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There was Salaam Namaste a few months ago where Abhishek Bachchan played the role of a doctor who delivers Preity Zinta's twins. Then, last week he sauntered into Sujoy Ghosh's Home Delivery. And this week he walks in and out of two of the three releases — Neal 'n' Nikki and Ek Ajnabee.

What's with this rush hour on guest appearance street? Abhishek says, "First of all, I refuse to call any of those so-called walk-on parts as 'guest appearances'. Every part is a character. I played a character in Salaam Namaste, Neal 'n' Nikki, Ek Ajnabee and even Home Delivery even though I was barely visible for a few seconds."

He adds, "All these small characters were played for the sake of dear friends. Uday Chopra is one of my dearest friends. It was a pleasure just being part of something as important for him as Neal 'n' Nikki. Director Arjun Sablok is someone I've known for some time now. For Home Delivery, I was there for the opening shot. Sujoy Ghosh is a friend and I volunteered to play a customer at the pizza joint just for fun." And as for Ek Ajnabee, Apoorva Lakhia is one of his closest friends.

He also acted in his film Mumbai Se Aaya Mera Dost which bombed at the box office. Any more such surprise appearances coming up? "None that I can remember," he grins.

I refuse to call any of those so-called walk-on parts as 'guest appearances.
Abhishek Bachchan, Actor