We told you much earlier, she's the queen bee. But as our words weren't enough, Time magazine came out with a story, terming Aishwarya as the reigning queen and Bollywood's growing influence over the globe.

Acoording to the magazine, Aishwarya is the perfect blend of a modern girl with traditional values.

Describing Rai as "India's standard bearer" it says, "For someone emerging as a 21st century film star, there are few people less likely to turn into a western style sex kitten."

While going gaga over the blue-eyed beauty, magazine also paid ode to the Bollywood's latest messiah Ram Gopal Verma for creating new genre of cinema, where song-and-dance kitch is abandoned.

The weekly also describes Aamir Khan as "India's most respected and versatile young actor". 'Awara', 'Mother India', 'Sholay', 'Ankur', 'Bombay' and 'Devdas' are still the top Bollywood films to be cherished.