Abhishek Bachchan His characters struggle to do the right thing sometimes, but as an actor, Abhishek Bachchan has rarely put a foot wrong. Critics love him, magazine writers fawn over him, and he's developed a fan base like no other, largely because his performances are most often off-kilter, angled and light, full of soul, tenderness, toughness, sincerity and grace, expressed through the liquid cadences of his voice and his diction, his beautiful man-boy face, and the unerring and particular use of limbs to amplify and enhance. One could go on.

At 1.30 in the night, Abhi (as we love to call him) arrives in his booked room at the Rennaisance Powai Hotel where I am waiting for him along with his personal PR, Shalmana, who's giving me company since 10pm. A firm handshake and he wastes no time getting down to business. Abhi has just returned after finishing his first shot for the film Game he is filming along with actress Kangna Ranaut in the hotel. It's a night shift from 9pm to 9am.

His characters struggle to do the right thing sometimes, but as an actor, Abhishek Bachchan
has rarely put a foot wrong. Critics love him, magazine writers fawn over him, and he's developed a fan base like no other, largely because his performances are most often off-kilter, angled and light, full of soul, tenderness, toughness, sincerity and grace, expressed through the liquid cadences of his voice and his diction, his beautiful man-boy face, and the unerring and particular use of limbs to amplify and enhance. One could go on.

CNN’s Becky Anderson interviews one of India’s most celebrated film actor, Abhishek Bachchan on CNN ‘Connect the World’ that airs on Friday, March 12 at 0230hrs IST. Abhishek Bachchan as the “Connector of the Day” spoke about his involvement in Tongues on Fire film festival, acting in Hollywood movies, his responsibility towards the youth of India, his upcoming movies and also highlights how the new-age Bollywood is going global.

Abhishek Bachchan follows father Amitabh Bachchan's footsteps and does a television stint with Colors' Bingo!

He talks about the show and his experience being on one of world's most famous chat show- The Oprah Winfrey Show.

Over to Abhishek…
We have seen such a type of show earlier on TV where Javed Jaffery was involved?
Yes, but this is the first time you can sit at home and play. It's a huge undertaking to provide as many tickets as possible to the audience and to make it interactive with the home viewing audience.

Why did you choose this game show as your television debut?
I was offered a lot of different shows but I chose this because I loved its format. The best part was that it’s a fun and interactive show. I can’t and wouldn’t want to do anything serious so this was just perfect.

Winning this game needs a lot of luck. How does lady luck normally treat you?
As actors we deal with luck on a day-to-day basis. I’ve always been told that being an actor requires one per cent talent, one per cent hard work and 98 per cent luck. My parents are my lucky charm.

Abhishek Bachchan who is making his debut on TV as a game show host with Idea National Bingo Night on Colors tells Jyothi Venkatesh in a candid chat that it was the idea of interacting live with his fans that prompted him to give nod to the show.

What prompted you to make your debut on TV with the game show “Idea National Bingo Night’?

The sheer simplicity of the idea borrowed from an International concept and the fact that this show is highly interactive is what attracted me to saying yes to the show. Winning here is easy, because you need not answer any difficult question or for that matter perform any strenuous physical tasks.