Did you know that Aishwarya Rai Bachchan is being offered to Brad Pitt stars Troy and that she refused to be a part of it? Yes, you read that right. Aishwarya was approached to play Briseis in the lead role of Brad Pitt, but the actor turned down the role.
In a video from an indianexpress.com, Aishwarya said she had made many films in Bollywood at the time, adding that “there are so many things I will not be comfortable with in the long run.” Directed by Troy, Wolfgang Petersen and Eric Bana, Orlando Bloom and Dian Kruger, among others. The role of Brisies went to Rose Byrne after Aishwarya refused.
Aishwarya talked about how the work environment / process of Hollywood is different from Bollywood, and said: ‘Movies in the West and here work differently in the sense that they meet you and then they say’ green ‘and they shut you down for a period of time due to the insurances. As is the whole movie schedule, you are excluded, which was very new to me. ‘
She later talked about Troy and how exciting it was to be presented with such a great film. ‘When talking about Troy, forget it at the level of the screenplay, they said at least 6-9 months to quit (the schedule) because it’s a great movie. We were like ‘wow.’ But it’s clear we have a way of looking at it – it’s your part … (to express that her part was not big enough) to end the kind of time when I had movies here on which I was committed, and I could not bring myself to kick it to the curb. You understand the impact of the cinema (Troy). It’s exciting because it’s huge offers … ”said the 47-year-old, saying what it would be like on board the film to break the glass ceiling her colleagues were talking about, but there were things she did not feel comfortable about. not. .
‘I’ve heard interviews with many of my seniors who say there’s a glass ceiling to break and it can’ t be broken. They believed it could not happen (here). But you are like – I know it can happen and I can be the one who makes the difference if I want to, but there are so many things I will not be comfortable with in the long run, “said the bride and prejudice actor and added that she saw how Troy and other projects would be worked on. “That could be proof, maybe I’m not comfortable with it. So I walked away from a lot of projects. I could see how it would be eliminated. ‘, the Raincoat actor concluded, talking about how Bride And Prejudice is looked down upon in the Hindi film industry, just as Jeans is not valued in North India but still one of the biggest and most loved films in the south.
Brad also addressed Aishwarya’s disapproval in 2012 and said in an interview with IANS: ‘If I have a chance, I would like to work with Aishwarya Rai Bachchan because she is a versatile actor. She is one of the most popular actresses of Bollywood, who has achieved great praise in the west for her style, beauty and acting. I think we missed an opportunity to be thrown together for Troy. ”
Aishwarya made her Hollywood debut with Bride and Prejudice. She later appeared in The Mistress of Spices (2005), The Last Legion (2007) and The Pink Panther 2 (2009). The actor, who last appeared in the film Fanney Khan in 2018, will next appear in Ponniyin Selvan of Mani Ratnam. She will collaborate with, among others, Vikram, Karthi, Trisha, Jayam Ravi and Aishwarya Rajessh.