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Abhishek Bachchan on falling in love with BOLLYWOOD BONANZA
Aishwarya Rai during Umrao Jaan:

‘Universe conspired to bring us together’

Actor Abhishek Bachchan in a recent interview spoke about the beginnings
of his romantic relationship with wife Aishwarya Rai. The couple tied the
knot in 2007, and they have one daughter, Aaradhya.
While promoting his new film The Big Bull, Abhishek was asked to
label some of his past films as either ‘bullish’ or ‘bearish’ career
moves. When he was asked to slot Umrao Jaan, he said that it was
definitely ‘bullish’, because that’s where it all happened.
Asked if ‘mohabbat (love)’ happened organically or if he made it
happen, Abhishek told, “We’d been friends for a very long time.
Aishwarya was one of the first co-stars I’d ever worked with.
Our first movie together was Dhai Akshar Prem Ke, which was
technically the second film I started shooting, as soon as I finished
Refugee.”
He continued, “So she’d been a dear, dear friend, and we’d worked
in so many films together. It was a bit of both. The universe conspired
to bring us together.”
Aishwarya, in the past, had spoken about how Abhishek proposed to
her. In an interview with Filmfare, the actor said that the moment was
‘surreal’ for her as she was on the sets of her 2008 film, Jodhaa Akbar.
“We’re doing Khawja Mere Khwaja, sitting as a bride, and I am like, oh my god
this is surreal, all happening on-screen, off-screen, this is bizarre,” she said.
Aishwarya and Abhishek have worked together on numerous films, such as Dhoom 2,
Guru, and Raavan.

Kriti Sanon

Doing varied genres is helping

me explore different shades of myself as

an actor

Kriti Sanon is a busy actress with more than six films in her kitty. However,
what makes it interesting is that she will be seen in various genres! From
a horror-comedy like Bhediya to an action flick like Ganpath - the
actress will be seen essaying the lead in multiple films.
Thrilled about her polarized lineup, Kriti says, “My work is so exciting
because no set, no film is like the other. Doing such varied genres is
helping me explore different shades of myself as an actor. From Bhediya
being a horror-comedy to action in Ganpath, mythology in Adipurush
and an entertainer like Bachchan Pandey - I have many genres that I
am working on right now which makes all the work even more exciting
and interesting. It does also keep me on my toes.”
Kriti has been busy shooting in Arunachal Pradesh for Bhediya with
Varun Dhawan. She also has quirky comedy, Hum Do Hamare Do with
Rajkummar Rao, and will also be seen essaying the solo lead in Mimi.

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