Aishwarya Rai

Aishwarya Rai in Guzaarish

2010-10-20T09:36:00.003+05:30

Guzaarish is an the upcoming movie of Aishwarya Rai. Aishwarya Rai and Hritik Roshan in the leading role. Before guzaarish Aishwarya and Hritik were worked together in the movies Dhoom2 and Jodhaa Akbar. Both Movies were Succeed at the box office.Now let's see what about the Guzaarish. Will audiance accept this chemistry of Aishwarya and Hritik again? It will be understand after the release of the movie. But Aishwarya Rai is looking very Gorgeous in this movie. She is playing the role of a Nurse in Guzaarish.

Guzaarish is the story of the magician Ethan Mascarenhas who is played by Hritik Roshan and his Nurse Sofia which is character of Aishwarya Rai. Ethan Mascarenhas injured during his magic show and he becomes paraplegic. His beautiful nurse Sofia and the Radio show are the solae of him. After some years he decide to die and he petitions the court for the right to commit socide. He take decesion to pass his knowledge to Omar Sidiqui.

Aishwarya Rai's Last Movie ROBOT was blockbuster all over. Now Aishwarya Rai in huge demand.

Aishwarya Rai Sparkles in 'O Bekhabar' from 'Action Replayy'

2010-10-01T09:02:00.003+05:30

The hype surrounding Akshay Kumar's and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan's upcoming release Action Replayy continues and we are now getting a look at the video for the soundtrack's tune "O Bekhabar."

The song is performed by none other than Shreya Ghosal! Her amazing vocals have won her countless awards, and Shreya puts in the same effortless sound on this track. The song has our leading lady dreaming about her handsome prince. Aishwarya is seen in soft and elegant sarees. The colors are vivid and the prints are psychedelic, very fitting for the film's theme.

Ash and Akshay make quite an adorable on-screen couple. Akshay is quite the strapping fella in his unbuttoned shirts and long locks. The costumes are quite impressive and Ash's makeup is gorgeous! The movie was shot in Manali during the summer season and the scenes couldn't be any more delightful.

For Akshay this movie is something special, "It's a very special film for me for many reasons. This is my tribute to the 70s that was the greatest retro era. I was kicked with the idea because I'm entering the time in cinema where my father-in-law was a superstar. Ash and I had a brief romantic interlude in Raj Kumar Santoshi's Khakee, but Action Replayy is our first romantic comedy together. Believe me, I was blushing through the making," he told reporters.

Action Replayy is a comedy based on a 1994 Gujarati play and tells the story of a man in Mumbai who travels back in time to the 70s when he was young and handsome. Kishen, played by Akshay and Mala, portrayed by Aishwarya, are constantly fighting but they manage to rekindle their love on their 33rd wedding anniversary.

Ash and Akki have had lots of fun on the set of the movie; from disco dancers to fun loving hippies, the cute Jodi has tried on several different looks for the comedy, some of which we see in this clip. With plenty more to come from Action Replayy, the first few glimpses have been intriguing.

Watch the video for the song "O Bekhabar" and let us know if you are eager to see this film.

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan Enters Hollywood Again

2010-08-29T19:36:00.003+05:30

Actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan will be seen in a Hollywood flick alongside comedian Ben Stiller soon.

It is heard that, Stiller wants to do a film in India and wants Aishwarya Rai Bachchan to play the lead. Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, has previously worked with a number of international stars and also did a photoshoot with Kate Winslet recently.

If buzz is to be believed, even Sonam Kapoor was said to be under consideration for a similar project with Ben Stiller. But she hasn’t signed anything yet. Now, it remains to be seen if Aishwarya Rai Bachchan will wrest the part from her.

Abhi & Ash: Passion peaks

2010-05-31T12:18:00.003+05:30

Aishwarya Rai hot with Abhishek Bachchan

It could well turn out to be Abhishek Bachchan’s career defining film. News has it that Junior B is mind-blowing in Raavan, and those who saw the first trial say he has surpassed everything that he has done before.

However, what is also noteworthy, and will send an adrenaline rush is the sizzling chemistry between Abhishek and wife Aishwarya Rai Bachchan. “

Real life couples rarely bring the level of passion that these two superstars have brought to their roles,” say trade informers.

In the case of Abhishek and Aishwarya their chemistry is getting better with each passing year. If they were good in Guru, here they are pure magic,” they add.

Aishwarya Rai And Shahrukh Khan Not Teaming Up

2010-05-31T12:11:00.001+05:30

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There have been rumours spread by a mumbai based tabloid that Bollywood actress Aishwarya Rai would be teaming up with Shahrukh Khan in Yash Raj Film’s next project. Spokeman from Yash Raj Films has denied that there is anything going regarding a team up of both bollywood stars.

The last movie in which both Aishwarya Rai and Shahrukh Khan had been paired up was Devdas (2002). According to sources, in case it is true that both of them are featuring in a movie together then it might mean a big boost for the industry.

It has been more than eight years since Ash and SRK teamed up. Devdas was reported to be one of the most expensive films during and was released in various languages. It also ended up winning various filmfare awards, and bafta nomination for best foreign language film.

Aishwarya Rai hot at Cannes 2010

2010-05-24T05:37:00.002+05:30

Aishwarya Rai is one of the Indian actress who have been consistently representing Indian Cinema in international Circuit like Cannes Film festival. Her fashion sense at Cannes have been most talked about topics. Many times she have received praises for the way she dressed at Cannes and there are many times where she was panned for her not-so stylish outfits. This year at Cannes Festival 2010, she got mix responses from fashion experts. till now,Aishwarya Rai have made two appearances at the Cannes 2010.

A video report can be found here, comparing Aishwarya and Deepika in the Cannes 2010.

On the first day when Aishwarya made an entry at Cannes 2010, she was wearing beautiful violet embroidered tulle and mouseline gown from Lebanese designer Elle Saab. Everybody agreed that she looked stunning and elegant in the gown whose color matched her skin tone.But many fashion experts believed that her hair Buoffant hairstyle that she sported with the gown was questionable. They said that she had a fuller face and the hairstyle highlighted the roundness of her face.

The second day Aishwarya wore a stunning black sequined Armani Privé gown but again, she sported a boufant hairstyle which many say, was a turn off. Her style and the dress got a thumbs up otherwise. But her style was overshadowed on the second day because Deepika Padukone made an appearance at Cannes 2010 in a beautiful saree. Deepika has been receiving rave responses whileAishwarya Rai got lukewarm response on the second day.

Aishwarya Rai and Abhishek Bachchan remained inseparable during the shooting of Raavan

2010-05-24T05:34:00.001+05:30

During the shooting of Raavan Hindi movie, Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai always stayed together even when they were shooting at the dense forest.

Raavan Hindi movie is the upcoming movie of Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Abhishek Bachchan. A major portion of the movie was set in jungle. The jungle shooting lasted for two hundred days and it was very grueling especially for Aishwarya Rai Bachchan for she had to shoot both in Tamil and Hindi version.

In Hindi version, Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan play the lead roles while South Indian actor, Vikram, played the villain. In Tamil version, Vikram and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan played the lead role.

The shooting was very grueling but even after all the hard work, Abhishek Bachchan always stayed with Aishwarya Rai Bachchan.

While talking about her experience of shooting the movie, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan said, “You're drenched from six in the morning till seven in the evening; the day starts with a trek, going to locations and then you muddy yourself, dirty yourself, get into costume. It's just a very demanding, consuming experience from moment to moment.”

Call it love or insecurity, Abhishek Bachchan made sure that Aishwarya Rai does not dine or spend time with Vikram.

Aishwarya Rai and Abhishek Bachchan got married in 2007. Recently, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan attended the Cannes Film Festival where she also promoted Raavan Hindi movie. Both the Tamil and Hindi version of the movie will be released in June.

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2010-05-24T05:25:00.004+05:30

Aishwarya Rai looks regal at the premiere of Robin Hood held at the Palais des Festivals during the 2010 Cannes Film Festival on Wednesday (May 12) in Cannes, France.

The 36-year-old Indian actress wore a violet blue fully embroidered tulle and mousseline gown from Elie Saab.

MIA was director Ridley Scott, who released this statement, “It is with the most sincere regret that I am required to miss the opening night… I recently underwent knee replacement surgery and my recovery has been slower than I’d hoped. Truly, doctor’s orders are the only thing that could keep me from being there. My disappointment is tempered by the fact that Brian, Russell, Cate and the rest of the cast will be on hand to represent the film. I send them all my best wishes in opening this year’s Festival with our film.”

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan at Cannes 2010

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan - The most Popular Brand in West

2010-05-05T20:50:00.002+05:30

Breaking News: Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, the most beautiful face in India, has been grabbing the attention of Cine audience in India with her beauty and performance. She is now ruling the West.

Aishwarya is the biggest brand name in the west, as TIME magazine has included her into its li [Aishwarya Rai] st of 100. She is listed among the most powerful women across the world such as Condoleezza Rice, Stella McCartney, Sarah Palin and Nora Roberts.

The most prestigious list that selects women of quality on the basis of professional work across the world, has featured Aishwarya, an only Indian face.

This is a honor to Aishwarya as well as her fans, whose continuous and constant effort made her popular both nationally and internationally.

I am lucky to got married into Bachchan family: Aishwarya Rai

2010-05-03T12:07:00.003+05:30

Bachchan Family
Monday, May 03, 2010
MUMBAI:

Having got married to the Bachchans' family Aishwarya Rai
says, “When a girl comes into another family it is her responsibility to keep up to the family status. So yes! Like any other married ladies she too is professional.

She has to become even more mature after getting married.”

“My professional and family liabilities are different but I need to handle both with enough care to strike a balance between the two. I am also luck y to have got married into a family who have supported me and my career fully well.”

While Aishwarya Rai-Bachchan draped in a glittery white sari with red border not only added a serene look to her beauty but added loads of charm to her persona. Ash literary seems to be in awe with Mani Ratnam who launched her in Iruvar in 1997. “I must thank and credit Mani sir for having conceptualized this awesome character for me. I had it all for me.

My character Ragini has to perform dances, stunts as well as facing the brunt of the weird character 'Raavan'. Believe me; I had to perform in the dense, dark and a dangerous forest crawling with snakes, leeches and all the possible creepy critters.

Mani sir would wake us up at sharp 5a.m. All of us would go on a Reiki and come back by eight and had to be ready for our first shot. Mani sir is so polite he would always say 'be your real self'.

Aishwarya Rai Says ‘Vanakkam’ With “Raavan”

2010-05-03T11:58:00.001+05:30

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World beauty Aishwarya Rai says that even though she is not fluent enough to have a conversation in Tamil, she has gained more confidence in the language thanks to the bi-lingual venture, ‘Raavan’ by Mani Ratnam. She said shecannot break into a conversation in the language, "But, with Raavan, Mani (director) has boosted my confidence in Tamil."

Ash has been working simultaneously on both the versions. She said, “It was scary. I felt I was giving my final exams. Sometimes there would be last minute changes and it was chaotic. So, Mani gave me the scenes on location itself. Besides, I had to learn the lines of my co-star too.”

Aishwarya also expressed her delight on having bagged the part. She said she was more than happy that she got the opportunity to play “Ragini”. Ash said, “Ragini is earthy, rooted, fiesty, fiery, vulnerable and emotional. She draws her strength from within.” She said that ‘Ragini’ is one who connects with everyone irrespective of who they are and where they belong. She said, “I felt completely related to the character as she stands out as a woman who is special.”

‘Raavan’ has boosted my confidence in Tamil: Ashwarya Rai

2010-05-03T11:52:00.001+05:30

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The actor said even though she is acquainted with the language, she cannot break into a conversation in Tamil. "But, with Raavan, Mani (director) has boosted my confidence in Tamil," she said.

Bollywood actor Aishwarya Rai says that working on Mani Ratnam’s ‘Raavan’ in Hindi and Tamil simultaneously has boosted her confidence in the language.

“It was scary. I felt I was giving my final exams. Sometimes there would be last minute changes and it was chaotic. So, Mani gave me the scenes on location itself. Besides, I had to learn the lines of my co-star too,” she said.

The actor said even though she is acquainted with the language, she cannot break into a conversation in Tamil.

“But, with Raavan, Mani has boosted my confidence in Tamil,” she said.

Speaking about her character, Aishwarya said Ragini is a strong woman and she is glad that she got an opportunity to portray her.

“Ragini is earthy, rooted, fiesty, fiery, vulnerable and emotional. She draws her strength from within,” the actress said adding her character was a complete woman who connects with human beings irrespective of the circumstances and their place in society and where they come from.

“I felt completely related to the character as she stands out as a woman who is special,” Rai said.

Aishwarya is starring opposite Tamil superstar Rajnikanth in ‘Endhiran: The Robot’ The actress indicated that she is open to more offers in Tamil.

Ragini in Raavana is a strong woman: Ash

2010-04-26T16:25:00.001+05:30

Aishwarya Rai in Raavan

Aishwarya Rai started her film career with Mani Ratnam's Tamil film Iruvar in 1997, but says she feels "confident" about doing more Tamil films only now after the multilingual Raavan with the National Award winning director.

"I understand a bit of Tamil and speak a bit of it. For me, it is very important that I understand the meaning of my dialogues before I deliver them. I can't just mug up the dialogues. So for Raavan, I made sure I knew what I was saying and yes, I have improved a lot on the language and I am confident about doing more Tamil stuff in future," Aishwarya said.

"After Raavan, it was like - 'Come on! Bring on Robot (now Endhiran)," she told reporters at the music launch of Raavan.

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Aishwarya plays Ragini, a classical dance teacher. The first look into the movie shows her dancing gracefully in a song where she has been picturised getting cosy with Vikram, who plays her husband in the Hindi version of the film.

