Did you know that Aishwarya Rai Bachchan received an offer from the actor starring Brad Pitt, Troy, and she refused to participate? Yes, you read that right. Aishwarya was approached to play Briseis in the starring Brad Pitt, but the actor refused the role.
In a video from indianexpress.com, Aishwarya said that, at that time, she had committed to many Bollywood films, adding that “there are so many things I’m not sure I will be comfortable with in the long run”. Troy was directed by Wolfgang Petersen and starred Eric Bana, Orlando Bloom and Dian Kruger, among others. Brisies’ role went to Rose Byrne after Aishwarya refused.
Talking about how the Hollywood work environment / process is different from Bollywood, Aishwarya said: “Movies in the West and here work differently in the sense that they know you and say ‘go-ahead’ and leave you locked up for a period of time because of insurance. The way all movie programming is, you are blocked, which was very new to me. “
Later, she talked about Troy and how exciting it was to be offered such a big movie. “When talking about Troy, forget about the script level, they were saying at least 6 to 9 months to wrap up (the schedule) because it’s a huge movie. We were like ‘wow’. But obviously, we have a way of looking at things like – this is your part … (expressing that her part was not big enough) blocking that kind of time when I had films here that I was committed to, I couldn’t help myself to kick this to the curb. You understand the impact of cinema (Troy). It’s exciting because these offers are huge … ”said the 47-year-old singer, adding that participating in the film would also mean breaking the glass ceiling her colleagues talked about, but there were things she was not comfortable with.
“I heard a lot of interviews from my elderly people saying that there is a glass ceiling to break and it cannot be broken. They believed that it cannot happen (here). But you think – I know it can happen and I could be the one who would make a difference if I want to, but there are so many things that I’m not sure I will be comfortable with in the long run, ”said the actor, Bride and Prejudice, adding that she saw how the work on Troy and other projects would have been realized. “It can be a proven point, I may not be comfortable with that. So, I moved away from many projects. I could see what would have happened ”, concluded the actor in the raincoat, talking about how Bride and Prejudice was despised in the Hindi film industry, just as jeans were not appreciated in North India, but it remains one of the biggest and most loved movies in the south.
Brad also spoke about Aishwarya’s rejection of the role in 2012 and told IANS in an interview: “If I had a chance, I would like to work with Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, because she is a versatile actress. She is one of the most popular actresses in Bollywood, who has achieved wide acclaim in the West for her style, beauty and acting. I think we missed the opportunity to be chosen together for Troy. “
Aishwarya made her Hollywood debut with Bride and Prejudice. Subsequently, she participated in The Mistress of Spices (2005), The Last Legion (2007) and The Pink Panther 2 (2009). The actor, who was last seen in the 2018 film Fanney Khan, will be seen in Mani Ratnam’s Ponniyin Selvan, who will see her collaborating with Vikram, Karthi, Trisha, Jayam Ravi and Aishwarya Rajessh, among others.