Madhuri beats aishwarya rai

It was a battle between two very popular actresses, Madhuri Dixit and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan in which the former has emerged a winner. Madhuri has joined several Bollywood stars to judge the reality show, Dance Premier League. Our source associated with the show said, “Madhuri and Aishwarya were both being considered to be the judge for one of the teams. Aishwarya lost out to Madhuri as she quoted an exorbitant amount of money. The makers of the show couldn’t afford her and the scales tipped in Madhuri’s favour as she had demanded an affordable price.”

Madhuri’s manager Riku Rakesh Nath said he could not reveal any details at this stage and said, “The discussion is still on.”



However, Danish Khan, VP Marketing of the channel admitted, “Yes, Madhuri has been chosen to represent one of the teams.” He refused to comment on the reason why Aishwarya lost out to Madhuri and said, “I don’t want to talk abut the money involved but Madhuri is definitely on board for Dance Premier League.”

Our source said, “Madhuri was far more affordable is the reason why Aishwarya lost out on the show.

Ash honored once again

Yet another title for Miss World and Bachchan Bahu, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan. Beating her Hollywood counterparts, Ash has grabbed the title of the woman with the sexiest eyes and yes, no one can question that. American television channel E!’s Sexiest Body Parts list crowns Ash as the woman with the sexiest eyes leaving behind Hollywood icons like Angelina Jolie, Megan Fox and Scarlett Johansson. Meanwhile, Irish actor Jonathan Rhys-Myers (of Bend It Like Beckham fame) won best male eyes award.

Other winners includes Brazilian supermodel Gisele Bundchen who won the sexiest legs award, Charlize Theron bags E!’s decolletage award with her sultry shoulders, Eva Mendes voted lovely locks, Taiwanese actress Shu Qi took away sexiest lips title. Scarlett Johansson has been voted the female celebrity with the best breasts. Actress Jessica Biels butt has topped the list of E!’s sexiest bottom and the list goes on.

So, this is another proof to the fact that Aishwarya’s blue eyes have mesmerized not only Bollywood but also Hollywood!

Ash at cannes

The Cannes International Film Festival, the most glamorous event on the festival calendar has returned to celebrate its 61st year. The festival opened on Wednesday with a Fernando Meirelles’s grim Brazilian drama Blindness. This year’s star lineup offers a mix of new talent.

But the festival is devoid of Indian cinema, except for Dev Anand’s Guide which is a part of the Classics section.

No other Indian film has made it to the competitive or non-competitive categories but a host of Bollywood stars are expected at the festivalI genuinely bond with the people, the place and the festival. I feel, as a member of our film fraternity it will be fantastic to have representation here in Cannes too. But I don’t think that should be used as a barometer to judge what we have or to lament. It could be an ambition. After all its is an individual choice. The filmmakers decide the need for a movie to be part of ‘A’ festival or be it the Cannes itself. Said Aishwarya. NDTV

Ash forgotten

Bipasha Basu, the husky dusky sexy bombshell of bollywood who oozes oomph with every twist and turn, has been selected to play the character of Abhishek Bachchan’s wife in upcoming mega- budget flick ‘Raavana’

Bipasha Basu will play the part of Mandodari, who was ‘Raavana’s most loved queen and had the authority to advise him on any state matter without inviting wrath of the demon king. Sources close to director Mani Rathnam say that Bipasha will play a full-fledged role in the flick, and she is going to start shooting in right earnest from the middle of September. The highlight of Bipasha Basu’s character in ‘Raavana’ will be a sizzling hot item number, which is likely to be in the same genre as that of ‘Omkara’s ‘Bidi jalai le….’

In all, Bipasha will have around forty minutes of footage in Mani Rathnam’s magnum opus, which is likely to take around twenty days of her shooting time. Aishwarya Rai plays the part of Sita (not Abhi’s wife as was the case in Mani’s earlier flick ‘Guru’), while Vikram essays the part of Rama in the flick.

Sources close to Bipasha Basu say that Mani Rathnam had approached the sizzling hot bollywood diva for the role opposite Abhishek Bachchan around a month ago. Bipasha seized the opportunity and immediately said yes to the project. However, Mani had prevented her at that time from disclosing about it to anyone else, and so she kept mum till now.

But now when Bipasha Basu’s costumes are ready, she just can not hide her excitement about the project. Her look as Mandodari, ‘Raavana’s chief queen, is gorgeous, and sultry beauty has been waiting with bated breath to join the unit of ‘Raavana’ to shoot her sequences.

The buzz doing the rounds in the industry is that Mani Rathnam chose Bipasha Basu to play the part of Mandodari as she can project the right balance of oomph and intelligence in the scenes, which was a must for the character of Mandodari to come alive on the screen.

In fact, Mandodari was not only Raavan’s queen but is also credited with the invention of chess, which is purely a mind game. It is for this reason that whenever Mandodari would reprimand Raavana for abducting Sita, he would just laugh it off without being angry. In fact, Raavana had a deep respect for her intelligence and righteousness.

However, the grapevine has it that Bipasha Basu was not the first choice for Mandodari’s character and got the part only after Sushmita Sen rejected the offer. Insiders reveal that Sushmita Sen did not have any objection to the role, and in fact, wanted to enact the character but Aishwarya factor finally led her to opt out of the project.

It may be recalled that Sushmita Sen and Aishwarya Rai have been bitter rivals from their initial days of Miss Universe and Miss World respectively. They never liked each other and have always tried to avoid as much as possible. So, there was no possibility of Sush forgetting all that for Mani Rathnam’s ‘Raavana’.

Good news for Ash.

