Three years ago, no advertiser would touch Abhishek unless he came packaged with his megastar father.
Remember the Maruti Versa ad? Abhishek drives his father around and extols the car's virtues, while Amitabh is finally the one making the sale.
At the time, Abhishek's films were going nowhere, and his personal life was also in turmoil after falling out with Karisma Kapoor.