India, Aug. 29 -- Subhash Ghai's 1999 hit Taal remains one of his most memorable films. Apart from the film's love story, the movie is remembered for its music and Aishwarya Rai's dance performances. However, while Aishwarya's role of Mansi in the film remains iconic, Subhash Ghai, in a recent interaction, revealed that he initially rejected the actor.

Speaking to Times Now, the filmmaker revealed that it was Saroj Khan who recommended Aishwarya's name. However, since the actor had won the Miss World title just five years before the film's release, in 1994, he initially thought of her as belonging to the cosmetic world and did not consider her suitable to play the simple, small-town girl in the film. Saroj Khan had choreographed the film...