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I want my kids to work for their money: Elton John

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Singer-songwriter Elton John wants his children to realise the worth of money and makes them work around the house to earn their share.

Th 68-year-old Grammy-winning singer and his husband David Furnish, who are parents to five-year-old Zachary and three-year-old Elijah, makes it sure that the kids learn the value of money, reported Female First.

"I came from a council house and a working class background and I earned my money and I earned it with very hard work and I loved it. And I want them to work for their money. They both have pocket money, but they have to work in the house for it and they have to work in the garden," John said.
 

The music legend says he will not spoil the boys and if they want to flash out money in teenage, they will have to earn it themselves.

"They are spoilt enough living the way they do... If they want a new car, they'll have to pay for it, and they're going to have the second hand car to star with - that's what I had. They have to have a sense of value. A silver spoon is no good to anybody and the boys are in a difficult position as sons of someone very famous," he said.
"The buddy-cop genre hasn't been explored in India in

ages. I think the last time it was explored was more than 20 years ago and that also not in a full fledged way," John said.

"There was 'Main Khiladi Tu Anari' at that point, but this is the first time we are seeing the genre the way it needs to be seen. I hope it works, not only for Rohit but for Varun and me and for the genre," he said.

While the actor has worked with Rohit in "Desi Boyz", "Dishoom" is the first time he will be seen sharing screen space with Varun, who John considers an easy going guy.

"Varun and I met before Rohit started 'Desi Boyz'. In fact, we met the first time when I was working with Varun's dad in a film which unfortunately didn't release. We have known each other forever," he said.

"Varun told me that with any other actor he needs to prepare, but I never made him feel like that way. He always feels that I am more part of this generation than I am part of the senior generation. He treated me like a buddy and we extended our off screen chemistry, on screen," John added.

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First Published: Jan 24 2016 | 8:13 AM IST

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