J Jayalalithaa, who died in 2016, was a guest on Simi Garewal’s talk show, Rendezvous with Simi Garewal in 1999. On the show, Simi had asked her to name an actor she thought would be best suited to play her on the big screen.
Jayalalithaa said that she wouldn’t want a film about her life to be made in the first place. However, after Simi prodded her further, Jayalalithaa named Aishwarya. “I think Aishwarya Rai would be very suitable to play me in my younger days. But then to play me as I am now, or I’m likely to be in the future, I think it would be a little difficult,” she said. In the episode, Simi had also asked Jayalalithaa who is the most beautiful female actor according to her. She named Aishwarya yet again.
Veteran actress Simi Garewal recently attended a special screening of the film by Kangana. After watching the movie, she took to her Twitter handle to review the film. The actress stated that although she doesn’t approve of Kangana’s radical comments, she supports her acting talent. Simi also revealed that although Jayalalithaa wanted Aishwarya Rai Bachchan to play her role, she would have approved of Kangana’s portrayal.
Replying to a comment on her tweet, Simi further praised Arvind and shared the one complaint she had with the movie. She wrote, ‘You forget he is Arvind Swamy! You believe he REALLY is MGR! But they left out JJ’s childhood..I wish they hadn’t. It would have had a stronger impact in the story of Jayalalithaa.. but that’s only my opinion.’
Apart from Kangana, ‘Thalaivii’ also stars Madhoo, Prakash Raj, Jisshu Sengupta, Bhagyashree, and Poorna in key roles. The film has been garnering positive reviews from the audience and the critics alike.
Meanwhile, Kangana also has some other interesting upcoming projects lined-up which include, ‘Dhaakad’ co-starring Arjun Rampal and Divya Dutta. She is also a part of ‘Tejas’ where she will be essaying the role of an Air Force Pilot.
