‘Would love to apologise to Aishwarya Rai Bachchan’: Emraan Hashmi regrets calling her ‘plastic’, addresses rumour that she refused to work with him

He said, “Recently, Karan Johar himself confessed that the rapid fire round in the latest season of the show was the most boring. It’s because now, the environment has completely changed. You can’t give such answers anymore. At that time, I just wanted to win the hamper and I ended up saying what I said.”

Although Aishwarya never directly reacted to the comment. In an interview with Filmfare in 2019, the actor said the worst thing anyone has ever said about her is that she is “fake and plastic.”

When asked if he ever met Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Emraan Hashmi recalled an incident after the release of Hum Dil Chuke Sanam. He said, “I have waited outside Aishwarya Rai’s van for about three hours just to catch a glimpse of her after her film Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam. I was a huge fan. Mohit and I were shooting in Filmistan, I told him, ‘You cannot go anywhere.’ So we waited together. I still am a big fan of hers.” Despite all the wait, Emraan could never meet her. “I have never met her. I have never had a conversation with her. I would love to meet her. And I would love to apologise if she felt bad about it. I will have to meet her and ask her. I am sorry if I offended you”, said the Murder actor.

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In another interview with Hindustan Times, he said, “You know what, when that rapid fire round happened, Karan had cut the shot, and he just looked around on the set and everyone was dumbfounded. He asked, ‘Can you actually keep this (Emraan’s answer)?’ And a couple of people behind the camera said, ‘Yes’.”

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Just two years after Emraan’s comment, reports of Aishwarya turning down a film with Emraan surfaced. It was reported that Aishwarya was supposed to star in a film by Milan Luthria, but after learning that she will have to shoot several scenes with Emraan Hashmi, she turned it down.

However, nobody associated with the film ever confirmed this report. Reacting to the same, Emraan told The Lallantop, “I have heard these rumours, but I don’t think it holds any truth. I think people just made a big deal out of it. I honestly don’t know if something of that sort ever happened. You will have to fact check with her.”