According to cyberspace search item poll, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan has been voted the most dangerous Indian celebrity thereby knocking down Katrina Kaif. Last year, it was Katrina who ruled the cyber world. Among Indian cricketers Yuvraj Singh topped.

McAfee research showed that among Indian actresses, Aishwarya Rai’s wallpapers, Aishwarya Rai screen savers and Aishwarya Rai videos are downloaded maximum that lands Website’s online threats, such as spyware, adware, spam, phishing, viruses and other malware. Similar is the case for Yuvraj Singh.

‘Cricket and Bollywood are two subjects about which every Indian is passionate about. It is no surprise that cybercriminals capitalize on celebrities from the world of sports and cinema to lure innocent fans to encourage the download of malicious software in disguise’, said Kartik Shahani, Regional Director - India, McAfee, Inc.

'Its very common for malware authors to take advantage of current hot topics luring consumers to malicious websites they created. Users need to be cautious and should keep their antivirus/ security software updated with the latest versions’, Shahani said.

While, ‘Kaminey’s stars photos have also been downloaded to

The best on screen couple

Salman Khan and Aishwarya Rai have not made a film together this decade. After the fallout of their relationship and subsequently the Vivek Oberoi saga, Salman Khan and Aishwarya Rai have never patched things up. In a recent interview, Salman Khan talked about his past relationship with Aishwarya Rai and it felt like someone had just cut open a healing wound.

Aishwarya Rai on the other hand have been very quiet about their past relationship. The now Mrs. Bachchan have worked with a lot of stars of the Bollywood industry, however, it is the pairing with Salman Khan in "Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam" that struck a perfect romantic chord with her fans. It's not that Aishwarya Rai have not given successfull films without Salman Khan or vice versa, its just that they are such huge stars and have such a massive fan following that I can only wonder what could have been had the continued to star opposite each other.

According to several polls over the past few years, the verdict of the fans is clear. That they want Salman Khan and Aishwarya Rai to get back together and make a masterpiece again. Hope they can bury their differences and get back to creating magic again.

Ash welcomed by the hyderabadi's

In town to inaugurate the exclusive watch store, Celebrations, at a city mall in Banjara Hills, the actor had fans waiting for her in eager anticipation.

The barricades and extra security could not dampen the spirit of fans who came in hordes to check out their favourite actor.

Clad in a trendy black pant suit, the Bachchan bahu had everyone spellbound with her radiant beauty as she made her way to inaugurate the store. Once there, she interacted with guests present and posed for pictures with them.

But she did not make an exit until she posed for pictures and waved to fans who had been standing there for hours only for a glimpse of Ash.

Ash is still rajeev memon's choice

We should say that after ‘Kandukonden Kandukonden’ Rajeev Menon was on a long leave. A small tweak here, he was dormant in making movies but was all time busy with ad-films.

The latest news about the filmmaker is that he will direct a film soon. The high light of this news is that the heroine of the movie will be his favorite Aishwarya Rai. The gentleman who will romance her in the move is none other than her real life Jodi Abishek.

One has to admit that if Rajeev Menon turns over an old film, it’s not that easy to find out that it’s a remake. Birdies say that he has plans to use the story of the super hit Bollywood film ‘Abhiman’. Interestingly it is a film that had Amitabh Bachchan and his wife-actress Jaya Bachchan in the lead roles.

When our sources enquired about this imitation matter to Rajeev, “I did not remake or imitate ‘Abhiman’. I’m just making another film that has the shades of ‘Abhiman’,” he said coolly.

Back seat drivers are always there. So go on Rajeev!

Ash on OPRAH

Aishwarya Rai bears a lot of credit for taking Bollywood abroad. She has appeared in the Cannes Film Festival, has had a statue made at Madame Tussauds and has made appearances on David Letterman's Late Show and on the Oprah Winfrey Show.Oprah Winfrey has invited Aishwarya for another episode. And this time, she will be appearing on the show along with husband Abhishek Bachchan. They went to the US last week. The last time Aishwarya appeared on Oprah was in February 2007. Aishwarya had spoken about living at home and the importance of family. This time, she can talk about family values and her marital life. Well let’s see what Ash chooses to do with her second chance.

Kat dethroned sush now

Katrina Kaif is the most wanted in the industry. Be it films or the AD world. Kats at the top! She recently replaced Aishwarya Rai as a brand endorser of Nakshatra and now she has dethroned Sushmita Sen as the brand endorser of Oil of Olay.

“Katrina is now the Brand Ambassador of international cosmetic giant Olay Natural White (whitening cream) that launched the newly formulated White Radiance range in India,” said our source.

He further added, “Kats is a teenage icon of today. The international brand found Kats to be the apt model to market their product. Also she is the number one actress in the film industry. What also worked for Kats is that she made the right decisions at the right time."

Katrina has now replaced two beauty queens Sush and Ash in a row and why wouldn’t she? After all, most of her films have been making huge money at the box office.
Not just films, Kats is doing extremely well in the ad world for the past few days as well. She was declared as the sexiest women in India by FHM international as well as the most googled Indian Celebrity by GOOGLE.

Talking about her reign as a brand endorser Kats said, “Be it a skin, hair or a jewellery product, I am very selective about the brands I endorse. I undertake extensive research on the company and try to ensure that the brand delivers on its promises made to the user of the product.”

Mehul Choksi, Chairman Gitanjali Group and Nakshatra, said, "Katrina
is a representative of the young, trendy and fashionable woman whom we at Nakshatra target. Katrina lends a refreshing look to the brand as the new face for Nakshatra.”

Question: Do you think Katrina is the number one Bollywood actress today? Leave your comment...

Ash's wax statue

Bollywood superstar and former Miss World Aishwarya Rai yesterday became the first Indian celebrity to have her wax model displayed at Madame Tussauds Museum in historic Time Square here.

