Actor Abhishek Bachchan is slated to take off for the ongoing sporting event in London, on Saturday

Heading to Olympics, finally!

Actor Abhishek Bachchan is slated to take off for the ongoing sporting event in London, on Saturday

Actor Abhishek Bachchan, who is currently gearing up to start shooting for his next film Dhoom 3, leaves for London to attend the Olympics on Saturday. The actor, who was apparently scheduled to attend the Opening Ceremony, couldn’t go for it as he had some professional commitments to fulfill. But now he’s all set to take off to London, says the buzz. His father, actor Amitabh Bachchan, who was the torch-bearer at the Olympics, attended the opening ceremony. Abhishek will be representing the international watch brand that he endorses. Interestingly, the actor is also expected to rub shoulders with actors Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie, Nicole Kidman and swimmer Michael Phelps at the London Olympics. A source close to the actor spills the beans. “Abhishek has been extremely excited about going to Olympics. The watch brand he endorses wants all their brand ambassadors to be present there so he is all set to take off on Saturday. The highlight of the trip will be a charity gala dinner that will be attended by several Hollywood biggies.” A couple of days before, Abhishek had said, “I would love to meet any of the sportsmen, it’s the Olympics. It’s a huge honour to represent your country at the Olympics. I would love to see Michael Phelps swim. He’s a fellow brand ambassador, so I wish him the best. More than that, I want to see any of the sports where our Indians are participating. I’d love to go cheer them on. Wrestling, boxing, any of the events we qualify for, I’d love to cheer the team on…”