Jayalalithaa biopic: Amma wanted Aishwarya to play her on screen

Despite the fierce politician that J Jayalalithaa was, Puratchi Thalaivi Amma will forever be remembered for her beauty and charisma. Ever since Jayalalithaa's demise, much has been said about her biopic and the actor suitable to play her role on screen.

Interestingly, in an interview to Simi Garewal in 1999, Jayalalithaa went on the record saying that Aishwarya Rai Bachchan would be suitable to play her on screen. ALSO READ: Benny Dayal at India Today Conclave- I am not a fan of my voice

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Speaking about her biopic, Jayalalithaa had said, "Aishwarya Rai would be suitable to play me in my younger days, but then to play me as I am now (back then) or I am likely to be in the future, I think it would be a little difficult."

Recently, the uncut version of the interview surfaced on Twitter.

Guess who Jayalalithaa wanted to play her role in a film about her life? And guess who she thought was the most b'ful woman in the world? :) pic.twitter.com/qa4u23d7nx Vani (@RandomMusings98) January 5, 2017

It must be noted that Aishwarya Rai played the fictitious character Kalpana in ace filmmaker Mani Ratnam's Iruvar (1997), which was loosely based on Dravidian stalwarts MG Ramachandran and M Karunanidhi. Will Aishwarya Rai essay Amma? Well, we have to wait and see.

Tamil actor Ramya Krishnan also expressed her desire to play Jayalalithaa if a biopic is made on the AIADMK leader.

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and AIADMK's undisputed leader Jayaram Jayalalitha passed away in Chennai's Apollo Hospital on December 5, 2016. She was 68.

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