One mention of how beautiful the dance moves looked, and Aishwarya said: "Aww...Thank you so much."

Talking about her role, she said: "This was an extremely challenging role for me. To shoot it in Hindi and Tamil at the same time was quite a task. But the experience was so wonderful that if Mani sir asks me, I am ready to do it all over again."

According to the 36-year-old, her role was a discovery and a mystery.

"Ragini is a strong woman and very relatable to the modern Indian woman. She speaks her mind. I say discovery because we kept discovering fantastic locations and got to see so many places. We used to trek every morning to be on the sets

"The role remained a mystery because I was playing the leading lady and there I was with no make-up, no fancy clothes and all drenched in rain with mud all over. But that's what Mani sir expects from us to keep it all as real as it can get," she said.

Aishwarya says they used to give shots with "snakes a whisper away" and that they "must have donated blood to 300 leeches".

"All in all, it was an incredibly original experience. It was almost like being on a Fear Factor show," she added.

The movie, co-produced by Reliance BIG Pictures and Madras Talkies, is expected to release June 18.

Abhishek, Ash to celebrate third anniversary in US

2010-04-20T01:58:00.004+05:30

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Bollywood star couple Abhishek and Aishwarya Rai are set to ring in their third wedding anniversary
Tuesday in the US, according to sources close to the actors.

Abhishek's father Amitabh Bachchan on his blog Sunday said that the couple was taking a flight to New York.

A source close to the couple told IANS from Mumbai, "The two have gone to an undisclosed destination and will be back in time for the music release of Raavan on April 24."

Abhishek too posted on his Twitter page: "...It's Houdini time again. Have managed to abduct the wife. See you all soon."

According to another source, the duo have been planning this holiday so that they could spend some time together after keeping busy with their respective shooting schedules.

Last year, the actors took out time for a week-long vacation while they were shooting for Mani Ratnam's Raavan, which is among their most awaited films this year.

On their first anniversary, Abhishek was busy shooting in Miami for Dostana, but wife Aishwarya joined him there.

The couple got married in 2007 in a grand wedding ceremony
at Bachchan's residence Prateeksha in Mumbai.

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan: The case of the 125 dresses!

2010-04-20T01:49:00.003+05:30

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Bollywood flicks are famous for giving their female leads a whole load of branded costumes and perhaps an equal if not more, number of jewellery sets.

But, reportedly, the number of costumes that the wardrobe in charge of the heroines clothes, does not have to bother for more than 40 dresses on an average.

Now, ask the wardrobe in charge of Aishwarya’s clothes or costumes in the film ‘Action Replayy’,and you’ll know that the actress gets to wear an astounding 125 dresses to make her look on top of the world!

Ask any of the insiders, and they’ll tell you that it is a fact that Ash has got that many costumes, but only because her character in the film is absolutely obsessed with clothes. She is a woman who is passionate about clothes, and just adores wearing a new outfit every time she appears in public.

Well, speaking of Ash and her flair for carrying almost any dress under the Sun with great style and confidence, this movie is surely going to be a treat to watch for her fans to watch. The film is directed by Vipul Shah, and it has Akhsay Kumar and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan as its leading pair.

Aishwarya Rai, Akshay Kumar have great chemistry in 'Action Replay'

2010-04-20T01:46:00.002+05:30

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April 19, 2010, (Sawf News) - Aishwarya Rai and Akshay Kumar's great chemistry in the upcoming period comedy has director Vipul Shah wondering why the two have not been paired earlier.

The two featured together in Khakee (2004) but Aishwarya was paired with Ajay Devgan in the film.

"Akshay and Ash look terrific together. I am surprised that no one has thought of casting them as a romantic pair. They are outstanding," Shah tells IANS.
Aishwarya's wardrobe overdrive

Aishwarya's retro look is something else, Shah is excited about.

"She is in a retro look. She looks gorgeous in every look but no one has seen her in retro look. It's fantastic to see her in the new light, he says

Aishwarya reportedly wears 125 costumes in the film. Her character in the film loves to dress up.

"It's a script requirement. That's how her character is etched out," explains Shah. "She is simply a person who loves to wear clothes and keeps shopping all the time. I had no clue that the number of costumes had extended to such a number that the girl who was managing her costumes kept coming to me for more and more space to keep them. That's when I realized that the number had gone so high."

Action Replay is tentatively scheduled for release in July, 2010. The finally schedule is currently being wrapped up in Manali.

The film is based on a Gujarati play of the same name that Vipul had staged over 15 years ago. Set in Mumbai, it is a humorous take on a person who travels back in time to the 1970s.

Aishwarya Rai ACTION REPLAY to tickle your funny bone in July!!

2010-04-14T18:52:00.002+05:30

Aishwarya Rai, the gorgeous Bachchan bahu who plays the lead in Vipul Shah’s upcoming flick ‘Action Replay’ opposite Khiladi Akshay Kumar, is all set to tickle your funny bone in July with her first ever comic role in this venture.

Though, Aishwarya Rai’s another flick ‘Raavan’ directed by Mani Rathnam will be releasing on June 18, Vipul Shah feels that it would not affect the box office prospects of his ‘Action Replay’. The confidence of the veteran director comes from the fact that ‘Action Replay’ was as different from Mani Rathnam’s ‘Raavan’ as chalk and cheese, and hence, they would have different segments of patrons for them.

In fact, ‘Action Replay’ is out and out comedy, wherein Ash will be showcasing her comic talent for the first time, while ‘Raavan’ is based on the mythological story of Ramayan with modern interpretation to suit the contemporary times. Trade sources say that despite of all differences between the two movies, Vipul Shah is likely to consult director Mani Rathnam before deciding upon the final release date of his flick.

He will also have to take into consideration the fact that November month has already been indicated by another maestro Sanjay Leela Bhansali to be the release date of his upcoming Aishwarya starrer flick ‘Guzaarish’.

Even otherwise, Aishwarya Rai is needed by Vipul Shah to complete a song number for his ‘Action Replay’, which is yet not been shot. As the song requires Ash and Akshay both at the same time, Vipul Shah is trying to co-ordinate the dates of the duo before deciding upon the venue of shooting.

Aishwarya Rai and Akshay Kumar are teaming up for this flick after a long time on the screen. Their earlier outing together was ‘Khakee’, but that was before marriage of Aishwarya Rai and Abhishek Bachchan.

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan: The Impressive learner pleased Mani Ratnam!

2010-04-14T18:51:00.001+05:30

The film ‘Raavan’ is making news even before its release to such an extent, that now people are even interested in the nitty gritties of thefilm, at every stage of its making.

This film, directed by the great stalwart Mani Ratnam, is being made in 3 languages, Hindi, Tamil and Telegu. In Tamil, it will be called ‘Raavana’.

However, the news is that for this film,(Tamil version) the leading lady, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, will be dubbing her own lines. This has pleased the director very much. The reason for being so, is because Aishwarya, who belongs to Mangalore, speaks the language ‘Tullu’, at her parents place, hence she was not very fluent with theTamil language. Thus, in 1997, when she had worked in the Tamil Film ‘Iruvar’, by Mani Sir, she could not dub her own lines. The job was done by a professional Tamil dubbing artist.

Now, after a lapse of almost 13 years, she is working with the director again, and there was a professional Tamil teacher hired to train her on the finesse of the language. Aishwarya, who proved that she was a good and hard working student, learnt the language in 6 months flat.

Sources reveal that she has dubbed her lines so well that any one that hears it feels that it is the work of a professional artist. The impressive learner had managed to please Mani Ratnam. Well, what can we possibly say but, Great going Ash!

Ashwarya Rai works hard to get 'Mumtaz' look right

2010-04-13T10:19:00.001+05:30

Aishwarya Rai has never shied away from experimenting with her looks. And it has always worked for her. From the traditional Bengali belle Paro in Devdas to the tomboyish Sunheri in Dhoom II , all her looks have been applauded. But it seems Ash got a bit apprehensive about going for a retro look in the film Action Replayy. The reason was, the look was partially inspired by yesteryear's heroine Mumtaz and Ash did not want it to go wrong.

The buzz is that Ash closely watched Mumtaz's hit films such as Tere Mere Sapne, Khilona and Aap ki Kasam and also instructed her team

of makeup artists to get the look bang on.

The result, we hear, was amazing - Ash looks stunning in her retro look.

A source says, ' It was very important to get Ash's look accurate as she plays a character set in the 1970s. Her makeup artist watched a lot of films made during that era to study its trends and styles. The filmmaker wanted Ash to sport a look similar to that of Mumtaz.

Ash also watched Mumtaz's films and made some suggestions.

Though the look is basically inspired by Mumtaz, the makeup artist has also copied bits of some other heroines of that era.' Ash had said, ' It was a great experience to change my looks. I have had to sit with my makeup man for many hours to finalise my look.' Apart from Aishwarya, Action Replayy stars Akshay Kumar, Randhir Kapoor and Neha Dhupia.

The movie is directed by Vipul Shah.

Aishwarya Rai climbs steep mountains for Abhishek RAVAAN!!

2010-04-07T16:24:00.001+05:30

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Aishwarya Rai, the gorgeous Bachchan bahu who plays the lead character of Sita in Mani Rathnam’s upcoming mega-budget flick ‘Ravaan’ opposite hubby Abhishek Bachchan did not hesitate in climbing steep mountains for shooting an important sequence of the flick with lead actors Abhi and Vikram.

All the members of the production unit were taken by surprise when Aishwarya trekked the same route twice without any complaint whatsoever. It had even left cut marks on her beautiful persona but Ash was undeterred in her effort and gave the best possible shot.

As Mani Rathanm is making the flick simultaneously in Hindi and Tamil and two different heroes Vikram and Abhishek play the lead, Aishwarya had to accompany both of them to the top of mountain to complete the shoot. Though her beautiful face received some bruise marks and all that but Aishwarya completed the shot convincingly.

The movie is almost complete and Mani Rathnam has even chosen eighteenth of June to be its release date in the theatres worldwide. Meanwhile, there is also talk of ‘Ravaan’ going to be screened at the Cannes film festival on May 14.

The industry is abuzz that Mani Rathnam has chosen an unconventional end for his upcoming flick and Sita would be siding with Ravaan and not hubby Ram. Sources say that when Ram doubts Sita’s chastity after she comes from Ravaan’s custody, Sita simply walks out with Ravaan and the movie ends.

‘Ravaan’ is a modern day adaptation of Ramayana and stars Aishwarya, Abhishek, Govinda, Ravi Kissen, Vikram etc. While Vikram plays the title role in Tamil, Abhishek Bachchan enacts the same part in Hindi version.

Four films await release for Aishwarya Rai this year

2010-03-23T10:42:00.000+05:30

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Last year she was seen in just one film -- Hollywood’s “Pink Panther”. But this year Aishwarya Rai has four films lined up for release -- two southern projects “Ravana” and “Endhiran” as well as “Action Replay” and “Guzaarish”, collectively costing over Rs. 300 crore (Rs.3 billion).

While her bilingual sci-fi film “Endhiran”, starring southern star Rajnikanth, is said to be made at a budget of Rs.125 crore (Rs.1.25 billion), approximately Rs. 45 crore (Rs.450 million) has been spent on Mani Ratnam’s much-awaited “Ravana”, which is set for a June release.

Vipul Shah’s “Action Replay” costs around Rs.60 crore (Rs.600 million) and if reports are to be believed, UTV is shelling out close to Rs.80 crore (Rs. 800 million) for Sanjay Leela Bhansali-directed “Guzaarish” for which Aishwarya is currently shooting along with Hrithik Roshan in Mumbai.

Aishwarya has been busy shooting all these films for the past one year and even suffered health problems due to her hectic schedules.

According to a well-placed source from the team of “Ravana”, the Hindi version of which also features Abhishek Bachchan, the actress has given some of the most difficult shots in the movie without complaining about geographical or weather conditions used to can the scenes.

“Aishwarya’s role in ‘Ravana’ is the toughest. In the Hindi version, Vikram (southern star) plays Ram and Ravana in the Tamil vesrion. And Aishwarya plays Sita in both the Hindi and Tamil versions. Both the versions were simultaneously shot. Mani Ratnam canned the film in the most difficult and dangerous places. Still Aishwarya gave the same shots twice for the two versions - be it in the rain, on mountains, jungle, etc,” a source told IANS.

“People say Vikram’s role in the film is the toughest, but the actor himself feels Aishwarya’s role is the most difficult,” the source added.

While shooting for “Ravana” in the jungles of Kerala, the entire cast and crew had a scary experience when an elephant ran amok and killed a 51-year-old mahout, Andavan. The actors including Abhishek, Aishwarya, Vikram, Prabhu and Munna had to take shelter in a guest house and survived on bread and eggs.

“Ravana” is said to be a modern-day version and a loose adaptation of the Hindu epic Ramayana.

Apart from “Ravana”, Aishwarya’s role in another southern project “Endhiran” has been a well-guarded secret till now, but some leaked photographs of the film’s shooting show her in a different avatar.

“Action Replay”, starring Akshay Kumar, is a time-travel tale in the 1950s and its storyline is based on an eponymous 1994 Gujarati Indian play. The director has emphasised a lot on the lead actors’ “retro looks” in the movie.

“We, Akshay’s designer Shabina Khan, Aishwarya’s designer Manish Malhotra and all of us have worked really, really hard to give ‘Action Replay’ a unique look. If that look is leaked out, we’d lose our biggest USP,” Shah had told IANS.

In “Guzaarish”, the actress will play a married nurse who falls in love with a paraplegic patient essayed by Hrithik.

