Ashutosh Gowariker’s outburst against Priyanka Chopra’s best actress award at the IIFA in Macau has already been made a huge issue in the industry.
Most people in the industry have, however derided Ashutosh for his statements and called them impulsive and childish.
And to everyone’s surprise, Jaya Bachchan does not only stands up for Ashutosh but also gives him a clean chit for mentioning her in his pro-Aishwarya speech.
Jaya Bachchan was initially reluctant to make any statements but finally opened up to say, “First of all it is being presumed that Ashutosh unnecessarily mentioned my name regarding Aishwarya’s omission from the awards. The fact is, I suggested he bring up the question on stage at IIFA. We were discussing why Aishwarya has not been given any award for Jodhaa-Akbar and I suggested Ashutosh bring up the matter. So when he mentioned my name he wasn’t doing anything wrong”.
“The entire principal cast and crew of Jodhaa-Akbar have been rightly nominated for the popular awards and have won also. I find it very strange that Aishwarya who lived her part and looked every inch the royal Rajasthani queen in her body language and overall performance was ignored”, she further added.
She also asserts that she does not have problems with Priyanka winning the award but does not understand why her daughter-in-law’s performance was ignored.
