Aishwarya Rai

Of late, Aishwarya Rai must be chatting a lot with father-in-law Amitabh Bachchan, about films in general and her projects in particular.

in the course of one such chat session, she told Big B about the impressive organisational skills of director Ashutosh Gowariker, as seen on the sets of her next, Jodha Akbar .

So much so, that ever since Ash has started shooting for Jodha Akbar at Nitin Desai Studios at Karjat, Big B has been really keen on seeing the studio and the shooting of the film.

Ash also raved about the sets and her costumes to father-in-law. Neeta Lulla has designed the costumes for Ash, and Ash has been talking about them to everyone. “Amitabh wanted to see Aishwarya Rai in Jodhabai’s get-up, but he didn’t want to arrive on Ashutosh’s sets since Ashutosh doesn’t welcome visitors. Then, Nitin Desai thought of throwing a party on the sets on March 7 and invited Amitabh,” says a source.

When we contacted art director Nitin Desai, he confirmed the news, saying, “Yes, Mr. Bachchan will be attending the party on March 7. i wanted him to visit the studio and his presence will be like a blessing for all of us.”

Nitin adds, “Of course. Both Hrithik Roshan and Ash will be shooting on that date. We are planning to wind up the shooting by 6:30 pm, after that Amitji will look around the studios
and then we’ll have a party. Amitji will come slightly early and visit the sets of Jodha Akbar, and will also meet Aishwarya Rai.”