Mumbai: Abhishek Bachchan is ready with a promising looking new
film, Delhi 6, directed by Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra. While Mehra's
film talks about Bachchan's character discovering India, Abhishek
says he is an extremely patriotic person. And he has one wish for
the country. "I want to do something about the level of education in
our country. Education is very important and I am here because my
parents gave me a fantastic education. And only education can take
the country far," he says.

Abhishek's next film (yet untitled) to be directed by Mani Ratnam
might just be another milestone in his career (Mani's earlier two
films with the actor Yuva and Guru won Bachchan many
accolades). "With Mani, one is very excited because I know that he
is going to guide me into a brilliantly crafted movie. I hope he has
enough trust in me and I don't let him down," he says.

But recently, what made Abhishek envious was the fact that Ash got
to act with his childhood idol. "We were at the premiere of The Pink
Panther 2 and it was great fun. It's a hilarious film. Steve Martin
is a genius. I am very jealous of Ash. He is someone I have been
idolising when I was growing up. And Ash gets the opportunity to
work with the likes of Steve Martin and Jeremy Irons!"