Abhishek Bachchan reacts to dad Amitabh Bachchan praising Dasvi on social media: 'When you have overemotional parents'

Abhishek Bachchan opened up about his father Amitabh Bachchan being so vocal in his praise for his new film Dasvi and why the veteran actor calls him ‘bhaiyu’ on social media.

Abhishek Bachchan's latest release Dasvi has been earning good reviews and praise from the audience as well, since it released last Friday. The film is about a politician (Abhishek) who goes to jail and decides to finish his Class 10 there. And it's not just the audience who are praising him. Abhishek's father actor Amitabh Bachchan has been effusive in his praise for the film. In a recent fan interaction, Abhishek addressed Amitabh's praise and also revealed why he calls him bhaiyu on Twitter.

Amitabh Bachchan has been full of praise for son Abhishek Bachchan's latest release Dasvi.

Speaking about the film on Wednesday on Netflix India's Twitter Space, Abhishek addressed how Amitabh has been promoting the film exhaustively on social media. The veteran actor has been sharing news stories, posters, and praises about the film and Abhishek's performance on his Twitter account since before the film's release. Often, Amitabh refers to Abhishek as 'bhaiyu' in these posts.

Talking about this nickname and the praise, Abhishek said, "This is what happens when you have overemotional parents. This Bhaiyu is my nickname that was coined by my sister. When she was younger, maybe she couldn't say bhaiya and that's why. But now my father has brought it to a public platform to sunna padega (will have to hear it)."

Amitabh has been quite open in his praise for Abhishek's performance in Dasvi. A few days ago, he had shared on his blog a screenshot of a tweet sharing an article that spoke about Abhishek's success on the OTT platform. The tweet read, "Top spot it is..Numero Uno @juniorbachchan." Sharing it, Amitabh wrote, "But before all of that comes the revelation that reveals the truth of many decades .. the superiority of the Son over the Father .. the biggest moment of pride that would bind any Father to his progeny."

The actor admitted that at times, he is left spellbound with his father's feedback. "It feels weird because I don't know how to react," he said adding, "Because it doesnt happen that the great Amitabh Bachchan appreciates your work. I know he is my father but he doesn't praise anything easily. If he doesn't like anything, he will tell you that."

Dasvi, also starring Yami Gautam and Nimrat Kaur, released on Jio Cinema and Netflix on April 7. The film is directed by Tushar Jalota and produced by Dinesh Vijan under his banner Maddock Films, Jio Studios, and Bake My Cake Films.