Aishwarya Was First Choice of "Bombay"

Aishwarya Was First Choice of "Bombay"

Readers won’t believe it but at one point of time, Manisha Koirala had been a rival of our fab Bachchan bahu.

Then a delicate porcelain beauty with the freshness of the mountains in her demeanor, Manisha had been feted by the magazines and media alike as the next big thing of B-Town.

These two gorgeous women used to try their best to outdo each other in order to become numero uno.

But recently Aishwarya has confirmed repots that she had been approached by movie moghul Mani Ratnam to play the lead in his gritty take on the 1993 Mumbai blasts,Bombay.

“Mani sir had indeed requested Rajeev Menon to ask me for dates,” trilled the luscious lovely. The reason for not accepting such.

A plum casting miracle? She had been busy preparing for the 1994 Miss India pageant.