Rajeev Masand: Ash, what's interesting about the films that you are doing with your husband Abhishek after marriage is that none of them is a conventional, pure romantic film. Sarkar Raj - just when a hint of a relationship began - ended, and in Mani Ratnam's Ravan, it's almost a forbidden relationship. Is that much more fun than a typical romantic film - which you both have done before?
Aishwarya Rai: We'd love to do it several times, trust me, we'd love to. We'd love to do an intense romantic film the conventional way as well. (laughs) But we're glad the directors are coming with subjects and characters and...
Rajeev Masand: ...don’t just want to capitalise (on your relationship?) Aishwarya Rai: Which is wonderful, especially at the time when we were just getting married also, people weren't going the conventional route with us. It's wonderful because even we as actors, over the years, have been gravitating towards experiences as characters in a lot of movies. I really appreciate and admire that about Abhishek, that he has the guts to take the risks that he does, irrespective of how or what kind of a course it may chart in a hero's life. He takes risks.
Rajeev Masand: You are shooting in Hyderabad for Shankar's film Robot opposite Rajinikanth. When I spoke with you before you started shooting, you were very excited about working with him. So what is it like really now that you've shot a fair bit?
Aishwarya Rai: Firstly because we've all grown up watching Rajinikanth films and all those moves - it's been exciting, everyone around me was excited about me working with him. So that got infectious. The first time he made a subtle move - the kind that we see on television or in spoofs - I almost let out a chuckle and thought, 'Oh my God! I have seen this moment right here. I just saw a Rajini move!' Read More......
