Me having affair with Abhishek a more interesting story: SRK

New Delhi, Aug 4 (UNI) Stories of his so-called cold war with megastar Amitabh Bachchan have been flooding the media of late, the most recent being about him not being part of the Yash Raj banner anymore because of the war.

However, rather than irritate Shah Rukh Khan, stories of his alleged tiff with the Big B have left the star amused.

''We hate each other and right now we are planning through assassins to kill each other and I've even decided to take on Mr Yash Chopra and destroy all the films and the negatives that he has done. That is what it is at. And my assassins are all over Mumbai outside Mr Bachchan's house, attempting to take over his house and his films,''Shah Rukh says in a humorous vein when confronted, in an interview to a TV channel, about all these stories making the rounds of the media.

Then, in a serious tone, he says,''earlier, I was amused by these stories, I was never irritated, I was never disturbed.

Now, I'm not even amused, I mean it's an old and boring story.

It's just not there.'' Speaking in an exclusive interview on CNN-IBN, to be telecast tomorrow at 2130 hours, Shah Rukh says,''I think newspapers and channels should just freshen up some scandalous stories like me having an affair with Abhishek Bachchan would be more interesting.'' Stories of his war with megastar Bachchan were all the more amusing for Shah Rukh, who had grown up on the Big B's films.

In that sense recreating the role played by the Big B in the 80s classic 'Don', in the remake of 'Don' being produced by Farhan Akhtar, was for Shahrukh a dream come true.

''For me the main attraction to do the remake of 'Don' was to star in a film that was part of my childhood. You can ask anyone walking the streets, anyone who is my age and has grown up on Don.

It's a 27-year-old movie. Ask anyone in CNN-IBN office, wouldn't they just love the dialogue "Don ko pakadna mushkil hi nahi, namumkin hai (It's not just difficult to catch the Don, it's impossible). I won't say it as well. The film won't be as great either. It's no comparison at all, rather, it's a dream come true.'' I mean, you start your career with a film called 'Deewana', where you make an entry in the second half and 16 years later, there you are - saying dialogues mouthed by an actor you saw on screen and wanted to be like. I am Amitabh Bachchan,''Shah Rukh said in the interview to Rajiv Masand, titled 'SRK Unplugged'.

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