'I have a problem with the word superstar'

Would you act with Rekha again?
Why not? If it's a good role, why not?

How did you adapt to the small screen?
There's really not much to adapt to. You just go and do your job. Yes, on TV shows there isn't a rigid script, so you need to think on your feet, be yourself, improvise all the time.

Isn't Bigg Boss a bit of a climbdown, being there with much smaller stars?
No, I think all of them are very talented, recognised. I did not have any work when they approached me and I liked the concept, and took it up.

You are acerbic, combatant against the media in your blog.
What the media say right or wrong goes down in history, archives. I just try to present my point of view through my blog, which the media cannot alter.

Do you understand this generation?
I try to. I try to hang out with them, spend time with them. Of course, they don't allow it always [smiles].

Do you share your music with Abhishek?
We share everything. I listen to the songs he listens to.

Eminem?
Yes, I like Eminem. Nice rhythm.

Have you given yourself a time till when you'll work?
A couple of years more. Two or three years perhaps, not beyond that. In this profession, you don't get good roles when your health or face is deteriorating. You can only act till a certain age. I am already 68.

Do you wish to recite and record your father's poetry in your voice, cut a series of CDs maybe?
Yes, it is a very strong wish. In fact, it is already at the level of a concrete project. I am working on it.

Bachchan's list of great directors he's worked with
Khwaja Ahmed Abbas, Hrishikesh Mukherjee, Prakash Mehra, Yash Chopra, Manmohan Desai, Mukul Anand, Karan Johar, the newer ones... "All of them are good in their own way."