# Aishwarya Rai turned down Happy New Year after motherhood 2026-08-09T11:44:11+00:00 | Entertainment | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Farah Khan's 2014 film Happy New Year starred Shah Rukh Khan and Deepika Padukone, but Deepika was not the first choice. Aishwarya Rai Bachchan was offered the role, but she turned it down. According to indiatvnews.com, Aishwarya declined because she had recently become a mother and her husband Abhishek Bachchan was not comfortable with the intimate scenes in the film. The film went on to become a major box office hit. Aishwarya, who took a break after daughter Aaradhya's birth in 2011, has since been selective about her projects. The report highlights that family considerations influenced her decision. ## Coverage - indiatvnews.com Tags: Abhishek Bachchan, Aishwarya Rai, Bollywood, Happy New Year, motherhood, Shah Rukh Khan Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/aishwarya-rai-turned-down-happy-new-year-after-motherhood/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/aishwarya-rai-turned-down-happy-new-year-after-motherhood/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.