For months, there have been rumors swirling and unfounded reports about the Bachchan family. Some of which have grown increasingly exaggerated. The latest speculation is stemming from Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan arriving separately at the Ambani wedding. This has led to widespread gossip regarding their marital status. Despite the constant media frenzy, the Bachchan family has chosen to remain silent and refrained from responding to any claims. Finally, Amitabh Bachchan took to his blog to somewhat address the ongoing rumors and offered his perspective in a typically understated manner. In a detailed post on Thursday afternoon, the iconic actor shared his reasons for rarely discussing his family in public. He also shed light on the misinformation circulating. “It takes immense courage, conviction and sincerity to be different and believe in its presence in life… I rarely say much about family, because that is my domain and its privacy is maintained by me. Speculations are speculations… they are speculated untruths, without verifications…” Big B elaborated, emphasizing the importance of truth in reporting. He also pointed out the necessity of verifying information before its circulated. “Verifications are sought by the seekers to authenticate their business and commercials of the profession they be in. I shall not challenge their desire to be in the profession of their choice… and I shall appreciate their effort in serving the society. But untruths, or selected question-marked information can be a legal safeguard for them that inform. But the seed of suspected belief is sown with this most used emblem… the question mark…” In the midst of this, Amitabh Bachchan also expressed his admiration for his son Abhishek whose new film with director Shoojit Sircar is now in theaters.
