Aishwarya Rai refused to act in a Hollywood film with Brad Pitt because she promised she would “never work with someone like that…

Aishwarya Rai was offered a pivotal role in Troy, starring Brad Pitt, but turned it down because she had made promises in India.

Aishwarya Rai was a movie star in India when she started getting a lot of international film offers. Hollywood was completely enthralled with Aishwarya after her film Devdas was screened at the Cannes Film Festival and she was just beginning to explore a career in the West. It was during this time that the actress was offered a major role in Troy, starring Brad Pitt. Aishwarya had a major role in the film, but it was not the kind of role that needed 6-9 months, but that was the time that the producers demanded of her.

In an earlier chat with SCREEN, Aishwarya recalled this incident and said that the makers expected her to block 6-9 months of her schedule even though her role was not that long. She shared that at that time she was not aware that Hollywood worked this way as they often blocked a huge chunk of time so that they could secure their project and the actors associated with it. “They wanted me to block 6-9 months because it was a huge film,” she said.

The actress added that her role was not that big and she also had other commitments to fulfill at home. “Obviously, we have a way of looking at things like this is your role, set aside that time. Of course, you understand the impact of the generosity of that piece of film, but setting aside that time when you have those kinds of films, even if they are very small, that I was committed to, I couldn’t put it aside,” she said, adding: “It’s exciting because there are great offers. It’s difficult because you know you’re passing up the chance to…”

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan said that at that time, many of her seniors were talking about the glass ceiling that couldn’t be broken, but there she was, on the verge of breaking it. Aishwarya managed to work on many international projects in the early 2000s