Aishwarya Rai Bachchan: I’ve no insecurities doing a film where I age

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, in a recent interview revealed that she's not insecure about playing her age in films.

Ever since Aishwarya Rai Bachchan made a comeback, she has been giving us a variety of roles that we’ve never seen before. Be it the career driven single mother’s role in Jazbaa or a bereaved sister’s role in Sarbjit or now the seductive divorcee in Ae Dil hai Mushkil. One thing that’s difficult to digest is how she has managed to diversify so much since her comeback. However, it’s not the variety of roles that has left us fascinated but the fact that in her upcoming Karan Johar film, she is actually playing her real age. Now isn’t that slightly shocking? Actresses usually prefer looking and playing younger roles for image reasons. But Ash thinks otherwise. In fact, she is one such actor who is not insecure to play her age or even older than that!

In a recent interview with a leading film magazine, the 41 year old actress said, “As a creative person or even as a woman with experience in life that’s the way I’m going to address my craft. I’ve never played a character like Saba. In a year, I’ve shared three distinctly different pieces of work…. The intense career woman-mother in Jazba, the deep Dalbir Kaur in Sarbjit. I’ve no insecurities doing a film where I age, where visually I look nothing from what you’d expect – considering there’s a constant visual dissection for someone like me! I choose to do the least expected. I’m glad it has turned out being different, in a Karan Johar narrative. The female response has been amazing. Like a journalist said when age is not discussed in the male dynamic, why is it being discussed so much in the female dynamic? I’m glad that the film is raising questions.”

Ahan! Now that’s quite progressive of the actress. Might I add that despite her having no issues and insecurities playing her age, she never looked old to convince us! Look at her in Ae Dil Hai Mushkil. The actress simply fails to look old. Although since we already know that she plays the role of an older woman than Ranbir, it’s simply hard to believe just how breathless she looks. We were the ones to tell you that not Jazbaa but Ae Dil should’ve been her comeback film. Already there’s been a lot of hullabaloo over her sizzling chemistry with Ranbir Kapoor in the film. Well, that ain’t hard. In the past as well, Ash has been able to deliver some great chemistry with her co-stars.
Slated to release on 28th October, the film, Ae Dil has been under a lot of mushkil (excuse the pun!) thanks to political backlash. With the current crossfire going on between India and Pakistan, the ban of Pakistani artistes has further created more perils for Ae Dil as Fawad Khan and Imraan Abbas are a part of it. Hopefully, with the assurance of Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis to make sure the film has a smooth release, perhaps they can breath a sigh of relief.
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