Is
Aishwarya
Rai
Bachchan
still
ruing
the
fact
that
she
missed
out
on
working
with
Madhur
Bhandarkar
for
Corporate?
Is
that
the
reason
why
there
is
a
stark
similarity
in
the
wardrobe
of
Ash
in
Ram
Gopal
Varma's
Sarkar
Raj
and
that
of
Bipasha
Basu
from
Corporate?
Bollywood
followers
may
remember
that
when
Corporate
was
being
planned,
Madhur
Bhandarkar
had
first
approached
Aishwarya
Rai
Bachchan
to
play
the
role
of
film's
central
protagonist
Nishigandha.
Since
the
film
required
someone
with
grace
coupled
with
glamour
to
be
enacting
the
key
role,
Aishwarya
seemed
to
be
just
the
right
choice.
However,
due
to
date
problems,
Aishwarya
couldn't
be
a
part
of
the
film
and
Bipasha
Basu
was
roped
in
pronto
as
a
replacement.
Says
an
industry
insider
on
condition
of
anonymity,
"It
appears
that
Ash
always
carried
a
secret
desire
of
doing
a
role
where
she
could
play
a
corporate
woman.
This
is
why
when
Ram
Gopal
Varma
approached
her
for
Sarkar
Raj,
she
was
all
for
it.
However,
though
this
could
very
much
be
a
coincidence,
it
is
pretty
apparent
that
Aishwarya's
wardrobe
and
look
pretty
much
seems
to
be
based
on
the
one
that
Bipasha
carried
in
Corporate.
On
being
told
about
the
similarities,
Ram
Gopal
Varma
is
hardly
amused
and
instead
replies
nonchalantly,
"In
a
corporate
world,
you
do
dress
up
in
a
certain
way.
You
can't
walk
in
like
a
dolled
up
heroine
or
straight
from
a
marriage
procession.
Anyone
familiar
with
the
corporate
world
knows
that
it
is
mandated
for
senior
professionals
to
be
wearing
smart
business
casuals.
This
is
what
Aishwarya
Rai
also
wears
since
she
plays
a
personnel
who
represents
the
top
management.
What
else
could
she
have
been
shown
wearing?"
With
trademark
Ramu
humor,
the
maverick
director
goes
on
to
conclude,
"Whether
it
is
Bipasha
Basu,
Ash
or
anyone
before
or
after
them,
each
of
them
would
be
seen
in
a
similar
attire
in
a
role
like
this.
I
don't
see
any
reason
why
something
as
trivial
as
this
should
be
a
matter
of
gossip
for
anyone?
In
any
case
none
of
us
filmmakers
have
invented
the
corporate
look
per
se,
isn't
it?"
Coming
back
to
Sarkar
Raj,
the
film
is
carrying
an
all
around
positive
buzz
and
is
all
set
to
release
on
June
6.
With
the
entire
Bachchan
family
coming
together,
a
hit
prequel
behind
it,
vintage
Ramu
touch
to
the
frames
and
some
well
cut
promos
and
stills,
Sarkar
Raj
appears
to
be
a
shot
in
the
arm
for
the
filmmaker
who
has
long
forgotten
his
ill
fated
Ram
Gopal
Varma
Ki
Aag!
Story first published: Tuesday, May 20, 2008, 12:39 [IST]