Hrithik
on Ash: (2008 Jun) Aishwarya
is a lovely co-actor. People liked us
together in Dhoom:2, and now
in Jodhaa... Let's hope we get
more movies to do together. It's easy
when you know the actors working alongside
you. It makes the ambience less formal,
more friendly, and that helps.
Arjun
on Ash: (2002 Dec)
It was great working with
her. She is very professional and down
to earth. It was great working with my
other co-stars also. We were all a team
and since Aishwarya and I have the modeling
background we were very much at ease and
comfortable working together.
Hrithik on Ash: (2008 Feb)
Aishwarya is one of the most selfless
actors I have worked with. So, it's great
to work with someone who is not always
concerned about her role in isolation
as opposed to the big picture of filmmaking.
Arjun
on Ash: (2003 Jan)
Working with Ash was a great experience as
I knew her from my modelling days and we had
done quite a few ads together. So the comfort
level was good.
Ash on Hrithik: (2006
Nov) I certainly enjoyed working
with Hrithik. Yes, at one time there was a
hesitation to cast us together because we
were 
supposed
to have similar skin and eyes. But when we
finally shot together, everything fell into
place. Actually, on the first day of Dhoom,
there was a silence after we shot. And we
were like, 'Okaaayyyyy'. Then director Sanjay
Gadhvi came up to us and said, "Everybody
is stunned. You guys are looking awesome together."
Hrithik and I cracked up, because we remembered
how we had first met at Vidhu Vinod Chopra's
house. Vidhu wanted to cast us together for
Mission Kashmir and he kept telling
us to look at each other. Hrithik and I were
in splits.
Ash
on Arjun: (2003 Jan)
I have known Arjun ever
since I began modelling. We have done
a lot of photo sessions with each other.
Hrithik on Ash: (2008 Jan)
There’s lots of chemistry between
Aishwarya and me, some of the most romantic
scenes I’ve ever seen on celluloid
but no, there’s no kiss. Aishwarya
is my most favourite co-star ever. She’s
completely selfless and gives her all
to a film. She gave us tremendous support
and is so sensitive to the concerns of
her co-stars.
Arjun on Ash: (2003 Jan)
She's a very professional actress. Besides,
this was her home production. We were
all concentrating on making our film.
She's a fantastic actress with years of
experience behind her. I do believe that
to get to the top slot you have to have
a tremendous amount of dedication. So,
Ash must be a pro at dividing her professional
and personal life into watertight compartments.
As a co-star, I'd say that never once
did the shooting suffer on account of
anybody's personal problems. And, as a
friend, I'd say Ash is a strong girl and
she's bound to surmount all. Her presence
as a producer and co-star was hundred
percent. I've known Ash since her modelling
days and I truly admire her ability to
give her 100 percent to her work.
Ash
on Hrithik: (2008 Feb)
Hrithik and I became friends
on the sets of Dhoom because we were
all part of a team working in the movie. Hrithik
and (my husband) Abhishek grew up together.
They were childhood friends and I instantly
became a part of the team. The energy that
we share, the comfort level that we share;
I think that is what translates into chemistry
on screen.
Arjun
on Ash: (2005 Feb)
Dil Ka Rishta might not have worked
in India but it ran to full houses in Durban,
Johannesburg, Cape Town, London and the U.S.
Some 20,000 people came to meet me and Aishwarya
in the theatre in South Africa and many had
to go back for shortage of tickets.
Arjun on Ash: (2003
Jan) Working with Ash was
a dream come true. She is one of the best
actresses we have, enormously talented.
Her best is yet to come.
Hrithik on Ash: (2008 Mar)
Aishwarya and I have shared
a fantastic relationship right from Dhoom:2
and it shows on screen. There is no question
of negativity. We have been selfless actors
throughout the making. Aishwarya is a
friend first and then a co-star. She is
also married to my very good friend.
Arjun on Ash: (2001 Aug)
Ash is so very beautiful. I just
love the way she dances. She has an elegance
which not many can claim to possess. She
is style personified.
Hrithik
on Ash: (2006 Jun) I
was delighted to
see her approach to work, to see her dedication
and consistent focus. Apart from being
extremely beautiful and attractive, she's
a thinking actor which I was pleasantly
surprised by. I know it's wrong for any
person or actor to have these preconceived
notions about somebody else. But I have
to say that I had judged her wrong. I
felt really foolish at that. Sometimes
beauty just takes over so much of the
other talents. She's someone with a lot
more mettle than just what shows on her
face.
Arjun on Ash: (2003 Jan)
Yeah, we got along very well. We've
worked together ever since our modelling
days, and now it's funny that we're in
films together. Whenever we meet each
other on the sets, we both crack up and
can't stop laughing. It's so weird, we
were once upon a time models, and now
we're actors.
Ash on Arjun: (2003
Jan) We are no strangers
to each other. We got into the glamour
world together and started our careers
at the same time. I saw his first photo
session; he saw my first photo session,
coincidentally. We all start somewhere
and grow with each day. There's nothing
like experience in life.
Hrithik on Ash: (2008 May)
Aishwarya and I work very well together.
We understand each other as actors a lot
more now since we've had two films back
to back [Dhoom:2 and Jodhaa Akbar].
Her most distinguishing feature as an
actress is that she's completely selfless.
It's easy to imagine that she'd be completely
besotted by her own looks and obsessed
with her close-ups and not concerned with
the big picture. On the contrary, Aishwarya
gives so much to every frame; as an actor,
she instills the atmosphere with a sense
of teamwork. She makes it very comfortable.
I believe in the same approach, so I'm
relieved to work with others who share
that.
Ash
on Hrithik: (2008
Mar) Hrithik has been a
special co-star. We've shared a fantastic
rapport that gets translated into wonderful
chemistry on screen. We're both genuinely
committed to our craft. That apart, we
share a special friendship from the time
we did a commercial together many years
ago.
Arjun on Ash: (2002 Dec)
What can I say, we have worked together
earlier as models. It's strange but I'm
facing her everyday on the sets and then
one fine day, I'm watching her in Devdas.
And I was blown, slapped in the face.
Devdas speaks volumes of her
as an actress. I can imagine how amazed
a common man must be when he watches Ash
in Devdas. Of course, the credit
goes to her director and everyone else
as well, but definitely to her, as I've
never experienced being awestruck by someone's
performance so much. And she's a thorough
professional who knows what she's doing.
I've had a blast shooting with her.
Ash
on Arjun: (2002 Dec)
Having Arjun as the hero was nice, since we
have been friends since the mid 90s. We had
so much fun during shooting.
Hrithik on Ash: (2008 Mar) I
can't dispute that. It's true. Ash and I share
a good rapport. It's always fun to work with
a co-star who is not selfish. We gave so much
of ourselves to Jodhaa Akbar. Aishwarya
has been one of my most helpful co-stars.
I really like working with her. She is an
incredible actor and an even better co-star.
Since all three of us - Abhishek, Aishwarya
and I - are friends, we've great fun even
when we are not shooting.
