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The director also said that he hopes Rai, who is releasing two more films around the same time as Action Replay, will win recognition in her other forthcoming movies.
"In my film Aishwarya has done comedy for the first time. She may have attempted it here and there earlier. But this is her first full-fledged comedy role," Shah told IANS.
"Of course comedy, which is the hardest genre to do, is not taken seriously at the awards.
"But she's welcome to get the awards for her other two releases…I don't mind."
Rai will also be appearing in Mani Ratnam's Raavan and Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Guzaarish.
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