Madhuri Dixit hasn`t lost her ability to upstage co-stars even in films where the scales are tipped against her. Witness Devdas. In terms of footage, she is second best to Aishwarya Rai. But as far as impact goes, she walks away with the film.

Any wonder then that Bollywood producers and directors are unwilling to let her call it a day. Her marvelous performance in Devdas has come as no surprise to her fans. Don`t we still remember the way she stole the thunder from Anil Kapoor in Beta and from Sanjay Kapoor in Raja? So total was her dominance that it was even suggested in jest that the two films should be titled Beti and Rani.

Stretching that argument, shouldn`t Devdas be renamed Devdasi? "I don`t think so," says the self-effacing actress. "Shahrukh is very good in the film and so is Ash." We agree, Madhuri, but nobody can be quite as good as you!