This story is from June 22, 2011

Will pregnancy affect Aishwarya, the heroine?

Will pregnancy affect Aishwarya, the heroine?
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan's pregnancy has put her director Madhur Bhandarkar and producer UTV in a tizzy.
While the actress had given a commitment to both that she would complete her film the unit is trying to find a way of fitting a pregnant Ash into the script.Says an insider, "Ash is veryprofessional and had right from the beginning given dates for Heroine till July30. Madhur is shooting fast and will complete the film by then. In fact, Ash hasbeen shooting round the clock too so that the film gets completed on time. Lastweek, she went to Paris for a 2-day trip on a media campaign for herinternational watch brand, came back and started shooting for Heroine again thisweek. More than 50 per cent of the film is complete."While Ash willcomplete her shooting commitments and then take a sabbatical from work, Madhuris apparently more worried about her look in the film. "The buzz is that Ash isfour months due and right now looking as slim as ever but she will put on weightin another month. So Madhur's dilemma is about fitting in a pregnant Ash intothe script as the story is a hard-hitting and realistic take on an actress'slife. Based on the life and times of Mahi, a B-Town superstar, the film is abehind-the-scenes account of the reality behind the world of glitter andglamour. It is a challenging role because the story of the film goes throughseveral periods of Mahi’s life."
Apparently, one way ofMadhur's fitting a pregnant Ash into the film is asking her to put on weight forthe character. "Ash has been asked by the director to put on weight for some ofthe scenes of the film during her low phases as her character in Heroine goesthrough various phases. There is a phase where she is very insecure about herposition in the industry so she takes to alcohol. Obviously, when you startdrinking you start to puff up and gain weight. That's one way of Madhur's tryingto weave Ash putting on weight in her real life into the film.” Aishwarya Rai Bachchan is pregnant
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