Ash is a thorough professional!

Aishwarya Rai looks beautiful-sans make up or with it, she is a thorough professional and committed to her role. These complements are coming her way in the wake of recent reports that the Bachchan bahu had an argument with Mani Ratnam on the sets of Ravana.

The reason was that she kept applying make up while her character is supposed to don a no make up look in the film and Ratnam found this unprofessional. However, filmmakers who have worked with her say that she is a thorough professional.

Subhash Ghai, who worked with her in Taal, says that he "still gives her example to young actresses". "She is intelligent, sincere and dedicated even to details.

She is the director's perfect actor," Ghai adds. Director's delight This is Ash's third film with Ratnam and most directors she has worked with have repeated her, including Sanjay Leela bhansali and Rajiv Menon.

Industry insiders say that "why would they repeat her if she was unprofessional?" A source close to the unit of Ravana says, "Ratnam has been so impressed by Ash's Tamil enunciation that he has decided to retain some of her Tamil dialogues in the Hindi version of the film too." The source futher says that Ash has had the no make up look in Raincoat and Chokher Bali , thus why would she make a fuss over make up now.

Jagmohan Mundra, who directed her in Provoked says, "Ash is underrated as an actress because of her beauty and pre conceived prejudices. I liked her commitment and trust in me as the director.

She never came to check the monitor or ask for another take once I said OK." Samir Karnik, who directed Ash in Kyun ho Gaya Na, says that her novelty is incredible and "she is least interfering". Says Samir, "Superb is the word for Aishwarya Rai.

She is among the very few in the industry who understand everything in the very first narration. She is always eager to learn.