Sadiya Siddiqui has regarded again on working with Aishwarya Rai within the 2005 movie Shabd, recalling how the actor remained composed {and professional} regardless of going by way of one of the turbulent phases of her private life following her extremely publicised breakup with Salman Khan.Chatting with Siddharth Kannan, Sadiya mentioned Aishwarya by no means allowed her private struggles to have an effect on her work on set, describing her as totally ready and deeply dedicated to her craft.Aishwarya and Salman fell in love whereas taking pictures Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s blockbuster Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam and shortly grew to become one among Bollywood’s most talked-about {couples}, with hypothesis about marriage doing the rounds. Nevertheless, in 2002, Aishwarya confirmed that the connection had ended, saying Salman was discovering it tough to come back to phrases with the breakup. The controversy escalated in 2003 when actor Vivek Oberoi, who was briefly linked to Aishwarya, held a broadly mentioned press convention alleging that Salman had threatened him over the telephone. Aishwarya later married Abhishek Bachchan in 2007, whereas Salman Khan stays single.
‘She hid it rather well’
Requested whether or not she may sense Aishwarya’s emotional turmoil on the units of Shabd, Sadiya mentioned she by no means noticed it replicate within the actor’s work.“Truly, I did not have a single scene with Aishwarya, so I by no means acquired shut sufficient to know what she was going by way of. I do not know her personally in any respect,” she mentioned.Nevertheless, she added that from what she noticed, Aishwarya maintained exceptional composure.“However from no matter I noticed, she hid it rather well. She at all times got here absolutely ready, knew all her traces, had learn the script totally and labored with full professionalism. I do not suppose she allowed her private life to have an effect on her work in any respect.”
‘She was extraordinarily skilled’
Sadiya went on to reward Aishwarya’s preparation and dedication to her character.“She had learn the script a few instances and would focus on how a scene needs to be performed and the psychology of her character. I used to be very excited to fulfill her for the primary time,” she recalled.Remembering her first impression of the actor, Sadiya mentioned, “I nonetheless keep in mind seeing her standing there in denims and a shirt and considering, ‘She’s actually fairly.’ It was a beautiful expertise.”She added that Aishwarya regarded “superb” in Shabd and credited cinematographer Aseem Bajaj for capturing her superbly on display.
Sadiya recollects Sanjay Dutt ‘s distinctive performing course of
Sadiya, who additionally shared display area with Sanjay Dutt in Shabd, recalled an attention-grabbing behind-the-scenes second from their first scene collectively.“My first scene with Sanjay Dutt was in a kitchen. Earlier than the shot, I requested him, ‘Lets do the traces?’ Leena Yadav got here to me and mentioned, ‘You do your personal traces. He isn’t snug rehearsing.'”She admitted she was initially shocked however quickly realised that each actor has a special working model.“It was the primary time I would heard that. Some actors simply do not open up simply with one other actor. Possibly that is merely how they work. I am additionally a really personal particular person. It takes me time to belief folks, however as soon as I am on set, it is my job. Some actors already know precisely how they wish to carry out and like that you just focus by yourself preparation. The scene labored properly ultimately.”When requested about stories that Sanjay typically makes use of cue playing cards for his dialogues, Sadiya mentioned, “Not within the scene I did with him. It actually did not occur with me. Might it occur in any other case? I do not know.”
About Shabd
Launched in 2005 and directed by Leena Yadav, Shabd starred Sanjay Dutt, Aishwarya Rai and Zayed Khan within the lead roles. The psychological drama revolved round a author whose obsession along with his fictional story begins to blur the traces between creativeness and actuality.
