Actor Abhishek Bachchan has worked with his wife, actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, on several films but he says Umrao Jaan is the most special one of them. Because Abhishek, who met Aishwarya on the sets of the 2000 film Dhaai Akshar Prem Ke, fell in love with her while they were filming their 2006 film Umrao Jaan. They got married in 2007. Speaking of his wife Aishwarya, who played the titular role in Umrao Jaan, Abhishek wrote, “Umrao is very special to me also because…. well you know why.” The film, directed by J.P. Dutta, was Abhishek’s third collaboration with Aishwarya after Dhai Akshar Prem Ke and Kuch Na Kaho.
Reminiscing his journey of two decades in Bollywood, Abhishek wrote: “Year-2006…Kabhie Alvida Na Kehna, Umrao Jaan and Dhoom2 All three films hold a very special place in my heart.”
Abhishek stepped into Bollywood with J.P. Dutta’s 2000 war drama Refugee. He also worked with him in the 2003 film LOC: Kargil. “Umrao Jaan was my third film with JP saab and my third too with Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Suniel Shetty. JP Films is like home for me and working with them always seems to be more of a holiday than work,” wrote Abhishek. After Umrao Jaan, the two worked together in Dhoom 2, and a year later, they tied the knot.
“Dhoom 2 (my favourite of the series so far) saw a whole bunch of my childhood friends and some newer ones come together to make such a fun film. We had a blast making this one! Every day was like a huge school picnic,” wrote Abhishek.