Actress
Aishwarya
Rai
Bachchan,
who
is
returning
to
the
silver
screen
after
a
gap
of
almost
five
years,
is
happy
with
the
response
to
the
first
look
of
her
comeback
film
Jazbaa
at
the
Cannes
film
festival
and
says
she
is
curious
to
see
it.
The
41-year-old
star
had
taken
a
sabbatical
following
the
birth
of
her
daughter
Aaradhya.
Her
last
release
was
in
2010
('Guzaarish')
after
which
she
went
on
maternity
leave.
However,
Aishwarya
does
not
consider
Jazbaa
as
her
comeback
film.
"I
feel
I
never
went
anywhere
but
it
will
be
perceived
as
my
comeback
film.
I
had
a
chosen
a
Mani
Ratnam
film
earlier
but
because
of
technical
reasons
he
told
me
he
is
revisiting
it.
Now,
Jazbaa
will
be
that
first
film..it
is
a
strong
subject..
it
is
not
a
stereotypical
film.
It
is
a
great
story," Aishwarya
said.
The
film
directed
by
Sanjay
Gupta
will
see
her
playing
a
lawyer.
It
also
stars
Irrfan
Khan,
Shabana
Azmi,
Anupam
Kher
and
Jackie
Shroff
among
others.
"I
feel
the
pressure
is
on
Sanjay.
After
seeing
the
overwhelming
response
Sanjay
says
it
is
a
reminder
that
the
film
has
to
be
good.
There
is
a
certain
language,
edit
pattern,
cinematic
language
that
Sanjay
has," Aishwarya
said.
"It
is
about
a
single
mother,
a
lawyer..
her
daughter
who
gets
kidnapped.
People
perceive
it
as
serious
film
and
women
oriented,
it
might
go
that
way.
But
it
is
interesting
to
see
how
is
he
going
to
tell
the
story.
I
am
happy,
curious
and
excited
to
see
Sanjay's
Jazbaa," she
said.
The
first
look
of
Jazbaa
was
unveiled
on
Tuesday.
The
film
is
scheduled
to
release
in
October
this
year.
"I
am
happy
that
our
first
look
was
displayed
and
it
was
trending
in
India
and
in
Cannes.
I
am
grateful
and
thankful
to
audience
for
showing
their
interest.
As
artists
we
hope
people
like
our
work.
We
work
hard.
The
response
is
overwhelming
and
positive.
It
feels
nice
as
our
first
look
has
been
appreciated," Aishwarya
said.
"People
understand
it
is
a
serious
kind
of
a
film.
Sanjay
chose
me
on
the
first
poster
but
there
are
other
wonderful
actors
like
Shabana
Azmi,
Irrfan
Khan
and
Jackie
Shroff.
It
was
great
working
with
them," she
said.
Aishwarya
is
attending
the
Cannes
Film
Festival
as
the
L'Oreal
ambassador
for
the
14th
consecutive
year
and
she
said
every
time
she
feels
overwhelmed
to
be
at
the
gala.
"These
experiences
are
lovely
each
time.
I
had
come
here
for
'Devdas',
then
on
jury,
being
a
brand
ambassador..then
I
got
married
and
I
came
back,
then
after
Aaradhya
was
born
I
came
here,"
she
added.
PTI