Aishwarya Rai Bachchan is not amused. The actress, who is in Miami right now, reacted very strongly to two reports carried in national dailies, saying that she may have been ousted from two prestigious projects. One of them being Buddha, directed by Pan Nalin and the other being Robot, directed by Shankar, starring Rajinikant in the lead.
The publications claimed Ash may be out of Nalin’s Budhha because of showing scant interest in the project and not willing to give dates for the same. On the other hand, Ash has allegedly opted out of Shankar’s Robot, because it may take two years to complete, and Aishwarya is not keen to give the project as much time.
A source close to Aishwarya, speaking on her behalf, denied both the reports, saying, none of them is true. Says the source, "Both these stories are untrue. To begin with, Aishwarya met Pan Nalin, the director of Budhha only once, as he was very keen to work with her on the project. The first meeting was very formal with only a brief discussion on the character Ash is supposed to play. Nothing else."
The source further adds, "Whenever Ash agrees upon a film, the next step is sorting out the dates, time and other facts involving the project. Director Pan Nalin did not get back to Aishwarya Rai with the final script till two weeks ago. It has been just a week that she has received the bound script and now she will read the script. Considering she will be spending her first wedding anniversary with her family in Miami, she would get back to Pan after her anniversary on April 20."
The source discussed Ash’s stance on the same, "The question of doing or not doing a film only happens once both the parties agree or disagree upon the project. As of now, both Pan and Ash are keen on working with each other."
Regarding the controversy surrounding Robot, this is what Ash’s business manager Hari Singh has to say, "Aishwarya Rai Bachchan is definitely doing Robot. It’s a multi-million project involving superstar Rajinikant. And considering Mrs Bachchan is doing projects in India and Hollywood, she needs to work out her dates with Shankar, the director."
Added Ash’s friend, "Most magnum opuses take time to wind up. Ash has recently completed Jodhaa Akbar which also took more than a year but the actress will work out the dates with the director and sort it out."
Both Hari Singh and Ash’s associates reiterated the fact that, "Once she commits to a project she never backtracks and gives whatever time is required during production and post-production of the film."
That’s all for now from Ash. For more updates on the beautiful actress, keep watching this space.
