Aishwarya has a phenomenal screen presence. I admit that her movie choices haven't been stellar and she lacks in some areas of acting, but no one has a more regal presence than her in periodical and SLB movies.
When it's Ash on the screen, you can't take your eyes off her, love her or hate her. You can find her "cold" or "annoying" but when she was at her prime, her beauty was undeniable along with her screen presence.
Since I see Deepika being mentioned alongside her, let me also add that Deepika doesn't even have a fraction of eloquence that Ash has in interviews and talk shows. Yes, Deepika really delivers in SLB movies too and is gorgeous too, but she wasn't taken seriously till Cocktail and beyond.
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