I had differences with my wife: Abhishek
On meeting Abhishek Bachchan, you notice that he is so calm and composed that almost all his answers would be to the point and short. But I get a shock of my life that he had almost got the side-A of the recorder full. He has depth, knows what he is talking and makes super sense. He pours his heart out when he wants, gives you so much respect that you sometimes feel you don't deserve and yet slash you apart if you talk the 'wrong' thing. But that's how Abhishek Bachchan is - frank. He doesn't beat around the bush. We like him that way and that is exactly the way he comes across in this exclusive interview with this correspondent. Now it makes sense why I reached home at 2.30 in the night. Not because of his long answers but because his answers bring out the Abhishek Bachchan we have rarely heard about.
Your
new
name
is
tweety-pie.
Thanks
to
Twitter,
we
also
know
that
you
love
eating
frankie.
How
has
twitter
helped
you
to
grow
as
a
person
and
as
an
actor?
(Laughs)
Not
as
a
person.
As
an
observer
of
films
and
the
audience,
it's
helped
me
a
lot.
I
think
my
sense
of
core
values
and
morals
is
very
deeply
ingrained,
and
has
been
a
major
criteria
in
my
growing
up
years
and
my
formation.
I'd
like
to
believe
that
those
values
are
strong
enough
not
to
be
shaken
or
changed
that
easily.
As
an
observer,
it
teaches
you
a
lot
about
your
work,
which
is
your
audience.
They
are
not
as
fickle
and
easily
convinced
as
we'd
like
or
hope
they
are.
You
come
to
know
about
your
audiences
minutest
details
they
go
into.
I
joined
twitter
because
I
feel
that
it
is
a
fantastic
forum
to
interact
with
your
audience
and
to
get
to
know
them
better.
I
also
believe
that
the
requirement
of
an
actor
has
changed
today.
That
whole
-
'he
is
an
elusive
star
and
that
enigma';
I
don't
think
that
exists
any
more.
If
you're
a
mystery
and
an
enigma
it
means
that
you're
not
doing
any
work
and
people
have
forgotten
about
you
(laughs).
The
generation
has
changed.
They
aren't
going
to
respect
you
how
you
want
them
to.
Today,
your
audience
wants
to
sit
next
to
you
and
say,
'What's
up
buddy?'
They
won't
do
that
with
my
father.
There
is
this
respect
and
that
barrier
when
it
comes
to
Amitabh
Bachchan.
But
with
me,
they'd
like
to
be
friendly
and
have
a
one
on
one
relationship
and
twitter
allows
that.
With
films
like
Dev
D,
Kaminey,
Ishqiya,
Paa,
LSD
being
made,
is
it
right
in
saying
that
we
are
giving
birth
to
a
different
audience
or
a
different
cinema?
I've
never
believed
in
it.
I
never
understood
what
parallel
cinema
was.
I
just
know
there
is
good
cinema
and
bad
cinema.
The
format
of
the
film
might
change
but
it
still
has
to
appeal
to
the
audiences.
I
think
it's
very
foolish
to
think
that
the
audience
does
not
understand
our
films.
If
they're
not
understanding
your
film
than
you're
making
the
wrong
film.
You
have
to
make
films
for
your
audience.
As
a
cinema
lover,
I
want
to
go
and
be
entertained.
I
want
my
money's
worth.
Yes,
these
are
nice
films
that
have
been
different
in
the
way
they're
told
and
there
was
something
about
all
these
films
that
have
appealed
to
the
audiences.
Anything
that
we
don't
know
about
Dostana
2
that
you
know?
Not
much.
I
think
Dostana
has
suddenly
grown
into
this
monster.
I
remember
when
Tarun
Mansukhani
said,
'I
want
to
do
part
2
of
Dostana.
I
answered,
'Don't
do
it.'
I
felt
that
Dostana
wasn't
a
franchise
film
that
a
sequel
could've
been
made.
Some
films
should
be
just
made
once
and
let
it
be.
When
he
told
me
the
concept
of
Dostana
2,
I
said,
'This
is
fantastic.'
I
was
also
scared
and
apprehensive
on
how
Tarun
would
top
Dostana.
I
mean,
all
the
punches
were
pulled
in
part
one.
So
what
was
remaining
in
part
two
was
what
I
was
curious
about.
How
do
we
take
it
further?
Tarun
has
got
it
all
right
this
time.
Dostana
2
is
going
to
be
three
times
funnier
than
Dostana.
He
cracked
a
story
line
which
is
hilarious.
We
start
filming
in
July
in
London.
How
easy
it
is
to
say
'Yes'
to
friends
and
professionals
like
Rohan
Sippy
and
Goldie
Behl
for
you
to
be
a
part
of
their
film?
Very
easy.
My
problem
is
that
I
say
'yes'
too
easily
(laughs).
I
could
like
one
scene
in
the
film
and
agree
with
them.
I
wish
I
had
the
art
to
be
removed
from
the
film
and
view
it.
I
wish
I
could.
I
don't
have
that
capability.
It
sounds
stupid
but
Roahn
Sippy
is
my
childhood
friend.
We
went
to
school
together.
If
he
says
that
he
has
got
a
movie
and
wants
me
to
do
it,
I'd
say
'yes'
to
it.
That's
just
the
way
I
am.
I
won't
say
that
I'm
spontaneous
but
I
am
emotional
about
these
people.
If
I
do
see
that
there
is
something
wrong
which
I
feel
may
not
work
for
the
film,
I
then
have
a
liberty
to
tell
them
because
they're
my
friends.
How
much
of
music
has
influenced
your
life
Abhishek?
It
really
is
huge.
