Aishwarya Rai Bachchan: The Queen Is Back
Filmfare|June 1 2016

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan The seasons have brightened her sheen, the decades only enhanced her dazzle.. Ashwini Deshmukh looks beyond her beauty to discover an incredible mind

Ashwini Deshmukh
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan: The Queen Is Back

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan gives glimpses of her multi-faceted persona. Read on to know her beautiful mind...

You can run out of adjectives but you still can’t surmise the impact of Aishwarya Rai Bachchan’s aura. She just defies all laws of science and attraction, transcending into a higher plane of influence. She’s mesmerising to the extent that you want to disbelieve. It’s been close to 20 years on top of the marquee but her beauty remains unchanged. And that’s just the face of Aishwarya’s brilliance. Dig down a little deeper and you discover a woman of substance and emotion. She’s articulate and sensitive. She’s perceptive towards the world and every wide-eyed person awestruck with her ethereal beauty. With time, she’s aced another facet of womanhood; she’s the perfect mother to young Aaradhya.

Despite all the superlatives she retains a sense of realness. She scoffs at the idea of comebacks and sabbaticals. Movies like Jazbaa and the upcoming Sarabjit are part of her organic career. She’s never been away from the silver screen. She’s just been dividing time for other life goals. She’s a mother, she’s a wife, she’s a homemaker, she’s a global brand and she’s an actor. She lays equal emphasis on every role in life. And she retains a humility that’s beyond her stardom. There’s beauty in her very existence. In a candid conversation, Aishwarya talks about meaty roles and ‘exchanging experiences’. Her words speak of a philosophy homespun and real… Read on…

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