Within minutes of unveiling of her life-like model dressed in intricately patterned red Sari, her fans in New York began flocking the museum to admire the waxwork.

The unveiling of the model, borrowed by the New York Madame Tussauds from its parent museum in London, coincided with the India’s 60th Independence Day celebration and will be on display for six weeks before being sent back.

But several of her fans, who had gathered at the museum, said the six weeks were too short a period for all fans from New York City and neighboring states to see their favorite star in wax.

A group of dancers, dressed in ‘lahengas’ and matching blouses, gave a scintillating performance during the 15 minute unveiling ceremony. The dances portrayed several of her popular songs.

In the museum, Rai is in the company of several other celebrities including Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt.

Besides Rai, the only Indian film personalities immortalised at Madame Tussauds in London are her father-in-law Amitabh Bachchan, super star Shah Rukh Khan and Tamil superstar Rajnikanth. Other Indian attractions at the museum are Mahatma Gandhi, Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi.

But Rai became the first Indian celebrity to be displayed in New York. Rai’s waxwork was unveiled in London in 2004, timed with the release of her first international film, “Bride and Prejudice”, directed by London-based Gurinder Chadha. She was present during the unveiling in London.

Director of Marketing of the New York Museum Rosemary Preta said the coming of Rai’s waxwork to New York fulfills the long standing demand of her fans.

Set up by Frenchwoman Marie Tussauds in London in 1835, the world famous museum now has branches in Amsterdam, Las Vegas, Hong Kong and Shanghai, besides New York, with Washington DC to be added to the list in October 2007.

Glad of not casting Ash- priyadarshan

PRIYADARSHAN tells JYOTHI VENKATESH that he prefers to cast the same set of actors in every film of his because he is of the opinion that when butter is at home, he need not go out to search for ghee.

What is Billu about?

Basically Billu is a tribute to friendship. It is the story of a simple ordinary hair stylist who leads an extra ordinary life. It is about Bilas Rao Pardesi (Irrfan Khan) who is living in his village with his wife Bindiya (Lara Dutta) and two kids. Life was bitter sweet. We can say more sweet than bitter. Till one day a super star (Shah Rukh Khan) comes into their lives and everything changes. Life changes, people change, friends change, the village changes but one man does not-Billu. It is the story of true friendship between Lord Krishna, the King of Dwarka and Sudama, a poor hermit. The moral of the story is so strong that it inculcates humbleness and greatness and conveys the true meaning of friendship.

Isn’t Billu a remake of the Malayalam hit Katha Parayumbol?

It is not a 100 % remake of Katha Parayumbol but a take off in my own way. The character of the hair stylist played by Sreenivasan in Malayalam, Jagapathi Babu in Telugu and Pasupathi in Tamil, is being essayed by Irrfan Khan in Hindi.

Has Katha Parayumbol also been remade in other languages?

Director P Vasu remade the Malayalam film Katha Parayumbol into Tamil and Telugu, titled Kuselan and Kathanayakudu, respectively. Rajinikanth played the role of super star in the remakes.

Where did the Tamil remake fail?

The strength of the original story was diluted when it was remade in Tamil and Telugu Besides the films also suffered because of the problem of adding additional characters. The remakes also lost their theme because of the up-scaling of Rajinikanth’s role, when compared to the role of Mammootty in the original Malayalam version.

What did you do to do justice to Shah Rukh’s character as the super star?

A lot of changes in the screenplay were made to suit the larger than life image of Shah Rukh Khan, though he does not play himself ,without in any way diluting the strength of the original script and as a result we have him doing as many as three item numbers with actresses like Kareena Kapoor, Deepika Padukone and Priyanka Chopra.

Is it different from the usual Priyadarshan films?

The film is full of my comic touches, complete with the much loved village bumpkin characters, played by Asrani, Om Puri and Rajpal Yadav. But above all, it rekindles the Krishna - Sudama timeless friendship.

Does criticism about you being the Master of Remakes bother you?

I am not bothered when the critics dub me as the Remake Man, because the Oscar last year went to the remake version of a Hong Kong film called The Departed. My Kabhi Na Kabhi was not a remake of any Malayalam hit but an original subject written by Javed Akhtar. Do you know that all David Dhawan films have been rehashed from Bhagyaraj’s hit films? I think most remakes of South Indian hits fail only because they try to make it as it is. I make it a point not to let any of my film in Hindi look like a Tamil or Malayalam film from any angle.

What is of primary importance when you make a film?

As far as a director is concerned, the approach to a film is more important and also doing justice to the film. All other things are secondary.

Which are your forthcoming projects?

I have five mega projects lined up. I am finalizing a script for a film which may star Amitabh Bachchan and Akshaye Khanna. The story is about bank robbery. I’m directing it for Percept Pictures. I am also making a horror film called Grrr! for them. I am also making the Hindi remake of Majeed Majidi’s classic The Children of Heaven with Darsheel Safary, and Rituparna Dasgupta.

Have you stopped making Malayalam films?

I will return next year to Malayalam films to direct veteran scriptwriter M.T. Vasudevan Nair’s next script, which would also star my favorite actor Mohanlal in the lead.

Tell me about your ambitious project Kanchipuram.

Kanchipuram is a tragic tale of pre-Independence Indian silk weavers in Kanchipuram. The story unfolds against the backdrop of the first rumblings of labor unionism in South India. The film has Prakashraj, Shreya Reddy, the daughter of the former wicket keeper Bharat Reddy, Shammu and Jayakumar in the lead. The film, using Tamil language and grammar of that period, has been produced by Percept Picture Company and Gulshan Kumar.

