Aishwarya Rai's daughter Aaradhya played a special part in 'Ponniyin Selvan 1'

Mani Ratnam's upcoming magnum opus Ponniyin Selvan: I (PS: I) is all set to release on September 30.

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The film stars Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Chiyaan Vikram and Trisha Krishnan.

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This film marks actor Aishwarya's reunion with Mani Ratnam after 12 years.

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In PS: I, Aish plays the role of Nandini, a Pazhuvoor queen.

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Actors have kick-started movie promotions and at the press conference recently.

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Aishwarya told News18 about her daughter, Aaradhya's reaction after watching her play a queen.

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She said, "She was enthralled and seeing a period drama is always exciting.

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She did get the opportunity to visit the sets and she was mesmerised and I could see that in her eyes."

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"She couldn’t get over it. She told me, ‘Sir, gave me the opportunity to do this,’ and she was simply stunned and so were we.

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