Bollywood’s most iconic and popular couple Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan have long been plagued by divorce rumors. Despite speculation about troubles in their marriage, a recent development suggests a possible reconciliation. The couple is reportedly reuniting for an upcoming Mani Ratnam film.
A source close to the project told Zoom, “Mani Sir has been on the lookout for a subject for a third film with Aishwarya and Abhishek for some time now. He has finally decided what he wants to do with them.”
It is to be noted that Aishwarya and Abhishek earlier collaborated with Mani Ratnam for his film Guru released in 2007, which was a critical and commercial success. The other project, Raavan, released in 2010, however could not perform well at the box office, but was appreciated for the casting.
In an earlier interview, Abhishek recalled the time when Mani Ratnam approached him for Yuva and how it was hard to accept that the ace director wanted to work with him. “When he had come to our home for the first time to sign me for Yuva, I thought he had come to sign Pa (father Amitabh Bachchan). When I got to know it was me he wanted I was beyond ecstatic. Any actor would give a limb to work with Mani. I take great pride in the fact that he found me worthy of his cinema thrice, so far, and that too without losing any limbs,” he had shared,
Fans react to collaboration rumours
As the speculations start floating, fans took to reddit to share their views and the majority called it “Fake.” One user shared Mani Ratna’s film lineup and explained how there is no time for him to make another movie with the couple. he wrote, “Mani finished PS1/PS2 – which made around 800 crores, now he is making with kamal haasan called thug life, and then he prolly do another one with Rajni. So no he isnt even going to make a movie with ash-abhi.”
Many also felt that it was an attempt to distract people. “Another rumor to dilute the tension?,” read one comment. Another reddit user wrote, “Not true. It’s most likely an attempt to divert from the separation news. Looks like that thread about the sudden ‘green flag’ was right.”
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