The
supremely
beautiful
Aishwarya
Rai
Bachchan
will
now
be
seen
as
the
queen
of
Hindustan
Jodhaa
Bai
in
Ashutosh
Gowarikar's
much-awaited
film
Jodhaa-Akbar
due
for
release
soon.
Not
only
Aishwarya,
but
her
fans
and
movie
goers
across
India
are
waiting
with
bated
breaths
to
see
how
the
lady
fares
in
her
first
film
after
her
marriage
to
Abhishek
Bachchan.
The
entire
industry
too
is
waiting
eagerly.
During
an
exclusive
tete-te-tete
the
glamour
girl
of
Bollywood
talked
about
her
experiences
while
shooting
for
Jodhaa-Akbar,
her
life
and
more.
Here
are
the
excerpts.
Q:
Thus
far,
people
have
only
read
about
Jodhaa
Bai
in
the
history
books
and
learnt
about
her
fascinating
character.
This
is
the
first
time
that
a
film
has
been
made
on
the
famous
Mogul
Empress
and
you
are
portraying
her
character.
Are
you
convinced
that
you
have
done
justice
to
the
role?
A:
Well,
I
will
not
claim
that
I
have
done
justice
to
Jodhaa
Bai"s
character,
but
I
am
sure
that
I
have
done
justice
to
the
character
of
Jodhaa
Bai
as
etched
out
by
Ashutosh.
I
must
say
that
it
is
a
special
quality
in
me
that
I
always
try
and
do
justice
to
all
the
characters
I
play.
Earlier
too,
I
have
portrayed
a
number
of
characters
about
whom
people
and
I
have
only
read
in
books.
But,
while
portraying
these
characters
I
have
always
given
importance
to
what
my
director
wants
to
depict
on
the
cellulofid
and
I
have
done
full
justice
every
time.
I
have
never
tried
to
interpret
the
characters
apart
from
the
director"s
point
of
view.
Q:
This
is
the
first
film
being
released
after
your
marriage.
So,
what
do
you
expect
the
audience
response
to
be?
A:
It"s
an
interesting
issue.
Shooting
of
the
film
began
before
my
marriage,
took
place
during
my
marriage
and
continued
afterwards
too.
As
far
as
I
am
concerned,
Jodhaa-Akbar
includes
all
the
aspects
and
time
of
my
life
that
are
closely
related
to
my
marriage.
However,
it
is
true
that
this
will
be
my
first
film
to
be
released
after
marriage
and
hence
it
is
of
great
importance
to
me.
Q:
What
was
your
experience
dressing
up
and
putting
on
make-up
to
portray
Jodhaa
Bai
on
screen?
A:
In
fact,
people
as
well
as
the
media
have
asked
me
time
and
again
as
to
why
I
take
so
much
time
for
make-up.
I
want
to
tell
them
that
they
should
try
and
understand
the
pressure
on
us.
Even
before
the
actual
job
of
acting
begins,
artistes
have
to
spend
hours
sitting
quietly
while
the
make-up
is
done.
Although
this
in
itself
requires
a
lot
of
patience
and
endurance,
no
one
realizes
this
as
it
is
all
behind
the
camera.
To
be
precise,
make-up
is
not
only
necessary
to
make
one
look
more
beautiful,
but
also
important
for
the
toning
of
the
skin
and
face
muscles.
Abhishek
is
aware
of
this
and
hence
he
regards
me
for
this
quality
of
mine.
Q:
We
have
heard
that
you
had
to
wear
a
lot
of
heavy
ornaments
for
the
film
and
this
often
troubled
you.
Tell
us
something
on
this.
A:
Yes,
people
have
asked
me
this
question
time
and
again.
But
this
time
I
really
had
to
wear
a
lot
of
heavy
ornaments
and
clothes
as
I
was
portraying
an
empress
of
the
Mughal
dynasty.
It
required
all
these
stuff.
Anyways,
hats
off
to
all
these
women
from
the
royal
families
who
would
get
up
early
in
the
morning
and
adorn
themselves
with
such
heavy
ornaments
and
clothes
day
after
day.
Q:
Well,
did
you
need
to
take
on
any
extra
work
load
to
portray
the
character
of
Jodhaa
Bai
in
the
film?
A:
Not
exactly.
In
fact,
Ashutosh
had
narrated
the
character
so
brilliantly
to
me
that
there
was
no
need
for
any
extra
work
or
preparation.
Besides,
this
is
not
a
character
like
in
Dhoom-2
which
required
me
to
make
rounds
of
the
gym
to
tone
up
my
body.
I
am
happy
that
Ashutosh
did
not
cover
me
up
with
ornaments
only
to
make
me
appear
like
Jodhaa
Bai.
