Rai and Bhansali: The cold war ends!
- mid-day.com
Tons has been written about the Aishwarya Rai-Sanjay Leela Bhansali "patch-up" a few weeks ago on the sets of the latter's Black where she dropped in for a chat. The differences between the director and actress had cropped up over Bhansali's proposed epic Bajirao Mastani when Rai made it clear then that she wouldn't co-star with Salman Khan.
About the so-called patch-up Bhansali says, "It was very generous of her to drop in to see me so casually. She came to me without an agenda. Frankly, it felt like a load off our backs when we met. There was no awkwardness because we were both clean in our hearts. I realised my love for her remains unchanged."
After the recent accident on the set of Black, Rai was one of the first people to call up the director. "And I respect her all the more for that, although she knows that Salman is, and always will be, my dearest friend and brother."
So is there a chance of Rai and Bhansali coming together professionally in the near future? "Why not? She's as capable of bringing out the best in me as I am. We've met, albeit just once, but that was enough to make us realise we're bonded beyond films. I'm sure we'll work together again in the future. Right now I'm just dying to see Bajirao come alive through Salman. That's my most important priority and dream after Black."
