Filmmaker Sanjay Gupta’s hero in Jazbaa is Irrfan Khan but he terms Aishwarya Rai Bachchan the “hero” of his new movie.
Gupta, who made Kaante, a male-centric entertainer, has this time taken a detour and directed Jazbaa, which is about a strong woman.
“I have worked with male actors like Sanjay Dutt, John Abraham and many others, but I can tell you Aishwarya is no less. She is the hero of Jazbaa,” Gupta said.
He said working with Bachchan on set was effortless for him.
“I didn’t have to do anything tremendously different or dramatic for the film as it was easy. While male actors did not come to the set after doing homework, Aishwarya was more disciplined,” he added.
Aishwarya plays an advocate in the film, and confronts a tense situation as her daughter’s life is in jeopardy after she is kidnapped — she has to defend a hardened criminal in order for her to walk free.
