Hrithik Roshan and Aishwarya Rai (Bachchan) teamed up for the first time in Dhoom 2. The second instalment of YRF's Dhoom franchise was released at around a time when the Devdas actress was engaged to Abhishek Bachchan and was set to marry him. Aishwarya and Hrithik’s chemistry in the movie became the talk of the town as the duo had some hot dance numbers and kissing scenes. But, did you know that Aishwarya received legal notices for her kissing scene with Hrithik?

Following Dhoom 2's release, reports were abuzz that the Bachchan family was furious with their soon-to-be daughter-in-law for the kissing scene. Well, the kissing scene also left a section of fans fuming and they sent her legal notices.

During an old interview in 2012 with Daily Mail, the Taal actress revealed that she had rejected several offers as she was uncomfortable with kissing scenes. She explained that she turned down a few scripts in Western Cinema because she wasn't comfortable with intimate scenes.

As she had never done such scenes on screen before, the idea didn't sit well with her. However, later Ash thought if she had to go down that path, then why not first in Indian cinema?

'You’re an example to our girls...'

The Ae Dil Hai Mushkil actress was quoted as saying, "I did it once in Dhoom 2 and it became such a topical issue. You’ll be surprised, but I actually received a couple of legal notices from some people in the country saying, ‘You are iconic, you’re an example to our girls, you have led your life in such an exemplary manner — they’re not comfortable with you doing this on screen, so why did you?’”

Further, expressing her surprise over receiving legal notices, she said, "I was like, wow — I’m just an actor doing my job, and here I was being asked to explain a couple of seconds in two to three hours of cinema. A lot of actors have kissed in movies and continue to do so, but public displays of affection are still not that common in Indian culture."

Furthermore, she added, "Even actors are very rarely seen looking comfortable kissing on screen in our cinema. It often looks like a staged moment. It’s not very natural within our screenplay — our songs are. What kisses do in Western films is what our songs do. That’s where our audience experiences the same emotions that Western audiences do when their actors kiss.”