Bollywood actors Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai are among the many couples within the Indian movie industry who have been at the center of many speculations about their marriage. However, in a recent interview the actor opened up about his relationship. Severe ego is the reason behind Abhishek’s marriage with Aishwarya Rai.
Yes! You read that right, the actor stressed the fact that there is equality without any gender role playing.
Abhishek Bachchan opens up about Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
In his recent interview with Lilly Singh, Abhishek Bachchan spoke about his relationship with Aishwarya Rai, his family and his parenting. Talking about the ‘more successful one’ in the relationship and the gender role in a marriage, he said, ‘When my parents got married, my mother was a bigger star than my father was. So, it wasn’t an unnatural thing. It was always about a partnership. I have known Aishwarya from the start of my career. And the second film I made was with her.’
Abhishek spoke about how Aishwarya is the only actress with whom he has worked in multiple films. His second film, which he made, was with Aishwarya. ‘We weren’t in a relationship with each other then. We were just buddies. We were always friends. Through our courtship, our engagement, and our marriage, it was always about partnership. There was no discussion like, ‘I will bring the food, and you take care of the house’. It flows very naturally. For me, I think it comes from severe ego,’ the actor said.
When Abhishek spoke about ego, it was not in a negative context. He said that he does not believe someone has to pull back for him to win a race, adding that his father, Amitabh Bachchan, did not launch him or make a film for him, but later produced one of his films, Paa (2009).
‘I say ego because I am not the kind of person who believes somebody else has to give up or stop running for me to win that race. And that is my mental structure. I don’t want to be in a partnership or marriage where my wife has to stop doing something because I have to feel manly about myself. And thankfully, my wife is not someone who thinks like that either,’ he added.
