The
Reason
Why
She
Turned
Down
Kuch
Kuch
Hota
Hai
"As
far
as
Kuch
Kuch
Hota
Hai
goes,
Karan
Johar
did
approach
me,
but
the
dates
he
needed
were
committed
to
the
RK
film.
Moreover,
Kuch
Kuch...
belonged
to
Kajol.
No
two
ways
about
that.
Having
said
that,
let
me
add
that
Rani
Mukherjee
did
a
terrific
job.
I'm
in
a
Catch-22
situation
really.
Though
I'm
a
newcomer,
I'm
compared
with
all
the
senior
actresses.
So
if
I'd
done
Kuch
Kuch...,
it
would
have
been
tittered
that,
"Look,
Aishwarya
Rai
is
back
to
doing
what
she
did
in
her
modelling
days
-
leaving
her
hair
straight,
wearing
minis,
and
pouting
glamorously
into
the
camera." Ultimately,
the
hero
goes
back
to
the
more
real
person.
I
know
if
I'd
done
Kuch
Kuch
Hota
Hai,
I
would
have
been
lynched."
Yash
Chopra
Was
Upset
With
Ash
When
She
Refused
To
Do
Hum
Saath
Saath
Hai
Talking
about
it,
Ash
had
said,
"Yashji
(Chopra)
was
upset
that
I
didn't
do
Sooraj's
film.
He
says
a
hit
is
a
hit
is
a
hit.
Believe
me,
it
was
humanly
impossible
for
me
to
do
it.
There
are
only
so
many
days
in
a
year
and
only
so
many
hours
that
I
can
put
in.
I
know
for
a
fact
that
some
heroines
actually
cried
when
they
weren't
approached
for
Sooraj
Barjatya's
film.
Sooraj
understood
my
dilemma.
He
praised
me
for
my
professionalism,
he
said
that
we'd
definitely
work
together
in
his
next
film.
(laughs)
A
solo
film,
he
assured
me."
'If
I’m
Blessed
With
Good
Looks,
So
Be
It'
When
asked
if
her
va-va-voom
looks
worked
against
her
as
an
actress,
she
had
said,
"Look,
I
can't
fight
the
looks
I've
been
born
with.
If
I'm
blessed
with
good
looks,
so
be
it.
But
for
Pete's
sake,
don't
knock
my
hard
work,
my
professionalism.
I'm
only
three-films-old.
I
haven't
given
any
of
my
directors
any
reason
to
complain."
'Everyone
Will
Have
To
Live
With
The
Fact
That
I
Am
Aishwarya
Rai'
Ash
further
added,
"Every
heroine
has
her
position,
her
fan
following.
You
know
at
times
I
do
indulge
in
a
bit
of
pop
psychology.
I
feel
okay,
some
of
the
heroines
have
a
right
to
feel
bad
and
say,
"So,
here's
this
Jill-come-lately
who
thinks
no
end
of
herself
just
because
she
won
the
title
of
Miss
World."
(In
an
injured
tone)
I
don't
mean
to
be
condescending
at
all
but
the
fact
is
that
I
was
a
known
face
even
before
I
joined
the
movies.
I
have
an
international
honour
to
my
credit.
I
don't
mean
to
be
patronising
but
the
truth
is
that
everyone
will
have
to
live
with
the
fact
that
I'm
Aishwarya
Rai.
I'm
not
fighting
my
genes,
my
good
fortune
or
my
own
achievements.
Perhaps
the
fact
that
I
got
top
projects...
because
top
film-makers
wanted
to
work
with
me...
must
have
annoyed
some
of
the
heroines.
Some
heroines
find
their
place
in
the
sun
after
30
films.
Some
heroines
have
to
stick
around
for
nine
to
ten
years
before
film-makers
of
substance
give
them
an
opportunity.
So
somewhere,
there
must
be
quite
a
lot
of
resentment
against
me."
'I
Don't
Need
To
Bat
My
Eyelashes
At
Any
Hero'
When
quizzed
about
being
showered
with
male
attention
and
relationships, she
had
said,
"I
don't
play
up
to
anyone.
And
I'm
certainly
not
a
tease.
I
don't
need
to
bat
my
eyelashes
at
any
hero.
I
relate
to
men
almost
in
an
asexual
manner.
I've
never
been
violently
attracted
to
a
guy
at
first
sight.
firmly
believe
that
I
can
never
fall
in
love
instantly.
I
need
to
know
a
guy
over
a
period
of
time
to
get
serious.
Relationships
can
get
emotionally
exhausting.
I
know
when
I'm
in
love,
I'll
give
it
my
all.
I
can't
get
into
a
frivolous
relationship
or
a
fly-by-night-affair.
I'm
not
mentally
attuned
to
all
that.
Today,
many
may
not
give
a
damn
about
sex.
But
I
do.
The
emotional
aspect
is
so
much
more
important.
My
values
are
proper
and
middle-class.
And
I'm
proud
of
them."
'I
Have
Never
Gone
On A
Magazine
Rampage'
"Certain
stars
and
actors
deserve
every
bit
of
the
publicity
they
get.
They're
worth
it.
But
there
are
those
who
don't
have
much
to
write
home
about
and
yet
make
it
to
magazine
covers
by
virtue
of
being
rent-a-quote-wunderkinds.
Then
there
are
those
who
get
an
image
overhaul
overnight.
Why?
Because
they
happen
to
be
successful.
The
actor
or
actress
could
be
obnoxious,
brattish,
debauched,
insensitive.
But
if
you're
successful,
the
media
glosses
over
that.
And
of
course,
the
press
does
tend
to
go
on
and
on
about
certain
topics.
Like
Manisha
and
me.
Or
about
Sushmita
Sen
and
me.
Goodness
gracious,
Sush
is
a
lovely
girl
doing
her
own
thing.
I
would
never
undermine
her
achievements
or
resent
anything
about
her.
Still,
it's
made
out
as
if
we're
clawing
each
other
like
wild
cats.
Nothing
could
be
further
from
the
truth.
I
have
never
gone
on
a
magazine
rampage.
Actually
I'm
the
one
who
should
have
since
my
films
didn't
do
well.
I
should
have
rushed
into
photo-sessions
left,
right
and
centre.
I
don't
feel
the
need
to
really.(Laughs).
One
hit
and
everything
will
fall
into
place."