Aishwarya Rai and Abhishek Bachchan have shared the screen in many films, but Mani is standing out in collaboration with Ratnam’s films. The acclaimed director has a unique ability to bring the best among the two actors, which shows their remarkable chemistry in ‘Guru’ and ‘Ravana’.

Aishwarya Rai made a thick suit for Abhishek Bachchan

Abhishek Bachchan recently shared the story of a fragrant-lap with ‘Guru’. He and Aishwarya, who was his girlfriend, was caught by the guard when director Mani Ratnam suddenly decided to do a song. With no prior preparation, Aishwarya improved by stitching a fat suit for Abhishek on the set. Speaking at the Mani Ratnam retrospective of the G5A cinema house, Abhishek recalled: “We were living in a guest house and it was a day off. Mani came and said, “Binda (choreographer Bind Gopal) is there, rehearsed again, we are doing a song.” I said, ‘We are not going to do a song; We are shooting for a small portion of Gurukant Desai. ‘When I went down, Binda Master was standing there, completely enraged. When I realized that Mani had thrown one of her Gogali. ,

Also read: Abhishek Bachchan talks about continuous comparison with Amitabh Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai: ‘When I am 82 years old …’

Abhishek revealed that the song “Ek Lo Ek Muf”, composed by AR Rahman and sung by Bappi Lahiri, came only that morning. However, it was just a thick version for shooting, without the entire music system.

“He had earlier given me two months to gain weight. That night, I still remember, Amira (costume designer Amira Punani) and Aishwarya made a thick suit for me by sewing the blankets (blankets) together. Then they took some shady gray items and put it on my hair. He was like (Mani), ‘his head shave’. I said, ‘But, we are still shooting small parts.’ Amidst all this, I was performing on a click track, “he said.

About Guru

The Guru (2007), directed by Mani Ratnam, explains the journey of a small town dreamer Gurukant Desai who rises to become a powerful industrialist. Starring Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai, the film was widely acclaimed for its performance, music of AR Rahman and its compelling tale.