Wasn’t your Bhool Bhulaiya a rehash of the Tamil hit Chandramukhi starring Rajnikant ?

Chandramukhi was a commercial massacre of the original Malayalam film Mani Chitra Thazhu starring Mohanlal and Shobhana which was made way back in 1981. I was pissed off when the media wrote that I was remaking a trash like Chandramukhi when the original version is even today considered classic. I had not directed the film but assisted Fazil who had directed it. The concept also was his but they killed his concept and made it into a Rajnikant style film because they wanted to cater to the masses. I made Bhool Bhulaiya by sticking to the original concept of Fazil.

In what way was Bhool Bhulaiya different from the original Malayalam hit?

Though I followed the original, I made sure that the subject suited the North audience and did not reek of nativity in any way. I had Banaras as the backdrop instead of Kerala. Chandramukhi was more of an action film. In the original version, they showed the protagonist as a split personality. However, since I am a psychology student, I took the liberty to base the story on identity syndrome.

Didn’t you plan to cast Aishwarya Rai in place of Vidya Balan when you set out to remake Manichitra Thazhu as Bhool Bhulaiya?

To make Vidya Balan do Shobana’s role was a big challenge for me as a director. To Vidya’s credit, I should say that she worked very hard on her role, though there is a lot of difference between a genuine dancer and a filmy dancer. The role which Vidya did in Bhool Bhulaiya was tailor made for her. I realized that it would have been a grave mistake on my part if I had taken on Aishwarya Rai, as I had planned earlier instead of Vidya.

Why do you cast the same set of actors in your films again and again?

When the butter is at home, why should I search for ghee? I like to use complete actors like Paresh Rawal, Rajpal Yadav and Manoj Joshi who can do all kinds of roles. I am of the opinion that known devils are better than unknown angels.

You have no qualms to admit that you like to play to the gallery as a film maker?

My Dhol was a time pass film, which was rehashed from three Malayalam films– Manamathai, Mazhai Peyyunnu Madhalam Kottunnu and Chandralekha. So what if it did not click like some of my earlier films? I could not sit through the Hindi remake of my hit Malayalam film Chandralekha because Raj Kanwar who directed it mauled my original version very badly. Can you tell me one single serious film which has worked in Hindi in the last two years at the box office? I have no qualms to admit that I play to the gallery because today the majority of the audiences are youngsters who have problems at their homes and want to pass time when they come to the cinema houses. -Sampurn Media

Ash on trip across globe.

With the release of ‘The Pink Panther 2’ drawing close, Bollywood beauty Aishwarya Rai is set for a whirlwind tour across the globe to attend the film’s premieres.

Forget the hullabaloo about her marginal role in The Next Pink Panther . We all know it’s essentially a Steve Martin film and has Ash in a significant, though not necessarily long, role. Unperturbed by such twitter, Ash is now set to attend the film’s premiere in various cities across the globe, beginning with the New York premiere on February 3.

Hubby Abhishek Bachchan , who is also in New York, is expected to accompany Ash to the premiere. The duo will also be together on February 5 to celebrate Abhi’s birthday, when the senior Bachchans, Amitabh Bachchan and Jaya Bachchan , would join them in NY.


After that, Ash would head for Europe and Russia for the premieres of ‘The Pink Panther 2’, while Abhi will get busy promoting his upcoming film Delhi 6 .

Along with the cast and crew of ‘The Pink Panther 2’, Ash will attend the premieres in many cities, including Paris, Madrid and Moscow over the course of next 15 days.

Her whirlwind trip will end with the movie’s premiere at Berlin Film Festival.

Ash would then fly back to India to shoot another schedule of Mani Ratnam’s film Ravana .

Talk about living out of suitcases

Tax hearing put off

Mumbai: The Hindi film industry is waiting with bated breath to hear what the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) has to say about the tax exemption actor Aishwarya Rai sought, on income she earned as brand ambassador for the watch company, Longines, in 2002. The case that came up earlier this week, was adjourned to end-March.

Many other film personalities have sought similar tax exemptions on their endorsement deals, and await the ruling in Rai's case to assess their own liability. In 2006, Rai enjoyed exemption for a portion of her income generated through foreign exchange for stage shows, but failed to convince tax authorities about granting a similar exemption on the Longines contract. It was after this that she approached the ITAT.

In 2002-2003, Rai was appointed brand ambassador for India by Longines, with a contract worth just over Rs1 crore. In 2006, the assessing officer rejected Rai's submission for having a sum of Rs30 lakh -- about 30 per cent of her income earned from Longines -- to be exempted from taxes, and this was upheld by the appellate IT commissioner.

The IT commissioner, who heard Rai's appeal, held that Rai "was not entitled for tax exemption under 80 RR. The examples of Sachin Tendulkar, Saurav Ganguly, Yuvraj Singh as referred by the assessment officer that such personalities are doing advertisement for promoting a particular product of the sponsor ... and it cannot, he held that while promoting the same they are playing their natural game in which they have acclaimed popularity.

Rai is just promoting a particular product and this has nothing to do with her profession of acting."

When contacted, Rai's chartered accountant KC Jain's office informed DNA that they would revert on the issue, but did not do so till the time of going to pr

Padma shiri awarded to ash

Looks like the lady who is known to be the most beautiful women in the world is being recognized for more than just her hotness! Aishwarya Rai Bachchan was recently awarded the highest civilian honor, the Padma Shri award for her contribution to the arts. Aishwariya Rai Bachchan received this honor on the Republic Day of India. Go Ash! With Aishwarya Rai Bachchan receiving the award, it brings the number up to five Padma Shris won by the Bachchan family. The first one was won by Amitabh Bachchan's father the late Harivansh Rai Bachchan. Of course Amitabh Bachchan himself won the Padma Shri twice. Jaya Bachchan took one home too and now the legacy continues with Aishwarya Rai Bachchan walking away with one.


