Here’s what Aishwarya Rai Bachchan said about starring in SLB’s Khamoshi

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan has starred in Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam, Devdas and Guzaarish helmed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali. The two have had some great creative collaborations. Recently reports of Aishwarya being the first choice for Bhansali’s Khamoshi: The Musical surfaced online with Manisha Koirala’s Heeramandi being in the news. Khamoshi eventually had Salman Khan and Manisha Koirala in the lead.

In an old interview that is trending again, Aishwarya shared, “At one point, Sanjay considered casting me for Khamoshi. But I’d just gone for the (Miss India) pageant. He told me this before we started shooting for Hum Dil (De Chuke Sanam). I’d visited the sets of Dholi Taro for a recce. When I was walking, my hair was all wavy. He looked at me and said, ‘You know, this is the way I saw you in Khamoshi.’ Then he and Anil Mehta (cinematographer) smiled. And I was like, ‘Really?’ I loved Khamoshi. I loved the music. I was like, ‘Really, Sanjay? You wanted me to be in Khamoshi?’ He said, ‘It’s okay ya, you went and became Miss World.’ And I said, ‘But I lost Khamoshi.’ I kept humming all the songs and thinking what if, what if…,”