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Aishwarya Rajesh goes to Bollywood

The Kaaka Muttai star all set to make her debut up north, with the film Daddy, alongside Arjun Rampal.

Aishwarya Rajesh, the dusky powerhouse performer, is going places. She has bagged a plum Bollywood offer opposite Arjun Rampal, in a film directed by national award-winning filmmaker Ashim Ahluwalia of Miss Lovely fame. This is owing to her performance in Kaaka Muttai, the critically acclaimed superhit film, which gave her career a huge break. The new movie titled Daddy is inspired by a real- life incident. An excited Aishwarya talks to DC in an exclusive.

“One day I got a call from director Ashim’s office, asking if I would be interested in working in their upcoming Hindi flick Daddy, with Arjun as the lead hero. It came to me as a complete shock! Apparently, one of the assistant directors of Ashim had watched Kaaka... and suggested my name. Later, both Arjun and Ashim saw a few of my scenes from the movie. Initially, I couldn’t say yes, as I was committed to a few films in Tamil, and they wanted the dates immediately.

Also, Bollywood is a different ball game. But, at the same time I didn’t want to let the opportunity go, and agreed for the audition,” Aishwarya quips. Thrilled, she adds, “You know what? I did the audition at midnight 12.15 and sent the video. Within 15 minutes a person called and introduced himself as Arjun Rampal and said, ‘This was the girl we were looking for’. I thought someone is making a prank call. After few minutes only, I realised it was indeed Arjun!” (laughs)

The Aaradhu Sinam actress says that later she came to know that they had auditioned several girls and finally approached her — “They wanted someone like Shabana Azmi for the female lead, since the story is based on real-life incidents. They also gave me the full narration. I flew to Mumbai, signed on the dotted line and the film took off the same day and I completed two days of shoot as well.” Is she fluent in Hindi? “For an artiste, understanding the nuances of the character she essays is very important. I am learning Hindi and am confident that I can pull it off,” Aishwarya smiles. Ask her about bold scenes, and she grins, “If the script demands it, I would definitely do such scenes. But, I would say no to the ones that are forced!”

( Source : Deccan Chronicle. )
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