Amitabh Bachchan fails to mention Aishwarya Rai as he recalls doing Kajra Re with Abhishek Bachchan
Amitabh Bachchan, Aishwarya Rai and Abhishek Bachchan in Kajra Re
Who doesn't remember the iconic song Kajra Refrom Shaad Ali's 2005 blockbuster film Bunty Aur Babli, thatfeatured Amitabh Bachchan, Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai. Abhishek and Aishwarya eventually married a few years after the release of the film.
The film recently completed 19 years and Big B took to X to recall the fun he and son Abhishek had while filming the song but failed to mention Aishwarya Rai.
Amitabh took to X and reposted a still from Kajra Re, of him, Abhishek and Aishwarya matching their hook steps. He wrote in the caption, “The song became so popular that it still regenerates attention and love .. and the best moments with the song, Bhaiyu, were when we performed this live on stage (namaste and laughing with tears emojis).”
The father-son duo had performed the song at an awards function in 2006 and were joined by Aishwarya Rai on stage.
While Big B did not mention Ash's name, the internet was quick to remind the senior actor. Fans pointed out that the actress was the highlight of the song. An X user commented, “Sorry to say but Kajra Re was all about Aishwarya. Both of you were just supporting dancers in that song.”
Another wrote, “But the credit for its popularity goes not to you but to Aishwarya, because I believe that if only you were there then it would have been popular, but because of Aishwarya it became most popular (smile emoji).”
“Apart from ‘Bhaiyu’, there was ‘Bhaiyi’ in song too. She is the biggest reason for sucess of song. No one watches the song for ‘Bhaiyu’ or ‘Senior Bhaiyu’ in song," wrote another user.
“Both you are your son are irrelevant in this song. Without Aishwarya, no one will watch this,” wrote another person on X.
About Bunty Aur Babli
Bunty Aur Babli was produced by Yash Raj Films and featured Abhishek Bachchan and Rani Mukerji in the titular role. The heist comedy also featured Amitabh Bachchan and had Aishwarya Rai in a special appearance.
Varun V Sharma directed the sequel in 2022, starring Rani, Saif Ali Khan (who replaced Abhishek as Bunty), Siddhant Chaturvedi, Sharvari Wagh, and Pankaj Tripathi, but it failed at the box office.
