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Ever since Aishwarya Rai Bachchan returned
to the silver screen with Jazbaa (2015), she
has been taking measured steps. In the last
three years, she has been a part of four
projects. The diva is clear that she wants to
do movies that will help her portray diverse
characters and make the audience see her
in a new light. She talks to After Hrs about
the films that she has greenlit and the ones
that are still being worked on.
Couple Shenanigans
After the recently-released Fanney Khan, Ash
will be seen in Anurag Kashyap's Gulab
Jamun opposite Abhishek Bachchan. The
former beauty queen is excited to share
screen space with her hubby after eight
years. They were last seen together in Mani
Ratnam's Raavan (2010). Ash reveals, "I
agreed on it early last year. At that time,
Abhishek had taken a small break to review
his work. It was a good move because I
think every professional should do that. He
just wanted to sit back and decide what he
wanted to do next. She adds, "He chose
Manmarziyaan then, and now with Anurag
directing this one (Gulab Jamun) too, people
have incidentally put it together and there
have been a lot of re-mentions. We will set
the plan to do this one soon.
No Clarity On Cop Drama Yet
Abhi-Ash were also approached to star
together in Shailesh R Singh's next
production venture, where they were
supposed to play cops. "The discussions
stopped midway in February this year.
Abhishek had asked them to rewrite some
aspects of his character. I don't know
whether he continued to show interest in it
or he dropped it completely. I couldn't
reconnect on my part. Apparently, Junior
Bachchan has not liked the final draft of the
script and moved on. Quiz her if she will do
the project and the light-eyed beauty says,
"I'm not saying that it has to be Abhishek
and me together, otherwise we won't do
the film. We are both liberated as artistes.
But it still needs to be ideally cast. Only then
you will see the magic on screen.
Rewrite And Right Issues
After Fanney Khan, Aishwarya was also in
the news for three other projects with the
same producer. But none of them has
materialised as yet. However, the Ae Dil Hai
Mushkil heroine admits that there's still a
possibility with these movies. "I had asked
the makers of the surrogacy story (Jasmine)
for a rewrite. There were two remakes (Woh
Kaun Thi and Raat Aur Din), which were
interesting ideas. I respect the movies of
those times (the '60s). So, I asked them to
get their rights in place, she asserts. If all
goes well, she will reprise Nargis' iconic role
in the Raat Aur Din remake. "When Sanju
(Sanjay Dutt) and I were filming Shabd
(2005), he had said that if there was ever a
remake of Raat Aur Din, I should essay the
protagonist. It made me happy that he
believed I could play his mother's role,
signs off Aishwarya.
https://www.dnaindia.com/bollywood/report-aishwarya-rai-bachchan-on-her-future-projects-gulab-jamun-jasmine-raat-aur-din-and-woh-kaun-thi-remake-and-more-2656545.
to the silver screen with Jazbaa (2015), she
has been taking measured steps. In the last
three years, she has been a part of four
projects. The diva is clear that she wants to
do movies that will help her portray diverse
characters and make the audience see her
in a new light. She talks to After Hrs about
the films that she has greenlit and the ones
that are still being worked on.
Couple Shenanigans
After the recently-released Fanney Khan, Ash
will be seen in Anurag Kashyap's Gulab
Jamun opposite Abhishek Bachchan. The
former beauty queen is excited to share
screen space with her hubby after eight
years. They were last seen together in Mani
Ratnam's Raavan (2010). Ash reveals, "I
agreed on it early last year. At that time,
Abhishek had taken a small break to review
his work. It was a good move because I
think every professional should do that. He
just wanted to sit back and decide what he
wanted to do next. She adds, "He chose
Manmarziyaan then, and now with Anurag
directing this one (Gulab Jamun) too, people
have incidentally put it together and there
have been a lot of re-mentions. We will set
the plan to do this one soon.
No Clarity On Cop Drama Yet
Abhi-Ash were also approached to star
together in Shailesh R Singh's next
production venture, where they were
supposed to play cops. "The discussions
stopped midway in February this year.
Abhishek had asked them to rewrite some
aspects of his character. I don't know
whether he continued to show interest in it
or he dropped it completely. I couldn't
reconnect on my part. Apparently, Junior
Bachchan has not liked the final draft of the
script and moved on. Quiz her if she will do
the project and the light-eyed beauty says,
"I'm not saying that it has to be Abhishek
and me together, otherwise we won't do
the film. We are both liberated as artistes.
But it still needs to be ideally cast. Only then
you will see the magic on screen.
Rewrite And Right Issues
After Fanney Khan, Aishwarya was also in
the news for three other projects with the
same producer. But none of them has
materialised as yet. However, the Ae Dil Hai
Mushkil heroine admits that there's still a
possibility with these movies. "I had asked
the makers of the surrogacy story (Jasmine)
for a rewrite. There were two remakes (Woh
Kaun Thi and Raat Aur Din), which were
interesting ideas. I respect the movies of
those times (the '60s). So, I asked them to
get their rights in place, she asserts. If all
goes well, she will reprise Nargis' iconic role
in the Raat Aur Din remake. "When Sanju
(Sanjay Dutt) and I were filming Shabd
(2005), he had said that if there was ever a
remake of Raat Aur Din, I should essay the
protagonist. It made me happy that he
believed I could play his mother's role,
signs off Aishwarya.
https://www.dnaindia.com/bollywood/report-aishwarya-rai-bachchan-on-her-future-projects-gulab-jamun-jasmine-raat-aur-din-and-woh-kaun-thi-remake-and-more-2656545.
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