Throwback! Here's what Aishwarya Rai Bachchan had to say about rejecting Rani Mukerji’s role in 'Kuch Kuch Hota Hai'

 Karan Johar had approached many actresses for Tina’s role in ‘Kuch Kuch Hota Hai’ before it finally landed on Rani Mukerji’s lap. Apart from his childhood friend Twinkle Khanna, the director had also pitched the role to none other than Aishwarya Rai Bachchan.

Opening up about why she rejected the role offered by Karan Johar in ‘Kuch Kuch Hota Hai’, Aishwarya had told Filmfare in an old interview, “I'm in a catch-22 situation, really. Though I'm a newcomer, I'm compared with all the senior actresses." She added, "If I'd done the film, it would have been tittered that, 'Look, Aishwarya Rai is back to doing what she did in her modelling days—leaving her hair straight, wearing minis, and pouting glamorously into the camera.' Ultimately, the hero goes back to the more real person. I know if I'd done Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, I would have been lynched.”

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Although the actress and the director missed working together in ‘Kuch Kuch Hota Hai’, they reunited 17 years later in ‘Ae Dil Hai Mushkil’. The movie also starred Ranbir Kapoor and Anushka Sharma in the lead roles. It received positive reviews from the audience and the critics alike.

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Next, Karan is all set with his period drama, ‘Takht’ which boasts of an ensemble star cast that includes, Ranveer Singh, Alia Bhatt, Kareena Kapoor Khan, Vicky Kaushal, Bhumi Pednekar, Janhvi Kapoor and Anil Kapoor.

Aishwarya, on the other hand, will be reuniting with Mani Ratnam in ‘Ponniyin Selvan’ where she will reportedly essay a character with grey shades.