Zayed Khan remembers having Aishwarya Rai’s image in his locker room: I used to suppose this lady is

Jun 17, 2025 07:35 PM IST Zayed Khan fondly remembers working with Aishwarya Rai in Shabd, praising her grace and professionalism.  Bollywood star Aishwarya Rai has not solely mesmerised audiences but in addition left an enduring impression on her co-stars together with her magnificence and beauty. In an interview with Siddharth Kannan, actor Zayed Khan, who shared display house together with her within the movie Shabd, fondly recalled the expertise of romancing her on-screen and admitted to being a fan ever since she received the Miss World title. (Also Read: Zayed Khan remembers household’s monetary disaster: ‘Home was mortgaged, we sold our cars’) Zayed Khan on working with Aishwarya Rai in Shabd. Zayed Khan says Shabd was forward of its timeZayed Khan mirrored on his movie decisions, noting that lots of his tasks have been forward of their time on account of his need to tackle out-of-the-box roles. Speaking about Shabd, he stated it was a compelling story, a slice-of-life narrative launched at a time when audiences weren’t fairly prepared for such themes. He added that viewers who revisit the movie in the present day usually react by saying, “Oh my God, that’s scary.” Zayed Khan on working with Aishwarya RaiHe recalled working with Aishwarya within the movie and stated, “Aish was such a professional and beautiful lady. I was a fan of Aish when she became Miss World. I used to have a picture of her in my locker room. I used to think, ‘This woman is a really gorgeous woman.’ So when I heard the script and they said that Aish is in the film, I was like, ‘Woah, where do I sign?’ I had a beautiful experience working with her. She is such a wonderful co-star to be with because she really knows how to play with you.” “Sometimes you just see actors take so much time and then come, and there’ll be drama. The actual work suffers while everything else is taken care of. With Aish, I thought it would be so difficult to get over my fan moment, but she just came in and said, ‘Hi, do you want to do rehearsals together?’ I was like, this is too cool. She was a natural filter. God bless her,” he added. About ShabdProduced by Pritish Nandy Communications and directed by Leena Yadav, Shabd stars Sanjay Dutt, Aishwarya Rai and Zayed Khan in lead roles. Sanjay performs a reclusive, award-winning author affected by inventive block, who makes use of his spouse (performed by Aishwarya) as inspiration for his new novel by asking her to get shut to a different man (Zayed). As fiction begins to blur with actuality, the story takes a darker flip. Shabd was praised for its distinctive idea and performances, particularly Aishwarya’s layered portrayal, however it didn’t carry out nicely on the field workplace.