The late Jayalalithaa had confessed in a 1999 interview with Simi Garewal, that she would like Aishwarya to be cast as her in case a biopic was made on her life
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Simi Garewal, J Jayalalithaa
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
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Simi Garewal and J Jayalalithaa
Watch Video: When Jayalalithaa sang her favourite Hindi song on Simi Garewal's TV show
Simi Garewal has released some unseen footage from her chat show, 'Rendezvous with Simi Garewal', which featured the late J Jayalalithaa as a guest in 1999. In the clip, the actress-turned-politician is heard saying that she considers Aishwarya Rai Bachchan the most beautiful woman in the world. Moreover, she confesses that if at all a film was made on her life, she would want Ash to be cast as her. Incidentally, in Mani Ratnam’s 1997 Tamil film, 'Iruvar', Ash’s character was based on Jayalalithaa.
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Guess who Jayalalithaa wanted to play her role in a film about her life? And guess who she thought was the most b'ful woman in the world? :) pic.twitter.com/qa4u23d7nx
— Vani (@RandomMusings98) 5 January 2017