However the highlight of the evening was Aishwarya and Abhishek in a Q&A session which lasted for hours much to the delight of Bollywood fans and the couple itself.
Aishwarya Rai and Abhishek Bachchan fielded questions ranging from the message of the movie and its reference to Bachchan’s character taking dowry to what it was like growing up in an “elite” family.
You may have thought we were elite, but we were really a middle-class family,” Bachchan said. Whatever his actor parents, Amitabh Bachchan and Jaya Bhaduri did outside the house, at home they were just Dad and Mom. “And every day we all had dinner together.”
A question about what they liked about each other as an acting couple brought forth a long response from Bachchan to which Rai quipped, “Honey, I’ve already said yes.”
And even though they both said that the reason they decided to do this film was “the chance to work with Mani” that didn’t stop a little playful banter between the stars and the director. When they were asked if they had ever thought of becoming writers or directors, Bachchan said he was happy to leave that to his director.
“That’s what he says but all actors want to direct,” Ratnam said laughing.
“Directors all really want to act,” Bachchan quickly retorted.
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