Sushmita Sen on Aishwarya Rai Rivalry: We Never Had Time to Be Friends or Enemies

Sushmita Sen on Aishwarya Rai Rivalry: Both Sushmita Sen and Aishwarya Rai shot to fame with their titles as Miss Universe and Miss World in the year 1994, respectively, just as they have often been compared to one another. On such comparisons or alleged rivalries, Sushmita had once stated in an interview with WildFilmsIndia that they are neither enemies nor friends to each other.

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When Sushmita Sen said she, Aishwarya were not best of friends

Sushmita said that she and Aishwarya "never had enough time to be enemies, rivals or friends," adding, “We were always people who knew each other from a distance. We minded our own business, did our thing. We were not the best of friends, who’d say, ‘No, you first.’ We always wanted to be the best in our own ways — which we have proven to be. I went ahead and won Miss Universe; she went ahead and won Miss World. Neither of us was second to anybody. We did our job, and we did it well.”

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Sushmita Sen dismissed rumours of rivalry

She added, “People should keep one thing in mind — if we ever had any rivalry, it was in our own work. To ensure that I am good at what I do. You only compare people against one another when both are perfect. None of us is perfect. We both started a new career and have to work really hard to make a place for ourselves before any comparisons can be made. There is no such thing as rivalry. The sad part is that people don’t understand that. There will come a day when, after all that’s been said and done, Aishwarya and I will have the last laugh."

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For many years now, the two actresses have occupied a space in Bollywood. Aishwarya's rise was fueled by the great many blockbusters-the likes of which were, Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam, Devdas, Mohabbatein, Taal, Dhoom 2, and so on. Popular movies for Sushmita include Kyo Kii... Main Jhuth Nahin Bolta, Biwi No.1, Main Hoon Na, and No Problem among others. The last project she was involved with was the web series Aarya and the film Taali, which represents her role of transgender activist Gauri Sawant. In turn, the last project for Aishwarya was Mani Ratnam's Ponniyin Selvan II, and neither of the stars has announced their upcoming projects.

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