Jaya Bachchan in a nonetheless from the movie. (courtesy: YouTube)

New Delhi:

Abhishek Bachchan reacted to the reward that mother Jaya Bachchan has been getting for her efficiency in Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani in an interview with India Today. When the actor was requested to cross on the compliments to her, Abhishek Bachchan jokingly stated, “That’s good to hear! Go tell her in Parliament.” Abhishek Bachchan, who had attended the movie’s screening together with his mother final month, added, “I watched it with her. For me, the only member of the family who I cannot view as an actor is my mother.” Jaya Bachchan performed the antagonist in Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani.

The actor added, “My father and my wife, I have the ability to see them as an actor and performance but with my mother, it is too emotional. The relationship between a mother and a son, or any child and a parent, is just that. I always view her as my mother, so it is very difficult for me to judge her.”

The movie, directed by Karan Johar, options Alia Bhatt and Ranveer Singh in titular roles and Jaya Bachchan, Shabana Azmi, Dharmendra, Tota Roy Choudhury, Namit Das, Churni Ganguly, Aamir Bashir, Kshitee Jog and Anjali Anand in supporting roles.

Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani, directed by Karan Johar and likewise produced by him, launched in theatres on July 28. The film marks the second collaboration between Ranveer Singh and Alia Bhatt. It additionally marks the return of Karan Johar as a director after Ae Dil Hai Mushkil (2016).