Though each role is different from the others, it remains to be seen which one of these strikes gold at the box office.

Akshay's wish to colour Ash red

2010-03-23T10:38:00.001+05:30

Aishwarya Rai in Film 'Action Replay'
Akshay Kumar is apparently sulking with filmmaker Vipul Shah. He wanted very badly to play Holi with his heroine Aishwarya Rai Bachchan in their film Action Replayy. But despite Vipul’s best efforts, he couldn’t come up with a Holi song that justified Akki and Ash together.

Instead, it was Neha Dhupia who got a chance to colour Ash red in the song. Aishwarya had a rocking time shooting for the Holi song. Akshay apparently was complaining that he didn’t get to participate in the song that he liked so much, nor did he get a chance to dance with Ash. But this time his complaints fell on deaf ears. Vipul was adamant about not changing his original sequence.

Akshay missed the chance to play Holi with Aishwarya!

2010-03-23T10:34:00.002+05:30

Aishwarya Rai in Action Replay
Bollywood stuntman Akshay Kumar was unhappy recently, as he couldn’t play Holi with his co-star Aishwarya Rai.

It is being learnt despite Vipul Shah’s best efforts, a Holi song justifying Akki and Ash couldn’t happen.

However, Neha Dhupia got the chance to apply colours on Aishwarya in the song.

According to reports, Akshay was complaining as he didn’t get the chance to be a part of such a beautiful song. But the director remained unmoved by the actor’s complaints and he is not ready to change the original sequence.

Well, we really doubt if Akshay just wanted to be the part of the song or he wanted to colour Aishwarya.

Amitabh Bachchan Blasts Mumbai Mirror Over Aishwarya's Baby Drama

2010-03-20T09:55:00.002+05:30

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Although Abhishek Bachchan and wifey Ash have put their baby plans on hold for a while, they have always said that they are taking their sweet time due to their hectic schedules.

But after Mumbai Mirror claimed that Aishwarya Rai Bachchan cannot conceive because of her stomach tuberculosis and that the she is trying to hide to truth, her father-in-law, Amitabh Bachchan, declared war against the newspaper!

"The article was indecent and any man in the world must oppose if such an obscene article is written about a woman in his family. The modesty of a lady in my house was slandered… the article slandered Aishwarya, so it was very difficult to participate in a function organized by the same media house,” he said on his blog.

Well now Big B has taken to his voice blog to diss the Times of India group again for their story about Aishwarya Rai’s 'pregnant pause.' Listen to it here, courtesy of Miss Malini, and share your thoughts.

We don’t believe in family planning: Abhishek

2010-03-20T09:46:00.001+05:30

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Actor Abhishek Bachchan is miffed with a certain section of the media for contemplating and wrongly reporting about some personal issues regarding his wife Aishwarya Rai Bachchan. But apart from that that actor seems to be in a good mood, including his winning the Golden Kela Award (on the lines of Hollywood Razzies) for the worst accent (Delhi 6).

Now never mind that, as the world speculates about Ash’s pregnancy, Abhishek urges everyone to please stop! He had told us, “When I become a father, it’s obviously going to be a happy day. When I get to know I am going to become a father that will be momentous as well. But it’s funny how the world keeps speculating about a lady’s pregnancy. Pregnancy is not an easy thing to hide, you know, guys!”

When the actor was asked if he is indeed planning to go the family way, he was quick to say, “We don’t believe in planning such things. When God wills and the time is right, it’ll all happen!”

Ashwarya Rai, the 50 kg Taj Mahal!

2010-03-17T05:42:00.001+05:30

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Aishwarya Rai Bachchan was the cynosure of all eyes when she graced the audio launch of Rettaisuzhi on Monday evening.

The actress, who rarely attends public functions, was in the city to shoot for her Endhiran and director Shankar (who is the producer of Rettaisuzhi) pulled a coup of sorts by inviting her to be the chief guest. “It’s a humbling experience for me to be here,” said the actress, who was described as a ‘50 kg Taj Mahal’ in a song, “The camaraderie in the Rettaisuzhi team is evident and based on the few scenes I saw, I’m sure the movie will be a wonderful family experience.”

The actress recalled her memorable days with Shankar while filming Jeans. “In many ways, Jeans was the reason that I’ve achieved so much. That movie taught me a lot technically,” she stated, “We’re just completing the final schedule of Endhiran currently, and I’m glad that Shankar called me for this event.” Rettaisuzhi, which features legendary directors K Balachander and Bharathirajaa in lead roles, has been directed by Thamira and has music composed by Karthik Raja. Celebrities present at the launch included Vairamuthu, Mahendran, Parthepan, Linguswamy and Sasi, among others.

Aishwarya having a wonderful time working in ‘Enthiran’

2010-03-17T05:16:00.004+05:30

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She is one of the biggest stars in Bollywood but Aishwarya Rai Bachchan says that her stint in the Tamil film industry is an important part of her career and a great learning experience.

The 36-year-old actress may have reached the very top of the industry, but says that working with ace Tamil director Shankar in Jeans “taught” her a lot.

“Working in Jeans remains an integral part. It taught me so much technically and content wise and now I am having a wonderful time working in Enthiran (the sci-fi flick starring Rajnikanth, directed by Shankar),” said the actress.

In one of her rare public appearances in this southern metropolis on Monday evening, Ash, as she is fondly known among her fans, lauded Shankar saying that “he makes incredible movies.” The Guru star, who is now working in her third project with Mani Ratnam in Ravana, confessed that she too was a member of the audience.

“I am as much as a member of an audience as much as the film fraternity,” she said to loud applause at the audio launch of Rettaisuzhi, produced by Shankar.

Rai started off her brief address in chaste Tamil, greeting the audience but soon switched over to English. Nevertheless, she seemed to understand Tamil, as she was seen reacting to remarks and observations made by other speakers.

Veteran Tamil directors K Balachander and Bharathirajaa, both of whom are credited with redefining the content of Tamil cinema with their revolutionary and rustic subjects, share the screen space for the first time in the film, being directed by Shankar’s associate Thamira.

Aishwarya returns on work..

2010-03-16T11:15:00.002+05:30

After a short illness, Aishwarya Rai is back to shoot for Vipul Shah’s Action Replayy. On 11 Feb., the 36-year-old lady had returned home from the sets of the movie due to high fever.

But now she has been recovered and was on a full-day photo shoot on Friday with the actor Akshay Kumar at Film City.

Doctors advised Aish to take bed rest as she was suffering from sore throat as well as body pain. So after taking rests for a few days, she went to visit Abhishek’s maternal grandmother in Bhopal for her 80th birthday and now she returns back to work.

Her illness created a speculation that she is suffering from the stomach tuberculosis that is creating pregnancy problems for her. Though, both Abhishek Bachchan and her father-in-law, actor Amitabh Bachchan have accused the tabloid for involving in such an irresponsible journalism.

Welcome back Aishwarya and we pray for your good health ahead.

Aishwarya Rai hogs the limelight!

2010-03-16T11:13:00.002+05:30

Aishwarya Rai hogged the limelight at S Picture’s, director Shankar produced Rettiasuzhi audio launch at Sathyam Cinemas on Monday (March 15) night.

Ash who came with her mom looked simple and elegant in a white designer sari and flashed her famous smile and won over everybody including veterans like K.Balachandar, Bharathiraaja, director Mahendran among others.

Two songs and trailer were screened for the invitees who were overflowing and could not be accommodated. There were utter chaos and confusion outside the hall where invitees were not allowed inside due to lack of seats and for security reasons The audio was launched by Aishwarya who gave the first copy to Vairamuthu.

The presence of Aishwarya Rai had an electrifying presence at the function and took the limelight away from the audio launch as speaker after speaker was praising Aishwarya’s beauty, her simplicity, down-to-earth nature and so on. Poor Ash who could not follow what they were talking, but sat patiently and pretended to be enjoying every bit of it.

The dignitaries on dais were director Thamirai, music director Karthik Raja, Parthipan, Hansraj Saxena, Vairamuthu, Ramanarayanan, VC Guhanathan, Abhirami Ramanthan, directors Sasi, Lingusamy and Ameer. The hero and heroine of Rettaisuzhi had no seat and were seen watching the proceedings in a corner..

The flow of events was the normal one with each and every speaker praising Shankar and his S pictures for making quality films and wishing Rettaisuzhi all the best. Said Shankar: “ I am very proud that I produced this film in which two veterans of Tamil industry KB sir and Bharathiraaja are pitted against each other. Recently I watched a Hindi film 3 Idiots and came out smiling. Similarly, I assure that after watching Rettaisuzhi everyone will have a smile on their face”.

Shankar also praised Aishwarya to the skies: “She is not only the most beautiful woman in the world but a hard working artiste, dedicated to whatever she does. Even while we were shooting in a forest near South Africa, she adjusted in minimal comforts and rough terrain”.

Ash spoke the last and she was all smiles as she greeted everyone saying Ellavarkkum Vanakkam and said: “I am so happy to be back in Tamil working with incredibly talented and wonderful people. KB sir and Bharathiraaja sir, your generosity to me has been a bit overwhelming. I saw the trailer and songs and think that Rettaisuzhi will be a complete film for family watching. I enjoyed working with Shankar sir in Jeans, a film that was an integral part of my career. It taught me so much about the importance of content and gave me confidence to make it big later. Now the last schedule of the Enthiren is going on and Shankar sir is one human being who has his soul in the right place and all his films have something to say to the audience. I thank everyone for all the love showered on me”.

Aishwarya Rai looking gorgeous in a Cutey gown

2010-03-15T08:32:00.003+05:30

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Aishwarya Rai Photo Gallery Letest

2010-03-14T13:06:00.007+05:30

Latest Aishwarya Rai Photos and Wallpapers...!
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Rajini - Aishwarya Rai to release Rettai Suzhi audio!

2010-03-13T12:37:00.000+05:30

Superstar Rajinikanth and his lady love in Endhiran Aishwarya Rai Bachchan are going to release the audio of Shankar's home production Rettai Suzhi. Directed by Thamira, veteran film makers K Balachander and Bharathiraja are playing the lead role for the first time in the film.

Buzz up!
The audio release will be held in Sathyam Cinemas complex on March 15 and Aishwarya Rai will be the chief guest of the event. Sources say that superstar Rajini also accepted the invitation to attend the event on the special request of director Shankar.

Aishwarya Rai is now in Chennai for a 10 day shoot of her Sun Pictures magnum opus Endhiran with superstar Rajinikanth and others. Shankar had asked her to keep herself free on Monday (March 15) morning for the audio launch at Sathyam Cinemas.

Karthik Raja, the elder son of Maestro Ilayaraja is the composer for Rettai Suzhi. Remember, Karthik is the first composer from the Maestro's campus who compose for a Shankar film!

Aishwarya Rai to release ‘Irattisuzhi’ audio

2010-03-13T12:33:00.000+05:30

Director Thamira has managed something which is considered a difficult task. That is bringing Aishwarya Rai to release a Tamil film audio in Chennai.

The beauty queen will be in Chennai on March 15 to release the audio of ‘Imayamum Sigaramum Irattisuzhi’. The film has ace directors K. Balachander and Bharathiraja playing the important male roles. Not enough the film is produced by Shankar’s S Pictures. To add more the music of the film is by Maestro Ilaiyaraja’s elder son Karthik Raja.

With so many heavy weights associated with the film can Aishwarya Rai refuse the invitation? ‘Irattisuzhi’ will be in theaters during the first week of April.

Aishwarya Rai, Amitabh, Abhishek boycott Filmfare Awards to protest for being publicly insulted

2010-03-01T16:59:00.000+05:30

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The revered Bachchan family boycotted this year’s Filmfare Award that was, recently, held on 27th February, Saturday in Mumbai. The reason for the boycott is evident. Only a few days back, the esteemed ‘Mumbai Mirror’ tabloid had printed an article on Aishwarya Rai claiming that she was suffering from stomach tuberculosis and was, hence, unable to bear a child from hubby Abhishek Bachchan.

This piece of news didn’t go down well with the Bachchan family who felt insulted and affronted over this story that they found to be extremely demeaning and disrespectful. “Thearticle was indecent and any man in the world must oppose if such an obscene article is written about a woman in his family,” posted Amitabh Sir on his blog.

Since its publication, the article has caused quite a ruckus and Abhishek, Aishwarya and Big B have slammed the tabloid rubbishing such spiteful reports and calling it a cheap way to garner publicity. “No women would like her personal issues such as fertility or motherhood being discussed in this manner,” quipped an angry Amitabh.

The Bachchan household demanded an immediate public apology from the media house but no such apology came from the ‘Mumbai Mirror’. “For the moment… that despite a few personal apologies from the management and owners, no public apology has taken place. You cannot abuse me in public and then come and say sorry to me in private,” Big B blogged.

And hence, not only did Ash shunned her performance on the evening but the entire Bachchan brigade absented themselves from 55th Annual Filmfare Awards. Lashing further Amitabh wrote, “The modesty of a lady in my house was slandered… thearticle slandered Aishwarya, so it was very difficult to participate in a function organised by the same media house.”

Aishwarya Rai’s Holi goes dry as she shoots Bollywood’s next Holi song

2010-03-01T16:56:00.000+05:30

Bollywood hasn’t been playing much of a Holi in the recent years. The last Holi song that was shot was way back in 2005 that had this racy, titillating number ‘Do me a favour….let’s play Holi’ starring the super sexy Priyanka Chopra with the hot-bodied Akshay Kumar in Vipul Shah’s ‘Waqt: Race Against Time’.

