Mumbai: Abhishek Bachchan, who recently won a Filmfare best actor’s award for the film ‘I Want to Talk’, gave it back to a troll who accused him of buying awards.
On Wednesday, an X user alleged that the actor purchases awards and uses his PR to stay in the headlines.
Sharing a picture of Abhishek from Filmfare Awards function, the person wrote, “As much as he’s an affable guy, I hate to say that professionally #AbhishekBachchan is the prime example of how buying awards and aggressive PR pushes can keep you relevant… even if you don’t have a single SOLO blockbuster in your career.”
He further claimed it’s strange that the actor won an award for the film ‘I Want To Talk’, which ‘no one saw apart from paid reviewers.’
The user concluded his post by stating that there are better actors than Abhishek who deserve an award.
Hitting back at the troll, Abhishek wrote, “Just to set the record straight. Never has any award been bought or aggressive PR been done by me. Just hard work, blood, sweat and tears. But, doubt you’ll believe anything I say or write.”
“So…. Best way to shut you up is by working even harder so that you don’t ever doubt any achievement that will happen in the future, again. I will prove you wrong! With all due respect and ‘affability’,” he added.
Soon, the actor’s fans came out in support of him.
“For a lot of folks, box-office collection is the main driver. But people who understand real art know that it is not the only parameter to judge an artist,” one user defended Abhishek.
Another person expressed, “Whoever saw that movie will have not even a pinch of hesitation or concern seeing you win that award.”
Just to set the record straight. Never has any award been bought or aggressive PR been done by me . Just hard work, blood, sweat and tears. But, doubt you’ll believe anything I say or write. So…. Best way to shut you up is by working even harder so that you don’t ever doubt any…
— Abhishek 𝐁𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧 (@juniorbachchan) October 29, 2025
Three of Abhishek’s films — ‘Be Happy’, ‘Housefull 5’ and ‘Kaalidhar Laapata’ — have been released this year. The actor will next be seen in Siddharth Anand’s ‘King’, along with Shah Rukh Khan and Suhana Khan.
