Thursday,
September
28,
2006
Mumbai
(UNI):
Abhishekh
Bachchan,
named
as
'Asia's
sexiest
man'
is
indignant
at
accusations
levelled
at
Bollywood
for
not
churning
out
responsible
movies.
On
the
contrary,
he
strongly
believes
that
tinsel
town
produces
some
good
quality
and
meaningful
cinema
and
he
cites
Karan
Johar's
latest
magnum
opus
Kabhi
Alvida
Na
Kehna
to
be
one
among
them.
''In
a
film
industry
where
we
are
accused
of
not
making
responsible
films,
Karan
is
blamed
for
making
a
good
film
like
KANK.''
The
Junior
Bachchan
said
he
feels
privileged
to
be
associated
with
megastars
like
his
dad
Amitabh
Bachchan,
superstar
Shah
Rukh
Khan,
Rani
Muknerjee
and
Preity
Zinta
and
said
it
feels
good
to
be
''critically
acclaimed''.
In
a
tete-a-tete
with
reporters
at
the
ITC
Grand
Sheraton
here,
where
he
had
specially
flown
down
from
London
for
the
launch
of
'Omega'
watches
yesterday,
of
which
he
is
the
brand
ambassador,
Abhishek
stands
by
KANK
as
he
puts
it,
''Karan
in
his
previous
films
was
known
as
a
candyfloss
director.
I
think
he
has
shown
amazing
maturity
by
making
a
film
like
KANK,
which
is
thought-provoking
and
makes
you
question
some
very
basic
things.''
''Karan
has
brought
up
a
very
pertinent
question
in
his
film
KANK
-
'What
if
you
find
your
soul
mate
after
marriage?'''
adds
Abhishek.
After
being
chosen
the
new
face
of
Omega
watches
yesterday,
Abhishek
joins
the
illustrious
line
of
stars
like
Michael
Schumacher,
Super
model
Cindy
Crawford
and
Hollywood
actress
Nicole
Kidman.
''My
first
watch
was
a
Snoopy
when
I
was
four-year-old,
something
I
rather
not
talk
about.
I
gifted
an
Omega
watch
to
my
mom
some
time
ago,''
says
Abhishek.
After
his
debut
in
J
P
Dutta's
Refugee
in
2000,
the
journey
has
not
been
a
cakewalk
for
Abhishek,
besides
being
the
son
of
megastar
Amitabh
Bachchan
and
actor
Jaya
Bachchan.
After
facing
many
roadblocks
in
life
and
a
huge
string
of
flops,
he
came
of
age
in
Mani
Ratnam's
Yuva,
for
which
he
won
the
coveted
Filmfare
Best
Supporting
Actor
award.
And
there
has
been
no
looking
back
ever
since.
He
has
had
a
line
of
hits
like
Bunty
aur
Babli,
Sarkar,
Bluffmaster
and
the
recent
blockbuster
KANK.
The
sailing
could
not
have
been
better
with
an
impressive
line-up
of
films
lined
up
for
release
like
Dhoom
2,
where
he
shares
screen
space
with
another
superstar
Hrithik
Roshan,
J
P
Dutta's
Umrao
Jaan
with
beau
Aishwarya
Rai,
Ram
Gopal
Varma's
Sarkar
2,
Mani
Ratnam's
Guru
and
other
films
by
his
friend
Goldie
Behl
and
Rakyesh
Mehra,
who
made
Rang
De
Basanti.
An
actor
who
did
not
follow
his
father's
genre
but
invented
one
himself
is
today
seen
as
the
poster
boy
for
Gen
X.