The makers of the biopic say that Aishwarya Rai Bachchan perfect choice for the role of Shahnaz Husain.

After much discussion, the biopic on famed beautician Shahnaz Husain, will not star Priyanka Chopra. Instead, the makers want to rope in Aishwarya Rai Bachchan. Though director Puja Bedi initially was keen on Priyanka playing the role, the actress was busy with her Hollywood commitments.

However, Kamlesh Pandey, who is scripting the film, asserts that Ash was always the first choice. He said in an interview to DNA that two other actresses expressed their desire to play Husain. “But we want the tehzeeb and adab of the character to reflect in the actor’s DNA. The vocabulary certainly could not be that of the Facebook and Twitter generation. Aishwarya is perfect, keeping in mind all these prerequisites,” he said.

One reason behind his belief could be Aishwarya’s last outing as the poetic Saba in Ae Dil Hai Mushkil. She impressed the audience with her shayari and charm.

Director Puja Bedi has approached Aishwarya with the script, and according to reports, even Shahnaz Husain wants Aishwarya on board. Pandey, who had also written the script for Aishwarya’s comeback film Jazbaa, believes that Bollywood hasn’t tapped her full potential yet. “Bollywood has been too preoccupied by Aishwarya Rai’s beauty to challenge the actor in her,” he said. Bedi and Pandey are waiting for Aishwarya to give their film a nod. Aishwarya is busy shooting for Fanney Khan, where she has been paired opposite Rajkummar Rao.

Source : indiatoday.intoday.in