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Aishwarya Rai turned down Happy New Year after motherhood
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…
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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.
The Indian Opinion
The usual narrative around actresses 'sacrificing' careers for family often paints them as victims, but Aishwarya Rai's choice here was her own, backed by Abhishek's comfort. She had already worked with Shah Rukh in Devdas and others. A more interesting test is how many future big-budget offers she turned down. Will we ever know the full list, or is this just one story that fits a convenient trope?
Source: indiatvnews.com
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