Whenever actor Abhishek Banerjee dons a character he ensures to make it a part of the pop culture. However, he says that one of his most famous roles, Hathoda Tyaagi from the web series Paatal Lok that has become immensely popular, was hated by his mom. The actor revealed that his mother said the character went against her upbringing. “My mom hated my costumes and the character of Hathoda Tyagi. She tells me that it is disgusting and is very disrespectful towards her upbringing that I am playing such characters,” he said..
Banerjee’s next Rashmi Rocket will see him play a lawyer. Talking about his role, he said it was a very intriguing point for him as up until now, he has mostly played characters that are extreme in nature.
He stated, “The character of a lawyer really intrigued me because I wanted to play something like this and I was not getting offers where I have to play a very usual, normal white-collar guy. Mujhe bohot saare extreme characters mil rahe the, to mujhe yeh bohot achha laga (All the characters I was getting were extreme in nature, so I really liked this one). Also, the premise of the film, where we are talking about an athlete’s journey in a country where one law can disrupt a golden career was interesting.”