Since then, the B-town has seen the evolution of Hindi cinema with sensible and new-age films being made including the likes of ‘Taare Zameen Par’, ‘Dev D’, ‘Rock on’, ‘Wake up Sid’ and ‘3 Idiots’ to name a few but none of them have showed the frenzy of this coloured festival.

But, renowned director Vipul Shah has geared up again to record another Holi song for his upcoming ‘Action Replay’. Using organic and skin-friendly colours, he has captured the thrill and joys of Holi once again with Aishwarya Rai and Neha Dhupia getting smeared up in the rainbow colours. But, instead of going wet, they decided to save gallons of water and played dryHoli.

“We saw no point in wasting 70-80 tankers of water for a three-day shoot, given that Mumbai is facing a water crisis. As a responsible citizen, we chose the dryHoli concept to picturise this Shreya Ghoshal song, penned by Irshad Kamil,” cites Vipul Shah.

The song in question is an AR Rahman composition whose lyrics go like this- ‘Jali toh bujhi na kasam se koila ho gayee haan………’

So, if you are looking forward to a good Holi track, AR, surely, doesn’t seem to disappoint. But, if you were hoping to feast your eyes on a wet Aishwarya with colourful water dribbling from her drenched, transparent chiffon saree, you are up for a heart-break……

Aishwarya Rai Casts Her Sweet Revenge

2010-03-01T16:54:00.000+05:30

Recently, Aishwarya Rai had a tough time after false reports were published in a tabloid saying that she suffers from stomach tuberculosis and thus is facing problem to conceive. Ash is in no mood to compromise with the tabloid and when she came to know that it is associated with the organizer of the award function that she is going to perform, immediately she changed her decision.

Now Ash has decided not to perform for the show even if they threw a large sum to lure her. It seems anger and hurt of Ash is still fresh as she has turned turn down a lucrative amount of eighty five lakhs to enliven the stage with her hot number. She stated, “main nahi nachhongi no matter how strong the lure of lucre.”

Instead, Ash is demanding apology from the tabloid for the damage they had done on her personal front to which they have not reacted till now.

Well what could be other better way to calm her feelings of hurt? May be this is the best way to take a revenge.

Aishwarya's pregnancy postponed

2010-02-18T17:51:00.002+05:30

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan has been trying to become a mother for some time now. The fact that she has so far not gotten pregnant is actually a cause for concern for the entire Bachchan parivar.

Mr Bachchan is especially sold on a grandson, but when asked about it he says, as usual, “When it happens, it will happen.”

It’s no secret that Aishwarya is 37, and she isn’t getting any younger. But it now comes to light that the reason for her inability to bear a child at the moment is because she has been suffering from stomach tuberculosis for a while. Says a source, “The medication Aishwarya is taking for her stomach ailment is hampering her from getting pregnant. Until the tuberculosis is fully cured, she is unlikely to risk a pregnancy.”

On his blog, an anguished Amitabh Bachchan has written about ‘the rich man’s TB’, dispelling the myth that the disease only afflicts the less privileged. Now that the supposed reason for the delay in her pregnancy is clearer, we can only hope and pray that the Bachchan bahu speedily recovers from the ailment and fulfills her ardent desire to become a mother.

Aishwarya Rai Values Relationship More Than Her Health

2010-02-18T06:57:00.000+05:30

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Abhishek Bachchan had to leave Bhopal without Aishwarya owing to her poor health to attend an important family function in Bhopal. Ash as a dedicated housewife went after him to mark the 80th birthday celebration of Abhishek's maternal grandmother.

It reflects how Ash counts her relationship more than her health. For Ash it was difficult to attend for her shoot properly. She side away all her health issues to mark the family function.

Reportedly, it is heard that the couple earlier had made their commitment to Abhishek's 'nani' (maternal grandmother) and so Ash despite her health problems was determined to keep her promise.

However, her health is in the process of recovery but need some more time to get back to her fit position. According to hubby Abhishek he stated that his wife Ash is his nani's favourite and so she was determined to come down, he twitted, "Aishwarya is much much better, but still not 100 percent (fine). But she's my nani's favourite so she made the trip too. Should be back to fighting fit... in a day or two.”

The emotional Abhishek stated the moment was priceless’ for his grandmother who after such a long gap was able to get to see all her grand children together at her own place.

In an old Indian habitat everyone had the pleasure to partake in the family get together, Abhishek happily stated, "Made a surprise trip to Bhopal last night (Monday). Was my nani's 80th birthday! Her expression was priceless. All her grandchildren flew in from all over. My sister, our cousins all meeting after so long. Now everyone partaking in an old Indian habit, all sitting together... Eating, drinking and catching up!

It was nice to see his nani’ ( grandmom ) back in matriarch, loving grandson Abhi added, "My nani, of course, is back to being the matriarch! Making sure all her children are well fed and taken care of and doing what grandmoms do... feeding.”

It seems Abhishek and Ash despite their busy life haven’t lost their traditional value and culture.

Akshay Kumar, Aishwarya Rai catch Travolta fever in ACTION REPLAY!

2010-02-18T06:38:00.000+05:30

Akshay Kumar, the action guru of bollywood who plays lead in Vipul Shah’s upcoming flick ‘Action Replay’ opposite Aishwarya Rai, will be gyrating to a mushy romantic number in the film which will have steps taken directly from John Travolta’s super duper hit ‘Saturday Night Fever’.

Akshay Kumar is a big fan of the Hollywood icon and watched the flick several times to imbibe the spirit and style of the number. Sources close to production house say that Akshay Kumar- Aishwarya Rai number has an exuberant energy and a fashion sense of that era which was so popular at that time. As the Vipul Shah’s ‘Action Replay’ is about the nineteen seventies and moves backwards, the Travolta style fitted in theme of the film perfectly.

Akshay Kumar and Aishwarya Rai, who have come together after a long time (their last flick together was ‘Khakee’ by Raj Kumar Santoshi), are said to have shown terrific chemistry in the number. The romantic number has been filmed in such a way that it goes well with the current generation as well as the older generation who were patrons during the seventies.

Akshay Kumar, who has done several successful movies with Vipul Shah like ‘Namaste London’, ‘Singh Is King’, ‘Welcome’ etc is said to have performed in a superlative way for this character. His character in the film shows more affinity towards the era of seventies than present.

In fact, the film ‘Action Replay’ has been inspired by H G Wells’ ‘Time Machine’ and goes backwards in time. The story of the film depicts the theme and understanding of seventies in a very convincing manner.

The buzz doing the rounds in the industry is that Vipul Shah has also taken the help from Amitabh Bachchan’s flicks of the seventies. As Amitabh Bachchan was the ruling god of bollywood in the seventies, his flicks had ample material for creating the ambience and environment for ‘Action Replay’. Some mannerism of that era is said to have been taken from Big B’s flicks.

Vipul Shah being a perfectionist, also watched the television programmes of that era to create the right ambience in his own film. Sources say that he especially relied on the live cricket matches to note down dresses and other fashion accessories of the era.

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan will host a show

2010-02-08T07:45:00.000+05:30

After leading Big Screen,Aishwarya Rai Bachchan is contemplating becoming a chat show host after her husband Abhishek and her super star father in law Amitabh Bachchan.The Discussion for will Aishwarya host a show or not? is not decided yet.The more expectations are that Bollywood Queen Aishwarya demand’s heavy price money to host the show.The show will be aired on Colors channel.It’s now depend on Aishwarya that will she host a show or not.

Aishwarya Rai Mama Mia A 10 Crores Deal

2010-02-08T07:36:00.000+05:30

Nowadays Aishwarya Rai who is hardly seen on the silver screen has topped over the latest top heroines to emerge as the highest paid actress in the Bollywood industry with whooping ten crores contract for her next film.

Though this year she has couple of films in her hand, this is the greatest move she has made by breaking the record of being the highest paid actor.

Aishwarya liked the script and found it too tempting to avoid it. Anyways, Why not?

Initially, it was Kareena Kapoor who shocked with her demand for Rs.7 crores for her film and now it is Aishwarya who has superceded her with Rs. 10 crores deal.

Reportedly, it is produced Bobby Pushkarna, of the critically acclaimed film 'Page 3', who initially made the Rs.10 crore offer to the actress. After a long chase from the last three months Pushkarna was finally able to persuade her to do his film.

Even though the deal will be finalized only after Aishwarya has gone through the script but things seems to be in the favor of Pushkarna.

Well this cool cat makes her impact quite silently!

Aishwarya Rai in Filmfare November 2009..Simply Hot Unseen!

2009-11-06T04:44:00.000+05:30

Did you know? Aishwarya Rai Versus Manisha Koirala

2009-11-05T07:21:00.001+05:30

Did you know, it was Aishwarya Rai who had bagged in the role of female lead in Mani Ratnam's Bombay a film made on the 1993 bomb blasts.

According to the buzz, Mani Ratnam had asked cinematographer-film-maker Rajeev Menon for the dates of Ash for his movie. But, since she was busy with the Miss India pageant, she couldn't. And this is where Manisha came in the picture and took away the role.

Shankar, who is now busy shooting The Robot with Ash, was suppose to sign her for his Tamil flick India and had also decided the name of her character as Aishwarya but the clashes of dates stroke and the role went for a second time to Manisha Koirala. And we saw Manisha starring opposite Kamal Hassan, playing the role of this character named Aishwarya.

Need more, here it is. Manisha was seen playing a role in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Khamoshi but that role too was meant for none other than, Aishwarya Rai. While Aishwarya slipped the role off, Manisha was seen bagging a number of awards for her performance in this deaf-mute saga.

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan Celebrates Filmfare Cover

2009-11-05T07:20:00.002+05:30

The beautiful Aishwarya Rai Bachchan graces the cover of November’s Filmfare cover and to celebrate the event, the "Devdas" actress unveiled the magazine’s front page Tuesday night at Vie Lounge restaurant in Mumbai.

Ash also seized the opportunity to indulge in some chocolate cake as it was her birthday last Sunday. And who can blame her? It looks delicious!

Check out our photos of Aishwarya Rai Bachchan celebrating her Filmfare magazine cover and share your thoughts! Does the former Miss World still have it at the age of 36? Drop us a line.

It's payback time for Aishwarya Rai

2009-10-25T21:20:00.000+05:30

Mumbai: Aishwarya Rai Bachchan's business manager of 12 years - Hari Singh - is making a movie revolving around the story of a war widow and After Hrs has learnt that Ash is helping him out by doing a special cameo in the movie without charging a single penny. It's Ash's way of giving back to Hari Singh who has been by her side as she grew from a beauty queen to one of the most recognised Bollywood stars in the world.

The yet untitled movie is set to be directed by Jagmohan Mundhra who earlier directed Ash in Provoked. In Hari Singh's film, Ash is supposed to play the character of a lawyer who makes an appearance at the end of the movie - a courtroom climax - to make a case for the war widow.

Says Jagmohan, "Hari Singh approached me to direct a film that tells the emotional and heartrending tale of a war widow, and I have agreed to do it. Ash has a special appearance in the film and it will certainly be the USP of the movie. It can't be called a cameo as it is an extremely crucial character that gets all the attention in the courtroom drama. We are expected to shoot next year as soon as the rest of the cast is finalised. I'm thrilled to team up with Ash again." Hari's daughter Bhumicka Singh is expected to play the lead in the movie.

Aishwarya Rai has no time for reality shows

2009-10-16T08:54:00.000+05:30

We can’t recall another married actress who had so much work on hand as Aishwarya Rai has. Madhuri Dixit, Sridevi and all the other reigning divas of their time fizzled out of the limelight after taking their nuptial vows. Only Ash remains as firm as ever, getting as much, if not more, work than when she was single.

Her busy schedule is the reason why she turned down the offer to judge a reality show on small screen, according to Ash’s publicist who issued a statement to rubbish the reports that the actress demanded an astronomical fee to judge 'Dance Premier League' on Sony TV.

“Various proposals (of judging reality shows) have come along but her schedules thus far have not allowed her to even consider the same,” a statement issued by her publicist said.

Ash is hard pressed for time particularly because the shoot of Mani Ratnam’s film Raavan has stretched beyond her expectations. She still has to shoot a few songs for Vipul Amrutlal Shah’s Action Replay with Akshay Kumar.

She’s presently immersed in the shooting of Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s film Guzaarish with Hrithik Roshan. Down south, she is committed to Endhiran (Robot) with Rajnikant.

Would you like to see Ash judging a reality show? Leave your comments below!

Hrithik Roshan and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan are going to learn Portuguese accent and dialects

2009-10-16T08:51:00.000+05:30

Mumbai: Once again the beautiful girl of Bollywood Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and heart throb Hrithik Roshan are going to team up for their latest flick "Guzaarish" under the banner the direction of Sanjay Leela Bhansali.

As every body know the perfectionism of director Sanjay Leela Bhansali in Tinsel world and so are Hrithik Roshan and Aishwarya Rai, thus the trio are once again going to deliver their best of perfections. Movie buffs are waiting to see their perfections in their forthcoming flick.

According to the reports, Bhansali is trying to make his forthcoming flick "Guzaarish" absolutely flawless. Sources also revealed that in some portions of the flick, the lead actors have to talk in Portuguese thus macho Hrithik and glam girl Aishwarya have hired experts of Portuguese language to teach them the accent and dialects of this foreign language for their roles.

Abhi Ash unique wedding gift

2009-09-26T13:49:00.000+05:30

The fanfare surrounding Abhishek Bachchan’s and Aishwarya Rai’s wedding reached a new level with the kind of kind of gifts the lovely couple received. At the time of the marriage, Ash was the brand ambassador of Nakshatra Diamond. And the company came up with a unique gift fit for the queen of Bollywood. The jewellery brand gifted the couple a visiting card that read ‘Aishwarya Abhishek Bachcan. But it was no ordinary card. It was reportedly made with 7900 diamonds and 40 grams of gold. The cost- a whopping crore!

