Hollywood actor Will Smith revealed that Bollywood actress Aishwarya Rai was his original choice to co-star in his latest movie, Hancock before Charlize Theron was signed on.

Apparently Ash had refused to accept the role due to some date problems.

The actor is a huge fan of Aishwarya. “I would love to work with Aishwarya. She is gorgeous. I had even offered her roles with me. In fact for ‘Hancock‘ also she was my first preference over Charlize,” he told a news agency..

The actor is still hopeful that would work together in future. “I received denials all the times, may be she had some justified problems. But of course, I will do anything to work with Aishwarya,” says a hopeful Smith.

Will smith is an avid fan of Bollywood movies and is exploring possibilities to act in a Bollywood flick.”I would love to work in an Indian film. I have seen a couple of Bollywood movies, which had impressed me a lot. I also had a word with Karan Johar. Let’s see what’s there in store,” says the actor.

“I love Indian cinema and its actors. Their energy level is just incompatible. The songs and dances in Bollywood movies are just amazing,” he quipped.