Sanjay Leela Bhansali's one of the best movies, Black has
completed 10 years recently. The movie also found a cinematic gem in form of
Ayesha Kapur - the ten-year-old girl who reprised the role of young Rani
Mukerji.
In an interview with a famous tabloid, Ayesha recalled the
days and her experience of shooting her first movie. “The first time I saw him,
I asked Mr. Bachchan if this was his first film too. Apparently, the whole set
burst out laughing. He was very kind about it and gave me a signed copy of his
biography the next day. I hadn’t grown up watching Bollywood films and I was
nine years old, after all (while shooting the film), so I was quite oblivious,”
she told.
Ayesha has been in touch with Mr. Bhansali over the years.
When she was asked about the recent attack on the director by Karni Sena (on
Padmavati sets), she told, "I think it’s absolutely awful and very sad.
People should have the freedom to be creative and express themselves, and if
anyone feels upset about an artist’s creative work, then the matter can be
discussed, but nobody should get hurt. Violence is never the answer."
Not known to many, but Sonam Kapoor (who was an
assistant director on the film) had auditioned Alia Bhatt for the
role! On this, Ayesha expressed her astonishment and told, “I actually did not
know that, but I think that is great. I really respect her as an actress and I
think she is very talented.”
Ayesha was supposed to do Shekhar Kapur’s Paani with Sushant
Singh Rajput, but the project never saw the light of the day. “After boarding
school, I wanted to re-discover my passion for acting and therefore spent some
time training and auditioning in Mumbai. I signed a three-film contract with
Yash Raj Films but after it looked like Paani was put on hold, I decided to
re-apply to college (which was always something that I wanted to eventually
experience). I have been loving my experience at Columbia so far," said
Ayesha before ending conversation.
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