SHOCKING NEWS: Aishwarya Rai refused to act in a Hollywood movie with Brad Pitt because she promised that “I will never work with someone like….See More

Aishwarya Rai was already a major star in India when she started receiving numerous international film offers. Hollywood took notice after her film Devdas was screened at the Cannes Film Festival, prompting her to explore career opportunities in the West. During this period, she was offered a prominent role in Brad Pitt’s Troy. Although Aishwarya’s part in the film wasn’t particularly lengthy, the producers required her to commit 6-9 months to the project.

In an earlier interview with SCREEN, Aishwarya recalled this experience, explaining that the filmmakers expected her to block off a large portion of her schedule despite the smaller role. “They wanted me to lock off 6-9 months because it was a huge film,” she said. At the time, she hadn’t realized that Hollywood often allocated extensive time commitments to ensure project stability and insurance for their Aishwarya went on to share that her role didn’t justify such a large time commitment, especially since she had other obligations back in India. “Obviously, we have a way of looking at things like this is your part, lock off that kind of time.

Of course, you understand the impact of largesse of that piece of cinema but to lock off that kind of time when you have that kind of albeit very small films here which I was committed to, I couldn’t get myself to just kick that to the curb,” she explained, adding, “It’s exciting because there are huge offers. It’s difficult because you know you are walking away from possibly…”films and actors.