Aishwarya Rai Quotes & Trivia

Quotes

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.

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

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

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

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

I've never wanted to be the flavour of the month. I'd rather be known as a sincere professional. It's never been important for me to be newsmaker or a dial-a quote wonder. That's not my deal at all.

If 100 people tommorow say that the sky is fuschia pink and theorise about it in the papers, someone's actually going to believe that the sky is pink.

My family is my strength and my weakness.

Okay, let's take statistics. How many interviews have I given you in the last six years? Just five or six? Doesn't that say something? I hate to sound immodest, but this dates back to my personality since the age of 13. I've always got attention, which at times has been quite unwarranted.

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

Trivia

The famous Madame Tussaud's wax museum at London, displays a wax figure of Aishwarya.

When International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) weekend was held at Amsterdam, a new breed of tulip was named after her.

Aishwarya played a leading role in the film Bride & Prejudice as her first English film.

Aishwarya is 5 foot 7 inches tall.

Before Aishwarya started her modeling career, she was on her path to become an architect.

Aishwarya can speak multiple languages including Tulu, Hindi, Tamil and English.

Time’s Asian edition chose Aishwarya as one of the 100 most influential people of Asia in 2004.

Aishwarya crowned as Miss World in 1994.