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She may have collaborated with her husband Dhanush in “3” but Aishwarya R Dhanush says she does not see herself directing her superstar father Rajinikanth.
“I don’t think I will direct him. I love the equation we share. The expectations would be difficult to manage. I don’t see it happening in future but you never know,” Aishwarya told PTI in an interview.
She, however, is looking forward to producing Rajinikanth’s film in 2017 with her husband Dhanush.
Aishwarya is currently busy promoting her book “Standing On The Apple Box”, which has been published by HarperCollins India.
“It is not a biography or about who my father is. It is a daughter’s take on growing with a larger-than-life superstar at home, and her memories and fears. It is also about me being a wife and a mother and all that in the aspect of being a celebrity kid.”
In the book, Aishwarya opens up about her father’s fear that they might choose acting as a profession but both the sisters opted for direction.
“It is a conscious decision from my side. I would not have been comfortable in front of the camera. Also, the idea never came up. I prefer to be the captain of the ship, call the shots and be more creative.
“Being an actress is a hard job. There is this pressure of looking good all the time. I think I am comfortable with what I am doing,” she says when asked whether she ever considered it.
The director credits her parents for giving her and sister Soundarya a normal childhood despite the hype surrounding Rajinikanth, something that she is also trying to do with her kids.
“I had a very normal childhood and this book will break the myth of ‘celebrity kids’. It is not all glamour. Life was simple and the credit goes to my parents. They decided to bring us up in a certain way and kept us away from public eye. I am doing the same with my children.”
The job, however, is much more challenging now with all the exposure, she says.
“There is a lot of peer pressure on them but I am strict mother. I try to keep it as normal as possible. We send them to the beach and to the park with my cousins or a friend that we trust. It is sad that we can’t be with them because it is important that they feel normal when they go out.” (MORE) PTI BK ZMN
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