| Ash's beauty 'eclipsing' the 'actor' in her? |
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The industry speaks up!
"There is no excellent beauty that hath not some strangeness in the proportion," said Francis Bacon, Sr.
But Aishwarya Rai defies that opinion of 'beauty'? In fact, her 'visual perfection' has become reason enough to eclipse her equally amazing acting talents? Filmmaker Boney Kapoor had once said that a 'perfect looker' (read: a great face complemented by a great body) can never a great actor make, simply because that 'perfection' cannot be digested by the audience; who begins expecting 'superhuman' performances too each time.
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And the reality of acting, as envisioned by a director can never always match perfect beauty equally. Aishwarya Rai is in a similar current dilemma, once faced by Monroe and Bette Davis.
Her beauty is becoming her 'beast', distracting from her as an actor. And after 10 years in the industry and several awards later, it must upset the lady no end.
We spoke to a few directors for their views on Ash's beauty becoming the great visual block to her as an actor. |
Sanjay Gadhvi
(Director, Dhoom 2)
"Aishwarya is not only extremely beautiful and attractive but also very sexy, hot and immensely talented. And there's nothing that's come in the way of her progress - no audiences' mental blocks, no over-expectations, no nothing. Ash's oomph has added to the sexiness of Dhoom 2. The truth is that the camera just loves Ash. One has to know how to use this beauty to enhance one's product (read: film) and that's where Aditya Chopra scores in his vision as a filmmaker. If the logic that a good face disrupts the recognition of talent is true, it should hold universally. Take Hrithik Roshan, Brad Pitt or a Catherine Zeta Jones, for example. They're great faces too, but known for talent as well."
Rahul Rawail
(Director of Ash's Bollywood debut Aur Pyar Ho Gaya)
"Aishwarya is very talented and I don't think her good looks take away from her as an actor. People go through rough patches, and we shouldn't hold them responsible for things gone wrong.
It's people's mental blocks and misconceptions that 'models can't act' that has probably worked against her."
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Subhash Ghai
(Director Taal)
"Aishwarya has grown tremendously as an actor over the years. She's really come into her own of late. A thorough professional with die-hard commitment, Aishwarya must be having that certain something because of which she can survive even a highly critical media.
Currently she's one of the most talented actors of Indian cinema. In my opinion only she could play the role of Umrao Jaan with depth and presence."
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Pritish Nandy
(Producer Shabd))
"As far as beautiful faces are concerned, it is probable that the common viewer feels that they are 'unattainable', and that makes the person appear more 'remote', which in turn leads to people losing interest in the 'star'. Also, when you haven't seen them around for some time - be it on the Indian screen or perhaps public appearances - it could have similar effects. The minute you lose the immediate point of interface with your audience, the image of 'remoteness' sets in. But that should never take away from Ash as an actor of immense talent. Of that there's no doubt."
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After Umrao Jaan, Aishwarya Rai will be seen in a different avtaar in Guru. Indiatimes' Madhureeta caught up with the star and got her talking on her de-glam look in the film.
Actresses who do de-glam roles say its very liberating to go sans make-up. How do you feel?
Interestingly, I work on the visual of each character, and very often with the director. So even if you've got very little make-up on, you're still creating her. For Guru you had to put on weight. So was it a treat for a change, where the director tells you to go and eat?
When the director says 'eat', it is not an issue for me because I always eat. I have a voracious appetite. The tougher the work schedule and longer the hours, the more hungry I get. But the difference was that for 'Dhoom 2' I had to bring tone to my body.It involved a little bit of working out as compared to my regular self. Mani (Ratnam) didn't want that; He didn't want toned arms.
When you raise your arm, he didn't want to see definition because that takes away from the woman of that era. He wanted a very regular Indian woman. Who is Ash's real Guru?
Life! I'd like to say parents, definitely.
But I would extend it to life as well, because every experience, every single day is a learning one. | | Source: https://movies.indiatimes.com/quickies/395670.cms https://movies.indiatimes.com/quickies/msid-383321.cms
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