Aishwarya Rai Rejected Two Iconic South Films—Here They Are

Former Miss World Aishwarya Rai shone as a star heroine in Bollywood. However, she missed out on two industry-hit films in the South. Let's find out what those movies were. 

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Aishwarya Rai's Mistakes

Aishwarya Rai, after her Hindi success, did many Tamil films, starting with 'Iruvar'. She missed two massive industry hits, one in Tamil and one in Telugu, big career mistakes.

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Aish missed the movie 'Narasimha'

Aishwarya was offered the negative role of Neelambari opposite Rajinikanth in 'Narasimha' (Padayappa). As she was new, she feared a negative role would hurt her career and rejected it.

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Ramya Krishnan rocked as Neelambari

The role of Neelambari in 'Narasimha' went to Ramya Krishnan, who was amazing. The film was a huge blockbuster. The role, rejected by others, became a turning point for Ramya's career.

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Aishwarya missed 'Premante Idera'

Aishwarya missed the Telugu industry hit 'Premante Idera' with Venkatesh. She initially agreed but backed out last minute. The role went to Preity Zinta, and the film was a huge success.

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Aish missed two blockbusters in the South

Aishwarya missed two huge South blockbusters, a big mistake that could have changed her career there. She stuck to Hindi but later starred with Rajinikanth in the hit film 'Robo'.