Did you know that Aishwarya Rai Bachchan was offered Brad Pitt starrer Troy and she refused to be a part of it? Yes, you read that right. Aishwarya was approached to play Briseis in the Brad Pitt starrer, but the actor turned down the role.
In a video from indianexpress.com, Aishwarya said she was involved in many films in Bollywood at the time, adding that “there are so many things that I’m not sure I’ll be comfortable with in the long run.” Troy was directed by Wolfgang Petersen and has starred Eric Bana, Orlando Bloom and Dian Kruger, among others. The role of Brisies went to Rose Byrne after Aishwarya declined.
On how Hollywood’s work environment / process is different from Bollywood’s, Aishwarya said, “Movies in the West and here work different in the sense that they meet you and then they say ‘green lit’ and they lock you up for a period of time because of the insurance. As the whole film program is, you are closed, which was very new to me. “
Later she talked about Troy and how exciting it was to be offered such a huge movie. “When talking about Troy, forget it at the script level, they said at least 6-9 months to close (the schedule) because it’s a huge movie. We were like ‘wow’. But of course we have a way of looking at it like – this is your part … (saying her part wasn’t big enough) shut down that kind of time when I had movies I wanted to commit to, I couldn’t get myself to kick that to the sidewalk. You understand the impact of the cinema (Troy). It’s exciting because these are huge offers … ”said the 47-year-old, adding how getting on board for the film would also have been about breaking the glass ceiling her colleagues were talking about, but there were things true she was uncomfortable with. .
“I heard interviews from many of my seniors saying that a glass ceiling needs to be broken and it cannot be broken. They believed it cannot happen (here). But you think – I know it can happen and I could be the one to make that difference if I want to, but there are so many things that I’m not sure I’ll be comfortable with in the long run, ”said the Bride and Prejudice actor, adding that she saw what it would have been like to work on Troy and other projects. “It could be a proven point, I might not be comfortable with it. So I walked away from many projects I could see how it would have turned out, ” concluded the Raincoat actor, speaking of how Bride And Prejudice was looked down on in the Hindi film industry, just as Jeans was not appreciated in North India, but still one of the biggest and most loved movies in the south.
Brad had also spoken about Aishwarya’s rejection of the role in 2012 and told IANS in an interview, “If I get the chance, I would love to work with Aishwarya Rai Bachchan as she is a versatile actor. She is one of the most popular actresses of Bollywood, who has gained great fame in the west for her style, beauty and acting. I think we missed an opportunity to be cast for Troy together. “
Aishwarya made her Hollywood debut with Bride and Prejudice. She later starred 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 next star in Mani Ratnam’s Ponniyin Selvan, in which she will collaborate with the likes of Vikram, Karthi, Trisha, Jayam Ravi and Aishwarya Rajessh.