Aishwarya Rai Loved Bengali Breakfast On Chokher Bali Sets, Says Prosenjit Chatterjee: 'We Still Meet...'

Prosenjit Chatterjee, in a recent interview, fondly remembered his time working with Aishwarya Rai Bachchan in Rituparno Ghosh’s Chokher Bali. He praised her as “pleasant and nice,” reminiscing warmly about her debut in Bengali cinema. “Aishwarya was very good. She is very sweet. We still meet sometimes,” he told Mamaraazzi.

During filming, Prosenjit Chatterjee recalled friendly debates with late director Rituparno Ghosh. Aishwarya Rai, who liked Bengali breakfasts on set, found their discussions rather amusing. Despite occasional tensions, Prosenjit spoke of their strong bond, making the experience memorable. He recalled, “On the sets of Chokher Bali, Ritu and I would often fight. We used to order Bengali Kachori and mithai for breakfast in the morning and Aishwarya would eat those stuff and would tell us, ‘You are the topmost hero and he is the topmost director. So why are you both fighting on the sets?” Ritu and I had done many films together, we were like friends but we used to fight on sets.”

Prosenjit Chatterjee recalled his scenes with Aishwarya Rai in Chokher Bali as magical and wonderful. He praised Aishwarya for her dedication and professionalism, describing their time on set as filled with great moments, especially during the intense and emotional scenes directed by Ritu.

Prosenjit also complimented Aishwarya’s husband, actor Abhishek Bachchan, saying he is very friendly and they both are very kind-hearted.

The actor recently opened up on the fact that Bangla filmmakers should focus on making local stories with a wider appeal in a chat with News18. “When Mani Ratnam sir and Ritu made Roja and Chokher Bali, people all over the country had watched them. The idea was never to make a pan-Indian film. Kantara was a very honest film and it could have been made in any language. They never decided on making a pan-Indian film but it was loved by Indians. And that’s something we need to do. We’re trying too but it’s also about timing. One fine day, a Bangla film will come and break all language barriers,” said Prosenjit.