'My daughter will always come first', Aishwarya Rai Bachchan

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan's iconic status
never comes in the way of her duties as a
mother, a wife, daughter and daughter-in-
lawin that order. Just how she manages
to fulfil all the above roles and still finds
time to be one of India's most recognized
entertainers, is a mystery to me.
Not to the lady herself, though.
"It's something I've grown up with. From
the time I was 18, I've been juggling with
many responsibilities. My day begins at 5.30
am. It has been that way from the time I
remember. Of course after Aaradhya my
priorities have changed completely. She
comes first, everything else is secondary,
says the protective mother, her voice
lighting up with pride as soon as the A'
word appears in our conversation.
"Do you know Aaradhya saw my film for the
first time? I mean, she had of course seen
me on television and doing songs, etc. But
Fanney Khan is my first film where she
actually sat through the whole film, says
Aishwarya shyly.
And what did Aaradhya think of Mama
Dearest?
"I think her smiling eyes said it all. She had
actually seen me shoot a part of my song in
Fanney Khan. So when she heard there was
a screening she expressed a wish to see
the film with all her friends and their
parents. So all her friends came with their
parents and had a good time. I was happy
to let Fanney Khan be the first film Aaradhya
watches. It has a positive message for
viewers of all ages and there's nothing in it
that children cannot watch. In any case
Aaradhya is constantly singing and dancing
at home , sometimes to my songs,
sometimes to her father's and her
grandfather's songs. It's a normal
household. We're trying to keep the
atmosphere around Aaradhya as normal as
possible.
Aishwarya is not one of those star-mom's
whose child is seen more with the nanny
than the mom.
She laughs at that observation but corrects
me, "Aaradhya does have a nanny. In fact I
am told I should have two nannys because
the one that I've tends to take off on
longish holidays. But it doesn't really matter.
I like doing everything for Aaradhya myself,
though with my kind of schedules it is not
always possible to do so. Today, for
example, I've to catch a flight for a family
event. I dropped Aaradhya to school. Now
she will be picked up from school by my
mother in my absence. So it's me or my
mother.
Aishwarya says she grew up in an
atmosphere where her mother was always
hands-on. "So it never even occurred to me
that it could be otherwise.
Managing her sprawling career and her
domestic responsibilities is not easy. "Every
home maker who is a working woman is a
hero. It requires a lot of juggling with time.
And a supportive husband, which I luckily
have.
Aishwarya is looking at doing handpicked
roles, like the one in Karan Johar's Ae Dil Hai
Mushkil and now Fanney Khan. "I always
knew my role in Fanney Khan was small.
When I was promoting the film I never gave
the impression that I was there throughout
the film. Rakeysh Mehra and his wife
Bharati (who has co-produced Fanney
Khan) narrated the idea to me and I loved
it.
It's almost as though the role of the pop
diva was written for Aishwarya.
She laughs, "That's how audience have
perceived my presence. Once I was on
board I became totally involved with the
development of the character, her
relationship with the character played by
Rajkummar Rao, her clothes, the song, etc. I
loved the concept. And Anil Kapoor as the
father of the daughter brought his personal
emotions into the part. He was so sincere.
Rakeysh Mehra says Aishwarya contributed
a lot to her character. She laughs, "It was a
small but pivotal role. I don't look at my
roles in terms of the footage. To me the role
should define my personality and the
character I am playing. But now Rakeysh
needs to do a full-fledged film with me.

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