MUMBAI: Former Miss World and leading actress Aishwarya Rai says Salman Khan has not been able to come to terms with their break-up and is hounding her even though they parted ways in March.

"Salman and I broke up last March, but he isn''t able to come to terms with it," says Aishwarya.

The actress says Salman hounds her and causes physical injuries to himself when she refuses to take his calls.

The Aishwarya-Salman affair had generated a big storm when the story hit newspapers and tabloids.

Though her family opposed the relationship, she stood by her man, only to be let down time and again by Salman, says Ash.

"After we broke up, he would call me and talk rubbish. He also suspected me of having affairs with my co-stars. I was linked up with everyone, from Abhishekh Bachchan to Shah Rukh Khan. There were times when Salman got physical with me, luckily without leaving any marks. And I would go to work as if nothing had happened."

Ash says she took everything in her stride, sometimes even consoling him.

The break-up finally came when she heard of Salman cheating on her.

"He indirectly confessed to me one day," she says about the episode.

Ash also denies that she called Salman to the sets of Aziz Mirza''s film in Naraingaon. It was other way around, she explains. Salman kept calling, but Ash refused to say where she was. But he overheard people near her mentioning the name of the place.

Witnesses say that an inebriated Salman reached there and insisted that Ash go with him. Though she refused first, she relented after he hit himself. Amid all this, Mirza ordered a pack-up. Ash was recently replaced by Rani Mukherjee in the film.

Reports that her career is being jeopardised by her personal life disturb Aishwarya. She clarifies she "opted out of Atul Agnihotri''s (Salman''s brother-in-law) Dil Ne Jise Apna Kahan for personal reasons."

"It''s sad that I''m being projected as unprofessional and calculating. Filmmakers who have signed me know that the only healing factor in my life is my work. This is a male-dominated industry and I guess it has been difficult for many to digest a woman holding her own with dignity. Nevertheless, there''s somebody up there who''s with me," says Ash.

But the actress doesn''t believe her career has hit a downturn. She''ll soon star in Rituparno Ghosh''s film based on Tagore''s work. Then there are projects with Rajiv Menon, Yash Chopra, Raj Kumar Santoshi, Sanjay Leela Bhansali and Sajeev Karnik. Moreover, an English film and a Spanish film are in the pipeline.

"Let others say what they want. But every person concerned knows the truth... God is the witness," declares Aishwarya.