you keep getting cast in the… — Abhishek Banerjee Cinema Copy Share Image
Whether you believe it or not, you have to understand the politics. In every script, there is a political bend that the… — Abhishek Banerjee Believe Copy Share Image
When I came to Mumbai to act and it didn't work out for me for few years, I thought I will go… — Abhishek Banerjee Fitness Copy Share Image
When you are a talkative and expressive person in real life, it definitely gets difficult to play someone who is so silent. — Abhishek Banerjee Difficult Copy Share Image
When you are reacting to a good actor, your reactions become better. You get to know what to tone down and how… — Abhishek Banerjee Actor Copy Share Image
I was aiming for an acting career in 40. I never thought I would get recognition so early. — Abhishek Banerjee Acting Copy Share Image
I grew up in Chennai and was very much influenced by Rajinikant's stardom and importance of cinema in Tamil culture. — Abhishek Banerjee Cinema Copy Share Image
I am proud of everyone I have given a break to. Of course, some have reached miles ahead and some are still… — Abhishek Banerjee Ahead Copy Share Image
When I came to Mumbai, I knew that I am an actor but I am not a working actor. To keep this… — Abhishek Banerjee Actor Copy Share Image
I'm cooking and taking the lockdown as an experience in cooking, trying different things. Apart from that it has been listeniing to… — Abhishek Banerjee Cooking Copy Share Image
All my characters have their own political thoughts of the world around. If it is not in the script, I put it… — Abhishek Banerjee Around Copy Share Image
I love both acting and casting, and the idea will be to pursue both. — Abhishek Banerjee Acting Copy Share Image
I think writers should create characters who are human and have a character arc of their own. — Abhishek Banerjee Character Copy Share Image