Poor Abhishek Bachchan is the only one remaining who hasn’t won. Abhishek Bachchan was not present beside his wife when she received the award. He was shooting in Orcha near Jhansi, but he did send her a beautiful bouquet of flowers, as did her father-in-law. Aww… that’s so sweet! Aishwarya Rai Bachchan was thrilled to get a Padma Shri. ‘The award is very special to the family and I'm humbled to receive such high honor from the country,’ Aishwarya Rai Bachchan told sources. Others who were honored with the Padma Shri were Akshay Kumar, Udit Narayan, Kumar Shanu, Penaz Masani, Helen, and Hridaynath Mangeshkar.

It's pretty cool that Aishwarya Rai Bachchan was able to carry on her family legacy but should her talent really be recognized? I mean she is a good actress but are there others who are more worthy of it? What do our readers think about her win? Do you think that she is worthy or do you think another Bollywood actress would have been a better recipient? Let us know what you think about the win.

Ash inspire american fashion

President Barack Obama may well be the most famous person born in an Ox year. He is joined by a host of celebrities like the handsome George Clooney and the lovely Bollywood star Aishhwarya Rai.
Aishwarya Rai was born in India in 1973. Graced with ethnic beauty, charm and suaveness, she catapulted on the world stage when she won Miss World in 1994.

India has experienced an economic boom in the past few years. As the middle class expands in India and the Indian communities grow larger in the US, traditional Indian dress influences American fashion.

From nose rings to tunics to saris to golden bangles ~ all are becoming more common in pop culture and New York runways. I have been wearing all these for years...except for a sari. I do have beautiful green one ~ I just haven't found an appropriate place to wear it yet.
Looking for Bollywoodesque fashion? Start on the web if you like or better yet venture into Indian boutiques in a Indian neighborhood. Richmond Hill in Queens has a large Indo-Caribbean population. They were descendants of indentured servants brought over in the 19th century from India by the British. Flushing and Jackson Heights (both also in Queens) are also large more traditional Indian communities.

Ash to fight super star

'Endhiran' is shaping up well and it is time for Aishwarya to once again brush up her action skills. Yes. The latest update from the 'Endhiran' unit is that Aishwarya has got a stunt sequence in which she fights Rajinikanth. We have seen her ability to perform in action sequence from her earlier movies like 'Dhoom 2' and 'Jodhaa Akbar'. Now we will be able to see her giving her best opposite Rajinikanth. According to the script, Rajini teaches Aishwarya Rai the martial arts form and a scene has been filmed recently based on the same with Rajinikanth and Aishwarya Rai. It is also known that she is learning Karate from Ramesh master to perform naturally in the S

Ash to do benazir bhutto...

Aishwarya Rai is to be featured as the powerful former Prime Minister of Pakistan, Benazir Bhutto. The new project undertaken by UTV has approached Aishwarya Rai to play the role of Benazir Bhutto. Acclaimed for her beauty and power, Mrs. Bachchan has been judged the apt person to carry the role of Bhutto. Popular lyricist Neelesh Misra is yet to give his final nod to create the screenplay for the movie. This venture will be a milestone in Indo-Pak relationship as the producers are seeking the approval of Bhutto’s family and Pakistan Government.

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Ash to take action against the false news

Beware of the Bachchans: Aishwarya Rai has sworn to take action on those who wrote the infamous Swine Flu and Pregnancy article recently.

Beware gossip-mongers, celebrities will take you to court There are stories and rumours galore about film stars, but celebrities are no longer willing to tolerate gossip that will affect their brand image . Many like Aishwarya Rai, Saif Ali Khan and Akshay Kumar have threatened legal action to stop gossip-mongers from spreading false news about their personal lives.
Recently an article titled, "Aishwarya Suffering from swineflu""Aishwarya Pregnancy Hurdled By Career ", published by a website, infuriated Aishwarya so much that she issued a statement saying she would take legal action against those who are spreading rumours about her.

According to Archana Sadanand of Imagesmiths, who handles the publicity for Aishwarya, a celebrity's life is in the public domain but circulating untrue statements about them affects their personal lives.

Ashwariya rai, Praised by Malika sherawat

The animosity between most actresses is obvious in Bollywood but sensuous Mallika Sherawat not only likes getting compliments but she is also generous when it comes to ‘sshowering’ praises.

The voluptuous beauty recently tweeted about Aishwarya Rai when a fan wrote, “Mallika, you sure are making waves ... and we all thought Ash will be doing it.” In reply she tweets, “Thanks, but Ash makes waves all her own. She’s one of a kind!”

We can say Mallika is definitely one of a kind too, the first B-town babe to be bestowed with an Honorary Citizenship and Official Resolution by the City of Los Angeles. It was on Independence Day when Mallika received the honour during a ceremony at Los Angeles City Hall. “First Indian actor to get a “recognition” by City of LA. Not bad, eh?” scribbles @MallikaLA.

Way to go girl!

Ash's busy schedule

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.

abhisheikh tatooed ashwarya on his forearm

Previously, the macho man Hrithik Roshan tattooed his wrist to make his wife Suzanne Roshan happy.

The cine stars of the Bollywood are busy in showing their wife that how much they love them. After "Chhote Nawaab" Saif Ali Khan for Kareena Kapoor and Hrithik Roshan for his wife Suzanne, this time the junior bachchan Abhishek Bachchan is going to tattoo his wife's name Aishwarya Rai Bachchan on his hand.


