by Subhash K Jha

She's the cover girl. Her face adorns the first issue the international men's magazine Maxim.

So is she the new face of India?

"Naaah, I'm not!" she protests. "Aishwarya Rai is. Look at her beauty and popularity! It crosses geo-political boundaries. I've a long way to go before I can be considered the face of India. I'm just a hard-working 23-year old. When Maxim asked me to be on their cover I was quite surprised. But of course I was happy about it."

It was a touching moment when Priyanka's recuperating father joined her at the mahurat of Dharmesh Darshan's Aap Ki Khatir. The shooting started immediately. And Akshaye Khanna found himself another admirer.

"He's so spontaneous on camera and so much fun as a person!" Priyanka can't stop raving about Akshaye Khanna. "I think I'm going to have a ball shooting for this film."