Abhishek Bachchan photographed in Mumbai.
Actor Abhishek Bachchan had a Twitter showdown with stand-up comic Karan Talwar late Wednesday night.
Karan Talwar, who goes by the name Bollywood G***u, has made a career out of being rude about Bollywood stars and fired this unprovoked salvo at the 39-year-old
Dhoom actor: Life is not about answers but questions. Where is my career going? Am I making enough money? Why am I still following @juniorbachchan?
Abhishek had the perfect response: Here are the answers: 1. Nowhere 2. For your skill set? Hell yeah! 3. I don't know. I unfollowed you years ago.
A heated exchange followed instantly, Karan's insult comedy matched by Abhishek's more dignified responses:
Karan Talwar: Looks like you and I have a lot in common. Except whatever little I've made of myself - it's without my papas help.
Abhishek Bachchan: Wow!!! Great come back buddy. Never heard that before. Ouch! and unlike you.... Whatever I am today is because if my family. And am very proud of that.
Karan Talwar: What to do, this is why the career has gone nowhere. Sorry guys. I shouldn't have said @juniorbachchan is famous because of his father. It's actually his wife.
The final word went to Abhishek.
Karan Talwar: My gratitude for this undeserved notoriety will never die. Until I see
Hera Pheri 3 and witness you ruin another franchise.
Abhishek Bachchan: Aww. That's sweet thank you! Know what? You gained a few followers. Guess that means I made you a bit more famous! Congrats
Twitter mostly took Abhishek's side, describing Karan Talwar as 'no longer funny,' a 'leech' and a 'cheap person.'
In June, a troll posted an incendiary tweet about Abhishek's three-year-old daughter Aaradhya and was instantly lacerated by both the actor and other users. He later deleted the tweet and apologised. The actor later told news agency PTI, "I do understand that both me and my wife and my parents (Jaya and Amitabh Bachchan) are public figures but my daughter is off limits. I am not here to talk about her. I said what I had to." (Also Read:
Dear Trolls, Don't Mess With Abhishek Bachchan, Aaradhya or Uday Chopra)
Abhishek Bachchan, who was last seen in Umesh Shukla's
All Is Well, will next appear in the Neeraj Vora-directed
Hera Pheri 3. Suniel Shetty and Paresh Rawal reprise their roles from the first two films, and additions to the cast include John Abraham, Neha Sharma and Esha Gupta.