Amitabh says “I have held myself back on many an occasion from commenting on my son’s work, but this time I shall not. To hell with niceties and restraint, Abhishek is incredible. For someone so young to have performed the way he has, is a revelation. It is the culmination of his strife to prove himself in the face of continuing odds and innuendos.” Amitabh believes that this was a role that any actor would have died for and that there will be many who will envy Abhishek’s performance in Guru. Amitabh has never before commented on Abhishek’s work but this time after watching the film he has been truly touched by Abhishek’s performance.

Amitabh claims that his own father had written that when a father loses to his son, it is his greatest victory and he says “I’ve lost to my son and I am the happiest father alive.” Amitabh is truly proud of Abhishek’s work and he considers Mani Ratnam’s work truly commendable. Amitabh is so awed by Mani’s work that he too wants to work with him now. Amitabh feels that Guru is like Abhishek’s story; it is about the determination, the will and the strength of a common man to succeed in the face of unending obstacles and his courage of conviction to emerge victorious.