Good you clarified it, now no one will
hopefully bash Ash in return because you bashed their favourite star. 😆
Jokes apart, Aishwarya's world changed when Aaradhya happened to her. It was like everything else became secondary, and her whole world revolves around Aaradhya. Can you believe it if I said she has not spent a single night away from Aaradhya in all these 6 years? Remember, she was the same ambitious woman who did 5 major films in a single year even after marriage and was going to work during her pregnancy too (on Heroine). But when Aaradhya happened, everything changed.
First she takes a 5 year long break. Then she insists on dropping and picking up Aaradhya from school. She tells filmmakers that she can only work on outdoor schedules when Aaradhya has holidays. A couple of days ago, Anil Kapoor said Ash had a lot of conditions about schedules but he really really wanted her in the movie, so he said yes to them all. How many producers will put up with such a star? She was recently offered Salute opposite SRK, which required her to do a two-month long outdoor schedule in Russia. Guess what happened later? Your guess is as good as mine.
However, all said and done, she still wants to work. Just not at the pace during her prime. She has achieved enough in life, and wants to bask in motherhood, and continue to be a working woman; except she can afford to take a couple of years off her career and return when she likes. She is still doing pathbreaking work for a 40 year old actress. ADHM was a bold step. Fanney Khan - a 45 year old woman is not playing a stereotypical sister or bhabhi or mother role - but a glamorous role that could be played by a 25 year old, romancing a Rajkumar Rao who's in his 30s. She is silently breaking that mould that you need to do a certain kinds of roles post motherhood.
All said and done, how many interesting leading roles do we come across today for a middle-aged actress? She is not a Rani or a Kajol with her husband producing her movies. So I won't completely blame her. She is picking the best of offers, those that fit in her schedule and give her creative satisfaction.
Bottom-line: She still continues to be extremely popular; she has built a legacy. Fans will come and go (and probably only go), but she is here to stay and will continue to tread her own trajectory.
Edited by ponymo - 7 years ago
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