Here's
What
He
Told
"Today
I
am
sitting
alone
in
my
office
after
the
plugs
being
pulled
off
from
my
film
Heroine...
My
conscience
stands
clear
as
I
have
been
honest
to
my
craft
irrespective
of
the
repercussions.''
''No
which
way
would
I
have
trampled
my
dream
project
on
which
I
have
given
my
sweat
and
blood
for
almost
1
1/2
years....
''
Heroine
Was
My
Most
Ambitious
Project
''This
was
going
to
be
the
most
ambitious
project
of
my
career...
My
inherent
belief
is
that
motherhood
is
pious
and
I
am
humbled
by
it.
I
must
also
add
that
I
salute
every
woman
who
chooses
to
work
in
this
extremely
delicate
state.''
I
Am
A
Man
Who
Is
Surrounded
By
Women
''To
put
things
in
perspective,
I
am
a
man
who
is
surrounded
by
women
in
my
family.
My
wife,
my
sister,
my
mother
and
my
daughter....
These
are
the
people
that
make
my
life!''
Heroine
Is
Not
A
Normal
Film
"This
is
no
normal
film
which
can
be
shot
in
couple
of
locations
with
handful
of
actors...
Heroine
is
a
film
that
entails
a
huge
canvas
of
around
40
locations
in
which
heavy
duty
scenes
involving
massive
crowds
are
to
be
shot.''
There
is
Adult
Content
And...
''Scenes
of
the
actress
being
mobbed
by
the
crowds...
adult
content...
the
regular
song
and
dance
sequences....
heavy
duty
scenes
involving
hardcore
physical
exertion...''
Scenes
Which
Can
Take
A
Massive
Toll
''There
are
scenes
with
high
emotional
content
which
can
take
a
massive
toll
on
any
normal
human
psyche...
One
of
the
days
amongst
the
only
8-day
shoot.''
"One
of
my
associate
directors
while
rehearsing
for
the
actress
tripped
and
had
a
bad
fall
injuring
himself...
The
terrain
we
were
shooting
was
rocky.''
When
I
Know
The
Condition
Of
Aishwarya
Rai...
''Today,
when
I
know
the
condition
of
my
then
lead
actress
(Ash)
and
I
shudder
at
the
thought
what
if
instead
of
my
associate
she
would
be
the
one
to
be
injured;
I
would
have
suffered
a
major
guilt
throughout
my
life
if
anything
were
to
happen
to
her
on
my
guard
and
direction.''
Aishwarya
Was
Required
To
Smoke
"The
lead
actress
was
required
to
smoke
on
screen....but
even
if
she
chose
not
to
smoke
for
the
camera.''
Things
Harmful
For
A
Pregnant
Woman
''There
are
other
actors
smoking
in
the
same
frame
entailing
to
passive
smoking
which
would
prove
detrimental
to
a
pregnant
woman's
health.''
Aishwarya
Hid
The
Truth
From
Us
"The
entire
event
would
not
have
taken
place
if
on
the
onset
the
actress
would
have
informed
the
state
of
her
health
an
impending
maternity....
The
truth
was
hidden
from
us.''
We
Came
To
Know
About
Her
Pregnancy
From
News
Channels
''We
learnt
about
the
entire
thing
from
news
channels
like
the
rest
of
the
world
that
the
said
actress
was
4-month
pregnant
and
she
was
due
on
November...''
Film
Making
Functions
On
Total
Trust
''Film
making
in
Mumbai
is
not
a
mere
business
but
the
industry
is
one
big
fraternity
which
functions
on
total
faith
and
trust.''
The
Film
Was
Announced
In
Cannes
''The
film
was
announced
in
Cannes
on
13th
May
while
we
commenced
shooting
on
7th
June....
There
was
a
gap
of
24
days
even
if
we
had
known
the
truth
behind
the
maternal
state
of
the
actress.''
''Things
could
have
been
reworked
keeping
the
state
of
matters
in
mind
accordingly
and
this
crisis
could
have
been
averted.''
We
Can't
Show
Aishwarya's
7
Months
Pregnancy
On
Screen
''The
entire
crisis
would
have
taken
a
humungous
shape
had
the
truth
not
being
unveiled
when
it
was....
With
65
days
of
shooting
remaining....
It
would
make
the
concerned
actress
6-7
months
pregnant.''
''Cinema
is
a
visual
medium
and
keeping
in
mind
the
physical
state
of
the
actress
the
total
interpretation
of
the
character
of
a
diva
and
the
story
would
land
up
in
major
jeopardy
post
65
days
of
her
pregnancy...''
I
Was
In
A
State
Of
Shock
&
Depression
Because
Of
Aishwarya
Rai
''This
decision
of
pulling
the
plug
had
a
devastating
effect
on
me
...
It
was
like
an
avalanche
collapsing
on
me...
I
was
in
a
state
of
total
shock
and
depression...
I
have
been
working
on
the
script
for
almost
a
year
and
a
half....''
I
Could
Not
Come
To
The
Office
Because
Of
This
''I
could
not
come
to
the
office
for
almost
8
days
for
the
fear
of
facing
those
people
whose
bread
and
butter
depended
upon
the
film...
because
in
true
sense
these
people
were
the
worst
affected
by
the
turn
of
events...''