Tezzbuzz Desk – Bollywood actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan has worked in many great films in her career. However, he also rejected offers from many such films, which later proved to be big hits at the box office. One of these films is 'Happy New Year' released in 2014.
Many big actors including Shahrukh Khan, Deepika Padukone, Abhishek Bachchan were seen in this film directed by Farah Khan. The film got a good response from the audience and the pairing of Shahrukh-Deepika was also very much liked. But very few people know that Farah Khan wanted to cast Aishwarya Rai instead of Deepika in this film.
Aishwarya liked the story of the film
In an interview, Aishwarya Rai had told that she had received the offer of 'Happy New Year' and she also liked the story of the film. According to the actress, this film could have proved to be a great comeback for her after becoming a mother.
Aishwarya had said that if after the maternity break, she had got a chance to work in such a big film, which was already expected to be a blockbuster, then it would have been a big comeback for her career. Recalling the film, he had said that it could have proved to be a big statement for him.
Left the film because of Abhishek Bachchan?
However, Aishwarya eventually distanced herself from the film. A major reason for this was said to be her husband Abhishek Bachchan's presence in the film.
In the story of the film, Aishwarya's character had a romantic angle with Shahrukh Khan. Abhishek Bachchan was also a part of the film. Aishwarya felt that she and Abhishek would be seen as a romantic pair with different actors in the same film, which might be a bit strange for the audience.
According to Aishwarya, if Abhishek was not in the film and she got this offer alone, then it is possible that she would have done the film.
Rejected the offers of these hit films also
Apart from 'Happy New Year', there have also been talks about Aishwarya Rai rejecting films like 'Munna Bhai MBBS', 'Bhool Bhulaiyaa', 'Krrish' and 'Bajirao Mastani'. However, Aishwarya herself has not confirmed the reasons for leaving these films.
Aishwarya Rai and Abhishek Bachchan got married in 2007. In November 2011, both became parents of daughter Aaradhya. After this, Aishwarya stayed away from films for some time.
He returned to the big screen in 2015 with 'Jazbaa'. After this she appeared in many films. He was last seen in Mani Ratnam's 'Ponniyin Selvan II', released in 2023.