Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai’s first film was Dhaai Akshar Prem Ke (2000).
Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai have been married for over 18 years now. The couple tied the knot in a dreamy ceremony at the Bachchan bungalow, Prateeksha, in Juhu, Mumbai. The duo, who welcomed daughter Aaradhya in 2011, will be celebrating their 19th wedding anniversary this year on April 20. Now, Abhishek, who will next be seen in actor-director Riteish Deshmukh’s Raja Shivaji, has opened up about his idea of what a true partnership should be like, breaking stereotypical gender roles.
Abhishek Bachchan recently sat for an interview with YouTuber-actress Lilly Singh, where the 50-year-old bared his heart open on several topics, including films, his personal life and parenting. During the conversation, Lilly asked the Ludo actor to share his opinion on men who feel insecure when their wives are more successful, to which Abhishek had the perfect response.
Abhishek Bachchan talks about marriage with Aishwarya Rai
Abhishek Bachchan emphasised the fact that he does not believe in winning at the cost of someone else stepping back. The actor explained that he has always believed in earning success on his own merit, rather than expecting others to diminish themselves to make space for him. Extending this philosophy to his personal life, Abhishek shared that he would never want to be in a marriage where his wife feels the need to hold herself back for him to feel secure.
Abhishek Bachchan further added that Aishwarya is independent and fully capable of taking care of herself. He noted that their relationship is free from competition or traditional gender expectations, with neither partner trying to fit into rigid roles of who should be ‘the man or ‘the woman’ in the marriage. Attributing a similar pattern in their parents’ marriage, Abhishek revealed that when Amitabh and Jaya Bachchan got married, his mother was already a bigger star than her father was, underlying how a relationship can thrive when built on respect.
Abhishek and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan films
Abhishek Bachchan continued that he and Aishwarya have always been great friends. ‘I've known Aishwarya from the start of my career. She's the one actress that I've worked the most with, and the majority of the films were done before we were married,’ he said. The actor said that even after marriage, their equation was solely about partnership, where no one followed traditional gender roles like one has to always bring food to the table while the other has to always take care of the house. ‘It flows very naturally,’ he confessed.
Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai's first film was Dhaai Akshar Prem Ke (2000). They have shared screen space in movies like Kuch Naa Kaho (2003), Dhoom 2 (2006), Guru (2007), Sarkar Raj (2008) and Raavan (2010).
Abhishek Bachchan recently sat for an interview with YouTuber-actress Lilly Singh, where the 50-year-old bared his heart open on several topics, including films, his personal life and parenting. During the conversation, Lilly asked the Ludo actor to share his opinion on men who feel insecure when their wives are more successful, to which Abhishek had the perfect response.
Abhishek Bachchan talks about marriage with Aishwarya Rai
Abhishek Bachchan emphasised the fact that he does not believe in winning at the cost of someone else stepping back. The actor explained that he has always believed in earning success on his own merit, rather than expecting others to diminish themselves to make space for him. Extending this philosophy to his personal life, Abhishek shared that he would never want to be in a marriage where his wife feels the need to hold herself back for him to feel secure.
Abhishek Bachchan further added that Aishwarya is independent and fully capable of taking care of herself. He noted that their relationship is free from competition or traditional gender expectations, with neither partner trying to fit into rigid roles of who should be ‘the man or ‘the woman’ in the marriage. Attributing a similar pattern in their parents’ marriage, Abhishek revealed that when Amitabh and Jaya Bachchan got married, his mother was already a bigger star than her father was, underlying how a relationship can thrive when built on respect.
Abhishek and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan films
Abhishek Bachchan continued that he and Aishwarya have always been great friends. ‘I've known Aishwarya from the start of my career. She's the one actress that I've worked the most with, and the majority of the films were done before we were married,’ he said. The actor said that even after marriage, their equation was solely about partnership, where no one followed traditional gender roles like one has to always bring food to the table while the other has to always take care of the house. ‘It flows very naturally,’ he confessed.
Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai's first film was Dhaai Akshar Prem Ke (2000). They have shared screen space in movies like Kuch Naa Kaho (2003), Dhoom 2 (2006), Guru (2007), Sarkar Raj (2008) and Raavan (2010).