Aishwarya Rai Bachchan is back in the news with Ponniyin Selvan 2. The movie is a big hit and people are blown away by how Aishwarya Rai Bachchan brought Nandini to life on screen. It’s not surprising. Director Mani Ratnam and she always give their best when they are together. Be it her debut Iruvar or Guru or Raavan, she has shown her full potential in Mani Ratnam’s films. The only other director who comes close is Sanjay Leela Bhansali. The audience praised him for seeing the potential in Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and investing so much money, time and effort into the project.
After the success of Guru, Mani Ratnam announced Raavan with Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai. In the Tamil version, Junior Bachchan’s role is reprized by Vikram. In Ponniyin Selvan Chiyaan Vikram plays the role of Aditya Karaikalan, the great Chola emperor. Now, an old interview of Mani Ratnam has come to the fore on Reddit. After the failure of Raavan, Amitabh Bachchan commented that he felt uneven editing had destroyed the narrative cohesion of Raavan. Mani Ratnam had said that people will say a lot of things and he didn’t want to take points from Amitabh Bachchan. Here’s how people react to the same.
I am not in the industry to get marks from Bachchan – Mani Ratnam
by u/introvertedthoughtss at BollyBlindsNGossip
Well, the incident did not affect Aishwarya Rai Bachchan’s equation with Mani Ratnam. Even Abhishek Bachchan was there for the screening of Ponniyin Selvan 2 in Mumbai. In fact, Chiyaan Vikram is very close to the couple. Aishwarya Rai Bachchan also revealed how Mani Ratnam loves his daughter Aaradhya Bachchan very much. She said he allowed her to slap the board, a freedom he never gave his stars. Abhishek also said that it was his wife’s best performance.
Now fans want to see more of Aishwarya Rai Bachchan in movies. She is too good an actress to do so few movies. The actress is always stunning for India at Cannes. Mani Ratnam battled many problems, including ill health, to realize Ponniyin Selvan. The strong characterization of women appealed to fans.
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