Published 23:01 IST, September 13th 2019

Ranbir Kapoor Spills Beans On Being Intimidated Working With Aishwarya

Ranbir Kapoor has lauded Aishwarya Rai Bachchan for her acting skills and confessed how nervous he was to work with her in 'Ae Dil Hai Mushkil' (2016).

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Bollywood stars have mand to surprise fans after stepping out of ir comfort zones and taking up projects that have an unconventional casting. audience has often loved this trend of experimentation of Bollywood pairs. Filmmakers are w looking out for more actors who make a rar unusual but exciting Bollywood pair. In some cases, some pairings do t work because chemistry between two seems off. This directly affects performance of film. However, a pair that pulled it off was Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Ranbir Kapoor. 

unconventional duo of Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Ranbir Kapoor 

One such duo which worked wonders on big screen is Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Ranbir Kapoor. pair were seen toger in Karan Johar’s Ae Dil Hai Mushkil. chemistry between two seemed natural and was appreciated by audience. Ae Dil Hai Mushkil released in 2016. film also starred Anushka Sharma and Fawad Khan. movie turned out to be a massive hit at box office. 

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'She's such a superb actor' 

In an interview to a media portal, Ranbir Kapoor revealed that when y started filming, he was intimidated by Aishwarya Rai because of her seniority in industry. Ranbir also said that during shooting of first few scenes of movie, he would shiver. Aishwarya told him to buckle up and get comfortable around her so that scenes reflect same. This advice helped Ranbir Kapoor in getting confident while working with Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, as per his own admission.

“Aishwarya is such a superb actor and also a family friend. She's one of India's most talented and respected women. I will be forever grateful to her for her contribution to Ae Dil Hai Mushkil,” Ranbir said. Aishwarya Rai was also minated for ‘Best Actor In A Supporting Role (Female) for film.

Ae Dil Hain Mushkil was t Ranbir's first interaction with Aishwarya. He was an assistant director for Aishwarya’s 1999 film Aa Ab Laut Chalen. He also revealed that he had been friends with Aishwarya since n. Ranbir revealed how he was nervous about on-screen pairing.  actor said that he was scared that Aishwarya would say to acting across him in movie.

What was movie about?

movie traced love story of Alizeh (Anushka Sharma) and Ayan (Ranbir Kapoor). Aishwarya played role of a poet, Saba, who fell in love with Ayan. poetic, mature romance between Ayan and Saba was appreciated even by critics. Aishwarya’s performance as Saba won her several accolades.

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Upcoming projects

Aishwarya was n seen in ar unusual pairing opposite Rajkummar Rao in Fanney Khan. film released in 2018. Fanney Khan also starred Anil Kapoor in lead role. Aishwarya Rai Bachchan will w be seen in Jasmine: Story of A Leased Womb. On or hand, Ranbir Kapoor will be seen in Brahmastra along with Alia Bhatt and Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan. Brahmastra is directed by Ayan Mukherji. It is slated to release in 2020.

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11:56 IST, September 13th 2019