I
remember
my
mother
telling
me
that
to
be
a
good
actor
you
should
have
a
sense
of
rhythm.
It
doesn't
mean
you
have
to
be
a
musician
or
a
dancer.
But
there
has
to
be
an
inherent
sense
of
rhythm
and
that
rhythm
helps
you
in
your
performance
because
a
performance
has
a
tone,
a
pitch
and
a
rhythm.
For
me,
music
is
integral.
I
listen
to
music
as
often
as
I
can.
When
I
am
going
to
work,
when
I'm
at
work
and
returning
from
work,
I
need
to
listen
to
music.
Anything
you'd
like
to
tell
us
about
Dum
Maro
Dum,
your
next
film
directed
by
Rohan
Sippy?
Yes,
the
film
is
currently
titled
Dum
Maro
Dum.
We've
started
shooting
and
will
wrap
up
by
the
end
of
June.
It
is
based
in
Goa
and
I
play
a
cop
in
the
film.
He
is
very
passionate
at
what
he
does
and
it's
a
very
gritty
thriller
that
I
haven't
done
in
a
long,
long
time.
It
was
a
genre
I
was
looking
to
get
back
to.
How
like
minded
are
you
and
your
wife,
Aishwarya
Bachchan
and
how
diverse
are
you
two?
Both
equally.
It's
quite
weird
but
I
think
most
husbands
and
wives
will
say
that.
There
are
certain
topics
where
we
think
exactly
the
same
and
there
are
certain
where
we
think
completely
the
opposite.
That
all
adds
to
the
attraction.
There
is
no
monotony
between
me
and
my
wife.
Because
she
is
also
a
friend,
and
sometimes
when
we
don't
agree,
I
discuss
things
out
with
her.
There
are
many
a
nights
where
we
just
sit
and
talk
it
out.
She
has
a
different
point
of
view
and
I
like
listening
to
her
point
of
view
because
she
makes
a
lot
of
sense.
Lux
is
known
for
its
beauty.
So
here
we
have
it
then,
the
three
most
beautiful
men
in
the
world
-
Paul
Newman,
SRK
and
Abhishek
Bachchan.
I'd
love
people
to
say
that.
But
unfortunately
they
probably
won't.
They
say
-
'Chand
pe
daag
hota
hai'.
I
think
I'm
the
daag
for
Lux
(laughs).
The
beauty
is
only
a
beauty
if
there
is
a
beast
to
compare
her
to.
That's
why
I
think
Lux
cast
me
opposite
my
beautiful
wife
in
the
commercial.
When
they
approached
me
for
the
commercial,
I
said,
'I'm
not
getting
into
any
bath
tub
and
lathering
myself.'
My
first
reaction
was
'No'.
But
when
they
explained
me
why
I
would
fit
in
the
advert
with
my
wife,
I
liked
it
and
agreed
because
it
was
fun.
Today,
the
commercial
is
hugely
successful.
It
all
paid
off.
I
am
very
particular
about
what
I
endorse.
What
I
liked
was
that
it
took
me
out
of
my
comfort
zone
for
once.
It
gave
me
the
opportunity
to
appeal
to
a
different
kind
of
an
audience
and
make
a
statement.
With
Aishwarya,
I
really
didn't
want
to
do
commercials
which
sold
home
appliances,
etc.
But
the
Lux
Soap
advert
is
something
different.
Hindustan
Lever
as
a
company
is
very
supportive
and
keeps
us
involved
in
their
campaigns.
That's
the
way
I
like
to
work.
I
am
one
of
the
only
three
men
in
the
world
to
become
a
Lux
model
and
that's
pretty
cool.
How
personally
do
you
take
journalists
and
journalism?
I
take
it
very
personally
because
I
think
that
they
too
take
it
personally.
At
the
end
of
the
day
a
journalist
takes
his
job
very
seriously.
I
believe
that
journalism
and
the
media
is
a
conscience
of
the
nation.
They
are
the
opinion
makers
of
the
nation
and
are
the
people
who
portray
the
truth.
They
take
all
this
seriously.
I
do
not
disrespect
a
media
person
because
I
respect
what
they
do.
If
I've
agreed
to
sit
in
front
of
you,
I
am
open
to
whatever
questions
you
pose
to
me.
But
to
answer
them
or
not
is
my
prerogative.
Having
said
that,
because
of
the
position
I
have
put
the
media
in,
which
is
of
great
respect
and
a
very
serious
position
in
our
society,
I
think
they
have
to
be
equally
responsible.
What
Mumbai
Mirror
wrote
about
my
wife
was
offensive,
slanderous
and
damaging.
But
most
importantly,
it
wasn't
the
truth.
You
write
gossip,
that's
ok
with
me.
But
how
can
you
not
tell
the
truth?
That's
the
first
rule
of
journalism.
How
can
you
not
call
and
verify
your
story
with
the
person
you're
writing
it
on.
Forget
the
content
of
it,
which
was
very
personal,
private
and
really
not
their
business.
But
the
journalist
didn't
have
the
decency
to
verify
it
with
my
wife.
I
took
offence
to
that.
So
when
we
called
the
newspapers,
they
said
that
they
stand
by
what
they've
written.
So
there
is
nothing
much
I
could've
done
about
it.
It's
a
very
serious
profession.
I
tweeted
about
it
too.
I
do
not
want
anybody
to
talk
false
about
the
women
of
my
household.
Yes,
they're
public
figures
but
as
a
man
of
the
house,
I'm
going
to
draw
a
line
somewhere.
They
are
not
willing
to
even
bring
that
source
in
front
of
me.
Well
then,
they'll
face
consequences.