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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
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.
