The world has celebrated Aishwarya Rai`s beauty, and the Indian film industry revels in her pristine appearance, Devdas` Paro being the ultimate testimonial to her charm. But Ms. Rai is far less enamoured by her looks than everyone around her. The former Miss World rates herself rather poorly on the beauty scale.

When asked to rate her looks she said, `That`s tough, I`ve never bothered to rate myself. But if I had to, I would say about 5 or 6. Frankly, I don`t pay attention to my looks. I would rather concentrate on my intellectual capability.` Strong words coming from a stunner whose USP is undoubtedly her flawless features.`I`ve had my fair share of attention right from childhood and so I`ve never felt the need to grab it. In fact, I almst work at underplay. If you see my body language, I always have one raised shoulder.

It means that I`m taking things in, listening to what others have to say, instead of screaming for attention,` says Ash emphatically. With performances like the one in Devdas, her acting ability might well overpower those ravishing looks!