Aishwarya has turned down 3 Will Smith films ?

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan has turned down three Will Smith-starrers?Celebrity

Kriti Tulsiani

Updated Nov 01, 2020 | 06:15 IST

Bollywood actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, who turns a year older today, had turned down three films offered to her by Will Smith. Reportedly, the three films are Hitch, Seven Pounds and Tonight He Comes.

When Aishwarya Rai Bachchan turned down three Will Smith-starrers (Instagram, Shutterstock) 

KEY HIGHLIGHTS

• Aishwarya Rai Bachchan celebrates her birthday today

• The celebrated actress, in the past, has turned down three Will Smith-films

• Reportedly, Hitch, Seven Pounds and Tonight He Comes were three films offered to her by Will

Having been in the industry for decades, Bollywood actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, who celebrates her birthday today, has carved an unparalleled spot for herself. Apart from her timeless beauty that has created waves across the world, it's also her acting prowess that has made many prominent names her die-hard fans. One such global name, who has been keen on working with the Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam actress is Hollywood star, Will Smith. 

The Hollywood actor had reportedly offered Aishwarya three of his films, namely Hitch, Seven Pounds, and Tonight He Comes, but the actress couldn't do any of them due to varied reasons. 

It was in 2008 that Aishwarya cleared the air about why she couldn't be a part of Seven Pounds. Contrary to what was portrayed in the US media that Aishwarya had preferred to return to Mumbai for Karwa Chauth, the actress had revealed the reason. Speaking to news agency IANS, Aishwarya had explained that the script reading for the film happened right after Diwali when Teji Bachchan wasn't well. 

“The script reading for The Seven Pounds was just after Diwali when Dadimaa (Teji Bachchan)’s health dipped drastically. So I didn’t make that trip out to LA for the reading session with Will. Is that wrong? Not to me. I’d any day put family over career," said the actress. 

The actress had also talked about turning down Tonight He Comes and said that she felt awful about it. The actress, however, explained that her priorities are set and her family always comes first for her.  

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In another interview, the actress had expressed her desire to collaborate with Will and revealed that the two had hit it off when they met. She had also talked about how Will wanted to make the film during the time when she would be shooting for Ashutosh Gowarikar's Jodhaa Akbar. 

Sad that we never got to see them together on screen but commendable that Aish put her family first 👏🏽

Also this is what making a sacrifice for family looks like, not letting your man cheat and beat you up 🙃

Aishwarya cheated on all her boyfriends. She double-timed Salman and Vivek then double-timed Vivek and Abhishek.

It's been 20 years and no proof of the alleged cheating and beating story of Aishwarya but her fans keep on repeating it. Lying without proof is slander... anyways, here's Aishwarya making sacrifices for her family..... that's the way to do it 🙃...

It was a lie spread by Aishwarya's PR. She never got any offers. She tried hard to get Hollywood movies but failed and came back to India where her only chance to survive in Bollywood was to attach herself with the Bachchans. 

Aishwarya was desperate to get into Hollywood, that's why she did a 5 minutes cameo in a B-grade Pink Panther 2 but says that she turned down 3 movies with an actor like Will Smith. Lol 😂. Aishwarya and her exaggerated stories are funny!

Your story sounds like they are backed up by facts 👍🏼