Some interesting and unknown facts about Aishwarya Rai. ARISE ROBY

1. 10 UNKNOWN FACTS ABOUT
AISHWARYA
By
Arise roby

2. 1
Aishwarya's first
commercial
was for Camlin
pencils when
she was only in
standard IX.

3. 2
As a young
model, Aishwarya
once had a close
encounter with
actress Rekha in a
Mumbai grocery
store. Rekha
recognized Ash from
her ads, tapped her
on the shoulder and
wished her all the

4. 3
Aishwarya's famous Pepsi
ad co-starring Aamir
Khan was shot in a
single night during the
Mumbai riots in 199293. Ash and Aamir are
the only celebrities to
have appeared in
commercials for rival
cola giants Coke and
Pepsi.

5. 4
Aishwarya's
favourite film
is
Casablanca, sta
rring Ingrid
Bergman and
Humphrey

6. 5
She
collects
watches
and hates
jewellery!

7. 6
A limited edition range
of Barbie dolls
inspired by
Aishwarya was
released in Britain in
2005. The dolls were
sold out within
minutes and are now
considered
collectibles.

8. 7
Aishwarya was once rejected for a
TV serial dubbing job before she
became famous.

9. 8
In 2005, Hugh Hefner tried and failed to
create an Indian, no-nudity version of
Playboy magazine featuring Aishwarya
on the first cover.

10. 9
Aishwarya and Aamir were invited to lunch with
then US President George W Bush when he
visited in India in 2006. Ash could not attend
because she was filming Dhoom 2 in Brazil.

11. 10
She once caused a day
long traffic jam in
Dubai where she was
filming a soap
commercial. Dubai's
roads were blocked
with fans who
wanted a glimpse of
Ash.