Ash hopes to work with Will Smith

New Delhi: Actor Aishwarya Rai is back in India after a brief stint in Hollywood and she has some big banner Bollywood movies lined up.

Except for Last Legion and Provoked, Aishwarya has no Hollywood film lined up for release this year.

The only English script that she is ready to talk about is a Will Smith movie. And she is not talking about her other Hollywood ventures either like French remake Chaos with Meryl Streep and Singularity directed by Roland Joff.

However, both films are yet to take off the ground.

"There are quite a few scripts from abroad but I hope to be able to work with Will Smith. The script was great and it will be fun to work with him," Aishwarya said.

But there are quite a few Bollywood flicks lined up for Aishwarya including, Guru by Mani Ratnam, Jodha-Akbar by Ashutosh Gowatrikar and Sarkar 2 by Ram Gopal Varma.

Her forthcoming releases include, Umrao Jaan and Dhoom 2.

As for future Hollywood projects, Aishwarya said that like many other things in life, she would leave it for the time and the dates to decide.

"I really want time to decide. I don't know what will come my way. I will go through the scripts, will look at the dates and only then will sign newer movies," she said.

"I believe in the power of saying ‘no’. When I am not convinced about something. I simply say no," she added.

Talking about Umrao Jaan, Aishwarya said she avoided watching the original film when the movie was being made.

"Whenever there are remakes being made, I am not given to the temptation of watching the original as there could be some visual impression that could influence my performance. I like to keep away from emulation or repetition," she explained.

About her brand new look in Dhoom 2 Aishwarya said that she had never before essayed the role of a character like Sunheri.

"I think I have done lot of Indian characters, but playing a westernised character in Dhoom 2 was different," Aishwarya said, who also did her own stunts in the movie.