Filmmaker Rahul Dholakia recently shared a fascinating anecdote about Aishwarya Rai Bachchan’s early days in the Indian film industry. In a candid conversation, Dholakia revealed that the former Miss World was originally slated to make her Bollywood debut in a different film than the one that eventually launched her career.
Rahul Dholakia reveals Aishwarya Rai Bachchan was to make Bollywood debut in Hum Bacche Hai Ek Daal Ke: “The director’s arrogance was of another level only”
Dholakia recounted his involvement in a film titled Hum Bacche Hai Ek Daal Ke. This unreleased project, which also featured Suniel Shetty, was set to be Aishwarya Rai’s inaugural foray into Hindi cinema. In a conversation with Mukesh Chhabra for Mashable, director Rahul Dholakia revealed, “I had handled the production for a film called Hum Bacche Hai Ek Daal Ke. It was Aishwarya Rai’s first film, which was never released, with Suniel Shetty. Suniel had asked me to handle the production. It was directed by Shashilal Nair and Rahul Gupta was the producer. I was handling the production for that and one thing I learned was what a director shouldn’t do. The incidents from there are so stupid… They wanted the best unit and crew, so I got them the action director of the film Independence Day.”
However, the film’s production was plagued by challenges, primarily stemming from the director’s unreasonable demands. He further added, “The director’s arrogance was of another level only, but that kind of attitude doesn’t work in America. He wanted to shoot an action sequence at the Grand Canyon where boulders fall and wanted the boulders to be the size of a room. He asked for 1000 boulders of that size, and when he was asked how many takes he would take for that scene, he got offended. Half of the time would go into these things, so I learned from that production that one should not be unreasonable, and think ahead.”
Despite the challenges, Dholakia’s experience of working on Hum Bacche Hai Ek Daal Ke proved valuable. He learned important lessons about the filmmaking process, emphasizing the importance of practicality, compromise, and a collaborative approach.
While the film ultimately remained unreleased, Aishwarya Rai’s journey in the Indian film industry continued. Her debut in Aur Pyaar Ho Gaya marked the beginning of a remarkable career that has spanned decades.
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