Aishwarya Rai Bachchan is an exceptional actress. She is far beyond the one you’re so eager to compare her with. And no, her beauty does not overshadow her acting prowess. That is a myth you have made up. Watch her in the films of Mani Ratnam, Rituparno Ghosh, and Sanjay Leela Bhansali, and you will see the difference. On her birthday today, I revisit two similarly staged scenes from Devdas (2002) and Raincoat (2004). In both, she is visited by her lover just before her wedding. In Devdas, Aishw