Aishwarya to play Chandrakanta in Taalismaan
July 4, 2008 Filed under Aishwarya Rai
It looks like after Ram Gopal Varma`s Sarkar Raj, the Bachchans (Amitabh, Aishwarya and Abhishek) can’t just do without each other. The Bachchans may team up together, yet again, in Taalismaan.
According to sources, both Abhishek and Big B were finalised in Ram Madhvani’s Taalismaan, and they certainly felt itchy when the Bachchan bahu wasn’t included in the cast. Sources further reveal that both Abhishek and Amitabh insisted on Aishwarya playing the role of princess Chandrakanta, and thought she would be a perfect fit for the role.
However, Vidhu Vinod Chopra isn’t much convinced about the casting. Perhaps Ash’s negative response to Vinod’s proposal twice has caused resentment in him. It is believed that the Bachchans requested Anil Ambani (who is co-producing Taalismaan with Vinod Chopra) to cast Ash in the film, but the Eklavya director was reluctantl.
He feels that Chandrakanta should be played by a `fresh` face. He also feels that Ash had played a princess in Jodhaa Akbar far too recently.
[...] Amitabh The Lord of the Rings - New Look In ‘TALISMAAN’. Yes that the new look of Amithab Bachan which is inspired by Ian MacKellen’s character of Gandalf from the Hollywood extravaganza ‘The Lord of the Rings’. The Movie is Based on the Novel Chandrakanta. Amitabh is Playing the role of AYAAR ( A man who has some magic Powers ) In a white robe and with long white hair-locks, he is riding a white horse and guiding a battalion of soldiers. Aishwarya is playing the lead Role of Chandrakanta in the movie [...]