In Focus
“Not every star kid is a star and not every outsider is a struggler.” - Abhishek Banerjee
He was brilliant in his portrayal of Hathoda Tyaagi in Pataal Lok, the istree man in Ajeeb Dastaans or as Jana in Stree. Meet the understated casting director and actor Abhishek Banerjee who is wowing the OTT audience with his superlative nuanced performances. In a noholds bar interview with Sumita Chakraborty, Abhishek talks about how the OTT discovered his brilliance as an actor, his stint as casting director and more. Abhishek, you are a brilliant actor… where have you been hiding your immense talent all these years? How come we haven’t seen more of you in films? I was scouting around finding talents for filmmakers as a casting director 60
hoping that one day, they will see my talent and believe in me as an actor. Initially, when I got rejected for parts, it broke my heart not because I didn’t get the part but because I felt I was not good enough! Then there were many characters which came my way but I didn’t find them
