"In an interview there I was asked if our visit to Cannes was a delayed anniversary celebration. I was like... noooooo!"

Apart from attending events and obliging shutterbugs, the actress managed to entertain herself by catching up with a couple of movies.

"I caught three and a half movies including the opening film 'Blindness' and the new 'Indiana Jones' film. And I could only catch the latter half of 'Kung Fu Panda' because I had to do some press interviews during the second half.

"I've to catch the rest of the film; it was so entertaining. And I also saw the new Woody Allen film 'Vicky Christina Barcelona'. And, yes, I met Woody Allen. He's wonderful."

Speaking on her stunning sartorial grace on the red carpet, Aishwarya said: "I guess I had more time to prepare."

She smiles at the memory of bonding with Eva Longoria of "Desperate Housewives".

"We bonded so well at Cannes no one would believe we had just met. Actually Eva, Rachida Brakni, who did the original French version of 'Chaos', which I was supposed to do and who's now been taken on as L'Oreal's brand ambassador - all of us got married recently. So all three of us had something in common."

She refers to meeting French actor Jean Reno as another memorable moment at Cannes.

"Jean Reno came up to me and said he had heard good things about my film 'Pink Panther'. These legendary actors are so hassle-free. They don't think twice about approaching you with a smile and kind words. That stays with you. So much less taxing than making an effort to avoid people," she said.

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