Aishwarya is India's face: Priyanka

Glamorous actress Priyanka Chopra, who appeared on the cover of the first issue of international men's magazine Maxim, votes in Aishwarya Rai as the "face of India".

When asked if she was the new face of India, Priyanka said: "Nah, I am not! Aishwarya Rai is."

"Aishwarya's beauty and popularity crosses geo-political boundaries. I have a long way to go before I can be considered the face of India.

"I am just a hard-working 23-year-old. When Maxim asked me to be on their cover, I was quite surprised. Of course, I was happy about it," Priyanka told IANS.

Aishwarya is not the only star she admires. Her co-star Akshaye Khanna in Dharmesh Darshan's film "Aap Ki Khatir" also inspires high praise from her.

"He (Akshaye) is so spontaneous on camera and so much fun as a person! I think I'm going to have a ball shooting for this film," she said.