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i’ve been school girlish in my choices,

says aishwarya rai bachchan

ctress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, who some of India’s most well-known filmmakers have happily played mummy to Aaradhya and
recently impressed fashion police with like Sanjay Leela Bhansali (“Hum Dil De Chuke thrown work around here and there. Even now
Aher mesmerising Cannes look, feels that Sanam”, “Devdas” and “Guzaarish”), Ashutosh when I am offered a good script, I feel like
she has been schoolgirlish in her choices. The Gowariker (“Jodhaa Akbar”), Rituparno Ghosh doing but then I think, ‘Let me take one more
lady also stated that she didn’t become part (“Chokher Bali” and “Raincoat”). holiday this month. I will do the next one’. I
She took a five-year break when she had think this attitude needs to change,” she said
daughter Aaradhya with husband Abhishek with a laugh.

At the Cannes gala, Aishwarya made a style
statement in elaborate gowns. She says she
is fine with people “commenting, critiquing
or criticising” because “that’s part of being a
celebrity, being a public figure and being in the
public domain.

“That is fine. That goes with the turf... I am very
easy with it and everyone has seen it over the
years. I don’t disrespect it.”

However, she feels women need to stop
judging each other in day-to-day lives.
Bachchan, making a comeback with “Jazbaa”
in 2015.
“Recently, there was a colleague who asked
me, ‘Was ‘Jazbaa’ the comeback vehicle you
wanted?’ I was like, ‘Guys, it was a script, I
liked the idea and I went with it’. I don’t want
to play into how one has to go about things,”
Aishwarya said as she explained how her
of many projects because she was sincere to choices have always been about following her
schedules. heart, and not the herd.
“I think I was very school girlish in my choices... “I came in from Miss World, so because I
I was very good at keeping with schedules,and experienced blast of stardom so early, I, from
because of that I kind of walked away from the very beginning -- from Mani Ratnam to
some very great films and opportunities... date -- made choices from my heart, and tried
because I would be sincere to schedules. being myself... I ended up doing my own thing
Now when I think back, I should have maybe and not following patterns that existed before,
been more fierce and aggressive with wanting after or what is the natural trajectory of a
the films and allowed the schedules to figure leading lady in our industry.
themselves out as I have see a lot of colleagues
have worked over the years,” Aishwarya told “I think that’s why people think I end up
a group of media in a video interaction from breaking preconceived norms... And that
Cannes. wonderfully continues.”
She, however, has no regrets.
“There are so many stories to be told, look at The actress keeps getting asked when will
the population of the world. There are enough she be seen on-screen next, but she says she
films and enough work to do,” said Aishwarya, keeps dilly-dallying it.
44, who was in the French Riviera to attend
the 71st Cannes Film Festival as the L’Oreal “When I took a break with Aaradhya and even
brand ambassador. now, I get asked, ‘Why don’t we see more
Having made her film debut with Mani of you?’ Yes, I want to do more films. I have
Ratnam’s “Iruvar”, Aishwarya has worked with been a little easy on my time planning... I

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