Aishwarya 's film in forest trouble

2009-08-22T07:04:00.000+05:30

MUMBAI: The shooting of Mani Ratnam's film Ravan, starring Aishwarya Rai, has hit a roadblock once again with the forest authorities in Maharashtra slapping cases against 14 members of the film's crew, charging them with trespassing on forest property. "They have been charged with illegally entering forest property and undertaking land levelling work to facilitate the film's shoot," a forest official said. "After the cases were filed, the film crew applied for permission for the shoot and even deposited Rs 2.5 lakh," the official added.

Aishwarya shooting three films at once!

2009-08-22T07:01:00.000+05:30

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan is busy juggling her time shooting for three films.

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan is busy juggling her time shooting for three films. She is back from the South after shooting for Shankar’s Endhiran and Mani Ratnam’s Raavan, which took longer than scheduled to complete shooting, hampered the shoot of Vipul Shah’s Action Replay.

Aishwarya still has to shoot for three songs for Action Replay and so the film will not release in October this year. All the travelling has made Ash sick and she was recently down with fever. But despite of that she shot for Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Guzaarish because Hrithik Roshan didn’t have any extra dates. She is also upset that two of her songs from Endhiran has made their way to the Internet.

The songs that are shot in the Machu Pichu plains in Peru are out on YouTube and already has 13,000 hits. The four-minute video that has been leaked has been filmed on Ash and Rajni against the backdrop of Incas in Peru.

Aishwarya Rai Swine flu

2009-08-17T18:58:00.000+05:30

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Noted Bollywood Actress and former Miss World Bachchan is down with a “chest infection” and “flu like symptoms”, leaving many of her fans and father-in-law Amitabh Bachchan worried. Amitabh Bachchan wrote in his blog about the Aishwarya's illness. The 35-year-old actress was shooting with her husband Abhishek Bachchan in Ooty for the upcoming Mani Ratnam film ”Ravana’ is down with the illness, Bachchan who is in Singapore tending to politician Amar Singh wrote in his blog. “Aishwarya has taken ill and is down with chest infection and flu like symptoms. Had a high fever yesterday but is settling down today,” wrote Bachchan.“It's worrying to be so far away from children and not be there to look after them. Yes, they are mature and married and responsible, but children will always remain children,” a concerned Bachchan added. The 66-year-old veteran also complained that he has been suffering from a “strained back”.More updates about

Aishwarya thrilled with two monster South projects

2009-08-06T20:48:00.000+05:30

Bollywood actress Aishwarya Rai is elated over bagging the main leads in two mega south Indian projects - Mani Ratnam's Ravan and Shankar's Endhiran.

"Shankar had approached me previously to work with him, but it never materialised. Finally, everything landed in place and here we are working together after 10 years," said Aishwarya on the sets of Ravan.

Tamil superstar Rajinikant, who is playing the male lead in Endhiran, was also very keen to work with Aishwarya and had tried to sign her for his earlier ventures - Padaiyappa and Chandramukhi, but the actress could not spare the dates.

Speaking about Ratnam's Ravan, in which she once again teams up with her husband Abhishek Bachchan, Aishwarya said: "I don't want to reveal much about it. Working with Mani is always a delight. He is a man of perfection. I am lucky to act in his movies again and again."

Aishwarya was earlier seen in Ratnam's Iruvar and Guru, in which Abhishek was in the main lead.

While shooting for Ravan in the jungles of Kerala, the entire cast and crew had a scary experience when an elephant ran amok and killed 51-year-old mahout, Andavan.

The actors including Abhishek, Aishwarya, Vikram, Prabhu and Munna had to take shelter in a guest house.

According to sources, the film personalities spent the night in the forest guest house and survived on bread and eggs. After 12 hours of tension and waiting, the crew returned to their hotel.

Now the cast and crew of Ravan have moved to Ooty where the remaining portions of the film will be shot.

Aishwarya Rai’s Tandav Dance for RAAVAN!!

2009-07-29T21:17:00.000+05:30

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Move over sensuous dancing like Kajrare in Bunty Aur Bubbly, which Aishwarya Rai had done with Abhishek and Big B. Now the gorgeous lady is learning Tandav dance from reputed Indian classical dancer Astad Deboo, which will be a fusion of Kathak, ballet and contemporary form of dancing.

The dance will present a potent mixture of passion, retribution and redemption on the screen in Mani Rathnam’s upcoming mega venture ‘Raavan’. Sources from the set of the film reveal that director Mani Rathnam wanted to have a climactic dance showing life and death, and he zeroed in on Astad Deboo, as he is considered to be the master exponent of contemporary and classical Indian dancing.

Deboo specializes in fusion dance choreography and hence was considered by Mani Rathnam to be suitable to teach Aishwarya Rai these new steps for the upcoming flick.

In fact, Aishwarya Rai is required to perform this new dance twice in the film—first time it will be with hubby Abhishek Bachchan for the Hindi version, and second time with southern superstar Vikram for the Tamil version of the flick.

As the shooting for ‘Raavan’ is taking place into the deep jungles of Athirapally in Kerala and the floors are not very conducive for dancing, Aishwarya Rai has to learn these intricate steps on slippery grounds with her new guru Astad Deboo.

Though Aishwarya Rai had vowed the audiences with her sizzling hot dance performances in flicks like(Kajrare number) ‘Bunty Aur Bubbly’ and with Hrithik Roshan in Yashraj Films’ super hit ‘Dhoom’, but this Tandav dancing is entirely new to her, and the graceful lady is finding it really difficult to come to terms that easily.

However, it must be admitted that Aishwarya Rai was no less graceful while going for classical numbers in movies like Taal’ (Kahin Aag Lage… number) and in Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam’ (Nimbuda …..number), and so should not have much difficulty in performing intricate steps for Mani Rathnam’s upcoming magnum opus ‘Raavan’.

‘Raavan’ is a contemporary adaptation of that great epic ‘Ramayan’ by master story teller Mani Rathnam. However, the catch in the film will be that it is going to be depicted as seen from the point of view of Raavan, and not from Ram’s point of view, as is usually the case. The title character of ‘Raavan’ is played by Abhishek Bachchan, and its he who kidnaps Aishwarya Rai in the flick.

Aishwarya Rai- Bachchan And Shah Rukh Khan To Pair Up Again?

2009-07-29T21:11:00.000+05:30

If the grapevine is to be believed, the 'Mohabbatein' (2000) pair of Aishwarya Rai- Bachchan And Shah Rukh Khan are all set to end a seven year sabbatical and team up once again for King Khan's home banner, ‘Red Chillies Entertainment.’

As may be recalled after 'Mohabbatein', the SRK-Aish pair had shot for Aziz Mirza's 'Chalte Chalte'(2003). Unfortunately due to an on the set showdown involving the lead pair and Salman Khan, Aishwarya was ousted from the project and in came Rani. As a fallout SRK was not invited for the Abhishek-Aishwarya wedding.

Aishwarya Rai in “Action Replay”

2009-07-29T21:06:00.000+05:30

Mumbai: The hot and stunning actress of Bollywood Aishwarya Rai Bachchan will be seen as an old lady in her forthcoming movie “Action Replay” under the direction of director Vipul Shah.

The director of the movie Vipul Shah wanted Aishwarya to play an original character of an old lady in his forthcoming direction, movie “Action Replay”. Vipul hired a make up artist from Hollywood for the make to Aishwarya. Aishwarya scolded Vipul for make up artist on the sets.

According to the sources, during her make up, Aishwarya got angry to bring her personal make up artist instead of hiring one but the director denied the actress and continued the make up by the Hollywood artist.

Rains spoil Raavan's mood

2009-07-25T23:07:00.000+05:30

Aishwarya Rai and Abhishek Bachchan must be praying to the rain god for some mercy these days. The couple who are shooting in Kerala’s Chalakudy jungle are not able to give their perfect shot because of the rains.

These days Abhi Ash are shooting a chase scene where there are several underwater sequences. The rains are making it difficult for the couple to see clearly while running around.

The actors wake up at the crack of dawn and shoots till sun down.

We are sure, the couple would be displeased with rains for a long time to come.

For various reasons it seems that making of Raavan is a bit jinxed. Mani Ratnam's health scare. Opposition from the forest officials of Kerala. In Ooty officials seized caravans of Ash and Abhishek due to lack of proper documents The problems faced by the cast while shooting in the dense Orchcha forests of MP from poisonous insects and snakes. Trouble with vehicles from Chennai being used for the Ooty schedule and license issues.

Hollywood make-up artist makes Aishwarya look old

2009-07-25T23:02:00.001+05:30

Mumbai (IANS): From a glam girl to historical character -- Bollywood screen diva Aishwarya Rai has played a variety of roles. Now for "Action Replay" she will don the look of an old woman and director Vipul Shah says he hired a Hollywood make-up artist to get the right make up on her face.

If certain media reports are to be believed, Aishwarya threw tantrums about getting her make-up done by someone other than her own make-up man, but Shah says otherwise.

"Ash did her old age make up with Paul, a Hollywood make-up artist. When we did it the first time, it didn't work out well. When you are doing age make-up, you can't correct it so it had to be removed fully and done again," said Shah in a statement.

The filmmaker, who has made movies like "Waqt - The Race Against Time" and "Singh Is Kinng", says the actress shot the scenes patiently.

"It took us six hours to get her look right. We started shooting at three in the morning and the shooting went on till 7 a.m.," he said.

"Action Replay" also stars Akshay Kumar. The story progresses backwards in time.

Why is Aishwarya Rai angry?

2009-07-25T22:58:00.000+05:30

Mumbai: Bollywood actress Aishwarya Rai is angry now a day. According to the reports the actress is fed up with media.

She wants people to clarify these rumors with her spokespeople, so that they can know about the truth.

Aishwarya’s spokesperson says, “Aishwarya Rai is not just a star. She is also a daughter, a wife, a daughter-in-law and a symbol of true Indian tradition. She has always believed and practised values that govern our society.”

Aishwarya is reportedly angry at the recent quotes about her saying, “My career is more important to me than my family” and “If I want to remain in the film industry then I need to stay fit.”

The spokesperson says further, “Previously Aishwarya preferred to remain silent. Even when she was married off to a tree, she chose not to speak because she truly felt better sense would prevail.”

Aishwarya prepares 'Halwa' for the Jawans

2009-07-24T19:04:00.000+05:30

As India is going to pay homage to the martyrs of the Kargil war on July 26th, actor Abhishek Bachchan covered an extra mile and paid a visit to the soldiers who in the most difficult situation are standing still and protecting our country from the enemies. He brought something special for the jawans, Gajar Ka Halwa and Aam Ras especially made by Aishwarya Rai and Jaya Bachchan.

NDTV and Abhishek remember the sacrifice of the Jawans who gave their life for India in the Kargil war 10 years back. Abhishek Bachchan also read out a beautiful poem ‘Agnipath’ written by his grandfather Harivansh Rai Bachchan and also conveyed the special message of father Amitabh Bachchan.

Abhishek Bachchan travels to some area of the war field of Kargil and Drass. He met with the soldiers and had a chat with them.

This special episode of junior Bachchan visiting Kargil will be shown on NDTV's special show "Jai Jawan" Saturday at 12 p.m. and Sunday 11.30 a.m. and 9.30 p.m.

Aishwarya Takes Karate Classes

2009-07-18T03:05:00.000+05:30

She already knows how to wield a sword and ride a horse. Now Aishwarya Rai is taking karate classes for her role in the Tamil sci-fi thriller Endhiran , starring Rajnikant as male lead.

The movie has a few fight sequences in which Ash is pitted against the style guru Rajnikant. And to be able to unleash the best kicks and karate-chops on the veteran, Ash is said to taking lessons in the marital art from a seasoned stuntman down south. Reports say the stuntman, named Ramesh, runs a Japanese Shito-Ryu karate school where Ash has enrolled.

In ‘Endhiran’, Rajnikant reportedly plays Ash’s teacher and love interest. In one scene he challenges her for a hand-to-hand combat. And her character takes up the gauntlet and gives a tough fight to him.

In the past, Ash has shown her derring-do in films like Dhoom 2 and ‘The Last Legion’. She also did the highly risky sword-fight sequences in ‘Jodhaa Akbar’ herself.

Aishwarya Rai & Car Accidents?!

2009-07-18T03:00:00.000+05:30

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What's the deal with people searching for news about Aishwarya Rai and fatal car accidents?!
This is the second time I get numerous search hits on 'Aishwarya Rai dies in fatal car accident' ... Why?

The first time was back in 2006, and it was one of those pranks that spread throughout the net like fire in dry grass!
Yesterday, I got hundreds of hits on that particular post as well!

Let me put all your worries to rest, Ash is alive and kickin'! She's fine and hasn't been involved in any car crash.
Aishwarya is actually very busy preparing for a new role in the movie 'Endhiran'.
She's currently taking karate lessons from a stunt master called Ramesh, to get the moves right. Yup! she's gonna do her own stunts.

So, Ash is fine and I hope she'll be fine for a very long time!

Aishwarya Rai, Hrithik Roshan get place in school text books

2009-07-18T02:53:00.000+05:30

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Mumbai: Bollywood actors Aishwarya Rai and Hrithik Roshan are being seen in school text books.

These stars are being used as illustrations in Sanskrit text books to help students learn alphabets.

It seems Bollywood and learning go hand in hand, Mulayam Singh dedicated a School to Amitabh Bachan.

At the same time Amar Singh opened another school in the name of Aiswarya Rai in Barabanki last year.

It’s a welcome break from the mundane teaching methods.

