Abhishek Bachchan recalls his reply to Oprah about him, Aishwarya living with his parents

Actor Abhishek Bachchan has recalled his answer to talk show host Oprah Winfrey about him and his better half, actress Aishwarya Rai living with his parents–actor couple Amitabh Bachchan and Jaya Bachchan. In a recent interview, Abhishek said that it is tradition and a normal thing for children to live with their parents. He added that the US culture is different as an individual leaves home after turning 18.

In 2009, Abhishek and Aishwarya Rai showed up on an episode of The Oprah Winfrey Show. During the show, Oprah, talking about India’s culture had asked the couple, “You live with your parents? How does that work?” Abhishek had answered, “You live with your parents?” to which Oprah said that she doesn’t. Abhishek then asked her, “How does that work?” The audience had burst into laughter and applauded his reply.

Now, in an interview with GOODTiMES, Abhishek talked about his answer to Oprah, “It was a big deal for her. Later on, Aishwarya told me that the last time she had gone on Oprah, Oprah had asked the same thing. I think she said something like ‘I believe you all still live with your parents. What’s that like?’ Toh mujhe woh samajh me nhi aya, toh maine unse pucha (I didn’t understand, so I asked her), ‘Do you live with your parents? What’s that like?'”

He added, “I said ‘hum log desi log hain, yaar. Humari pratha hai (We are Indians. This is our tradition). This is our normal’. But then, I realised, culturally in America woh hai nahi (It’s not the same). Woh 18 saal pe bahar nikal dete hain. Hum log sab biwi bachche sab milke (They leave home at the age of 18. We live with our family)…I like that. That whole joint family thing is nice.”