Tagging Miss World Card and getting fame is not required for the Jazbaa actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan.
The Bachchan’s bahu in the promotion event of her upcoming flick Jazbaa said that she wanted to be known more for her performance rather than her beauty.
The mother of one will be seen in an avatar of lawyer who struggles to find her missing daughter. Facing camera after five years, the Guzaarish actress was found much comfortable and confident in the trailer.
“When I chose to start my career with ‘Iruvar’, I genuinely believed I was liberating myself as an actor. I came to the industry after Miss World, modelling… There was obvious perception that ‘Aishwarya Rai means glamour” said the 41-year-old diva.
“So when I chose to work with Mani Ratnam in a south Indian film like ‘Iruvar’, which had Mohanlal, Revathi, Tabu, I wanted to be free as an artist. I didn’t want to be in the mould of perception… I wanted to be free from this perception,” explained the gorgeous star.
When asked the beauty queen about her playing a mother character, she replied, “There was no apprehension of playing a mother. I would have chosen this film five years ago too but the difference is today I am a mother. So, I am playing Anuradha Verma in a given situation, I do know what a mother is experiencing. I have brought the truth towards acting through this film.”
“I am a very committed mother, and professional. So only when I knew that I can balance both, I took up ‘Jazbaa’. Honestly, I don’t feel like I was gone anywhere. I became a mother and during that time, through advertisements, endorsements and social work, I was always in touch with fans. “Though I wasn’t working in cinema but I really didn’t feel that I was away. So, I didn’t realise the time that has gone by,” concluded the daughter-in-law of Big B.
