Aishwarya truly deserved Padma Shri: Abhishek

Aishwarya truly deserved Padma Shri: Abhishek

New Delhi (PTI): Amitabh Bachchan is an icon for many budding actors but his son, Abhishek says his own acting style is more like that of his mother, Jaya.

"Dad is an inspiration to the whole world. His creativity, dedication are legendary. He is a great source of inspiration. However, my acting style is more like my mother. I would like to believe that I have the best of both," Abhishek said.

Abhishek, who suffered a setback at the box office with "Drona" last year, hopes for a turnaround with Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra's ambitious film about Delhi. The actor considers himself to be lucky to to get the opportunity to work with some great veterans in Mehra's film.

"The script was novel and had a great narrative but the clinching factor was the cast. When Rakeysh discussed with me who he wanted to cast in the film, I just knew that I had to be a part of this film. "Where will any actor get the opportunity to stand in the same frame as all these great actors we had in this film.

It was an awesome experience," Abhishek said. The story of "Dilli 6" is set in the backdrop of the walled city. Waheeda Rehman, Rishi Kapoor, Om Puri and Atul Kulkarni are in important roles in the film, which has Abhishek and Sonam Kapoor in the lead.

When asked about his character in the movie, Abhishek, who is celebrating his 33rd birthday on Thursday, said, "I am playing the character of Rohan Mehra who is born and brought up in New York. "Rohan has never been to India but the course of the film brings him to his ancestral home for the first time. The challenge of the character was to stick out and blend into the surroundings." he said.

Abhishek is working with Mani Ratnam for the third time in "Ravana" where his co-star is his wife Aishwarya. "Mani continues to push the envelope and do something new each time. We like to work with each other. This is also my second film with Ash after our marriage and it continues to be a wonderful experience to work with her."

He has earlier worked with Mani Ratnam in "Yuva" and "Guru". Abhishek says he is proud of his wife's achievement. Aishwarya recently received Padma Shri award for her contribution to Indian cinema. "It is a great honour to receive. I am proud of Aishwarya. Truly well deserved. I feel very blessed to be a part of a family, which has received this honour 5 times," he said.

Abhishek has no regrets about some of his films not working at the box office last year and considers them to be a learning experience. "Last year was a great learning experience for me. I don't have any regrets or complaints. I got to work in such diverse film in one year. 'Sarkaar Raaj', 'Drona' and 'Dostana'. A good film will work and a bad one won't." he added.

thehindu.com