Aishwarya
Bachchan
has
three
very
different
releases
coming
up
this
year.
And
the
most
speculated
question
in
the
industry
right
now
is,
which
performance
would
Aishwarya
get
all
the
popular
awards
for,
the
one
in
Mani
Ratnam's
Raavan
or
Sanjay
Leela
Bhansali's
Guzaarish?
Those
who
have
seen
rushes
of
the
two
films
say
she
has
given
her
career's
best
performance
in
both.
Then
she
has
Vipul
Shah's
Action
Replayy
where
she
has
attempted
a
full-on
comic
role
for
the
first
time.
"Of
course,
comedy
which
is
the
hardest
genre
to
do,
is
not
taken
seriously
at
the
awards.
But
in
my
film,
Aishwarya
has
done
comedy
for
the
first
time.
She
may
have
attempted
it
here
and
there
earlier.
But
this
is
her
first
full-fledged
comedy
role.
But
she's
welcome
to
get
the
awards
for
her
other
two
releases,
I
don't
mind," says
Vipul
Shah
wryly.
While
Sanjay
Leela
Bhansali's
Guzaarish
will
release
in
November,
the
two
Aishwarya
projects
Mani
Ratnam's
Raavan
and
Vipul
Shah's
Action
Replayy
are
due
in
quick
succession
within
a
month.
While
Mani's
Raavan
is
due
for
release
June
18,
Vipul
was
all
set
to
release
Action
Replayy
a
month
later
in
July,
arguing
that
the
two
films
are
completely
different
in
mood
theme
and
treatment.
But
now
it
seems
better
sense
has
prevailed,
thanks
to
the
bitter
experience
that
Vipul
went
through
last
year
when
his
Salman
Khan
starrer
London
Dreams
was
released
a
month
after
Salman's
home
production
Main
Aur
Mrs
Khanna.
Then
too
Vipul
had
argued
that
two
films
with
the
same
actor
do
not
overlap
when
the
films
belong
to
the
same
genre.
Now
apparently
Vipul
has
seen
sense.
He
plans
to
sit
down
with
Mani
Ratnam
and
figure
out
a
release
strategy
whereby
neither
film
suffers.
Says
Vipul,
"Raavan
and
Action
Replayy
are
very
different
films.
And
I
thought
I'd
come
in
July.
But
I
think
I'll
now
discuss
it
with
Aishwarya
and
Mani
Ratnam.
We
need
to
work
as
one
big
family
in
this
industry.
Besides
I
still
have
a
song
to
shoot
whereas
Raavan
is
complete.
I've
yet
to
figure
out
when
I
can
shoot
it
because
both
Aishwarya
and
Akshay
are
constantly
travelling.
We
were
supposed
to
shoot
it
earlier
this
year
in
the
snow
in
Manali.
Now
we
may
go
higher
up
at
the
Rohtang
Pass,
or
change
the
location
for
the
song
completely."
In
the
meanwhile
those
fearing
competition
from
Guzaarish
can
breathe
easy.
Contrary
to
rumours,
Sanjay
Leela
Bhansali
won't
be
releasing
it
in
Diwali.
After
Saawariya,
which
was
released
during
Diwali,
he
no
longer
considers
the
festive
season
auspicious
for
his
films.
Story first published: Tuesday, April 13, 2010, 13:35 [IST]