Is Aishwarya pregnant ?

New Delhi, Dec 19 (IANS) Is there a Salim on the way? 
Actress Aishwarya Rai, Jodha Bai of the period epic
 'Jodhaa-Akbar', is 'enjoying the speculation' about her
 pregnancy in the media. And she refuses to rise to the bait.


'If I walk too carefully or if I stand with dupatta draped 
on one side, the media will be rife with speculation the 
next day. So I am myself, going along with the flow,' said
 the chirpy former Miss World-turned-actress shimmering
 in a cloud of green chiffon and diamonds.





She was in the capital to unveil a new collection of
 Nakshatra diamond jewellery, a brand she represents.
She is not even threatened by the return of Madhuri Dixit in 
'Aaja Nachle'. 'Have you watched 'Devdas'?' Aishwarya shot back
 when asked how did she take the former superstar's comeback.


Aishwarya is comfortable in her new role.
'This new phase of my life, as Abhishek's (Bachchan) wife, 
has been special. I have another set of parents in Amit 
(Amitabh Bachchan) and Jayaji. The goodwill of the media 
and the people in general also has mattered,' the 
actress said.


The actress is full of memories of 'Jodhaa-Akbar'.
'It is a director's film all the way. Ashutosh Gowariker is a
 committed filmmaker and for me it was another project that 
I enjoyed. The choice was between two films and Ashutosh
 was undecided which one he would make first. Then he 
messaged me one day saying will you be my Jodha. 
I said why not?' recalls Aishwarya.


There is no special connect on the part of Aishwarya with 
Jodha Bai, emperor Akbar's favourite Hindu queen,
 whose identity is still a mystery.


'Ashutosh is not here to give a lesson in history. He just 
made a movie on the moving love story between Jalaluddin 
Akbar and Jodha Bai. It is an inspiring story. They were two 
people, who had an arranged inter-religion marriage despite
 the fact that they came from different backgrounds,' 
she clarified.


The only aspect of Jodha Bai the actress identifies with is 
her 'silence'. 'She made her presence felt through her silence
 and spoke only when she wanted to make herself heard,' 
Aishwarya said.


Speaking about love for diamonds and accessories, she said:
 'Diamonds were to a woman what cars were to men.'
The actress is nostalgic about her first diamond. 'I got it
 from my father. It was a diamond ring which belonged to 
my grandmother.'


The rest of the diamonds she acquired along the way
 'with experience and they have been priceless'