Abhishek, Pa & I will rock the fans: Aish

By Subhash K Jha

The much-vaunted and excruciatingly-postponed 'Unforgettable' concert tours featuring the Bachchans, Amitabh, Aishwarya and Abhishek with Jaya probably being coaxed in for a friendly appearance, is finally on this July, thereby putting an end to all speculation regarding the financial and creative feasibility of this never-before celebration of familial bonhomie.

Hrithik Roshan and Akshay Kumar were supposed to join the 'Unforgettable' tour.

They opted out citing lack of time as the reason for their unavailibity for the joyous jamboree that would take the Bachchans through several European and American countries for a good two months.

Now the final list of entertainers joining the Bachchans are Bipasha Basu, Lara Dutta and Riteish Deshmukh.

Speaking excitedly about her first family tour Aishwarya says, "Yes, it's on in July and August. It's always wonderful to be on stage with Abhishek and Pa (the Big B).

I remember how wonderful it when we did Kajra re at the IIFA two years ago. That one act featuring the three of us was a rock concert by itself. It was fantastic!

Now going on stage as Amitji's daughter-in-law and Abhishek's wife, would make it doubly fantastic."

Though Jaya isn't much of a dancer, the while Bachchan clan loves to groove.

Exults Ash basking in the after-glow of playing Jodha, " You know, we really do have a good time on stage. I've watched Pa's earlier concerts, and I've seen how he rivets the audience.

Even now when he chooses to go on stage once in a while, he truly has a blast. Abhishek has a party on stage. All three of us love live concerts. And we genuinely love music and dance. That's one thing we have in common.

So we're going to have a grand party on stage. And I hope the audience enjoys it as well."

And would Kajra re still be part of the Bachchan Bahu's on-stage repertoire?

"Is it possible for the three of us to go on stage and not do that song? Sharing screen and stage space with my husband and father-in-law has always been very very special.

I mean it just can't get any more special than that for me. It doesn't matter how many shows we do. Just the three of us interacting with a live audience is a very special occasion.

We'll be up there for the audience, and the audience hopefully will be cheering for us," says the Bachchan bahu before signing off to look after her domestic duties at Jalsa.