Many souls in Mumbai turned green with jealousy when Aishwarya left the city for Cannes this year. No matter how much Kareena or Rani may crib, the fact remains, sitting pretty on the huge success of Devdas, she is still the reigning queen in the Bollywood.

With the films like Ketan Mehta's '1857 The Rising and Gurinder Chadha's 'Bride and Prejudice' under her belt, she is miles ahead of her contemporaries. Her latest film Chokher Bali, directed by Rituparno Ghosh is already winning accolades worldwide. The film has been invited for the international competition section at the Locarno Film Festival. Based on Rabindranath Tagore's story, it has also found many buyers in America and Europe.

Looking at this pretty lady's meteoric rise it seems that she can take anything in her stride right now, even without Sanjay Leela Bhasali and his film Bajirao Mastani.