Aishwarya Rai

I was studying to be an architect, I wasn’t plotting to join the movies. Films were just another career option. I took acting up with the same schoolgirl enthusiasm I had for examinations. Acting is a job and I take it very seriously.

I was more excited than scared, at the opportunity to work in an English movie.

I have a great story to tell… and I tell it well. No holds barred.

My family is my strength and my weakness.

I always believed that my silence on several topics will be an advantage in the long run.

I know for a fact that if there’s a role which I am suited for, I’ll be signed on. I’ll never go begging.

I’m not the type who’ll yell about my achievements from the rooftops.

Even in India the Hindi film industry might be the best known but there are movies made in other regional languages in India, be it Tamil or Bengali. Those experiences too are different from the ones in Bombay.

Sexy in India is not considered positive. But, with today’s crop of fresh faces in the modelling arena, being sexy is an asset.

Right now, I’m following the Buddhist principle: Smile as abuse is hurled your way and this too shall pass.