Has motherhood lessened Aishwarya Rai Bachchan's popularity or her choice of bad roles?

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan has featured in a number of films post motherhood. However, none of her movies in the recent past have managed to make an impact on the audience or the box office.

Aishwarya's comeback film post motherhood was Jazbaa, in which she played the central character of a single mother, fighting all the odds to trace her kidnapped daughter. Although it was a strong character to play, the fomer Miss World's performance failed to make much of an impact.

She then came up with another powerful role in Sarbjit, playing the real-life character of Dalbir Kaur. She went de-glam for the movie, but yet again her efforts did not bring out the desired results.

The only movie that worked well at the box office was Ae Dil Hai Mushkil, which again was not really an Aishwarya-starrer as she played an extended cameo in the film. Ranbir Kapoor and Anushka Sharma played the central characters in the film.

Now, the gorgeous diva's latest release Fanney Khan has also failed to create ripples at the box office, and that certainly appears to be a thing of concern. Has Aishwarya's popularity gone down after she became a mother or is she picking up the wrong roles?

"Somehow Aishwarya's comeback films are not working. It could be her selection of roles. It certainly can't be the way she looks, as she is looking better than in any of her films," The Asian Age quoted a source as saying.

A Film-maker, who had earlier worked with the actress, feels that Aishwarya has not been doing justice to her characters, and hence, she has not been able to put an impact.

"She wants to go from Jennifer Lopez to Meryl Streep, but she doesn't have the range. In Jazbaa, she played a traumatised mother but looked shallow and too taken up with looking glamorous. In Fanney Khan, she is fine singing, dancing and playing the pop diva. But when she has to communicate her character's loneliness, she is at a loss. Aishwarya lacks the emotional depth to pull off 40-plus characters," the publication quoted the film-maker as saying.

Aishwarya will next be seen sharing screen space with hubby Abhishek Bachchan in the film Gulab Jamun. Let us wait and watch if this movie will change the actress' fortune.