L'Oreal celebrates 100 years with Aishwarya Rai Bachchan

2009-07-14T03:21:00.000+05:30

HTML clipboardMUMBAI: L'Oréal, celebrated its 100th year with the launch of Beautiful Beginning. Aishwarya Rai Bachchan inaugurated L'Oreal's Beautiful Beginnings at I Lead, Khar Danda Village today. Aishwarya interacted with students of Beautiful Beginning and encouraged and motivated the students who are learning the traits of beauty service.

Beautiful Beginning is an NGO specialized in free vocational training and Education in Beauty to the underprivileged. It is an initiative providing training in beauty services to under privileged girls. It will provide beauty service training to 200 poor urban girls (school drop-outs) each year of Mumbai and Pune. As a result these girls either become employable in existing beauty salons or are able to set up their own small beauty salons. They become economically secure and get more freedom to balance their family duties.

On the occasion of this CSR effort, L'Oreal chief operating officer Dinesh Dayal said, “The L'Oreal India Team has created a comprehensive education and employment project starting with the curriculum for the 4 month course at Beautiful Beginnings and providing the equipment. The training covers Hair Cuts, Colour, Care, Styling, Skin Care Facials, Threading, Waxing, Bleaching and Manicure & Pedicure. We have extensively trained 2 dedicated trainers for the course. We also co-certify the course and will actively help the girls in getting employment afterwards.”

Aishwarya interacted with the students of the training school and said, “Beautiful Beginnings is a project which is close to my heart and I am happy to be its Patron. I connected with it instantly. When some of us are blessed with what we receive in life in terms of opportunities, it becomes wonderful to spread that around. A huge thank you to L'Oreal for considering this project for the centenary because when you are doing it not just with your mind but with your heart you really make a difference. I think it's a fantastic...idea. I am proud to belong to such a family.

L'Oreal India managing director Jacques Challes says, “What better way to celebrate 100 years for L'Oreal group than to give back to Society and the Industry in a meaningful way. The L'Oreal generosity projects have often focused on Women and Education. For example, since the past seven years we have promoting the scientific education of women in Maharashtra with our ‘For young women in Science' program. Now we are adding this new one meant for underprivileged school drop outs. Beautiful Beginnings is indeed a very relevant project for India's twin needs of generating employment and Uplifting Women”

Beautiful inside and out: Aishwarya Rai Bachchan

2009-07-14T03:09:00.000+05:30

Beautiful inside and out: Aishwarya Rai Bachchan

Aishwarya Rai-Bachchan is a conscientious brand ambassador. The actress and former beauty queen inaugurated the Beautiful Beginnings on Tuesday, a generosity project to celebrate 100 years of L’Oreal. Opened in Khar Danda village, the project is an initiative providing training in beauty services to under privileged girls, making them employable at existing beauty salons. Aishwarya interacted with the students and declared how happy she is to be the project’s patron. Beauty is as beauty does, right Ash?

Showstopper Basic blue jeans and a white shirt and still she looks fabulous. How does the Bachchan bahu keep pulling it off?

Aishwarya Rai is today's 'dreamgirl', says Hema Malini

2009-07-14T03:07:00.000+05:30

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Noida (IANS): For Bollywood's original 'dreamgirl' Hema Malini, beauty queen-turned-actress Aishwarya Rai is the only one who deserves the 'dreamgirl' tag among all the new age actresses.

"Whoever is on top is the dreamgirl. I feel it is Aishwarya Rai," Hema told reporters on being asked who, according to her, deserves to be called the 'dreamgirl' nowadays.

Taking about the hardships an actress has to face, she said: "An actress' life is the same - nothing has changed. It is what it was even 20 years back. They have to work very hard, make themselves look beautiful and need a lot of dedication to remain at the top," said Hema, who was in this suburb of the national capital Monday to felicitate winners of supermarket Big Bazaar's 'Meet The Dreamgirl' contest.

Snubbing the whole idea of having a size zero figure, Hema said: "There's no need (for a size zero figure). I was not a size zero. You must have a flat stomach - not a pot belly - and a nice and beautiful face - at least a tolerable face - and you can be an actress."

Dressed in a pale yellow, elegant sari, the 60-year-old actress was at her forthright best when asked about her future projects.

"I've signed one or two (films) which are held up because of the financial problems in the whole world. Otherwise I would have finished those two and they would have released by now."

"One is with Nana Patekar which Deepa Sahi is directing, and the other is with another producer. It is not right to expose everything about a film," she said.

Another film that Hema is working on is "Ek Thi Rani Aisi Bhi" - in which she will play a role based on the life of prominent political figure Vijayaraje Scindia.

Hema, who has delivered hits like "Seeta Aur Geeta", "Satte Pe Satta", and "Sholay" in the past, is also toying with the idea of getting into production and returning to direction after almost 17 years.

"I'm planning to start production. I don't want to say much about it because every time I talk about these things, they never happen. It's my desire to make lovely films because I am an artist and a very creative person," she said.

"But filmmaking is not a joke...so many things are involved," she added.

The actress, who had her first stint with direction in 1992 with Shah Rukh Khan-starrer "Dil Aashna Hai", says she would want to be a liberal producer and not want to impose her ideas on the youth.

Aishwarya Rai's Letest Wallpapers

2009-06-05T19:26:00.000+05:30

Imposter 'Aishwarya' to tweet a secret!

2009-06-05T01:32:00.000+05:30

Thu, Jun 04, 2009 17:40 IST

Someone posing as Bollywood actress Aishwarya Rai has been tweeting on the famous community website and promises to reveal a secret soon.

Ash is upset nowadays. Her friends and acquaintances have reportedly been calling and asking her what’s the big secret she’s about to share with the world on twitter.com. But the actress is clueless.

It turned out that somebody has registered on the community website under her name and has been tweeting posing as her. In fact, a media report says the imposter Aishwarya has promised to reveal a secret.

“Planning to share a secret with my Twitter friends… will update shortly,” was what the fake Ash wrote.

The remark sparked a slew of speculation. Some guessed that Ash is in the family way; others imagined that her marriage is on the rocks. But none of it is true. Because the real Aishwarya Rai has no account on Twitter, as clarified by her spokesperson.

Identity theft of famous people is not uncommon on the internet. There are many Facebook accounts bearing the name of Katrina Kaif. In fact, late last year, an imposter began sending e-mails to journalists posing as Katrina Kaif and created a lot of confusion in the press.

As fake Ash twits, the real one fumes

2009-06-05T01:24:00.001+05:30

Aishwarya Rai has been getting a lot of calls asking her what the big secret is. And the actress is most annoyed. The flood of calls from friends and family began ever since the media reported recently that Ash is on Twitter and that she has written: “Planning to share a secret with my Twitter friends… will update shortly.” Her spokesperson says that the Aishwarya Rai who is twitting is an impostor.

“She was shell-shocked to know that someone who has faked her Twitter identity is posting messages on her behalf, promising to ‘reveal a secret’. Aishwarya does not have a Twitter account.”

This is not the first time a star’s identity has been stolen online. Amrita Rao, Kareena Kapoor and Saif Ali Khan faced similar problems.

Vipul Shah teaches punctuality to Aish

2009-06-03T20:54:00.001+05:30

Its no excuse of being a star when you are working with Vipul Shah.

This time it was Aishwarya Rai’s turn to learn a lesson. While shooting of Action Replay, when Aishwarya Rai turned up late at the sets continuously, Viplu Shah was the one to remind her the value of punctuality.

According to the sources, Aishwarya made it a habit of coming late on the sets of Action Replay which used to delay the entire shooting schedule. After coming she would spend hell lot of time dressing up and doing make up.

According to a source, “That day, Aishwarya came to the sets, changed into her costume, did her make-up and hair and was ready to shoot. After the entire process, which took her several hours, Vipul shot precisely for a minute before declaring pack-up. Aishwarya was aghast that Vipul had made her get ready only to shoot for a minute. She openly expressed her displeasure, to which Vipul shot back, ‘Apne sets pe sab time par aate hain aur sab time par jaate hain.’ This was a clear indication of how irritated Vipul was.”

Aishwarya Rai looking extraordinary in 'Action Replay'

2009-06-03T20:42:00.001+05:30

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The Bollywood stunner has been sitting for long make-up sessions while shooting Vipul Amrutlal Shah’s movie Action Replay in Karjat.

If you’ve been stumped by the plumed and feathered look of Ash in the stills of her Tamil film Endhiran , wait to see her makeover in Vipul Shah’s strangely themed film ‘Action Replay’ with Akshay Kumar .

Reports had it that Ash has been reporting late for shoots on the sets of the film at Nitin Desai studios in Karjat, but director Vipul Shah says the actress has to sit for long make-up sessions to get her look right for every scene.

“Aishwarya has an extraordinary look in the film. We always knew it would take time for her to get ready because of which we had planned the shoots accordingly,” Shah recently told a tabloid.

The director not just dismissed the reports of Ash’s late arrival on the sets, he goes on to laud her for the extra effort she’s putting in.

“In fact, she is working 15 hours every day for my film,” Shah is quoted as saying.

‘Action Replay’ is based on a unique concept. It’s a film in which the story progresses backwards in time.

Aishwarya Rai and Kareena Kapoor are now friends

2009-06-03T20:29:00.000+05:30

Mumbai: It was a reunion time at Karan’s place in Mumbai. Bollywood stars Aishwarya Rai and Kareena Kapoor are friends now.

The beautiful duo were spotted having a good time with each other, just like two buddies who have met after a long time at Karan Johar’s birthday party.

It was the day for reconciliation, Shah Rukh Khan and Aishwarya forgot their differences to become friends again.

At the same time long standing enemity between Bachchan and Kapoor parivar came to an end with Ash and Bebo becoming friends. They even danced together.

Aishwarya invited by German University to speak against abuse

2009-06-03T20:27:00.000+05:30

Mumbai, June 03: Keeping up with the family lineage of amassing honours from educational institutions, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan has a rare feat up her arm. The doe-eyed charmer, whose beauty has left many awe-struck, has proved that there is more to her than just a pretty frame. The University of Germany has bestowed the stunner with the honour to be their special guest and speak on women empowerment and domestic abuse.

Looks like, Pa Amitabh is not the only Bachchan famous with foreign universities. Following his footsteps is Aishwarya, who along with ‘Provoked’ director Jagmohan Mundhra, will deliver an address on the sensitive issue.

According to the latest Bollywood news, Ash will also share her experience of portraying the role a woman who was abused in reality and the process of filmmaking. The director too is expected to deliver a speech on his experiences of ‘Provoked’.

Confirming the news, an elated Mundra said, "We have got the letter of invitation from the German Federal State of Rhineland`s Mainz University and we are gung-ho about it. The invite is for the filmmaker as well as the lead actor, so naturally I`m expecting Ash to travel with me. I have to speak on the process of filmmaking and about the subject of my movie. Aishwarya naturally will also deliver her speech on women's rights, domestic abuse and the points, which my movie has stressed. She will reveal her experiences of working in the film too."

Aishwarya Rai Wallpapers

2009-05-26T22:44:00.000+05:30

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Ash's Cannes journey

2009-05-25T20:11:00.001+05:30

Aishwarya Rai at Cannes

Aishwarya, Akshay in 'Action Replay' mode

2009-05-24T08:44:00.000+05:30

Aishwarya Rai and Akshay Kumar are bonding like best buddies while shooting their film ‘Action Replay’.

The last time they faced the camera together was for Rajkumar Santoshi’s film Khakee in 2004. After five years, Ash and Akki now team up for director Vipul Amrutlal Shah ’s film Action Replay .

The duo had lately been abroad for their respective commitments. Ash was walking the red carpet in Cannes while Akki was shooting Priyadarshan’s De Dana Dan in Singapore. Earlier this week, they returned to India to begin shooting for ‘Action Replay’.

But before beginning to shoot, Akshay and Ash had some personal things to attend to. He surrendered before Vakola police in Mumbai in connection with an obscenity case, while she took out time from her busy schedule to visit her parents.

As soon as the two stars came together to shoot ‘Action Replay’ at Nitin Desai studios in Karjat on the outskirts of Mumbai, they bonded like close friends. A number of pics shot on location show Ash and Akki holding hands and enjoying each other’s company. One set of images have the duo sitting together on a swing. It goes without saying that this sparkling chemistry will work to the film’s advantage.

‘Action Replay’ is a unique story that moves backwards in time. Director Vipul Shah has downplayed any similarities with this year’s Oscar-nominated film ‘The Curious Case of Benjamin Button’ which was about a man who ages in reverse – from an aged man to a young kid.

Aishwarya Rai seeks apology from Sonam Kapoor

2009-05-24T08:39:00.000+05:30

Aishwarya Rai, Sonam Kapoor

Bollywood diva Aishwarya Rai seems to be miffed with young starlet Sonam Kapoor these days. Sonam had recently commented that Ash doesn’t belong to her generation. And this remark has apparently not gone well with the actress.

Grapevine has it that Ash got so infuriated with Sonam’s ‘irresponsible’ comment that she ended up saying that such statements reflect Sonam`s juvenile mindset.

According to our source, Sonam’s statement seem to have annoyed Aishwarya so bad that she is now seeking nothing less than an apology from the Kapoor girl. Well, is Aishwarya getting too conscious about her aging there? Guess so!

Aishwarya Rai Pic : Make Your Own Caption!

