Ad-filmmaker Prahlad Kakkar recently recalled the intense rivalry between Sushmita Sen and Aishwarya Rai during the 1994 Miss India pageant. According to Kakkar, he saw Sushmita weeping in a corner midway through the competition, expressing to him that she believed the contest was "all fixed" and "rigged" in favor of Aishwarya Rai, who was a more established model at the time. Despite feeling this way, Sushmita ended up winning the pageant fairly. Kakkar consoled her by assuring that the judgement would be fair, particularly from the judge Simone Tata. Both women later went on to achieve international success, with Sushmita Sen winning Miss Universe and Aishwarya Rai receiving the Miss World title that year[1][2][5][6]. Additionally, both Sushmita Sen and Aishwarya Rai have publicly denied any genuine rivalry or animosity, stating they were focused on their own careers rather than any conflict between them[3].
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1.https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/sushmita-sen-weeping-copiously-in-a-corner-during-miss-india-was-certain-aishwarya-rai-would-win-10321201/
2.https://www.cnbctv18.com/india/news/sushmita-sen-called-1994-miss-india-contest-rigged-says-filmmaker-prahlad-kakkar-19723372.htm
3.https://economictimes.com/magazines/panache/battle-of-the-beauties-what-really-happened-between-sushmita-sen-and-aishwarya-rai-was-there-a-rivalry/articleshow/120873045.cms
4.https://www.masala.com/bollywood-news/prahlad-kakkar-on-sushmita-aishwarya
5.https://www.bollywoodshaadis.com/articles/sushmita-sen-cried-and-though-miss-india-contest-was-rigged-70012
6.https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/sushmita-said-its-all-rigged-prahlad-kakkar-recalls-witnessing-sushmita-sen-and-aishwarya-rais-rivalry-at-miss-india-1994/articleshow/124744308.cms
7.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NvMRghhoqsw
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Citations
1.https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/sushmita-sen-weeping-copiously-in-a-corner-during-miss-india-was-certain-aishwarya-rai-would-win-10321201/
2.https://www.cnbctv18.com/india/news/sushmita-sen-called-1994-miss-india-contest-rigged-says-filmmaker-prahlad-kakkar-19723372.htm
3.https://economictimes.com/magazines/panache/battle-of-the-beauties-what-really-happened-between-sushmita-sen-and-aishwarya-rai-was-there-a-rivalry/articleshow/120873045.cms
4.https://www.masala.com/bollywood-news/prahlad-kakkar-on-sushmita-aishwarya
5.https://www.bollywoodshaadis.com/articles/sushmita-sen-cried-and-though-miss-india-contest-was-rigged-70012
6.https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/sushmita-said-its-all-rigged-prahlad-kakkar-recalls-witnessing-sushmita-sen-and-aishwarya-rais-rivalry-at-miss-india-1994/articleshow/124744308.cms
7.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NvMRghhoqsw
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