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‘Still Not Common In…’: Aishwarya Rai Bachchan On Intimate And Kissing Scenes In Movies

By Anupama

March 04, 2024

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan is one of the most influential actresses in Bollywood. She is loved by millions of people, and often, being an actress comes with its price tag. The actress who rarely does intimate and kissing scenes in her films.

Aishwarya once mentioned receiving a legal notice for doing a kissing scene on screen. An old video of the actress from the movie “Ponniyin Selvan” is resurfacing on the internet, where Aishwarya openly talks to an interviewer and reveals how she had to pay the price for being bold on screen.

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan

She said, “In reality, I received legal notices from some people from the industry and they said, ‘You are respectable. You are an example for our girls. You have lived your life in such a commendable way, so why did you do this?’

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan Revealed Many actors have kissed on screen before this scene

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan Said And I was like, ‘Wow, I’m just an actor, doing my job, and here I am being asked for clarification for two to three seconds of scenes in a three-hour film.’ Many actors have kissed on screen before this scene and continue to do so.”

The actress further stated, “Public display of affection is still not common in our Indian culture. Even today, actors are not very comfortable with their kissing scenes.” She said that what is done in Western cinema is done in Indian cinema as well, and that’s how fans relate to them.

After her marriage and the birth of Aaradhya, Aishwarya proved that she could still choose good roles, and “Ae Dil Hai Mushkil” is an excellent example of this.

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan was last seen in Mani Ratnam’s “Ponniyin Selvan Part 2,” where she portrayed the role of a royal queen and shared the screen with Chiyaan Vikram.