Sushmita Sen and Aishwarya Rai had competed in the Miss India pageant in the same year, 1994, and went on to win Miss Universe and Miss World titles, respectively. During her appearance on 'Koffee With Karan' in 2005, Karan Johar had asked her if she thought she deserved to win that night.
Responding to the same, Sushmita said that she definitely thought she deserved to win, The actress stated that she doesn't compare herself to Aishwarya's performance. According to her, Aishwarya was fabulous on stage. Sushmita went on to say that on that night she won not because she was better than Aishwarya but because she was the best version of herself.
Elaborating further, Sushmita added that she was luckier than everyone else that night. Her shooting star went right over her head and that's an important thing at times when you are competing for anything. According to her, it is not just your hard work because this 20-30 other girls who put in equal or more amounts of hard work. It is also that dash of luck she had that night.
Meanwhile, on the work front, Sushmita will soon be seen in 'Aarya 3'. The actress recently started shooting for the series. It is directed by Ram Madhvani.
