Get to know... Abhishek Banerjee

Actor and casting director Abhishek Banerjee (@NowItsAbhi) cooks amazing chicken changezi, loves listening to Electronica music, and wants to see the future

Get to know... Abhishek Banerjee

Currently I am

Shooting in Chennai.

High point in life

Stree 2 becoming the biggest Hindi blockbuster of all time.

Low point in life

The pandemic. Just when my acting career started, work stopped.

On my playlist

Electronica. I listen to Korolova, Boris Brejcha and Ben Bohmer.

One thing I would never buy

A laptop. A phone can do everything a laptop can.

Today I’m craving

Mutton kosha.

Last thing I ordered online

A Starbucks Frappuccino with an extra espresso shot and oat milk.

App I check before going to bed

Instagram.

Advice I’d give my 18-year-old self

Don’t change anything. But go to the gym regularly.

My favourite subject in school

English. For the stories.

I’d swipe right on

Food.

My secret skill is

I cook amazing chicken changezi.

A superpower/magic tool I wish I had

Teleportation.

My favourite Sunday memory

Eating this special Maggi noodle variation my mom makes. It is a cross between Maggi and chowmein.

My most star-struck moment

Meeting Mr Bachchan on the set of Section 84.

My favourite bad habit

Snacking at 2 am.

If I could travel back or forward in time, I’d

Steal all the great ideas from the future and come back to the present to turn them into films.

The best thing about fame

That you feel accepted.

The worst thing about fame

You have to behave well at all times, because you are in the public eye.