According to the sources, junior Bachchan is going to tattoo his wife's name Aishwarya Rai Bachchan on his forearm. He wants to confess his love to his gorgeous wife. Now-a-days, Abhishek Bachchan is busy in the hectic schedule of his forthcoming movie "Ravana" in Ooty. He will tattoo his hand when he will be back to Mumbai.

Ash not sidelined

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan has been invited by the makers of Pink Panther 2 to the première of the film in the US. She will also tour US and Europe with comedian Steve Martin to promote the film. This development sets aside rumors that the former Miss World is being sidelined by the makers of Pink Panther 2 by avoiding her in the
posters and promos. The actress will be touring Madrid, Paris, Moscow, and Berlin to promote the film.

Though the invitation had been extended to her husband Abhishek Bachchan he would not be joining her due to other commitments. Ash’s presence in the promo tour will prove that her participation in the film is appreciated by the makers of Pink Panther, setting aside the rumors of her being sidelined.

Ash in politics

Mumbai, Jan 31: Samajwadi party is contemplating offering a ticket to the politically-correct, picture-perfect Indian woman, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan. Having proved her mettle in Bollywood she has proved her social sophistication with an unblemished career and her wise move to marry the youngest Bachchan. she has impressed one and all with her beauty, which appears not to be just skin-deep.



With Sanjay Dutt having dived into Indian politics with much glamour and promises, she can be the next candidate contesting the Lok Saabha elections from Madhepura seat. Tulsi Singh, a senior party leader and chairman of the party’s state parliamentary board, said that a large number of party workers and people had requested him to convince Mulayam Singh to give the party ticket to Aishwarya from Madhepura. The name cropped up in view of an overwhelming favour the green-eyed beauty enloys among party workers.

If the offer is accepted, Ash would be contesting the election against Janata Dal-United (JD-U) National President Sharad Yadav.

Who threw out Ash

Q: Was it Aamir Khan who had thrown Aishwarya Rai out of his movie a few years back? What had happened?
A: No, that was Shahrukh Khan who had her removed from the film Chalte Chalte when she claimed to have been harassed by Salman Khan on his sets.


Q: What are Vivek Oberoi's upcoming films?
A: He will be seen in a Karan Johar production. He may also be in Prakash Jha's next.



Q: Is it true that Aishwarya Rai is older than Abhishek Bachchan?
A: Yes, she's 35. He's 33.


Q: What in your view explains the phenomenal success of Ghajini?
A: Aamir Khan is a brandname right now much like Tom Hanks in Hollywood used to be post-Forrest Gump. People know they will get superior quality cinema with enough star quotient, the latter which he worked upon by building up his body for the role.


Q: Why isn't Amitabh Bachchan in the list of top 10 box office draws for 2008? Is he not a factor at the box office anymore?
A: Post 2007, Amitabh Bachchan has lost some sway at the box office. Is he finished as a superstar? In the past he's usually come back strong but only time will tell. Teen Patti is carrying decent reports.


Q: Who would you say is the star of the decade?
A: The decade is not over at the box office yet. But recapping the top stars of the individual years at the box office. 2000 - Hrithik Roshan (KNPH), 2001 - Sunny Deol (Gadar, Indian), 2002 - Shahrukh Khan (Devdas), 2003 - Hrithik Roshan (Koi Mil Gaya), 2004 - Shah Rukh Khan (Veer Zaara, Main Hoon Na) 2005 - Abhishek Bachchan (Bunty aur Babli, Sarkar, Dus, Bluffmaster), 2006 - Hrithik Roshan (Dhoom 2, Krrish), 2007 - Akshay Kumar (Welcome, Heyy Babyy, Bhool Bhulaiya, Namaste London), and 2008 - Aamir Khan (Ghajini).

Ash in pink panther 2

International members of Inspector Jacques Clouseau's (played by Steve Martin) special team of investigators in the forthcoming Pink Panther 2 will include roles played by Asian stars.

Bollywood superstar Aishwarya Rai Bachchan continues to maintain careers in both worlds of Bollywood and Hollywood. While starring in South Asian blockbusters like Devdas, Dhoom 2, Jodhaa Akbar, and Sarkar Raj, she has also taken on roles in Western films, such as Bride & Predjudice, Mistress of Spices, and The Last Legion.

In The Pink Panther 2, she plays Sonia, an Indian research specialist.

Meanwhile, rising Japanese star Yuki Matsuzaki plays Kenji, a Japanese electronics expert in the film.

Matsuzaki is best known for his work in the films The Last Samurai and Letters From Iwo Jima, and a costarring role on the TV series Heroe

Katrina kaif replaces aishwarya rai

After dethroning Aishwarya Rai from the numero uno position in Bollywood, Katrina Kaif is fast emerging as a threat to her in the brand endorsement circuit as well. The hot actress recently replaced Aishwarya to become the new brand ambassador of a prominent diamond jewellery brand.

Known for her sensuality as well as her feminine charm, Katrina reveals why she chose to endorse the brand. "Be it a skin, hair or a jewellery product, I am very selective about the brands I endorse. I undertake extensive research on the company and try to ensure that the brand delivers on its promises made to the user of the product," proclaims a beaming Katrina.


Katrina Kaifs Nakshatra Advt.


Looking graceful in a white gown and bedecked with exquisite diamond jewellery, Katrina also shed light on her much appreciated on-screen chemistry with Akshay Kumar. "Hes really hard working and has boundless energy. These traits are really inspirational and on top of that hes an absolutely wonderful person to work with," says the Welcome girl.

