What is Aishwarya Rai’s dilemma? She is at a point where she little choice but to accept one film but only at the cost of declining another equally high-profile film which she would not like to miss. Here are the details:
Aishwarya had happily agreed to work in a Manirathnam movie, slated to begin from June 2008, long before she accepted a role in Robot. But it will now be possible for her to appear in Manirathnam’s movie only if she opts out of Robot, which will begin at approximately the same time. She even shed 6 kg for the role as advised by director Shankar. Now, when shooting of Robot is about to begin, Manirathnam’s movie is also ready to start shooting and requires Ash’s presence. Manirathnam’s movie also stars Abishek Bachchan, another solid gold-plated reason for Ash; the plot revolves around the bickering and problems of a newly-married couple. Now Aishwarya Rai HAS no choice but to make a choice between these two projects.
Aishwarya does not have the heart to say no to Robot because Rajinikanth has been requesting her to be his heroine since a long time. Aishwarya is all praise for Rajinikanth’s patience, would love to act with him and does not want to be in his bad books by rejecting his offer again (last time she refused the heroine’s role in Sivaji). There is also the not-so-small matter of the astronomical fee she demanded and was offered for Robot. But if she accepts his offer, she will be fully occupied by this project which will continue for two years. This will not only preclude her from acting in Manirathnam’s movie, she would also be losing a lot of other offers plus she may have to put motherhood on hold for the same period.
And if this is not enough, if she rejects Robot and works with Manirathnam, she just might lose her place to Deepika Padukone. When Aishwarya faced a similar date problem and turned down the role of Jhansi ki Rani in a movie, it was offered to Deepika Padukone, who accepted it eagerly.
So what could be the win-win solution for Ash? Possibly directors Manirathnam and Shankar could sit together, sort out the schedules and let Aishwarya act in both movies.
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