Ash prefers family to Robot

Despite the hefty offer of a Rs 6 crore remuneration for director Shankar’s next mega-venture Robot, which is going to be made in three languages with superstar Rajinikanth in the lead, Aishwarya Rai just pulled out of the project. According to sources in Shankar’s office, the reason cited by the actress was that Shankar wanted a two-year call sheet, but Ash is believed to have told him that she plans to have a baby, and hence could not commit her dates to Robot.
Aishwarya and Abhishek Bachchan have been denying all pregnancy rumors, but apparently it’s no secret that the actress is desperate to have children and she is believed to have told a friend that she intends to become a mother before her 35th birthday. According to a popular trade journalist who did not want to be named, "Aishwarya is going to turn 35 this year and she’s been told that having children after that could be a problem. That’s why she is determined to finish all her pending projects and then start a family. Even Big B and Jaya Bachchan are keen that the two Ash and Abhi have a child as soon as possible."