Aishwarya Rai's 1st Film Was With Suniel Shetty, Didn't Release Due To 'Arrogant' Director: 'Got Offended...'

After her Miss World title win, Aishwarya Rai made her debut in the Tamil and Hindi film industries. In Tamil, Aishwarya starred in Mani Ratnam’s film Iruvar, while in Bollywood she starred in the film Aur Pyaar Ho Gaya. However, her debut film was supposed to be Hum Bacche Hai Ek Daal Ke, co-starring Sunil Shetty. In a recent chat with Mukesh Chhabra, director Rahul Dholakia revealed that the film was never released.

“I had handled the production for a film called Hum Bacche Hai Ek Daal Ke. It was Aishwarya Rai’s first film which was never released, with Suniel Shetty. Suniel had asked me to handle the production. It was directed by Shashilal Nair and Rahul Gupta was the producer. I was handling the production for that and one thing I learned was what a director shouldn’t do. The incidents from there are so stupid… They wanted the best unit and crew, so I got them the action director of the film Independence Day,” Rahul shared.

He further added, “The director’s arrogance was of another level only, but that kind of attitude doesn’t work in America. He wanted to shoot an action sequence at the Grand Canyon where boulders fall and wanted the boulders to be the size of a room. He asked for 1000 boulders of that size, and when he was asked how many takes he would take for that scene he got offended. Half of the time would go into these things, so I learned from that production that one should not be unreasonable, and think ahead.”

Meanwhile, Aishwarya Rai continues to grab headlines because of the rumours surrounding her marriage with Abhishek Bachchan. Speculation about Aishwarya and Abhishek’s relationship has been a hot topic lately, especially after Abhishek liked a social media post discussing “Silver Splitters,” a term used for couples who seek divorce later in life. This seemingly innocuous action led to a wave of rumours about a possible split between the couple. Moreover, Aishwarya attended IIFA 2024 with Aaradhya, but Abhishek was notably absent, adding more fuel to the speculation.

However, Aishwarya seemingly quelled these rumours by posting a photo on Instagram on Amitabh Bachchan’s birthday. The actress posted a throwback picture featuring Amitabh and her daughter Aaradhya, capturing a touching moment between the two. This post comes at a time when rumours were circulating about tensions in the Bachchan family, particularly after Aishwarya was not spotted with the family during recent public appearances. Notably, during Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant’s wedding in July 2023, Aishwarya arrived separately with Aaradhya, while Abhishek, Amitabh, Jaya and Shweta Bachchan made a joint appearance, fuelling gossip about a family feud.