When Aishwarya Rai revealed why she refused to do Brad Pitt’s Troy, he referred to as it a ‘missed opportunity’. Watch

Did you understand Aishwarya Rai Bachchan was provided Brad Pitt-starrer Troy and he or she refused to be part of it? Yes, you learn that proper. Aishwarya was approached to play Briseis within the Brad Pitt starrer however the actor turned down the position.
In an indianexpress.com’s video, Aishwarya mentioned that again then, she had dedicated to lots of movies in Bollywood, including that “there are so many things I am not sure I will be comfortable with in the long run.” Troy was directed by Wolfgang Petersen and starred Eric Bana, Orlando Bloom and Dian Kruger, amongst others. The position of Brisies went to Rose Byrne after Aishwarya refused.
Talking about how working surroundings/means of Hollywood is completely different than Bollywood, Aishwarya mentioned, “Films in the West and here work differently in the sense that they meet you and then they say ‘green lit’ and they lock you off for a period of time because of the insurances. The way the entire film schedule is, you are locked off, which was very new for me.”

She later spoke about Troy and the way it was thrilling to be provided such an enormous movie. “When Troy was spoken about, forget on the script level, they were saying at least 6-9 months to lock off (the schedule) because it is a huge film. We were like ‘wow.’ But obviously, we have a way of looking at it like – this is your part…(expressing that her part was not big enough) lock off that kind of time when I had films here I was committed to, I couldn’t get myself to kick that to the kerb. You understand the impact of the cinema (Troy). It is exciting because these are huge offers…” mentioned the 47-year-old including how approaching board for the movie would even have been about breaking the glass ceiling her colleagues spoke about, however there have been issues she didn’t really feel snug about.

“I heard interviews of a lot of my seniors saying there is a glass ceiling to break and it cannot be broken. They believed it cannot happen (here). But you are like – I know it can happen and I could be the one making that difference if I want to but there are so many things I am not sure I will be comfortable with in the long run,” the Bride and Prejudice actor mentioned, including that she noticed how engaged on Troy and different tasks would have been perceived. “It could be a point proven, I might not be comfortable with it. So, I walked away from a lot of projects. I could see how it would have panned out,” the Raincoat actor concluded, talking about how Bride And Prejudice was regarded down upon in Hindi movie trade, simply as Jeans was not appreciated in north India however continues to be one of many greatest and most liked movies down South.
Brad had additionally addressed Aishwarya’s rejection of the position in 2012 and instructed IANS in an interview, “Given a chance, I would like to work with Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, because she’s a versatile actor. She is one of the most popular actresses of Bollywood, who has achieved huge acclaim in the west for her style, beauty and acting. I think we missed an opportunity to be cast together for Troy.”
Aishwarya made her Hollywood debut with Bride and Prejudice. She later featured in The Mistress of Spices (2005), The Last Legion (2007) and The Pink Panther 2 (2009). The actor, who was final seen in 2018 movie Fanney Khan, will subsequent be seen in Mani Ratnam’s Ponniyin Selvan, which is able to see her collaborating with Vikram, Karthi, Trisha, Jayam Ravi and Aishwarya Rajessh amongst others.