In an interesting scoop, celebrity fashion designer Neeta Lulla revealed that Aishwarya Rai Bachchan was a strong contender for the lead role in Yash Chopra’s classic Darr and even took part in the look test. However, her impending participation in the Miss World contest shifted the casting to Juhi Chawla.
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan was once tipped for the lead role in Yash Chopra’s 1993 film Darr, which later went to Juhi Chawla. stylist
Nita Lola
She revealed that Aishwarya had done look tests for the film before her
Miss World
Trip changed plan. The role finally went to Juhi
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Aishwarya Rai look test in Darr
Speaking to Bollywood Hungama, Neeta Lulla revealed that Aishwarya Rai was previously considered for the film ‘Darr’. The fashion designer spoke about the casting details during an interview with Bollywood Hungama. She said she first met Aishwarya at Yash Chopra’s office, where the director was considering casting her in Darr.“I met Aishwarya for the first time in Yash (Chopra) Ji’s office, where he was considering casting her for the role of Dar,” Lola said.“I don’t think many people know about it. So we did a look test of sorts and he called me and said let’s do a look test with her. When I saw her, Yash ji and I discussed it and said she’s beautiful. But he said maybe it won’t work out because she’s going to participate in Miss World and she went away and it happened,” she added.Aishwarya later won the Miss World title in 1994. Her film career began soon after, and she went on to work in many major films in Hindi and Tamil cinema.
Neeta Lulla talks about working with Aishwarya Rai
After Darr, Aishwarya made her debut in Mani Ratnam’s Iruvar in 1997. She later appeared in films like Jeans, Aa Ab Laut Chalen, Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam, Taal and Devdas.Neeta Lulla later styled Aishwarya for Shankar’s ‘Jeans’. The film became one of Aishwarya’s first big screen ventures that featured her in an elaborate look.The designer said that Aishwarya asked her to design the entire film for her. Lulla enjoyed working on the large-scale project and felt proud of the costumes she created for Jeans.The casting note adds another chapter to Aishwarya’s early career, before she became one of them
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