Every
time
Abhishek
Bachchan's
name
is
mentioned,
the
Hide
&
Seek
director
Shawn
Arranha
goes
misty-eyed.
Shawn
says
he
cannot
forget
what
Abhishek
has
done
for
him.
Ask
him
what
makes
him
so
sentimental
about
Abhishek
and
Shawn
clams
up.
Abhishek
sheds
light
on
the
great
bonding
with
his
buddy
Apoorva
Lakhia's
former
assistant.
"We
were
shooting
for
Apu's
first
film
Mumbai
Se
Aaya
Mera
Dost
when
Shawn
was
assisting.
We
got
chatting
and
he
told
me
about
this
short
film
he
had
made
with
his
friends.
I
saw
it
and
I
was
bowled
over.
I
gifted
Shawn
a
video
camera
and
wished
him
lots
of
great
shooting
with
it."
Shawn
adds,
"Getting
acknowledged
by
Abhishek
meant
so
much
to
me,
I
can
never
forget
his
gesture.
I've
used
the
video
camera
for
everything
that
I've
done
so
far
including
Hide
&
Seek." Shawn
has
used
Abhishek's
gift
to
shoot
all
his
short
films.
"I
even
shot
some
flashback
portions
and
the
film
on
the
making
of
Hide
&
Seek
with
Abhishek's
camera."
Shawn
now
considers
the
camera
his
lucky
charm.
"I
don't
think
I'll
ever
make
a
film
without
using
it."
A
special
screening
of
Hide
&
Seek
is
being
arranged
for
Abhishek
and
Aishwarya
as
soon
as
they
get
the
time.
But
will
the
pair
like
a
horror
film?
"Hide
&
Seek
is
not
a
horror
film.
It's
a
thriller," asserts
Shawn.
We
shall
see.
Story first published: Friday, March 12, 2010, 15:29 [IST]