Dubai: For war movie veteran J P Dutta, it was Aishwarya Rai who made him change the genre of his films, leading to another version of Umrao Jaan based on Mirza Hadi Ruswa's novel Umrao Jaan e Ada.
"Aishwarya is my Helen of Troy whose face stopped me from going to war again," quipped Dutta, who has directed war movies like Border and LoC.
At the premier of the film on Thursday, attended by the film's stars Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya, the director said the former Miss World made him change his genre when she finally consented to do the movie he had been planning for 13 years.
On her part, Aishwarya, who flew in from Mumbai after celebrating her 33rd birthday on November 1, laughed off queries as to whether she would be a contender for the Oscars in future.
When asked when he and Aishwarya were getting married, Abhishek said, "You tell us, since you have been telling us that since the past year."
Questioned on his being branded the "sexiest man in Asia", Bachchan junior said, "It is not true, but thank you for making me feel embarrassed."
Abhishek topped the list of the "50 sexiest men" in Asia in a survey by Eastern Eye, Britain's most popular Asian newspaper.
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