When Aishwarya Rai hugged Vidya Balan 09th Jan 2007
22.30 IST
By Aparajita Ghosh
There is apparently no truth in rumours about cold vibes between Aishwarya Rai and Vidya Balan on the sets of Mani Ratnam’s film Guru .
Even though her role in the film is not very big, Vidya has some fond memories from the movie’s shooting. Most of her scenes in the movie are with Madhavan . Vidya has few scenes with Abhishek and only one scene with Ash in the film.
Vidya recalls the day when she shot with Ash. She recounts that before the shoot a couple of people on the set were nervous and she herself was filled with anticipation of shooting with Ash.
“I was not nervous, but slightly anxious. And then Aishwarya walked up to me and gave me a warm hug and said ‘I hope you are okay’. That gesture really got me relaxed,” Vidya says.
She adds: “Ash is dignity personified.”
About Abhishek, Vidya says he was “a livewire on the sets” and always full of fun.
‘Guru’ has Vidya playing a handicapped woman.
Abhishek plays a man who comes from a village to the city with a dream to make it big. How he realizes his dream with sheer struggle and perseverance is what the movie is about. Ash plays a woman who is married to Guru against her wishes, but she starts loving him as time passes.
The movie, directed by Mani Ratnam , hits the theatres on January 12.
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