2009-05-24T08:36:00.000+05:30

May 22 2009 09:55 PST

We here at Desi Hits! encourage our Bollywood beauties rubbing shoulders with Hollywood hotties but sometimes things go a little awry. Check out the picture of Aishwarya Rai Bachchan at the Cannes Festival in France with Eva Longoria and Elizabeth Banks. Looks like the girls decided to head to the ladies room for a little makeup break and well, who knows what the hell Aishwayra Ray Bachchan is doing. Eva and Elizabeth seem to be chilling in the background but Ash is on the attack with what looks to be some type of foundation stick. Now, either there was an actual threat in the bathroom or Ash was very drunk (and very hot.) Let us know what your caption for this pic would be, you get points for creativity!

Aishwarya Rai Unveils 7 Wonders Of India

2009-04-09T20:45:00.000+05:30

Well, its almot stale news now-but a fan sent us a video of Aish performing and told us to post it!. The function was in Delhi and was courtesy NDTV. The show was hosted by NDTV’S famous figures Abhigyan Prakash and Vikram Chandra. When they invited Aishwarya on to the stage, they described her “Another India wonder” which I CAN'T IMAGINE AND GET MYSELF TO SAY THAT OUT LOUD.

Aishwarya Rai was dressed in a traditional outfit, performed with Shiamak Davar and troupe for nearly an hour showcasing the colors, heritage and popular music of India. All to the beats of happening Bollywood’s music and songs.

She's looking abit tranny nah!

Rajini’s kitchen impressed Aishwarya!!!

2009-04-09T20:37:00.000+05:30

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Superstar Rajinikanth is one man who has his own magic to steal the hearts of others. This time, it was none other than his co-star and the gorgeous green eyed beauty Aishwarya Rai.

Ash happens to be his leading lady for the film ‘Yanthram’. Usually when Rajini is in Chennai he gets his food from the home. So when the shooting of their movie was on in Chennai, it is heard that Rajini arranged for special food even for Ash from his kitchen.

It is said that the pretty lady was relishing those delicacies and was impressed with the food stuff that was coming from the superstar’s kitchen.

‘Yanthram’ has been progressing briskly without a break and this is being directed by the showman of the south, Shankar.

Ash back on Bollywood screens after 18 months!

2009-04-02T20:29:00.000+05:30

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Aishwarya Rai Bachchan was last seen in Hollywood film PINK PANTHER 2 which came to India but Ash wasn't the lead actress in it. So how long will fans of her Bollywood films have to wait to see the beauty set the screen on fire again?

Ash had two releases in 2008: JODHAA AKBAR in February and SARKAR RAJ in June. Both the films did well at the box office and Ash's performance was highly appreciated. Ash, who is currently in Delhi where she received India's most prestigious Padmashri award will return to Mumbai after some days to resume shooting for Vipul Shah's ACTION REPLAY.

But before that she was shooting with her hubby for Mani Ratnam's RAAVAN which is set to release at the end of 2009 and is most likely going to be Ash's next Hindi release after SARKAR RAJ. The film also stars Abhishek Bachchan, Vikram, Govinda and Manisha Koirala. The film is a modern day retelling of the Ramayana. Ash will play Sita, a contemporary accomplished Carnatic musician while Vikram is Rama and Abhishek is Raavan. Ash is also shooting for the Tamil version of the film, ASHOKAVANAM, which will release at the same time as RAAVAN. Both the films have been shot in the interiors of South India.

After RAAVAN and ASHOKAVANAM, Ash's next release is Shankar's sci-fi special-effects laden thriller ENDHIRAN with Rajnikanth. The film has been shot in the exotic locales of Brazil and Goa in India. Ash will be seen in colorful costumes in this film. The plot of the film revolves around Ash and Rajnikanth. The twist in the story is that Rajnikanth invents a robot called Endhiran who also falls in love with Ash. The film will release somewhere around in April 2010 and after that Vipul Shah's ACTION REPLAY with Akshay Kumar is also on the pipeline. Though the release date of the film is not yet out.

Aishwarya Rai in Jodhaa Akbar on MBC

2009-04-02T19:47:00.001+05:30

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If you're a Bollywood movie lover and you're a fan of Aishwarya Rai, then you'd love to know that MBC is going to air one of the biggest Bollywood productions of 2008, Jodhaa Akbar, on April 4th.

Jodhaa Akbar gained recognition from audiences around the world and especially from the Arab audience.
The movie, which has been dubbed to Arabic, tells the epic story of Princess Jodhaa and the Mogul Emperor Jalaluddine Akbar.

The story takes place in the 16th century as Akbar decides to expand his Empire and thus marry Princess Jodhaa, who transforms from just another bounty in his treasure chest to the love of his life!

The love story that united Jodhaa and Akbar has been the subject of murals, sculptures and poems throughout the years.
The truth has been mixed with the truth and that made the story even more intriguing!

Is Aishwarya still on top?

2009-04-02T19:41:00.000+05:30

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The lukewarm response to her recent Hollywood release Pink Panther-II has had Aishwarya Rai Bachchan (35) conceding her position as the most

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popular face of Bollywood in the West to the new international craze 24-year-old Freida Pinto (Slumdog Millionaire), who according to reliable sources has been signed for two films — one with Woody Allen and the second with Julian Schnabel.

Freida, who is said to have earned over two million pounds, overtaking Bollywood beauties like Aishwarya, Kareena Kapoor and Katrina Kaif is also, according to a world film distributor, being wooed to walk the red carpet at Cannes in May 2009.

On the Bollywood front, Kareena Kapoor (28) has nudged Aishwarya Rai Bachchan out of the Filmfare Top-10 Power list. But a producer from Chennai confirms that Ash is still the highest paid Indian heroine and has reportedly been paid a fee of Rs six crore for Shankar’s Robot, where she is cast opposite Rajnikant. The actor is said to have received a cheque of Rs one crore as signing amount, that is also a first. Usually it is only the leading men who receive such a big sum as a signing amount.

Reportedly, Rajnikant himself is said to come with a price tag of Rs 25 crore for the same film. He will also get a share in the profits since Robot will be released in Hindi and Tamil. The Tamil superstar will be on top of the heap even as far as Bollywood heroes’ prices go.

Regarding Aishwarya’s price, her manager Hari Singh said, “Aishwarya is definitely one of the highly paid actors in the country, but I would not like to comment on the price she has been paid.” Singh also said that exaggerated prices often made the rounds.

Closer home, Kareena Kapoor has reportedly been paid Rs 2.5 crore for Sajid Nadiadwala’s Kambakkht Ishq. Nadiadwala refuses to comment on his heroine’s price but says, “She has been paid what she deserves.”
According to him, with film corporations in the fray, there is more transparency involved and people can actually check prices. “But that is a whole load of hogwash,” says a trade consultant. “Bollywood still continues to be ambiguous with its payments. What is shown on paper is not necessarily the right price.”

Katrina Kaif is said to have been paid Rs 2 crore for Ramesh Taurani’s Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani, Priyanka Chopra Rs 2 crore for Vishaal Bharadwaj’s Kaminaay.

Of the leading men, Aamir Khan and Akshay Kumar have last been paid Rs 21 crore for Ghajini and Singh is Kinng, plus a reported share in the profits. Shah Rukh Khan is said to have had a share in profits for Aditya Chopra’s Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi and he is a partner on Karan Johar’s My Name is Khan, as Johar himself was quoted saying, “It is difficult to put a price tag on SRK.”

Aishwarya to Show Off her Singing Talent

2009-04-01T20:17:00.000+05:30

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan is going to be singing a track for Vishal and Shekhar.
Producer duo Vishal and Shekhar are also the guys that got Aishwarya’s
husband Abhishek Bachchan to rap on a track for the film, ‘Bluffmaster.’ The
duo has also gotten Aishwarya’s father-in-law Amitabh Bachchan to record a
rap for his upcoming film, ‘Aladdin.’

However, it turns out Aishwarya Rai Bachchan wasn’t too keen on the idea
at first. In fact, it took a whole lot of convincing on the part of Vishal
and Shekhar before she agreed. Now if you remember the producers were out on
the road with Aishwarya, Amitabh and Abhishek for the Unforgettable World
tour last year, so we can bet they all share a good relationship. No doubt
that probably helped when trying to convince the beauty to sing.

Vishal and Shekhar say Aishwarya Rai Bachchan will record the song soon,
but admit that they’re not sure where they’re going to use it yet. It might
be used either in a film or on a private album. Guess we’ll just have to
wait and see on that one. They say they don’t want to focus on where they’re
going to use it just yet, because they want to record it before Aish changes
her mind!

Aishwarya Rai, Akshay among Padma award receivers

2009-03-31T19:56:00.000+05:30

NEW DELHI: Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission Anil
Kakodkar, a

key architect of the Indo-US nuclear deal, Bollywood actress Aishwarya Rai

Bachchan and actor Akshay Kumar were among the 62 personalities who received

the Padma awards on Monday.

Famous playback singer of yesteryear Shamshad Begum and director of the

central board of Reserve Bank of India Ashok Shekhar Ganguly are among

prominent persons to get the award from President Pratibha Patil on Monday at

a special function in the Ashoka Hall of Rashtrapati Bhavan.

Patil conferred the Padma Vibhushan, the country’s second highest civilian

award, to Kakodkar for his contributions in the field of nuclear science and

technology during the function attended by Vice President Hamid Ansari, Prime

Minister Manmohan Singh and a host of other dignitaries. Kakodkar was actively

involved in the Indo-US civilian nuclear cooperation agreement.

Ashok Shekhar Ganguly, a director of the central board of Reserve Bank of

India, was also awarded with the Padma Vibhushan on the occasion. Ganguly is

also a member of Prime Minister’s council on trade and industry and a member

of National knowledge Commission.

The other Padma Vibhushan award winners are Chandrika Prasad Srivastava,

secretary general of International Maritime Organisation, UN, eminent civil

servant Govind Narain and noted bio-medical scientist Prof Jasbir Singh Bajaj.

Former superior general of the Missionaries of Charity Sister Nirmala, who

was selected for Padma Vibhushan award, was not present at the function.

Padma Bhushan recipients include L&T chairman Anilkumar Manibhai Naik,

management guru C K Prahalad, eminent Tamil writer D Jayakanthan, Ayurvedic

physician Vaidya Devendra Triguna, leading film personality G Krishna, member

of Northeastern Council Inderjit Kaur Barthakur and Planning Commission member

Kirit Shantilal Parikh.

Litterateur Kunwar Narain, academician Minoru Hara, playback singer

Shamshad Begum, INTACH chairman S K Mishra, danseuse V P Dhananjayan and his

wife Shanta Dhananjayan and well-known sculptor and architect Vaidyanathan

Ganapati Sthapati were also conferred with Padma Bhushan awards.

Similarly, the Padma Shri awards were received by Aishwarya Rai Bachchan

and Akshay Kumar, Ashok Kumar Grover, Abhaya Chhajlani, Ashok Kumar Gupta, B R

Setty, Bansilal Rathi, Birendranath Datta, C K Menon, Devinder Singh Rana, G

Vijayaraghavan and Geeta Kapoor.

The Padma Shri award winners who were present at the function include Geshe

Ngawang Sampen, Govind Ram Nirmalkar, Goriparthi Narasimha Raju Yadav,

Gurumayum Gourakishor Sharma, Hashmat Ullah Khan, Iravatham Mahadevan, Jalees

Ahmed Khan Tareen, John Ralston Marr and K Viswanthan.

The Padma Shri list also includes K P Udayabhanu, Kalamndalam Gopi,

Kanneganti Brahmanandam, Kiran Seth, Kumar Sanu, Laxman Mane, Mattannoor

Sankarankutty Marar, Niranjan Goswami, Bhai Nirmal Singh Khals, Norden

Tshering Bhutian and Panchapakesa Jayaraman.

Penaz Doli Masani, Prakash Narain Dubey, Pratapaditya Pal, R K Krishna

Kumar, Ram Kishore Chhipa, Shaik Khader Noordeen, Sashi Despande, Shyamlha

Pappu, Sunil Kanti Roy, Sunny Varkey, Suresh Dutta, Surinder Mehta and Uash

Gulati also received Padma Shri awards.

Big B proud of Aishwarya Rai Bachchan

2009-03-31T19:37:00.000+05:30

March 31st, 2009 - 2:50 pm ICT by sampurn

Last year it was dhak dhak girl Madhuri Dixit-Nene who received the
prestigious award Padma Shri from the President of India and now this time
around its going to be Aishwarya Rai Bachchan who would be honoured with this
award.

Amitabh Bachchan speaks on this eve and feels proud of her bahu Aishwarya

“I would rush to be in time for the President’s Award Ceremony at the
Rashtrapati Bhavan, where Aishwarya will be honoured with the Padma Shri. It’s
a moment of great pride for all of us.”

Further the legendry actor speaks, “She will become the 5th Padma Award in
our household. My Father with the Padma Bhushan the first, then the Padma Shri
for me, followed again by the Padma Bhushan to me some years later, Jaya’s
Padma Shri and now Aishwarya’s. This must be a record for the country. 5 Padma
Awards in one family. God has been very kind to us. The people of this land
have been very kind to us. We are humbled and with bended knee and bowed heads
acknowledge your affection and care and love.”

Padma Awards were announced on the eve of the Republic Day. Aishwarya is
the youngest person to ever achieve this honour from the film fraternity.
Apart from her even Akshay Kumar’s name was also announced for this
recognition. -Sampurn Media

Robot Rajini romances Aishwarya

2009-03-29T04:59:00.000+05:30

Remember director Shankar’s previous film ‘Anniyan’, in which Vikram’s character of Ambi transforms to Remo just to win his childhood love, Gayathri’s (played by Sadha) affection?

If reports are to be believed, it is a very similar premise upon which the Robot Rajini is created in ‘Endhiran’. Rajini plays a scientist cum professor in a college and is smitten by Aishwarya Rai. But the actress does not reciprocate and this is when Rajini receives an offer to make a robot. The professor uses this chance to create a robot which is his look alike and makes it modern for Ash to like.

