New Delhi: Actor Abhishek Bachchan has responded to allegations of buying awards and staying relevant in the industry through aggressive publicity campaigns.

The comments came shortly after Bachchan bagged the Filmfare Award for Best Actor for his role in I Want To Talk, a 2024 film that received mixed reviews and underperformed at the box office.

The controversy erupted when an X user 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 won an award for #IWantToTalk this year — a film which no one saw apart from a few PAID reviewers. And now I see all these tweets saying 2025 is HIS year. HILA

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