"Don't Speak Hindi, Speak Tamil.." - ARR to his Wife on stage
The day before, a video of music composer AR rahman urging his wife saira banu not to talk in hindi went viral. The music director for ponniyin selvan 2 was accompanied on stage by his wife saira when he accepted an award. When saira was asked for her opinion, the composer of the song was describing how she replays his interviews. rahman instructed her to speak in tamil rather than hindi when he handed her the microphone.
I don't like to watch my interviews again, AR rahman said in tamil as saira stood next to him. She keeps playing and watching over and over because she enjoys my voice. saira banu grinned as he spoke. saira was then invited to speak by the anchor. Don't speak in hindi, speak in tamil, AR rahman instructed her before she could address the crowd. saira sighed and uttered, "Oh my God." The audience applauded while laughing.
Aishwarya Lekshmi tells News18 exclusively that she was scared to portray Poonguzhali after passing the auditions as she prepares for the release of ponniyin selvan II. "I questioned my ability to pull off Poonguzhali. 'Don't worry, you can pull it off,' was the only thing Mani sir said to me to instill confidence. She remembers thinking, "And this character is hot.
Aishwarya Lekshmi tells News18 exclusively that she was scared to portray Poonguzhali after passing the auditions as she prepares for the release of ponniyin selvan II. "I questioned my ability to pull off Poonguzhali. 'Don't worry, you can pull it off,' was the only thing Mani sir said to me to instill confidence. She remembers thinking, "And this character is hot.