There are two theories doing the rounds. One is that filmmaker Mani Ratnam’s writers reportedly goofed. When they gave Mani a copy of the script of Raavana, a contemporary adaptation of the Ramayana, with Tamil superstar Vikram playing Ram, Aishwarya Rai playing Sita and Abhishek Bachchan playing Raavan, they forgot to include the very important character of Shoorpanakha. Shoorpanakha, who is Raavan’s sister, whose nose is chopped off by Ram in the forest according to folklore and because of which episode Raavan swears revenge on Ram. Now, Shoorpanakha is pivotal to the plot... could Mani’s writing team actually have over looked this detail? Seems improbable because Mani is known for his precision.A source from the South says Mani’s production team approached the current reigning diva Nayantara for the role of Shoorpanakha but she refused. Next they approached National Award-winner Priya Mani. Priya will play Shoorpanakha in the Tamil and Hindi versions, just like Aishwarya is playing Sita in both versions. Theory two on why many top Bollywood heroines who were approached for the role of Shoorpanakha refused it is because “no one wants to play Abhishek’s sister,” says a source. “Abhishek is a dishy actor, and not many actresses want to ruin their chances of being paired romantically opposite him by playing his sister in Raavana,” the source adds. Girls who refused to be cast as Abhishek's sister should recall Josh where Ash played Shah Rukh Khan sister, but she still romanced him very convincingly in Mohabbatein. After all it is just role play.
There are two theories doing the rounds. One is that filmmaker Mani Ratnam’s writers reportedly goofed. When they gave Mani a copy of the script of Raavana, a contemporary adaptation of the Ramayana, with Tamil superstar Vikram playing Ram, Aishwarya Rai playing Sita and Abhishek Bachchan playing Raavan, they forgot to include the very important character of Shoorpanakha. Shoorpanakha, who is Raavan’s sister, whose nose is chopped off by Ram in the forest according to folklore and because of which episode Raavan swears revenge on Ram. Now, Shoorpanakha is pivotal to the plot... could Mani’s writing team actually have over looked this detail? Seems improbable because Mani is known for his precision.A source from the South says Mani’s production team approached the current reigning diva Nayantara for the role of Shoorpanakha but she refused. Next they approached National Award-winner Priya Mani. Priya will play Shoorpanakha in the Tamil and Hindi versions, just like Aishwarya is playing Sita in both versions. Theory two on why many top Bollywood heroines who were approached for the role of Shoorpanakha refused it is because “no one wants to play Abhishek’s sister,” says a source. “Abhishek is a dishy actor, and not many actresses want to ruin their chances of being paired romantically opposite him by playing his sister in Raavana,” the source adds. Girls who refused to be cast as Abhishek's sister should recall Josh where Ash played Shah Rukh Khan sister, but she still romanced him very convincingly in Mohabbatein. After all it is just role play.
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