When Abhishek Bachchan called Amitabh Bachchan after proposing to Aishwarya Rai in New York: ‘Humko kya lena-dena hai aur kuchh se’

Once, Abhishek’s father, legendary actor Amitabh Bachchan, shared his reaction upon learning about his son’s engagement. In a past interview, he shared: “Abhishek and Aishwarya are fond of each other. In New York, after the premiere of Guru, Abhishek called me and said that he had proposed to her. I said, ‘Come on home.’ I asked Aishwarya if she was happy. She said yes. I picked them up and took her home. I told her, this is your home. Humko kya lena dena hai aur kuch se? (What do we have to do with anything else?)”

Interestingly, Abhishek himself once shared the motivation behind his decision to ask for her hand in marriage in New York. “I was filming in New York for a movie and I used to stand on the balcony of my hotel room and wish that one day, you know, wouldn’t it be nice if I was together with her, married. So I took her to the very same balcony and I asked her to marry me,” he said during their joint appearance on Oprah Winfrey’s show. Clearly moved by this, Aishwarya added, “That was sweet. It was very real at the same time.”