Everybody 'hates' Bachchans?

It won't be an understatement to say that Amitabh Bachchan at present is virtually in the eye of the storm. Umpteen controversies are plaguing this living legend and his family. For the common man Amitabh Bachchan is an icon. He has conquered almost everything which many can only dream of money, fame, success, love, adulation, popularity.

Yet today controversy's ugly head has emerged to plague the mega–star and tattoo just post the grand wedding hype of Ash and Abhishek. The wedding invitation fiasco is now taking its toll on the legend.

Today, Amitabh Bachchan is completely alienated from his peers. The industry, which stood with him through thick and thin and made Amitabh what he is today, seems to have turned its back on him. His immense goodwill and overwhelming clout in the industry is now waning!

Like any other father Amitabh too wants to see his son achieve great success. And if Abhishek's last film Guru is anything to go by, he's probably on his way to success. But by being a bit too vocal about Abhishek's achievements and allegedly criticizing some of Abhi's costars (whom he thinks got more admiration than they ought to in comparison to Abhi), Amitabh has upset many names in the industry, who perhaps have achieved a little more than what his son has so far.

There is also a certain section within the film fraternity who apparently believes that Amitabh's so called magnanimity takes the backseat when either his or his son's interests are at stake; he's the last man to compromise on anything then. And the results are evident now. Today many of the top stars reportedly don't even want to share screen space with the junior Bachchan!

That Abhi and Ash make a hot pair is a well-accepted fact. And many filmmakers in the industry want to cash in on their couple status by signing them for their projects. Karan Johar is one of them.

Despite being close to Shah Rukh Khan (Amitabh's arch rival), Karan throughout has maintained his rapport with the Bachchans — he worships Amitabh Bachchan and grew up with Abhishek.

So when buddy Abhishek got married, Karan not only attended the event, but even choreographed the 'Sangeet' (in which Abhishek, Aishwarya, Amitabh and Jaya Bachchan danced on the eve of the wedding).

Now wedding over, Karan announced his desire to cast Aishwarya and Abhishek in one of his projects.

But the problem began when Shah Rukh Khan (who has been in every Dharma Productions venture since Karan's directorial debut, Kuch Kuch Hota Hain) put his foot down. He allegedly made it clear to Karan that he would have nothing to do with his dearest friend's dream project if Abhi-Ash were a part of it.