Tuesday, February 06, 2007

The pleasant surprise for Abhishek Bachchan

Mega superstar Amitabh Bachchan gave his son Abhishek Bachchan a pleasant surprise on his birthday on Monday.

Bachchan surprised Abhishek with a Rs 1.7 crore white Bentley car as a gift.

Abhishek’s lady love the gorgeous Aishwarya Rai , who was unable to go to Bikaner to usher in the birthday, was present at the Chhatrapati Shivaji airport with a bouquet to greet him on his arrival in Mumbai.

Abhishek later went for a drive in the new car with Ash and soon after drove back to the Bachchan residence in suburban Juhu.

Ash's gift, if any besides a bouquet, remains a guarded secret.

"Her gift to Abhishek is too personal and confidential," Ash's secretary Hari Singh said.

Earlier, Bachchan along with Samajwadi Party leader Amar Singh flew to Junagarh Fort in Rajasthan where Abhishek was shooting his forthcoming film Drona , to cut the birthday cake at midnight.

"I have been coming to Rajasthan on and off for various reasons. This time, however, I am here to celebrate Abhishek's birthday," Bachchan told reporters at Nall airport.

After getting off the chartered flight from Mumbai, Bachchan went directly to the hotel where his son and other members of the crew were staying, and spent the rest of the day watching the film shoot, the sources said.

The local fan club had made a beeline at the airport on hearing that the megastar was coming.

Jaya Bachchan and Ash could not join them there but were able to meet Abhishek as he returned to Mumbai by evening.

When asked about why Ash did not join Abhishek at Junagarh on the 'D' day, Singh refused to comment saying it was a personal matter.