Aishwarya Rai on working as Niru with Rituparna on Raincoat after Chokher Bali

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Aishwarya Rai says that she enjoyed working as Niru with Rituparna Ghosh on Raincoat after her first film with Rituparna - Chokher Bali. "You see the film and then you'll realize why I did this film", she says. I enjoyed working with him for the second time. This is a very sensitive director who has given an actress a lot of scope, such as the character of Binodini. I was instantly happy to be Neeru. Raincoat is completely different from other Bollywood films. My discovery of cinema and my growth are ongoing processes. When I get such opportunities, every artist or technicians or music director would be greedy to grab such opportunities. I started with Mani Ratnam. I have worked with Subhash Ghei on Taal. With Mansoor on Josh. Even Gurinder Chadha. Ritu is a very sensitive director. He has