And Abhishek says that approval from his father mean more to him than box office success and that he was not embarrassed by his father's comments to the media praising his work in ‘Guru’, which starred his lady love the gorgeous Aishwarya Rai .
A news report quotes Abhishek as saying, “`My father's opinion means the world to me.”
“To be honest, I don't care what the film's fate would have been...His (Bachchan's) positive reaction to my work is enough. What more could I ask for?”, Abhishek added.
Meanwhile, 'Guru' was Tuesday exempted from entertainment tax by the Uttar Pradesh Government.
The decision to grant tax exemption to the Mani Ratnam film for a period of three months was taken at a meeting of the State Cabinet in Lucknow, official sources said.
The State Government has in the past granted tax exemption to several Amitabh and Abhishek movies.