Aishwarya Rai won hearts in the 2000s’ with her acting skills in English movies including ‘The Mistress of Spices’, ‘Bride & Prejudice’, ‘Provoked’, ‘The Last Legion’ and ‘The Pink Panther 2’, among others. Did you know that Rai was offered a role opposite Brad Pitt?
In 2012, when Brad Pitt was promoting his film ‘Killing Them Softly’, he opened up about the same. The Hollywood star expressed regret that he couldn’t get a chance to work with the Bollywood diva. In an interaction with IANS, he stated “Given a chance, I would like to work with Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, because she’s a versatile actor. She is one of the most popular actresses of Bollywood, who has achieved huge acclaim in the west for her style, beauty and acting. I think we missed an opportunity to be cast together for Troy.”
In a 2008 interview with IANS, the ‘Guru’ actress stated that she did not turn down the film because she wanted to celebrate Karwa Chauth back home. “That’s what they wrote in the US press… that I preferred to return to Mumbai to ‘starve’ myself for a religious occasion than to meet Smith for the film. That’s completely incorrect.”
According to a report in Cosmopolitan Aishwarya refused the role because she was not comfortable shooting steamy scenes which were a part of the plot. Later, Rose Byrne was roped in to play the role.
Aishwarya Rai will be next seen in a project titles ‘Gulab Jamun’ with husband Abhihek Bacchan.
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