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Aishwarya Rai was once terrified of getting ‘lynched’ by fans; here's what happened

In an interview, Aishwarya Rai talked about rejecting a role in Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, which later went to Rani Mukerji

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Richa B
Published : Oct 28 2020, 11:21 AM IST
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<p>Kuch Kuch Hota Hai was a superhit film, featuring Shah Rukh Khan, Kajol and Rani Mukerji. But, did you know Aishwarya Rai was the first choice to play ‘Tina’.</p>

<p>Kuch Kuch Hota Hai was a superhit film, featuring Shah Rukh Khan, Kajol and Rani Mukerji. But, did you know Aishwarya Rai was the first choice to play ‘Tina’.</p>

Kuch Kuch Hota Hai was a superhit film, featuring Shah Rukh Khan, Kajol and Rani Mukerji. But, did you know Aishwarya Rai was the first choice to play ‘Tina’.

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<p>Filmmaker Karan Johar had first offered Rani’s ‘Tina’ character to several top actresses like Twinkle Khanna, Aishwarya, but everyone rejected it.</p>

<p>Filmmaker Karan Johar had first offered Rani’s ‘Tina’ character to several top actresses like Twinkle Khanna, Aishwarya, but everyone rejected it.</p>

Filmmaker Karan Johar had first offered Rani’s ‘Tina’ character to several top actresses like Twinkle Khanna, Aishwarya, but everyone rejected it.

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<p>Talking about why Aishwarya rejected Tina’s role, in an interview conducted by Filmfare in 1999, she said, “I’m in a catch-22 situation really. Though I’m a newcomer, I'm compared with all the senior actresses.</p>

<p>Talking about why Aishwarya rejected Tina’s role, in an interview conducted by Filmfare in 1999, she said, “I’m in a catch-22 situation really. Though I’m a newcomer, I'm compared with all the senior actresses.</p>

Talking about why Aishwarya rejected Tina’s role, in an interview conducted by Filmfare in 1999, she said, “I’m in a catch-22 situation really. Though I’m a newcomer, I'm compared with all the senior actresses.

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<p>“So if I’d done the film, it would have been tittered that, ‘Look, Aishwarya Rai is back to doing what she did in her modelling days — leaving her hair straight, wearing minis, and pouting glamorously into the camera’. Ultimately, the hero goes back to the more real person. I know if I’d done Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, I would have been lynched,” she added.</p>

<p>“So if I’d done the film, it would have been tittered that, ‘Look, Aishwarya Rai is back to doing what she did in her modelling days — leaving her hair straight, wearing minis, and pouting glamorously into the camera’. Ultimately, the hero goes back to the more real person. I know if I’d done Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, I would have been lynched,” she added.</p>

“So if I’d done the film, it would have been tittered that, ‘Look, Aishwarya Rai is back to doing what she did in her modelling days — leaving her hair straight, wearing minis, and pouting glamorously into the camera’. Ultimately, the hero goes back to the more real person. I know if I’d done Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, I would have been lynched,” she added.

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<p>In the same interview, Aishwarya also talked about how the looks of some female actors didn’t work in their favour. “Look, I can’t fight the looks I’ve been born with. If I’m blessed with good looks, so be it. But for Pete’s sake, don’t knock my hard work, my professionalism. I’m only three films old. I haven’t given any of my directors any reason to complain.”</p>

<p>In the same interview, Aishwarya also talked about how the looks of some female actors didn’t work in their favour. “Look, I can’t fight the looks I’ve been born with. If I’m blessed with good looks, so be it. But for Pete’s sake, don’t knock my hard work, my professionalism. I’m only three films old. I haven’t given any of my directors any reason to complain.”</p>

In the same interview, Aishwarya also talked about how the looks of some female actors didn’t work in their favour. “Look, I can’t fight the looks I’ve been born with. If I’m blessed with good looks, so be it. But for Pete’s sake, don’t knock my hard work, my professionalism. I’m only three films old. I haven’t given any of my directors any reason to complain.”

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Richa B
With over two decades of experience in top media outlets like Times of India, International Business Times, and India Today, Richa currently leads Newsable and MyNation (Entertainment and Lifestyle) non-news team at Asianet News Network. Her expertise includes celebrity interviews, audience growth, and content strategy, backed by an Executive Program in Digital Marketing from IIM Calcutta, along with a journalism degree from Delhi University, a master's in media studies and corporate communications.
 
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