Aishwarya Rai

The much awaited ‘Sarkar Raj’, a sequel to the highly acclaimed film ‘Sarkar’ by Ram Gopal Varma has been courting controversies since its inception. The most recent one being the length of the role played by Aishwarya Rai Bachchan in the flick.

According to reports, director Ram Gopal Varma (RGV) has cropped Ash’s role in the flick in lieu of the length and importance of the character. Sources close to RGV have indicated that the film was becoming too long and Ash’s character was distracting attention from the main character as well.

The film that brings the ‘Bachchan’ clan onscreen for the first time with Amitabh, Abhishek and Aishwarya sharing the screen space, is also the first post marriage movie for the couple. The film is set to release on June 6, 2008.

Sarkar Raj is an intense political drama and is essentially a study of power; it explores the politics of development, and takes a fresh look at the tradition versus modernity debate. Ash is reportedly playing the character of a businesswoman who influences Abhishek’s aspirations in the movie.

With the Big B already sighting his doubts about working with RGV in the future, we wonder if RGV can even afford to mess up with the Bachchan bahu?