PROFILE » Stars on Ash - Part IV


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Ash is down to earth and fun to work with. She was great to have as a companion for the dance. She's quick on the uptake, very graceful. I've seen a lot of girls doing Indian dancing, western dancing and all that. But I think where Indian dancing goes, she's really very good, very graceful.
- Madhuri Dixit (actress)



Aishwarya is newer to me. I've worked with her in Josh, as my twin sister. Hamari shakal ek jaisi hai, to mein Mr World ban sakti ho. But somewhere down the line, I've got to really see that when she wants, and when she can feel like doing it, she gets very emotional.
- Shahrukh Khan (actor)

Aishwarya is gorgeous. Though one did read in the papers about the emotional pressures that she was going through, on the sets, she was a thorough professional. She worked without letting those pressures bog her down, untiringly throughout the film.
- Kiron Kher (actress)

I have always admired Aishwarya. I was so excited when I realised I would sing for her. I met her first on the sets of Devdas. She is so humble. I remember between shots, we would sit together, and Sanjayji would ask me to sing Lataji's songs. Aishwarya has a ear for music, so she would join in too.
- Shreya Ghoshal (singer)



She is beautiful!
- Aryan Khan (Shahrukh Khan's son, actor)



Aishwarya is drop dead gorgeous! I have always found her extremely beautiful. When I saw her in Devdas, I just died. Ash is beautiful and stunning... Sushmita is also beautiful and stunning. Sush has this fire and sexy appeal. But, picture perfect - Ash!!! She is flawless. When they talk about beauty in the annals of history, in the '50s & '60s, they will talk about Madhubala. In 2000, they will talk about Aishwarya Rai.
- Preity Zinta (actress)



Aishwarya is cooperative, easy to work with and down to earth. She has taken a lot of effort in each scene and dance. And she looks stunning.
- Vijayendra Ghatge (actor)

Ash is sooooooo beautiful and such a fine actress. I'm sure that she's done a good job. You know, when I learnt that Ash was playing the same character (Shaheed) as I did, I was thrilled to bits!
- Amrita Rao (actress)



They are all very good in the film (Devdas) - but I couldn't take my eyes off her.
- Dilip Kumar (actor)



Aishwarya has been Miss World, she has a clean reputation, she is intelligent and she makes right decisions. I am a brat, I am cold and calculative, and my thinking is old-fashioned. She says that she has been single for a while now. That says it all. I hope she finds her her dream man who will take care of her. She made the right decision, but people I love will always remain in my heart. But when the most important people in your life forgets you, it hurts, but I am not depressed.
- Salman Khan (actor)



Hey! She's the best looking woman in the world! And I'm her twin. So what does that say about me?
- Shahrukh Khan on filming Josh with Aishwarya (actor)



I am happy to be playing with Aishwarya Rai and Priyanka Chopra( both world beauties) even as their 'father'.
- Prem Chopra (actor)



Aishwarya Rai is my favourite, of course. She is a ras malai.
- Bally Sagoo (singer)



Aishwarya's a very warm person and very helpful. I travelled with her and her mom on our way back, only the three of us, as the rest of the crew had already left. She took great care of me; it was the first time I was traveling alone. You know the first time I met her at the rehearsals she walked up to me, held my hand and said "You're very graceful, your name suits you." Imagine getting such a compliment from a pretty and graceful woman like Aishwarya.
- Gracy Singh (actress)



I like Aishwarya a lot. She is gorgeous. She acts well and is a terrific dancer too.
- Celina Jaitley (actress)



I've also known Aishwarya Rai from her modelling days. She's awesome and, in fact, she used to come home to stay with Meghna when they were modelling together. They would be at my place quite often. She hasn't changed a bit inspite of being such a huge success. In my opinion, she is the most balanced actress today. She knows how to juggle it all. She's beautiful, she is very good with her PR. She's good to talk to and a good human being and she hasn't changed. There's no air, no hang-ups when you talk to Ash. She's very level with you and I really like her for that.
- Sushma Reddy (actress)



I am looking forward to working with Aishwarya. I'm sure it's going to be great fun and a good experience.
- Hrithik Roshan (actor)



I think Aishwarya is a very beautiful person from the inside.Very good human being and she's just too good to work with. It has been a great privilege working with her. I really enjoyed myself. Very kind, very sensitive human being.
- Chandrachur Singh (actor)



When I see Ash in the songs of Taal, I feel it's just not fair for someone to look so gorgeous on screen. Initially, I didn't think Ash and me would get along. However, after our World Tour together, my opinion of her changed. We got along very well. She used to dance so well, that I would tease her by saying, "I want to break your legs!"
- Preity Zinta (actress)



While working in Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam, we got along very well, and now too we're having a good time working together.
- Ajay Devgan (actor)



Everyone knows Aishwarya’s beautiful. But Bhansali captured her beauty with a rare intensity.
- Ram Gopal Verma (director)



Yeah, we got along very well. We've worked together ever since our modelling days, and now it's funny that we're in films together. Whenever we meet each other on the sets, we both crack up and can't stop laughing. It's so weird, we were once upon a time models, and now we're actors.
- Arjun Rampal (actor)



I think with her abundant talent and looks, Aishwarya deserves all the accolades that comes her way. Right from the beginning of her career Aishwarya came across to me as a dedicated actor and a very hard-working person, totally devoted to her work. I always found her warm-hearted and caring towards her costars and other colleagues.

So far we have worked together in Josh, Mohabbatein and Devdas. In all these movies, the characters we portrayed were very different from each other. In Josh, we were twins and in the other two she played my sweetheart. I don't know her closely because we have worked in only three movies together. But I know for sure that she is a very talented person with the ability to bring her characters to life. She is always joyful and full of enthusiasm on the sets. Working with her recently for Devdas was an enjoyable experience. Not just me, but the entire cast and crew would love to work with her again. With her talents I wish her all the very best in life and hope she keeps getting better professionally. May she also get bigger and better roles and progress on all fronts.
- Shahrukh Khan (actor)



I think we have plenty of beautiful heroines. But I like Aishwarya, Marilyn Monroe and Tabu, for her expressions.
- Sonu Nigam (singer, actor)



Aishwarya is like petite angel who needs your protection. She is not obviously erotic.
- Mahesh Bhatt (producer)



How can comparisons be made between Aishwarya Rai and me considering she made her debut five years ago while I started just last year! Doesn't that make her my senior?
- Kareena Kapoor (actress)



Right now Aishwarya is on top. She has an amazing screen presence and looks great in Indian and western outfits. She knows her work well and doesn't go overboard.
- Sharad Kapoor (actor)



I love Aishwarya in Rajiv Menon's Kandukondain Kandukondain. In a couple of her earlier films, I'd felt that she was an ice maiden. Incidently, I think it's commendable that both Aishwarya and Karisma are performers and at the same time they're superstars. They can actually command a crore of rupees as their remuneration and get it.
- Kalpana Lajmi (director)