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Here is an exclusive interview of Amitabh Bachchan to Rajeev Masand regarding his son's engagement:

Rajeev Masand: Is it fair to ask you, what is the bigger joy – marriage or the success of Abhishek in Guru?

Amitabh Bachchan: Marriage.

Rajeev Masand: Tell us a little about it. What we do know is that Abhishek         proposed to Aishwarya in New York.

Amitabh Bachchan: Yes, they had gone for the premier of Guru in Toronto and New York. After the premiere in New York he proposed and she accepted. I was the first person to be called. I was overjoyed and gave my congratulations and blessings to them. And of course, asked them to come home soon.

Rajeev Masand: Now you have seen this relationship go from friendship to engagement. How are they feeling now? They both are heading back to work with Abhishek shooting for Drona in Jaipur and Aishwarya shooting for Jodha Akbar.

Amitabh Bachchan: Well, obviously it’s a happy moment for both of them and we all are very excited.

Rajeev Masand: The big question of course is that is there a date for their marriage?

Amitabh Bachchan: No, not yet. The families have to get together. Some members of her family are out of town. We also have to gather our family to discuss the date and then we will announce it.

Rajeev Masand: What was the engagement ceremony like on Sunday?

Amitabh Bachchan: Well it was quiet, solemn and happy.

Rajeev Masand: You have really kept your promise. All along you all have said that you will announce it when there is something to announce.

Amitabh Bachchan: Yes, I guess when you are in so much public scrutiny these things do happen. We know that there is a very determined and committed media seeking information. So, we made certain commitments to them and we try and keep them.

Rajeev Masand: But does constant attention get bothersome at times?

Amitabh Bachchan: No, I think we have spoken about this aspect earlier also. Media has a job to do and sometimes it does get rough. Like last night there were lots of people outside and it was impossible to meet all of them even though we did make attempts to acknowledge their presence. Obviously there are times when we cannot oblige the media and you have to excuse us in such situations.

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