Abhishek Bachchan says he’ll do ‘everything it takes’ to be there for daughter Aaradhya: ‘Whatever your relation with your child is…’

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He continued, “For me, the self-reflection starts, and I’ve only realised it through I Want to Talk, happens before. I’ve realised now, in my second innings, a large part of me, doing the kind of cinema that I choose to do, is reflective of the state of mind that I’m in at that point. Mera pehle hota hai (It happens before).” In the drama, Abhishek plays a man given 100 days to live after being diagnosed with cancer. The film is based on a real-life person.

Drawing parallels to the character’s experiences, Abhishek continued, “The fact that Arjun is given 100 days to live, coupled with what his daughter told him, ‘Will you dance at my wedding?’… For any father, giving your daughter away is one of the high points of your life. It’s something that you look forward to, you plan for, whatever your relation with your child is… His motivation to be there for his kid, and he’s willing to do whatever it takes because of a promise he made, is something that resonated with me. That’s one of the reasons I chose… My daughter is still much younger than (the character), but for a father to feel that emotion of ‘I need to do whatever it takes to be there for my daughter’, is one of the main reasons for deciding…”

Abhishek’s daughter, Aaradhya Bachchan, recently turned 13. She was born in 2011, four years after Abhishek tied the knot with Aishwarya Rai Bachchan. I Want to Talk will be released in theatres on Friday.