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She shares a good relationship with both Abhishek and me and is an important ingredient in the final outcome of the story.

After Ramgopal Varma Ki Aag, there are reports about you planning another film with him which the director initially wanted to make with Shah Rukh Khan. Is it true?

Ramu and I talk constantly of several projects simultaneously. It's a common phenomenon with most artist-director relationships. I am unaware whether the projects he has spoken of have also been discussed with Shah Rukh. That will be Ramu's prerogative. It is very unlikely in today's time that someone would design something with Shah Rukh and then work with me instead. It would be a sacrilege and self-destructive.

What do you think went wrong with Jhoom Barabar Jhoom? According to critics, the role had nothing to offer an actor of your calibre.

What went wrong with JBJ was that the audience did not like it. Critics not liking my presence in it, because it had nothing to offer me, could be justified. I did it because the film involved Shaad, Abhishek, Adi and Yashraj, and the great time I had working in their earlier project Bunty Aur Babli.

Of late, you have been seen in films in which you have interesting get-ups. Even Bhootnath and Aag have you in novel get-ups. Don't you think that get-ups mostly spoil the role?

Get-ups justify the effort desired to be playing different roles. Actors need to be constantly tested and challenged through different characterisations. A role can be spoilt by a bad performance, a bad script, a bad director. Never have I heard of a get-up spoiling a role.

Will Ash's Windfall which she was co-producing be made under the AB Corp banner? There are also reports about Shoojit Sarkar's film, which was to be earlier made by Percept being made under the AB Corp banner.

I am unaware of what Windfall is, and have no information on it wanting to do something with AB Corp. Shoojit Sarkar's film is now with UTV and they are working out the details.

Is AB Corp planning to make television serials? What is the current status of the TV serial that you are going to be part of?

At the moment, AB Corp is not making serials. But there are possibilities of us getting into TV shows in the future.

Today's generation likes being on their own. Will Aishwarya and Abhishek move into the other bungalow (Ammu) or they want to be with you and Jayaji?

They want to be with us.

There are speculations in the media and in the political circles that all is not well between the Bachchans and Amar Singh. Comment.

Things between Amar Singhji and us couldn't be better. He is a member of my family. If you have not seen us together as often as you would like us to, that is your problem, not ours.