"She knows my truth. I know her truth."
Abhishek Bachchan has addressed the swirling divorce rumours surrounding him and Aishwarya Rai.
The pair’s marriage has been in the headlines, with speculation that they are heading for divorce.
Responding to the claims, Abhishek called them “malicious” and “incorrect”.
Speaking to Peeping Moon, Abhishek said the rumours were neither new nor rooted in fact.
He noted that similar claims had followed the couple since before their wedding, and stressed that the family remains unaffected.
Abhishek said: “If you are a celebrity, people are going to want to conjecture about everything.
“And any rubbish that they have written is completely false, not based on any fact whatsoever, malicious, and incorrect.
“But now, how much am I… They have been doing this from before we got married also.
“First, they were deciding when we were getting married. Then once we got married, they were deciding when we were getting divorced… These are all rubbish.
“She knows my truth. I know her truth. We go back to a happy and healthy family, which is most important. That’s all that matters.”
On whether the speculation affects him on a personal level, Abhishek explained:
“If there was any truth to it, it would affect me. But it doesn’t.”
The actor also addressed suggestions that the rumours may impact their daughter Aaradhya.
Abhishek explained: “Aaradhya is a mature girl. And her mother has done a wonderful job… she is aware, but I don’t think it is a priority for her.
“She doesn’t have a phone. She’s 14. If her friends want to get in touch with her, they have to call her mother’s phone. That is something we decided a long time ago.
“She loves school. She won’t believe anything. I think her mother has taught her well enough not to believe everything she reads.
“Like my parents, we are completely honest with the family.
“There has never been an occasion where anybody has to question anybody.”
Abhishek Bachchan went on to reflect on how marriage and parenthood have shaped him over the years.
“Marriage changes you. When your goals change, when your stories change, when your reasons change, your choices change too.
“Today, I am a father. I feel a certain responsibility to my entire family, so I choose accordingly. I think life changes you.
“Time, age, circumstance, everything changes you as it should.
“I don’t think an actor can be an island and just be narcissistic and a megalomaniac about everything. That’s where the rot would start.
“If you think you are the greatest, you will never want to improve, and you will become complacent.
“Situations in life would change, and your compulsions would change with that. That’s important.”
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