Instead
he
gave
me
ample
scope
to
present
my
acting
talents
and
this
was
a
role
very
much
different
from
Aishwarya
Rai
Bachchan.
Q:
In
order
portray
Jodhaa
Bai
efficiently
on
screen
you
must
have
had
to
read
a
lot.
So,
which
aspects
of
the
Mughal
Empress
did
impress
you
the
most?
A:
The
benefit
of
working
with
a
director
like
Ashutosh
is
that
I
gained
a
lot
from
his
research
on
as
well
as
passion
for
Jodhaa
Bai"s
character.
He
had
done
so
much
research
on
the
character
that
we
did
not
feel
the
need
to
go
to
any
library
to
read
books
on
the
Mughal
Empress
or
do
any
individual
research.
He
had
outlined
the
character
so
beautifully
that
I
had
to
only
do
my
bit
to
bring
those
aspects
to
life.
Actually,
in
such
cases,
more
than
any
research,
it
is
important
to
fulfill
your
director"s
views
and
aspirations.
Q:
Personally,
which
characteristics
of
Jodhaa
Bai
have
appealed
to
you?
A:
To
answer
your
question,
I
will
need
to
open
up
a
detailed
discussion.
Since
that
is
not
possible,
I
will
suggest
you
to
watch
the
movie
and
find
it
out
for
yourself.
Q:
We
have
been
told
that
there
is
a
scene
in
the
film
where
you
were
supposed
to
express
anger
while
riding
a
horse.
But
you
were
reportedly
so
scared
of
horse
riding
that
instead
of
anger
there
was
fear
on
your
face
and
now
the
scene
is
being
technically
corrected.
What
do
you
have
to
say
about
this?
A:
Look,
such
things
are
common
in
all
aspects
of
life.
Actually,
when
I
came
for
this
shoot,
I
was
right
from
my
foreign
film
shootings
and
had
no
preparations
whatsoever.
Neither
had
I
ever
shot
a
horse
riding
scene
nor
been
to
a
race
course
before.
When
Ashutosh
asked
me
to
do
the
scene,
I
simply
jumped
on
the
horse.
All
reports
about
my
being
scared
are
fabricated.
I
was
just
taking
care
of
myself
and
there
is
nothing
wrong
in
it.
Ever
since,
I
spent
a
few
hours
with
the
horse
on
the
sets
with
a
view
to
be
familiar
with
the
animal.
All
that
I
can
tell
you
is
that
I
enjoyed
the
horse
riding
and
action
scenes
in
the
film
and
you
can
see
it
when
you
watch
the
film.
Q:
Well,
we
have
also
heard
that
some
scenes
from
the
film
have
either
been
removed
or
changed….
A:
I
think
you
should
ask
this
question
to
Ashutosh
instead
of
me
for
I
am
yet
to
see
the
final
print
of
the
movie.
Look,
whenever
a
film
of
such
magnitude
is
made,
many
stories
are
associated
with
them.
I
personally
do
not
have
so
much
spare
time
to
answer
to
all
such
questions.
Actually,
everyday
so
much
of
our
time
used
to
be
consumed
traveling
from
Karjat
to
Mumbai
that
I
am
not
even
aware
of
any
such
stories.
Q:
You
have
done
a
historical
film
Umrao
Jaan
earlier,
but
the
audience
did
not
accept
you.
Do
you
have
any
such
fears
this
time?
A:
You
are
partially
right
when
you
say
that
the
results
of
one
film
have
their
impacts
on
the
other.
So,
far
I
have
only
read
about
the
TRP
reports
from
newspapers
and
other
media,
but
how
do
I
know
how
many
people
have
watched
'Umrao
Jaan" so
far?
I,
however,
believe
that
every
film
and
performance
is
different
and
the
only
way
to
ensure
the
success
of
a
film
is
to
be
completely
committed
to
it.
The
rest
depends
on
the
audience.
Q:
Is
it
true
that
during
the
shoot
of
'Jodhaa-Akbar"
there
were
some
differences
between
you
and
Hritfik
Roshan?
A:
(Laughingly)
Well………
there
was
nothing
like
this.
At
least,
I
am
not
aware
of
any
such
thing.
However,
I
am
not
aware
if
Hrithik
thinks
so.
Anyways,
I
don"t
like
to
fight
with
anyone
on
the
sets.
If
you
wish
to
know
more
on
this,
you
may
ask
Ashutosh
or
Hrithik.
Q:
Will
you
tell
us
something
about
your
forthcoming
films
Sarkar
Raj
and
Pink
Panther?
A:
Well,
right
now
I
would
only
like
to
talk
about
Jodhaa-Akbar.
About
the
rest
of
the
films,
we
will
talk
at
a
later
date.