Former Miss World and actor, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan is celebrating her 49th birthday, and how! The beauty queen is one of the most celebrated actors in Indian cinema and is also one of the wittiest, most intelligent, and most charming personalities out there. Aishwarya Rai Bachchan’s interviews are proof of her articulate personality and savageness. On the beauty queen’s birthday, here’s looking back at some of the best interview moments featuring Aishwarya Rai Bachchan.

1. Late Show with David Letterman

In one of the most iconic interviews Aishwarya Rai Bachchan has given, the actor was questioned about living with her parents as a grown adult. To which the former beauty pageant winner had a fitting reply, that, unlike the Americans, we Indians don’t need to take an appointment for family dinners.

2. The Oprah Winfrey Show

When Oprah Winfrey wanted to know from Aishwarya Rai Bachchan what Indian women think of the Americans, the beauty queen didn’t hold back and made it a point to give crystal clear answers.

3. Media Interview

Indian journalists, especially in celebrity interviews, have never shied away from making a fool of themselves. Asking ridiculous questions from the wrong people is an art they have mastered quite well. During the promotion of one of her movies, Aishwarya was asked what she thought about female actors being offered item numbers instead of full-fledged roles. She gave a fitting reply that she is an actor and that is a question best suited for the rest of the industry.

4. Interview with Chetan Sharma

Bollywood’s obsession with the Khan-daan is not exactly a secret. It is often believed that unless an actor scores a film with one of the three Khans, she is not exactly successful. When Chetan Sharma asked Aishwarya Rai Bachchan about her inability to strike a chord with the Khans, she quite clearly said it’s not something that bothers her. The interview saw Aishwarya being her brutally honest self.

5. The Oprah Winfrey Show

In yet another episode of The Oprah Winfrey Show, the host was quite taken by the fact that Aishwarya Rai had never kissed on camera. To appease the host, the actor didn’t shy away from asking her husband, Abhishek Bachchan, who was also a guest on the show, to give her a kiss, marking her first “on-screen” kiss.

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