Mumbai, Feb 5
Abhishek Bachchan turned 39 Thursday and the actor has a particular policy for ringing in all his birthdays.
"For
me the best way of celebrating is to work. A birthday is a birthday. I
like to spend my birthday with my family if I can. But it wouldn't be a
happy birthday for me if I'm not working," said Abhishek.
This has been the birthday routine for Abhishek since his debut in filmdom.
"Every
year since I started my career in 1998, I've made sure that I'm
shooting. I remember I was shooting with J.P. Dutta Saab on my birthday.
The only year I missed shooting on my birthday was the year when I was
in New York promoting 'Delhi-6'. I hope to continue working on all my
birthdays," he said.
There will be his daughter to sing "Happy Birthday" this year.
"Aaradhya
is the centre of our universe. She's a wonderful child. All credit to
Aishwarya (wife) for being a terrific mother. Fatherhood has completely
changed my outlook to life. Bringing a child into the world changes all
your priorities. I am sure every parent would agree," said the doting
father.
His star parents - Amitabh and Jaya Bachchan remain imnportant to him.
"I'm
close to both of my parents. But it's a different equation with each.
My father is more of a friend. I share a more traditional mother-son
relationship with my mother. It's very hard to differentiate between the
two, but there's a difference between my relationship with the two," he
said.
Abhishek is looking forward to working with his father again.
"I've
enjoyed each and every moment with him on camera. I've learnt so much
from just sharing camera space with him. I can't wait to work with him
again. Who wouldn't?"
"Apart from a son wanting to work with his
father who wouldn't want to work with Mr. Amitabh Bachchan? I'm just
excited at the thought of standing in the same frame as him. I don't
care if I don't have a single dialogue," he said.
The most memorable birthday for Abhishek was not his own, but his father's 60th birthday.
"It
was a memorable occasion. My mother's book on my father was released,
which, of course, was wonderful. But the occasion was momentous because
we were celebrating a life that has achieved so much, " Abhishek said.
"Besides
being his son, I'm his biggest fan. I refuse to believe anyone can be
better than him. Here's Mr. Amitabh Bachchan who in my eyes is the
greatest human being on earth, not to mention the biggest star and actor
on the planet and one of our living icons."
"Just watching him
at work is revealing. By watching him I've realised what a bad actor I
am. When you see him do a shot you immediately know there's no way you
can be as good as him. Just watch what he has done in 'Shamitabh'," said
Abhishek, who was seen with Amitabh in films like "Paa" and "Sarkar".
Any regrets?
"I don't regret doing any of the films of I've done. I've always worked from my heart. That works for me," he said.
Abhishek is looking forward to working with Aishwarya again.
"Very
soon, I hope. I really enjoy working with her. We get a lot of fan mail
asking us to be together again on screen. We'd be more than glad to get
together," he said.
The couple shared screen space in movies like "Guru" and "Dhoom: 2".
