Bachchans on Sarkar Raj, power and blogs

With son Abhishek and daughter-in-law Aishwarya, Amitabh Bachchan is all set to pull in crowds for Sarkar Raj, a sequel to Ram Gopal Verma’s Sarkar

And three days before the much talked about film hits theatres across the country, CNN-IBN speaks to the Bachchans on what power means to them and Big B’s fixation with his much-hyped blog.

CNN IBN: Everyone’s talking about Sarkar Raj and the point of familiarity that the three of you share. Was there a situation of over familiarity?

Amitabh Bachchan :No, when we play in front of the camera we are characters, we play our role to the efficiency that is desired of us.

Aishwarya: I think it comes naturally to us when we are on the sets and in front of the camera. We are there to deliver what the director expects of us.

CNN IBN: In both Sarkar and Sarkar Raj, power is an important entity and the three of you have been on the Bollywood power list for a long time, so what does power mean to you?

Amitabh Bachchan: It means a lot of things actually. You can be a powerful politician, a powerful government, a powerful media and as in Sarkar Raj, you can be the powerful head of a family, which is, as in the film’s story an extra constitution.

CNN IBN: You are connecting with your fans through your blog and then there is this wonderful concept of the yatra through which you are trying to reach out to your fans. So is there always this urge to reach out to people?

Amitabh Bachchan: Yes, I think it is very important if you are in public life, you need to know what the public thinks of you.

CNN IBN (to Aishwarya and Abhishek): And are you two also planning to take a cue from Mr Bachchan and connect to your fans through blogs?

Abhishek: Nothing as of now but we’re working on the family website.