AB Corp (formerly known as�Amitabh Bachchan Corporation Limited) launched its second film, The Family, after Viruddh, on November 14, in Mumbai.

Not surprisingly, Big B turned up for the muhurat with his family -- wife Jaya and grandchildren Agastya and Navyanaveli -- in tow! �

The Family will be directed by Raj Kumar Santoshi and will star Amitabh and Akshay Kumar. The heroine of the film has not yet been decided.

The story�reportedly revolves around�two families: a 'bad family' and a 'good family.'

The former is headed by Akshay, who plays a chef, while the latter is obviously Amitabh, who plays a gangster.

The muhurat shot showed both clad in their respective characters, as Akshay donned a chef's hat and Bachchan wore dark glasses�with his suit, and thrilled the audience playing a gangster�once again.

Aamir Khan was a guest at the function, and so was�Samajwadi Party General Secretary Amar Singh, who gave the mahurat clap shot for the event.�

"If I don't change with the times, I won't get work," Bachchan said. "So I change my looks for different films.�I wear this fake beard and goggles and try to do different things, so that I can survive in the industry."

"Indian films always have a good and bad side," he added. "This film is no different. Akshay Kumar is on the good side whereas I am on the bad side. I feel after�passing their age,�older people should take a backseat and�make way�for the�younger generation. Now, I am happy to be in the background and work with the younger generation."

Bachchan also said�the earlier launched�Ranveer, with son Abhishek, had not been shelved. "We will do that film later," he confirmed.

Asked why Abhishek is not a part of this home production, Bachchan joked, "I can't give him a role in every film."

The film is expected to release in August 2005.

Asked how close�this film is to The Godfather or Sarkar which he was doing with Ram Gopal Varma, director Rajkumar Santoshi intervened and said, "This film is no way near�both the films. It is a completely different story."�

Speaking about his work experience with Rajkumar Santoshi, Bachchan said, "Before Khakee, we wanted to work together many times. Somehow, things didn't work out. I am happy with the way Khakee turned out.�It was one of the most challenging roles for me as an actor. I hope this film will be equally challenging."�

Photograph: Pradeep Bandekar