For Bollywood star Aishwarya Rai, Nov 19 means much more than just the release date of her latest project "Guzaarish". It happens to be the date when she was crowned Miss World 16 years back.

The actress feels there is a special connection, and she is proud that a project like "Guzaarish" opened to the public the same day that proved to be life changing for her, says a source.

In Sanjay Leela Bhansali's "Guzaarish", Aishwarya plays Sofia, a nurse to a paraplegic. She has been receiving lots of compliments for her role, from fans and industry members alike.

"Aishwarya is gorgeous and fabulous in 'Guzaarish', " tweeted Arjun Rampal, while actress Sophie Choudhary wrote: "Ash is stunning".