Abhishek Banerjee has proved his mettle in both casting and acting. Be it Janna from Stree, Hathoda Tyagi from Pataal Lok or any of his hit characters, fans have only showered love on the actor. In an exclusive segment of Bombay Film Story with Mayank Shekhar, the actor opened up about his journey into showbiz, how surviving in Mumbai is one of the most difficult aspects of one`s acting dream and more.

Abhishek talks about his character Janna in Stree

Abhishek revealed that he was skeptical about playing Janna, "Janna was quite a, like I was very worried when I did Stree because I didn`t understand whether the pitch of my performance was right or not. Because Ajji was a very different film. And I was coming from that kind of situation to a commercial film like Stree. And the way it was received, I was very like, this also can be done because it`s a very different process, I feel. Commercial acting is different. But you know, like you see shades of your role in Humorously Yours in Janna as well. I`m a time-pass kind of guy. I`m not very ambitious. But more goofy, not taking yourself seriously. I didn`t know that I had a smile, which is probably funny, or something like that. There are so many things you start discovering about yourself. When you see yourself in the camera."

The actor went on to share how Stree was a risk that turned in his favour, "Yes, and also when people discuss it. When they talk about it, I`m like this is working. Oh my eyes look evil to someone. They appear cold to one person, yet very bright to others. So it`s a very different thing. Like, you start learning about yourself through your performances. That started happening. You know, after Stree, after Patal Lok and all the people I was vouching for. Because Stree really put me in a spot where everybody was trying to offer me these goofy characters."