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Aishwarya Rai is accustomed to adulation. After all, the emerald-eyed actress is India's most famous film star and the object of some 17,000 Web sites. Since being crowned Miss World in 1994, she has made more than 30 movies and become a spokesmodel for Coca-Cola, L'Oréal, Longines and DeBeers Diamonds. Celebrated for her grace and glamour, she's been described as the most beautiful woman in the world by none other than Julia Roberts. But even Ash, as she is known, was amazed by the attention she received while making her first English-language movie, "Bride & Prejudice." The ebullient, all-singing, Bhangra-dancing...