No feud between sonam and Ash

The rumours that Aishwarya Rai was replaced as L'Oreal spokesperson by Sonam Kapoor have been denied by Sonam herself. It was reported that Aishwarya refused to endorse a fairness cream so was replaced by fellow Bollywood star Sonam but Sonam insists that is not the case at all.
She said: "Ash and I both are the ambassadors of L'Oreal, however some reporters created mischief, by saying I am promoting the fairness cream. "Mine is a white perfect cream meant for skin pigmentation and fairness. It’s a deep pigmentation cream meant for Asian skin as girls in their twenties face a lot of hormonal problems in this age. Also Ash had not refused it as she was not offered this product in the first place." Hopefully that will be the end of the matter now, there's enough rivalry in show business as it is already!

Priemier of pink panther 2 at berlinale

Bollywood actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan received a rousing reception by fans and the global media at the ongoing 49th Berlin International Film Festival 'Berlinale'. (Text Courtesy: PTI)
IN THIS PICTURE: Actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan poses with a person wearing a pink panther costume during a photocall to promote the movie Pink Panther 2 at the 59th Berlinale film festival in Berlin, February 13, 2009.

Danny Glover, Bollywood actors awarded FICCI IIFA awards

MUMBAI: Ten Bollywood actors and actress - Amitabh Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan, Aishwarya Rai, Aamir Khan, Akshay Kumar, Hrihtik Roshan, Kareena Kapoor, Priyanka Chopra, Preity Zinta and Shilpa Shetty – have received special FICCI IIFA awards for being the most powerful entertainers of the decade.


The FICCI-IIFA awards were given away at the tenth Anniversary of FICCI Frames.


Additionally, the FICCI-USIBC (US-India Business Council) award was presented to Hollywood actor and social activist, Danny Glover and to Congressman John Lewis.






Actor, producer and humanitarian Danny Glover – who has enjoyed presence on screen, stage and television for more than 25 years – featured in films like Lethal Weapon. Internationally, Glover has served as a goodwill ambassador for the United Nations Development Program from 1998-2004, focusing on issues of poverty, disease, and economic development in Africa, Latin America, and the Caribbean. He is currently serving as UNICEF Ambassador.

Glover had recently told indiantelevision.com in an interview that he is planning to make two films featuring Indians: one is about the Madhya Pradesh artist who mysteriously committed suicide in Japan, and the other is about the ace cameraman who first apprised the world with the Ethiopian famine.

John Lewis has dedicated his life to protecting human rights, securing civil liberties, and building what he calls ‘The beloved community’ in America.

Ash- the hottest news of russia

Aishwarya Rai is going places and how! Not only is she attending the most powerful dinners and inaugurating international film festivals; she is also gracing the covers of international magazines.

Soon after being featured on the cover of a leading Beijing magazine, she is on the cover page of the latest issue of popular Russian magazine TV Park.

The lead story speaks of Aishwarya as 'more beautiful' than few of the leading Hollywood actress including Nicole Kidman and Catherine Zeta-Jones.

Fans crashed on her cell phone..

Fans of Bollywood actress Aishwarya Bachchan managed to crash her cell phone by sending her ‘get well soon’ messages. The actress said that as soon as some news channel broadcast the news of her having flu like symptoms her cell phone was bombarded with ‘get well soon’ messages from all over the country. The poor electronic gadget finally gave up and crashed under the pressure of incoming messages.


Aishwarya was infuriated at certain sections of the media who spread the gossip that she was having swine flu although she was down with common flu. This after Amitabh Bachchan had written in his blog that Aishwarya was down with flu like symptoms. The actress however said that as a precautionary measure she had all the tests done on her. Ash who is back in the sets thanked the media and her fans for their good wishe

Ash down with flu like symptoms

Mumbai, Aug 16 (PTI) Actress Aishwarya Rai is down with a "chest infection" and "flu like symptoms", leaving her father-in-law Amitabh Bachchan worried.

The 35-year-old actress who was shooting with 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.

"Its 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".

Ash working with sanjay leela bhansali

Vivek Oberoi, the handsome hunk of bollywood who once dated gorgeous actress and now Bachchan bahu, Aishwarya Rai, seems still terrified of the not-so-pleasant memories and hence tries to skip her as much as possible.


An instance of such Aishwarya phobia was evident doing the shooting of Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s ‘Guzaarish’ at Mehboob studios, where Hrithik Roshan and Aishwarya were shooting for the film. Vivek Oberoi, who was also present in the vicinity for his upcoming film ‘Kurbaan’ with Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor, could not gather courage to come to Bhansali’s sets to meet his friend Hrithik Roshan in the presence of Aishwarya Rai.


In fact, before coming to see Hrithik Roshan, Vivek discreetly enquired about the presence of Aishwarya, and only when told that she was not present, that he turned up for a chat with his old friend.



Sources from the set of the Sanjay Bhansali’s ‘Guzaarish’ say that Hrithik Roshan and Vivek Oberoi were very close friends, but had not been keeping in touch with each other due to their busy schedule. But, when they finally met at Mehboob studios, they got on like a house on fire and talked about almost everything from personal to professional lives.

In fact, Hrithik Roshan and Vivek Oberoi have spent their childhood in Juhu area where their families lived, and so they have known each other before coming to films. As they got busy with their respective assignments, the two heroes could meet only at social dos and functions, where it was difficult to unwind. It was for the first time that they got to spend around two hours with each other and they made full use of it.



Aishwarya Rai factor has special connection with both stars. While, Hrithik Roshan was only professionally involved with Aishwarya Rai and gave two most successful films like Yashraj Films’ ‘Dhoom’ and Ashutosh Gowarikar’s ‘Jodha Akbar’ with her, Vivek Oberoi was romantically involved with the beautiful lass.