Scenes in the film, which show the robot Rajini buying modern clothes in City Centre or styling its hair in a posh salon in Adyar are said to be thorough complete laugh riots, also similar to Rajini dabbing Fair and Lovely or doing face packs to look fair in ‘Sivaji’-The Boss’.

‘Endhiran’, produced by Sun Network, is director Shankar’s second film each with Rajini and Aishwarya Rai. Raju Sundaram has choreographed for professor Rajini for a song while Lawrence has choreographed for the Robot Rajini. Grapevine also has it that Shankar might seek the help of renowned Indian Hollywood filmmaker, Manoj Night Shyamalan, in making this film.

Aishwarya Rai wants to have Babies

2009-03-21T20:05:00.000+05:30

Bollywood's

reigning queen aka most beautiful woman in the world Aishwarya Rai let slip a
teeny weeny bit of information in a TV interview late last night.

Apparently
Aishwarya and hubby Abhishek, after being married for four years are now ready
to have a bunch of kids.

"Of course, babies, motherhood obviously" she said, "God willing it is an
absolute gift. God bless when it is meant to be and of course we are looking
forward to it and we will definitely cherish the experience."

Ash also talked about balancing marriage and work and how hectic her life
has become. "I got married bang in the middle of a film," she said, "Five
years ago you would asked me this question I would have never imagined this
would have happened. I would have said I would wrap-up my work, take a couple
of months off, pamper myself and then gotten married. But there I go bang in
the middle of a historical piece."

Ash is now officially the highest paid Bollywood actress as she appears in
Rajnikanth's upcming sci-fi romantic flick 'Robot'. She says that she has
always been a fan of Rajni and that shooting for 'Robot' was extremely
exciting "Firstly because we've all grown up watching Rajinikanth films and
all those moves – it's been exciting, everyone around me was excited about me
working with him. So that got infectious. The first time he made a subtle move
– the kind that we see on television or in spoofs – I almost let out a chuckle
and thought, 'Oh my God! I have seen this moment right here. I just saw a
Rajini moment!' I was beeming throughout."

Although unlike the current trend, Ash has no interest in IPL. "We have not
thought or discussed it at all" she asserted.

Sexy Aishwarya Rai in Bikini

2009-03-10T02:46:00.000+05:30

Aishwarya Rai - Abhishek Bachan - Bollywood Movie Ravana Location Pictures,Photo Gallery

2009-03-10T02:27:00.000+05:30

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Aishwarya Rai is the main villain in Pink Panther 2

2009-02-26T05:49:00.000+05:30

Contraty to the rumours, Aishwarya Rai is not playing a cameo in Pink Panther 2, rather she would be seen in a siezable chunk of the film's climax as the main villain.

If grapevine is to be believed, Ash who's playing criminology expert in the film will turn out to be actually the person behind the theft of Pink Panther diamond.

According to rumours, the actress plays a seductress in the film who deceives Steve using her beauty and charm. The film is all set to release on February 27 in India.

Aishwarya Rai : Aishwarya Rai most bankable Indian star in Hollywood

2009-02-26T05:46:00.000+05:30

Aishwarya Rai has listed by Forbes as India’s most bankable star in Hollywood, pushing down the Khans of Bollywood in the ratings of the best bet for a film’s financial success.

Aishwarya is among six Bollywood actors in the new Forbes list of Hollywood’s Most Valuable Actors. Other Indians on the list compiled by the American business magazine are Aamir Khan, Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Khan, Irrfan Khan and Hrithik Roshan.

Although at 387th position in the global list of as many as 1,411 actors from across the world, Aishwarya is ranked highest among all Indian actors and is the only female actor from the country who made it to this elite club.

The list also includes Indian American actor Kal Penn, whose films include “The Namesake”. At 476th position, he is ranked higher than all the Bollywood actors, except Aishwarya Rai, who stars in the new Hollywood venture “The Pink Panther 2″.

Among the male Bollywood actors, Aamir is ranked highest at 540th in the global list, followed by Shah Rukh (735), Salman (753), Irrfan (825) and Hrithik (1,059).

The global list, topped by Hollywood actor Will Smith, is based on the bankability of actors around the world as voted by members of the global entertainment industry, Forbes said.

Smith is the only actor to get a ten-on-ten score and is followed by four Hollywood stars - Johnny Depp, Brad Pitt, Leonardo DiCaprio and Angelina Jolie - sharing the second position.

These are followed by Tom Hanks, George Clooney, Denzel Washington, Matt Damon and Jack Nicholson in the top 10.

Hot Aishwarya Rai at The Premiere of "Pink Panther 2"

2009-02-25T02:44:00.000+05:30

Hot Aishwarya Rai in Pink Dress.

Is Ash a thief?

2009-02-25T01:41:00.001+05:30

There’s more to Aishwarya Rai Bachchan’s role in Pink Panther 2 than the rumoured two minutes of screen space, it

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seems.

In fact, if the buzz is to be believed, the movie would be incomplete without her role. The actress is apparently playing the main villain in the movie! “She is actually the one who steals the Pink Panther diamond, and in the end, Steve Martin finds out,” says a source close to the unit of the movie.

Aishwarya plays the role of Sonia Solandres, a criminology expert, in the film. She is part of the team of detectives who are trying to find the Pink Panther diamond. But in the end, Inspector Clouseau figures out that Sonia, played by Ash, is the real culprit and no criminology expert. “The climax has a fight scene where Ash even kicks some butt and tries to flee. But eventually, she gets caught and is put behind bars,” says the source.

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan plays Sita

2009-02-25T01:39:00.001+05:30

THE BACHCHAN Bahu and winner of the Padmashri Award, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, seems all set to play her part as Sita like a perfectionist in Mani Ratnam’s forthcoming film, Ravana. Ash has been cast opposite her dear hubby, Abhishek Bachchan, in the film.

Those who saw her during the shooting of this film on the banks of the river ‘Hoogly’ in Kolkata, said that the actress truly looked like the modern version of Goddess Sita in her maroon sari with a black sleeveless top and hardly any ornaments to adorn her. Ash’s Sita look has been created by noted designer Sabyasachi Mukherjee.

Earlier, Ash has been seen in various different kinds of roles and has done justice to them. All of Ash’s fans out there are sure that she will portray a remarkable role equally remarkably this time around in Ravana too. While her look in the movie is certainly something to watch out for, let’s hope her acting is likewise and that she does not disappoint us!

Aishwarya Rai as Sonia in The Pink Panther 2

2009-02-25T01:37:00.000+05:30

Aishwarya Rai as Sonia in The Pink Panther 2. I think it's time to shelve comparisons of Peter Sellers iconic take of Inspector Jacques Clouseau with that of Steve Martin's. Take it like a total reboot, not necessarily for the better of course, since the franchise thus far has taken Clouseau into more slapstick, as well as quite surprisingly, turning him into both a sexist and a racist, excuses being he's a total nincompoop.

Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber's story makes no apologies in being offensive and politically incorrect, and taking Jacques Clouseau in the same direction of distaste deliberately, so that some non-witty exchange could take place between Steve Martin and Lily Tomlin, who plays the etiquette officer locking horns with Clouseau to try and rehabilitate his crude mannerisms. Some jokes too get repackaged and recycled in a different form, carrying over one hamburger joke too many left over from the first Martin-Pink Panther movie in 2006.

In fact, not only does that get brought over, but the entire plot involving international heists committed by the mysterious Tornado, unfortunately had a similar Eureka moment to 2006's, proving that lightning does get to strike twice in a plot that feels right at home to a Scooby Doo cartoon. Given renowned and valuable artifacts being stolen from their exhibition home, including The Pink Panther diamond, an international Dream Team of detectives get assembled to solve the crime, headed none other than Clouseau himself, based on his past conquest in retrieving the diamond.

So with that comes an opportunity to put an international ensemble cast together, which actually seemed a good idea, if not for an average story involving love triangles against a backdrop of crime-solving which breezed through quite quickly. Returning are John Cleese (well, since Bond didn't requier a quartermaster for fancy gadgets, he's got to look for a job, right?), Jean Reno as Ponton the Watson to Clouseau's Holmes, and Emily Mortimer as Clouseau's secretary Nicole with whom we learn they share plenty of personal romantic time together in a restaurant scene that played on too long.

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2008-07-17T00:46:00.000+05:30

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2008-07-16T20:24:00.000+05:30

Govinda and Aishwarya Rai come together in Mani Ratnam's next

2008-07-16T01:27:00.000+05:30

by Rajiv Dutta

After doing comic roles for almost a decade, Govinda has bagged a Mani Ratnam film. Govinda has been signed for a pivotal part in the Abhishek Bachchan-Aishwarya Rai starrer that will go on floors by the year-end.

Confirming this startling development, Govinda who's currently nursing his daughter Narmada after her facial surgery, expresses deep gratitude for being presented with a second innings as an actor.

"I had almost disappeared from the scene and was pulled back from the doldrums in the nick of time by my friends like Salman Khan and a few others," he says.

Expressing his happiness over being roped in by Ratnam, he says, "I am actually doing a film with him! Isn't it every actor's dream to work with him? We met recently and I heard about my role.

It is an interesting and a powerful role." So does it have a comic streak? "It is not comic by any standard. Mani is making an intense film. My role will definitely surprise people," he adds.

Having worked with Aishwarya once, Govinda is now looking forward to work with Abhishek. "I've done Albela with Aishwarya, but never worked with Abhishek. Whenever I happen to meet them socially, they're both so nice to me.

In fact, I'm a big fan of the Bachchans, especially Amitji, with whom I've done Bade Miyan Chote Miyan. Now I'm going to work with Amitji's son. That's a happy occasion for me," says Govinda.

Any trepidation since Abhishek is known to share an amazing rapport with Ratnam? "Dekhiya bhaiyya, I've seen too much in life to be scared of competition. I feel I should do my job and leave the rest to destiny.

Besides, I have a wonderful role and Mani sure seems to be a humble and a down-to-earth person, just like I am. Hamare jaise log bahut vulnerable hote hain. I've been taken full advantage of, all my life.

But I've now reached a stage where I've gathered all the stones that are hurled at me and I'm using them to build a nice house for myself," he says.

However elated Govinda might be about working with Ratnam, he has not forgotten old friends. He is currently working with Vashu Bhagnani and David Dhawan in Do Knot Disturb. He has also completed a film with director Jagmohan Mundhra titled Excuse Me, Please.

After 5 years, Abhishek finally keeps his promise to Aishwarya

2008-07-16T01:24:00.000+05:30

After 5 years, Abhishek finally keeps his promise to Aishwarya
15th July 2008 22.30 IST
By ApunKaChoice

Five years ago, when he had no clue that he would one day marry her, Abhishek Bachchan had made a promise to Aishwarya Rai .

It happened during the making of their film Kuch Na Kaho in 2003 when Ash was headed for a world tour and tipped the organizers of the shows to ask Abhishek to be a part of the tour. Abhishek turned down the offer because he had no dates to spare. Since then Ash has been taunting him for that. But Abhi made a promise to her that one day he would definitely accompany her on a world tour.

Years passed and their lives turned out such that they ended up falling in love and getting married. Now, what did not materialize five years ago is finally going to happen.

For, Abhishek and Ash are headed to the ‘Unforgettable’ tour that will travel to Canada, the US and the UK. This is the couple’s first tour together. They, along with Pa Amitabh Bachchan , are at the helm of the tour.

The tour begins with a concert in Toronto on Friday.

While Aishwarya could not fully rehearse her dance steps for the first concert because she fell ill, Abhishek has assured the organizers (Wizcraft) that he is more than willing to step in for Ash or dad Big B if any of them feels unwell during the tour. The trio will perform solo as well as together in concerts.

Apart from the Bachchans, the tour features Preity Zinta , Ritesh Deshmukh and music composer duo Vishal-Shekhar .
Other Bollywood stars like Madhuri Dixit , Akshay Kumar and Shilpa Shetty would join the troupe on different legs of the tour.

Abhishek learns Aishwarya's dance steps for Unforgettable tour

2008-07-16T01:22:00.000+05:30

IANS | Monday, 14 July , 2008, 14:36

Abhishek Bachchan is playing the perfect doting husband to wife Aishwarya Rai. When she fell ill after rigorous rehearsals for their much talked about 'Unforgettable' world tour that kicks off in Toronto on Friday, Abhishek learnt her steps, too.

"We have been rehearsing for the tour non-stop for nearly a month now. Shiamak [Davar] has been working us around so hard to get our dance steps right that my wife Aishwarya fell sick with exhaustion. For three days, she could not move out of the house," said Abhishek.

"That put an additional burden on me because I had to do her steps also, not only at the rehearsal hall but at home too in order to teach her the dance steps Shiamak had given her for the songs she would be dancing to during the tour," he told reporters.

Abhishek says now he is ready to pitch in for both his father, Amitabh Bachchan, and wife.

"I told the 'wizzies' [members of Wizcraft, which is putting together the tour] that if she falls sick again and won't be able to dance during the show they should not get panicky because I have learnt all her steps and might as well double for her.

"Moreover, dad's body is also no longer as nimble as it was. In case he gets tired during the tour I may have to do the Kajra re… number all by myself. Well, I am prepared for that, too," Abhishek said with a straight face. His impromptu 'act' threw everybody into splits at the event.

Apart from the Bachchans, Preity Zinta, Riteish Deshmukh, and composer duo Vishal-Shekhar are also part of the tour. There will be some guest stars as well—Akshay will perform in Toronto, Shilpa Shetty in Britain and Madhuri Dixit in the US.