Remember
that
powerhouse
performance
by
9-year
old
Ayesha
Kapoor
as
the
blind
deaf
and
untameable
Michelle
in
Sanjay
Leela
Bhansali's
Black?
The
stunningly
pretty
child
is
regarded
by
many
as
the
best
child
actor
to
ever
emerge
from
Indian
cinema.
Preity
Zinta
certainly
thinks
so.
She
desperately
wanted
Ayesha
to
play
the
younger
Preity
in
Jahnu
Baruah's
Har
Pall.
"She
has
my
dimples
and
she
has
the
talent.
My
God!
I
saw
what
she
did
in
Black.
I've
worked
with
blind
children
and
Ayesha
knew
exactly
how
blind
kids
behave.
When
you
can't
see,
there's
no
control
over
the
eyeballs.
How
Ayesha
got
that
right,
is
a
puzzle
to
me."
Preity
for
all
her
praise
couldn't
get
Ayesha
to
play
her
childhood
portions.
Madhavan
is
the
lucky
guy
to
have
got
the
chance
to
work
with
the
Black
enchantress.
"It's
a
film
that
Piyush
Jha
(of
the
diasporic
dramas
King
Of
Hollywood
and
Chalo
America
fame)
is
making.
Ayesha
is
on
and
I'm
really
looking
forward
to
working
with
her," says
Maddy
who
will
have
good
friend
Sanjay
Suri
for
company.
The
film
expected
to
take
off
at
year-end
is
set
against
the
backdrop
of
Kashmiri
militancy.
Ayesha
with
her
glowing
complexion
and
flowing
tresses
will
play
a
spirited
Kashmiri
girl
and
Farzan
Dastoor
as
a
Kashmiri
footballer.
"So
I
guess
after
Black,
Ayesha
gets
to
do
one
more
very
challenging
role.
Child
actors
of
today
have
a
lot
more
to
do
than
just
act
cute
and
cuddly.
In
films
like
Tare
Zameen
Par
and
Cheeni
Kum,
the
child
actor
shared
a
one-to-one
relationship
with
the
protagonist,"
explains
Maddy
whose
son
Vedant
occupies
all
his
attention."I
know
how
to
connect
with
kids,
thanks
to
my
son.
Even
the
slightest
fever
in
Vedant
brings
all
of
us
down.
Vedant
has
the
flu
right
now.
And
all
of
us
are
worried
to
death."
Story first published: Wednesday, May 7, 2008, 11:33 [IST]