The 73-year-old star, in fact, enjoys the 'self-pressure' and anxiety, and he says he would never want it any other way.
"Every film is a test, an examination for me. 'Pink' (his next) is no different. It gives me sleepless nights and anxiety before each shot that needs to be taken. That is the way I would like it to be. Nothing comes easy in life. Certainly not a hard hitting film," Bachchan told PTI in an interview.
From having the film revolve around his character, to now getting roles, which lend support to the stories, Bachchan is in a really interesting phase in his career.
Filmmakers like Shoojit Sircar, who directed him "Piku", an adorable slice-of-the-life drama about a father-daughter relationship, and has produced "Pink" are coming up with meaty, layered characters for the megastar.
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Asked whether the transition from being the leading man to a character star has been difficult for him, Bachchan says he does not look at it that way.
Coming to "Pink", which releases tomorrow, Bachchan says he agreed to the movie within minutes as he found the concept of courtroom thriller very appealing.
"It story was first narrated to me by Shoojit Sircar and it took me minutes to agree. I did not ask what role I was going to play or what the story or screenplay would be," he says.
Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury, best known for his Bengali dramas "Aparajita Tumi", "Antaheen" and "Anuranan", is making his Hindi directorial debut with the movie, which besides Big B, stars Taapsee Pannu, Kriti Kulhari, Andrea Tariang and Angad Bedi.
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