Ash is grace under pressure

Bless Aishwarya Rai Bachchan. The dignity she showed as some old wounds opened up qualifies her as the real-life Jodhaa. Dignity under pressure is a tall order.
Lata Mangeshkar, Rekha and Aishwarya are portraits of composure during the most trying of times.
They’ve all had their share of discomforting moments. Never have they recoiled, retaliated and caved in.
And yes, their heads haven’t spun around with the giddy aphrodisiac of success. For some strange reason female celebrities are more prone to an absurd upsurge of self-worth than men.
I call it the Friday-before-and-after effect. For Mallika Sherawat, I was a mentor before the Friday when Murder released. Then the mentor became the tormentor.