Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, who stars in Mani’s ‘Raavan’ talks about the film and also reveals that she, and not Manisha, was the first choice for Ratnam’s ‘Bombay’Vikram says you are the hero of the film
That’s so sweet and generous of him. A huge thank you to him for such admiration but genuinely, I think it’s the other way around. The whole team of Raavan has done great work. There are some unrecognized heroes like set designers and the entire crew - everyone involved in the making of a film of this nature is a hero for me.
How was it playing Ragini in the Hindi and Tamil versions?
Ragini is very special to me. She is very different from the characters I have played before. Playing Ragini was physically and mentally challenging. We were shooting for both, the Hindi and Tamil versions simultaneously so I had to keep switching between Hindi and Tamil. It was a unique experience for me as an actor.
What I loved about Ragini is that she is a classical dancer. I too have learned classical dancing. But yeah I have never been abducted (she laughs). Ragini is a strong woman who has faith that her husband Dev will save her from Beera. Meanwhile, she also discovers this bad man Beera and multiple facets of his persona.
Mani proved to be lucky for both, you and Abhishek
Oh Mani is very special in my life. He is my Guru. We all used to come to the sets as students. Mani calls me Kanak and Abhishek, Maple. Abhishek and I are very close to Mani sir. He is my first director, and was in fact keen that I do Bombay.
Abhishek has negative shades to his character...
Abhishek’s character Beera has ten different facets to his personality and what I liked the most about him is that on the sets he used to talk like his character, and that was so creative.
How was it working with him once again after Guru?
We love working together. Obviously there’s a comfort when we work together. And it’s always wonderful to come into the arms of your love at the end of the day. We both are adventurous. Abhishek and I have our separate our personal life in front of the camera. Having said that, I find an intense connect with Abhishek.
South actor Vikram is quite impressed by your performance.
Vikram is a very accomplished, senior and talented actor. Vikram is senior to both Abhishek and me in terms of experience. He plays Dev who is a cop in the Hindi Raavan and Veera in Tamil. We loved working with him.
You and Vikram have good onscreen chemistry.
Chemistry is what screenplay creates. In Hindi, I have been paired opposite Vikram while in Tamil there’s Prithviraj. Chemistry is about creating a moment together. When Abhishek and I come in the same frame, you naturally see the connection; we are a couple after all. Even if it was another Hindi actor, maybe you would see a more natural connection than you would see between Vikram and me, but that is not because of anything else but probably the familiarity of seeing people together.
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