Aishwarya Rai - Future Oscar winner?

"I don't believe in proving a point to anybody. Nobody is that important."

Not only do I think she is one of the most stunning women to walk this earth, but I also (from watching interviews) think Aishwarya Rai is one of the nicest…actually let me change that (Madonna hates the word ‘nice’ don’t you know), she is one of the sweetest. I do have to say that I am not extremely familiar with her acting, but there is something about her that makes me want to root for her to succeed. I mean she had her very own Barbie doll released in Britian, and it sold out withing minutes, she turned down the role of Helen in “Troy” and she stood up (taking a slight liberty here) the evil leader of America for lunch when he visited India – what is not to love!!! Also, doesn't she seem like the type of huge international star the Academy would jump at rewarding?

The future is looking bright for her right now. She has three english language films coming out in the next two years. The first The Last Legion is coming out in 2007. The tag line read “The Roman world is in the throes of death, but a new myth, destined to span the centuries, is waiting to be born.” It stars Colin Firth, the amazing Ben Kingsley and the reliable Peter Mullen.

Next she has Roland Joffe’s war film with Brendan Frasier (??) “Singularity”
And finally she teams up with the legend for Coline Serreau’s remake of her own film “Chaos”. Acting with the legend can do nothing but raise your game, so here is hoping that she bridges the gap between Bollywood and Hollywood, making the latter the melting pot it is nowhere near being.