“Earlier when I was doing Iruvar (1997) with Mani (Ratnam) and Jeans (1998) with Shankar, delivering my dialogue in Tamil was like sitting for an examination,” revealed Aishwarya.

The actress went on to add, “I used to write my lines in English and mug them diligently the day before the shoot. Although I now understand the language better, I still wouldn’t risk a conversation with a local because my grammar is rusty.”

Aish’s latest film ‘Robot’, opposite Tamil superstar Rajnikanth, is all set to hit the theatres on Oct. 1.

In the film, the actress is playing the part of a medicine student named Sana. Rajnikanth has a double role in the film.

Student on the sets?
Aishwarya also revealed that she was not like a star on the sets of Shankar’s ‘Robot’ as she believes director knows the best.

“Irrespective of whether I’m doing a film in Hindi, Tamil, Bengali or English, for me the director is like a teacher. I would watch Shankar as he reviewed a shot on the monitor and wait for him to break into an ecstatic smile to know that the moment had worked for him cinematically,” said the actress.

Aishwarya not just had all the praises for the director of the film but she also revealed that she learned few lessons in humility from her down-to-earth co-star.

“Rajni sir is so unassuming. He never cribbed about the long hours he had to spend on the sets owing to the technical detailing,” revealed Aishwarya.

‘Robot’ film for common people
Aishwarya also insisted that despite all the high-tech technical wizardry in the film, it’s truly meant for a common people.

“Shankar’s only trying to weave a fantasy that would appeal to the aam janta here,” said Aishwarya.