Saif on Aishwarya Rai

Saif on Aishwarya Rai…

At the promotional event of Aarakshan. Saif Ali Khan said making individual appearances at the Cannes film festival is a futile exercise.

When a journalist asked Saif why then would Aishwarya Rai Bachchan go there every year, he shot back saying "Maybe because she is a pretty face."

We wonder how Ash will take this..

Bull

well he is right. Aishu is not going to Cannes every year to showcase her acting talent  - she is an ambassador for a Cosmetic giant. So it is for her pretty face that she goes there every year. The attention she garners there is all because of the platform Loreal provides. Edited by qwww - 12 years ago

Originally posted by: desigal90

Bull

I watched the video, he didnt say that.

 

He said, "Aishwarya is in a way the face of India, recognized internationally, so that's a good thing. Especially because she is a beautiful face on top of that"

 

What he said about Cannes was, that its a fun festival, but we sometiems take it too seirously, like someone's won an oscar. ANd ideally he woudl love to attend it when he's taking a movie there or something, but it was still a very fun event.

Desu, the reason why poor Saif never gets talked about so much is because of loyal fans like you!😆

lol, I never heard him saying that in the video. Our Bollywood media really knows how to put 2 and 2 and present it as 22 instead of  4. Shame Edited by Salma2 - 12 years ago

Just because he is bitter about not getting any attention there, he doesn't need to take out his frustration on Ash.

No matter how she is, we cannot deny the international media knows her more than him.

Why is it so important for International Media to recognize our stars? 😕 Ours is a local industry! Their bread and butter is earned by catering to the local market and being in the local news! The only time International attention is required is when our films get nominated to the Oscars or Golden Globes and since that happens once in a blue moon, I don't see why the big noise over catching the International Media's attention! Edited by poppy2009 - 12 years ago

Actually this is what he said:

Saif Ali Khan is an ambivert (more introversion). He lacks the charisma of SRK, jalwa of Salman and acumen of Aamir Khan. He has the looks, eloquent, and excels in good cinema still he is not there. He even stopped his Filmfare gig after the controversy. I saw an old interview where he mentioned that he lacks confidence. At Kal Ho Na Ho shooting, he used to do his work and retire. He was nervous and it took SRK to finally make him comfortable on the sets.

Even before leaving for Cannes, Saif wanted to represent cinema instead of the brand. I think that's what he maintains here. L'Oreal presents Aishwarya well. I don't think anyone noticed her first appearance when she took Devdas to Cannes.

 

Chetan Anand's film Neecha Nagar received an award at 1st Cannes Festival. So there was a time when India was represented well in the International film festivals. After that so many of our Hindi and regional films won accolades; Bimal Roy's do bigha zameen, Satyajit Ray's Apu trilogy and others works. More recently Shaji N Karun's Piravi too won the most prestigious award at Cannes. Many good films and regional films are showcased at Cannes and other festivals.

Now it's the glamour and glitz that takes precedence when it comes to our movies. Every year, a team of good filmmakers continue to make their presence at International film festivals without the hubbub.

Saifu always gets in trouble with girls.. first Koena.. and now Aishu.. hahaha! Well i think he is kinda cute & catty.. first the botox dig.. and now cannes dig...don't worry Saifu you also are not bad to look at.. you might not have Aish's pretty face.. but there are many Saifu takers in our desh... you are our royal nawab. 🤗 Edited by ladygaga - 12 years ago