The amazing pair of Bollywood, Hrithik Roshan and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan came together on screen for the first time in Yash Raj Films’ “Dhoom 2” and then in Ashutosh Gowariker’s “Jodhaa Akbar”.

Now the sizzling pair can be seen together for the third time with Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Guzaarish and according to sources, they share an amazing on-screen chemistry with each other.

Aishwarya Rai joined the Guzaarish unit after completing her shooting for Mani Ratnam’s “Raavan”

“There was instant chemistry between the two as they caught up with each other after a long time. From their first shot together, they were right on cue”, said a source.

“It’s their personal rapport that makes their acting seem so effortless on screen,” the source added.

The actress, trapped in the dense forests of Kerala with husband Abhishek for Mani Ratnam’s Raavan, took a call and spoke to BT about it. “We’ve evolved together, grown as individuals and artistes, we’re both similar — totally driven and passionate, the passion is mutually addictive, we don’t meet for months, but every time we meet — we pick up the threads effortlessly,” said Ash about her filmmaker friend. 

But, Guzaarish is going to be different from their first two films. “This time we aren’t going into the glamour zone,” said Ash. “Sanjay was so excited when he found the right script for us to work together in. ‘This is it,’ he said. For the first time I didn’t even read the script before I said yes. It’s a very real, very intense drama. I respect filmmakers like Sanjay, Mani Ratnam and Shankar who make the films they do because they have to. The family that I’ve married into, this belief and faith in the work we do is predominant. Ma or Pa only go into projects with complete conviction. I follow that faith.” 

She laughed when asked whether filmmakers who wanted Aishwarya Rai Bachchan would settle for no other actress, “I don’t know, but when I am not able to do a project they discuss the alternatives with me. I treasure that relationship with my directors where they don’t see me as just their heroine but a collaborator even if I’m unable to do their films.” 

That apart, Ash is thrilled to be working with Hrithik again. They were offered Mission Kashmir soon after Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam, but she couldn’t meet the schedule, so her role was done by Preity Zinta. 

Then they almost did Krissh, but that, too, didn’t materialise. 
Hrithik has admitted that the former Miss World is his favourite co-star. 

“We did an ad-film together before working in Dhoom 2 and Jodhaa-Akbar. Hrithik, Sanjay and I are like-minded people — very focussed and passionate about our work. The two films Hrithik and I did were poles apart and now Sanjay’s film takes us into a totally different territory. Like I said, there’s no glam zone in this one. I go completely by my convictions. I chose to do Dhoom 2 after ten years in the industry and not at the start of my career. I was just cracking a genre. And then I moved on. On the other hand, I was content being totally deglam in Guru. If I get loved by my audience for it, then nothing like it,” she said. 
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