Mani ropes in Abhi-Ash for one more flick

It's not always that blood runs thicker than water.

Aishwarya and Abhishek Bachchan who have worked with director Mani Ratnam share more than a professional relationship with him.

Aishwarya had debuted in his Tamil film Iruvar and Abhishek first worked with him in Yuva. However, their bond strengthened on the sets of Guru. Since then, Mani Ratnam has adopted both of them. The couple too has reciprocated in a similar manner. When Mani suffered from a health crisis recently, they left behind everything to attend to him and monitor his medical progress. This gesture from Abhi-Ash moved Mani so much that he has become incredibility possessive and emotional about them. He’s already planning a third film with them after Raavana.

Commenting on the Abhi-Ash relationship with the maverick filmmaker, a source says, “Abhi and Ash are also very attached to his wife Suhasini. The day Aishwarya heard about Mani’s hospitalisation in Chennai, she immediately flew out of Hyderabad to see him and rushed back for her shoot the same evening. Abhishek too couldn’t focus on anything else till Mani was out of hospital. Somewhere Mani has formed a deep emotional bond with Abhi and Ash.”

Since Mani’s illness, Aishwarya and Abhishek have almost taken charge of Mani and his wellbeing. “They won’t allow him to resume shooting until they’re sure. And they’ll allot dates as and when his health allows. Abhishek and Ash have also promised Suhasini they’ll make sure Mani doesn’t strain himself,” the source added.

In fact Mani is so attached to the couple that he has begun to feel the presence of one or the other is lucky for his films. The source said, “Mani was planning to make Lajjo with Aishwarya and Aamir Khan. But he was compelled for reasons beyond his control to take Kareena Kapoor. Mani was not happy with this. When Lajjo got shelved, Mani turned around and said to Ash, ‘See it’s because it was an unfair thing to do to you that this happened.’”
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Mani Ratnam went off to hospital quietly

Filmmaker Mani Ratnam first complained of uneasiness and then left the recording studio and checked himself quietly into the Apollo Hospital on his own, says Lyricist Gulzar.

"Mani complained of uneasiness. We presumed it to be nothing more than creative anxiety. We all get restless and nervous when we are working intensely an a project. We had no clue it was a health issue," Gulzar told IANS on Friday (April 17).

"Yes, Mani just left the venue of the recording and quietly got himself admitted into hospital."

The multilingual filmmaker was admitted to the hospital on Wednesday following breathing difficulty and dizziness. Ratnam was in Chennai working on a song for his film "Raavan" with Gulzar and composer A.R. Rahman when the health scare occurred.

Filmmaker Shaad Ali, who is assisting Ratnam on "Raavan", was also present there.

The director was revved up as Gulzar and Rahman argued and collaborated over the perfect words for the tune. However, after a while a fidgety and restless Ratnam sneaked out of the recording, left the studio alone and checked himself quietly into the Apollo Hospital.

That, according to Mani's close friends, is the filmmaker's style. He never draws attention to himself.

There was a sudden panic among the friends and well-wishers of Ratnam since he has a history of heart ailment.

"Thankfully, it was nothing serious at all. Though I wasn't allowed to visit him in hospital Shaad did visit him on Wednesday. Mani was just fine, laughing, joking and talking nineteen to the dozen," Gulzar said.

"We're all very much relieved and happy. And on to top it all, the song that we were recording when Mani had a health scare has turned out beautifully. It's a proud moment. To my relief I'm told Mani is well enough to be out of hospital very soon."

Sources say the next schedule of "Raavan", which is on April 20, might be delayed by a few days. Ratnam, known to be a workaholic, is expected to be back to the gruelling outdoor schedule in Kerala as soon as the doctors allow him to do so.

"He's already talking about keeping his date with his next schedule. But that seems unlikely," said a source from the "Raavan" crew.
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Mani Ratnam's illness gives Abhi-Ash time together

If you wanted to greet the first couple of Bollywood- Abhishek and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan - on their wedding anniversary, you may be disappointed. Sources confirm that Ash-Abhi won’t be in town on April 20 when they celebrate their second wedding anniversary. The family, including Amitabh and Jaya, are debating whether the couple should go to Europe or the United States.






Europe, especially Italy, is Jaya Bachchan’s favourite holiday destination. She even has a villa in Florence where she stays during her visits. A source close to the family reveals, “Jaya is suggesting they fly to Florence and spend the day there, while Amitabh is coming up with the idea of a US trip. They haven’t yet taken the final call but it will be one of the two destinations.”

Both Abhishek and Aishwarya have been working super hard for Mani Ratnam’s film Raavan for the past few months. Now that Mani was hospitilised for exhaustion, they have the opportunity to take a break while he recuperates. “This will be the first time in a very long time that they will get to take a vacation. They haven’t been on a holiday ever since their marriage,” says the source.

Last year, the couple didn’t celebrate their one year anniversary due to the demise of Abhishek’s grandmother Teji Bachchan. The source says, “They won’t be at Jalsa this year, there is definitely a mini vacation being planned.”
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SRK-Ash will work together

After a souring of relations between the two stars, things have reportedly become better.

While our much-loved Ash was always meant to play the female lead role, Mani Ratnam wanted to cast SRK as his Ram in Raavan.

Owing to the fight between Salman Khan and SRK, relations between Ash and King Khan had soured. Keeping this in mind, Mani Ratnam approached Ash and confessed to her his original choice for Ram. She politely agreed to star opposite him.

However, while SRK agreed to play the part, he realized his dates were taken for Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi.

Oh at least fans can be assured of seeing the duo sharing screen space again!
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