Flops motivate to do better: Abhishek Bachchan

He has suffered a series of flops in the recent past but actor Abhishek Bachchan is not ready to give up and is looking forward to doing better in the future.

"It feels sad (film flopping at box office), but it motivates to do better in future," he told reporters here.

His latest releases Game, Khelein Hum Jee Jan Se and Raavan have failed to make an impact at the box office.

Commenting upon a magazine describing him as "zero number one", the junior Bachchan said, "Every five years the media picks up an actor and portrays him as unsuccessful first and then later on he is projected as a success."

On being pressed whether this had happened previously with any one, Bachchan said, "Yes, with Hrithik Roshan."

"Every person does not like each thing in a movie... but if film flops it shakes the confidence and one feels embarrassed too," he added.

The 35-year-old actor, who is playing a cop in his upcoming film Dum Maro Dum, said that it was improper to relate the film with drugs, adding that the reason causing controversy has already been removed from the film.

Here to promote the Rohan Sippy directed film, Bachchan said that the problems related to the film have been sorted out.

Dum Maro Dum is special for Bachchan in more ways than one. The film, set in Goa, is his third collaboration with childhood friend Rohan Sippy.

And he is in love with his character, ACP Kamath, a tough cop out to clean up the drug mafia. "I found the character magnetic and I was instantly drawn to him."

Dum Maro Dum starring Bachchan, Bipasha Basu, Rana Daggubati and Prateik Babbar will release on April 22.