His father, Amitabh, is Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray’s friend, but few people know that Abhishek on a personal level is friendly with Thackeray’s nephew Raj. “We haven’t been in touch for over a year,” he admitted, “but, yes, I know Raj personally, he’s always been encouraging and sweet. He signed me for a film some time ago. He had a script, and a concept in mind at that time, but it didn’t work out. He’s always been friendly.” Was this his opinion on Raj also at the height of the MNS fury against the Bachchans? “I’m sure he had his reasons and was doing what he had to do,” replied Abhishek. “I’m nobody to pass judgement on him or concern myself about his actions. I’m having a hard enough time worrying about myself and my work... which is that of an actor who has to make films and entertain the people. That is most important to me and I can’t lose sight of what I have to do.” His parents are from Allahabad and Jabalpur, but since Abhishek was born and brought up in Mumbai, that makes him a Maharashtrian and son of the soil, right? “Right,” replied Bachchan Jr, “only, I don’t believe in statewise demarcations, I see myself as an Indian. But, yes, I live and work in Mumbai, and while I speak very little Marathi, I do understand the language. Growing up in the state, you tend to pick it up. Nobody has ever managed to make me feel an outsider in Maharashtra. I think it’s upto you as a person not to allow anybody to impose their beliefs and opinions on you.”
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