Mumbai, July 4 -- Bollywood actor Emraan Hashmi, who once grabbed headlines for calling Aishwarya Rai Bachchan "plastic" on Koffee With Karan, has now openly admitted that he regrets the comment.

During his appearance on Karan Johar's chat show in 2014, Emraan made the remark in the rapid fire round, a moment that did not age well and followed him for years. Now, in a recent interview with Saurabh Dwivedi, the actor was asked if he regrets saying it, and Emraan did not dodge the question.

He said he does regret it. When asked if he ever met Aishwarya and explained his side, Emraan revealed that he has never met her or had a proper conversation with her.

The actor also recalled that he was once such a huge fan of Aishwarya after watchin...