To the west, she is perhaps only cognizable face, of Bollywood, apart from Amitabh Bachchan and Shah Rukh Khan. You can fathom her star value merely from the list of people she has declined to work with, that include Pierce Brosnan and Jackie Chan.

Back home Salman and Vivek came to fisticuffs to claim her love and, till date, Oberoi boy thanks his lucky stars for having the reigning queen of Bollywood in his life. But India's most prized possession is not confined to the boundaries of a nation anymore.

Come winter and Aishwarya will be creating 'Chaos' in Hollywood with Meryl Streep, in the movie with the same name. As Ash will be busy with her 'Streeptease', Ronald Joffe and Michael Douglas will be waiting in the wings for her arrival at their big Hollywood projects.

For the first time she confesses, "It's true. I've been signed up to star in 'Chaos', a film where I play a call girl who's assaulted and finds a surprise saviour in a middle-class housewife, played by Meryl. Singularity goes on the floors towards the end of the year."

But before all that, Aishwarya is ready to hit the international circuit with Gurinder Chadha's 'Bride And Prejudice' on October 8, featuring Martin Henderson, where she plays Lalita, an independent, bright yet feminine girl.

In spite of the fact that UK director doesn't see any role for the blue eyed beauty in Bollywood movies anymore but Aishwarya has her heart in amchi Mumbai. Nudity and lip locks are still a taboo for her, that's why you couldn't see her as the bond girl and Helen of Troy.

"I won't give up on Hindi movies ever," she says "I have three films lined up for release this year - Samir Karnik's 'Kyun! Ho Gaya Na'..., Rituparno Ghosh's 'Raincoat' and Leena Bajaj's 'Shabd'. I have also signed Raj Kumar Santoshi's 'Prithviraj Chauhan' where I play Samyukta."

Try to confront her about the alleged link up and Vivek and duo's smooch in 'Kyun! Ho Gaya Na' and she says, "You have to actually see the film for the truth but as for real life, I won't deny that he's a very good friend but marriage is not happening as of now."