Aishwarya and Robo

Aishwarya Rai, one of the most beautiful women of the world, has been asked by the makers of sci-fi thriller ‘Robot’ to lose at least six kg for her character in the film. The film requires Aishwarya to perform some breathtaking stunts and that would need a reed thin figure from the gorgeous actress. Not one to waste time in professional matters, Ash has already started working out rigorously in the gym and living on a strict dietary regime. Sources say that Aishwarya Rai is very excited about her role in this sci-fi thriller being directed by the ace director Shankar and going whole hog to lose the weight she had gained for her character in Ashutosh Gowariker’s ‘Jodhaa Akbar’. She played the lead role of Queen Jodhaa Bai and needed to put on weight to suit the time and place of the character.

But now Shankar wants Aishwarya to work on her looks before the film goes on the floors and so she has started dieting in right earnest and living on sprouts and juices or soups. Shankar is very meticulous about his films and does not go ahead even if a minute detail is not in accordance with his plans. His earlier blockbusters include Rajnikant’s super duper hit ‘Sivaji’ and Kamal Hassan’s ‘Hindustani.’ Aishwarya, the svelte beauty of B town, will be acting in this film opposite southern super star Rajnikant, who accepted the film after biggies from bollywood like Shah Rukh, Aamir and Hrithik refused to essay the role of the main protagonist in it. Probably, bollywood biggies could not agree with creative inputs given to them by the director Shankar and differences persisted between them. The story of the film revolves around a scientist who develops a ‘Robot’ with the intention of making it take care of his physically disabled child. Initially, everything goes according to plan but later the ‘Robot’ goes out of control and kills some people. The disgusted scientist is forced to terminate his own invention in the end.

Aishwarya Rai had become very selective in the choice of her films after marriage with Abhishek Bachchan and this was one of the few films that she agreed to act in. Although there were some rumours that Ash too has opted out of the film after none of the bollywood biggies agreed to do it, but all that proved wrong and she is going ahead with the Shankar’s film. Though Aishwarya’s recently released film ‘Jodhaa Akbar’, wherein she played the regal character of Jodha Bai, has not done well at the box office but she looked stunningly beautiful in the film. Her graceful presence and acting was appreciated by one and all. She looked every inch the character that she played on screen, Jodha Bai.