And Ash goes on...

This woman sure is a one of a kind Indian actress. She turns a year older today and is happily on the wrong side of 30. But that hasn't bothered her physically( she still looks like a million bucks) or caused anything negative to happen in her career.

All that in an industry where age is such an important issue. Most actresses are shown the door the moment they turn 30( the problem is that they look it too!). Being around till 32/33 is nothing short of a miracle.

Of course marrying into the Indian film industry's first family has helped. But that's more like the icing on the cake as Ash was always meant to be right up there. Babetude felt it as a little girl in the early and mid 90s when this Grey Green eyed beauty was first seen in the Indian media and feels the same till now. I never really cared about what her detractors felt.

After all, I feel that most people dislike Ash just because of pure envy. Many want to be her and they can't be her and usually it's seen in life that resentment stems out of something like that. Very few people are like Babetude who has logical reasons behind not liking someone. I'm proud that as a woman I never really disliked anyone in the media or otherwise out of envy( it's great to unlike so many people who become petty because of that). I want and wanted to like people for what they are( good human beings) apart from being achievers. And some people just exuded negative vibes( and I was always right, thank God for the instinct, wish I had used it more) and were out of my list of good people I like..

But Ash was different. She's a very beautiful woman who's handled her career very well from day one and also maintained her family values as a daughter, sister and now as a daughter-in-law. I feel she'll make a great mother too and really hope something of that sorts happens soon.

So in short, there's no logical reason to hate her. In fact one should be proud that she can look good and rock regardless of her age. One of her favorite directors Sanjay Leela Bhansali is calling her 'timeless' now.

And yes, this lady is very international which is such an important aspect.I remember walking by Madame Tussuad in New York and meeting a white guy doing promotions for the museum. While talking of Indian actors, this guy got confused with Amitabh Bachchan's name but he remembered Aishwarya well and went on to explain how her statue was borrowed from the London museum for few days.

Will Smith, Julia Roberts, Oprah etc have been the more famous personalities who showered praise on her!


Like many others she takes my breath away with her new dance number from the eagerly awaited Sanjay Leela Bhansali movie 'Guzaarish'...


At this rate she will set a record soon of being the first Indian actress with such a long spanning career.

Keep up the good work, girl. A little girl or guy( meaning a baby) in her life will surely make this lovely lady come full circle now!!!

Wish you a very Happy B'day with health, happiness, long life and so on, now and always.