‘Shabd’ co-star Saadia Siddiqui revealed that during the difficult phase of her breakup with Salman Khan, Aishwarya Rai never let her personal life overshadow her work.
Bollywood actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan is known for her beauty as well as professional attitude. Recently, her co-star of the film ‘Shabd’ Saadia Siddiqui shared many interesting things about Aishwarya in an interview. He told that when the shooting of the film was going on, Aishwarya was going through a very difficult phase in her personal life. Despite this, he never let his personal conflict come in the way of his work. According to Saadia, Aishwarya always reached the set with complete preparation and played her character with complete honesty and professionalism.
Aishwarya Rai hid the pain of her breakup
When Aishwarya Rai was shooting for the film ‘Shabd’ (2005), she was going through a breakup with Salman Khan. In an interview given to Siddharth Kannan, Saadia Siddiqui was asked whether she was aware of Aishwarya Rai’s personal problems during the shooting. To this she said, “Actually I didn’t have a single scene with Aishwarya, so I never came close to her to understand what she was going through. I don’t know her personally at all.”
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However, she added, “But from what I saw, she hid her pain very well. She always came to the set fully prepared. She memorized all her dialogues, read the scripts well and was completely professional. I don’t think she ever let her personal life affect her work.”
‘Aishwarya Rai also used to discuss the mental state of the character’
Saadia praised Aishwarya’s preparation, saying, “She had read the script several times. She would discuss every scene and the state of mind of her character in detail. I was very excited to meet her for the first time.”
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Recalling their first meeting, he said, “I still remember, when I saw her in jeans and shirt, I said that she was really very beautiful. Working with her was a great experience.” Saadia also said that Aishwarya looked amazing in the film ‘Shabd’ and the credit for this also goes to cinematographer Aseem Bajaj.
Relationship between Salman Khan and Aishwarya Rai
Aishwarya Rai and Salman Khan came close during the shooting of the film ‘Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam’. Their relationship remained in the headlines for a long time. In 2002, Aishwarya publicly confirmed that their relationship was over. Later in the year 2007, she married actor Abhishek Bachchan. At the same time, Salman Khan is still unmarried.
About the movie ‘Shabd’
‘Shabd’, released in 2005, was directed by Leena Yadav. Sanjay Dutt, Aishwarya Rai and Zayed Khan were seen in lead roles in the film. It was a psychological drama film that depicted the blurring of boundaries between a writer’s imagination and real life.