Aishwarya Rai

Actress Meera has said indian film star Aishwarya Rai - who is engaged to co-star Abhishek Bachchan - would prove to be such a stigma to the Bachchan family that could not be washed away even with the waters of Hindus’ holy river Ganges.

Expressing her “concern and love” for indian icon Amitabh Bachchan, his wife Jaya and for their son Abhishek, Meera said yesterday that it looked like Aishwarya had played her cards well to get close to the Bachchan family.

“Let me predict today that Aishwarya would be such a mark of disgrace to the Bachchan family that could never be washed away even with the holy waters of the Ganges.”

Wrong decision

Meera went on to add that the “young, innocent and simple-hearted fellow” (Abhishek Bachchan) had fallen for the wrong person.

“He has been trapped and has taken the wrong decision for the rest of his life.

“God knows what’s wrong with the people in Pakistan who think so high of her [Rai] but in india, that girl has lost all respect for herself.”

Meera pointed out that Rai had earlier been close to film stars Salman Khan and Viveik Oberoi.

“isn’t it strange that whosoever co-stars with her in one or two films, falls in love with the girl?”

Latest performance

Crediting Devdas and Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam as Rai’s best movies, Meera considers Rai’s performance in her latest movies Shabd and Dhoom-2 as poor.

“She has been unreasonably vulgar in these movies. Although i don’t think obscenity, as a requirement of the movie, is immoral. Yet Ms Rai has been unduly vulgar. She cannot come up to the mark of the likes of Shabana Azmi and Smita Patil.”