It was due to Aishwarya Rai that Vivek Oberoi had confronted Salman Khan(Aishwarya’s ex boyfriend) and told a press conference unpleasant things about him. Salman Khan was so furious that till date (when Ash has already ditched Vivek) has not forgotten or forgiven Vivek Oberoi for that incident.

Vivek Oberoi even publicly apologized to Salman Khan during a show, but Salman Khan refused to budge from his position and forgive Vivek.

Perhaps that incident is still fresh in the mind of Vivek Oberoi and that is why he wants to avoid Aishwarya Rai at all cost,…. what say??

Ash and abhi in trouble

The shooting of Aishwarya Rai-Abhishek Bachchan starrer flick Raavana’, which was scheduled to start near Malshej Ghat area from August 27, is in trouble after the forest officials filed cases against fourteen people of the unit of the film.



Sources say that the officials have filed cases against these people under the Forest Conservation Act, 1980 and the Indian Forest Act, 1927 for constructing sets for the film shoot without proper permission. They have also confiscated one JCB and a tractor involved in the construction work and slapped a fine.


Now, director Mani Rathnam will be allowed to shoot on the site only after he gets proper permission from the authorities and pays the fine imposed on the unit members. Aishwarya Rai, Abhishek Bachchan and others were expected to shoot here for almost a fortnight, but now everything has become uncertain.



Sources say that Mani Rathnam was very impressed with the look of the Malsej ghat area and had decided to shoot some portions of his upcoming flick ‘Raavana’ here. The place looks ideal for showing ancient surroundings as is needed in Mani Rathnam’s ‘Raavana’, which is said to be a modern take on that great epic.

From the very beginning, the shooting of Abhishek-Aishwarya starrer mega -budget flick ‘Raavana’ has been in trouble and this has caused delay in the completion of the flick. Earlier, it was Mani Rathnam who was taken ill and had to be hospitalized due to some heart trouble, resulting in the delay of the flick.

Recently, an elephant on the set of the film had gone mad and killed its owner during the shooting of an important sequence near Athirapally waterfalls in Kerala with Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai. The whole unit was scared and the star couple could escape somehow unhurt from the ordeal.



However, all this has delayed the project and its cost has already spiraled to around Rs 90 crore, which is a very huge amount to recover in these recession hit times from the box office. Mani is worried about this, and hence wants to complete the project as soon as possible.

Keeping this in mind, director Mani Rathnam just completed some important sequences with Govinda, who is playing the character based on Hanuman in Ramayana. The ace director forced the lazy star to shoot with him at 3.30am for thirteen consecutive days to satisfactorily complete the shoot.

Sources from the set of the film say that Govinda would be so exhausted after the shoot that he would go for massage everyday after completing his shots.

‘Raavana’ is being made in Tamil and Hindi simultaneously. Abhishek Bachchan plays the role of Raavana in the Hindi version, while in Tamil version Vikram enacts the same role. Aishwarya is in the character of Sita, while Govinda is Hanuman. Ravi Kissen and Sonu Sood also play important roles in the flick.

Ash and Abhi's secret of successful marriage

In this starry-eyed nation, the immense power wielded by Bollywood stars is indisputable. Their power is evident in how even the most seemingly insignificant aspect of a star’s life influences millions. In this candid interview Bollywood’s powerful and most loved couple open up about their personal life, how they relate to each other and share their mantra for a successful marriage.

Meet your favourite Bollywood couple Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, up close and personal like never before.
So how have the two blissful years of marriage been?
“I still wake up in the morning and revel in the fact that I share the same room as Aishwarya Rai,” smiles Abhishek. She instantly echoes the sentiment, “Me too. Just to wake up next to each other is a blessing, an absolute joy.”
The couple met for the first time in Switzerland when Ash was shooting for Aur Pyar Ho Gaya and Abhishek, all of 21, was visiting on work. Ash laughingly recalls, “When he started talking, I could not get a word of what he said. He had such a thick accent.”

The couple fondly remembers how when common friend and makeup artist Micky Contractor introduced them, he pointed at Abhishek and although he meant to say ‘Abhishek has a great future in films’, the actual words to Ash were, “There’s your future.” Years later when Micky was doing Ash’s makeup on their wedding day, he said, “See, didn’t I tell you years ago this would happen?”

So what glue binds them together now?
“Our common value system,” says Ash. “We were both from nuclear families. My dad was a marine engineer, so used to stay away from home a lot. Pa [Abhishek’s dad] was mostly away for work too. But still we both got a very cultured and grounded upbringing. Full marks to his parents for raising him and his sister in such a normal way.” “Oh, so finally you admit that I’m normal,” teases Abhishek and her laughter rings a thousand bells.

Abhishek truly has a gift of gab. We ask him what he likes most about her and he counter questions, “How much paper do you have?” Plenty, we assure him and he continues, “Her ability to make you believe that you can set very high standards in your mind about your dream partner and it is still possible to get such a person.” “Awww,” says Ash, clearly moved, “I love this interview, can we go on forever?”

Abhishek continues, “My parents are most important to me in life. The way she has fitted into their lives, even before we got married, is amazing. I feel they think of her as more of a daughter than they think of me as a son. Also, she has an obsession of taking care of people. You are the luckiest if you are unwell when she’s around. When you come home in the evening, she’ll asks, ‘how was your day? Are you hungry? Shall I get you something? She’s the grandmother of the house. A close friend Srishti Arya, who’s like a sister to me, actually asked me on my wedding day on the stage, ‘how have you managed to marry your own mother?’”

Key to successful marriage is according to Abhi Ash is
‘‘Retaining your own strong identity, at the same time being sensitive towards the needs of the partner. If there’s ever an argument, discuss it out and a couple must never go to bed with the fight still on.”

It’s Ash’s turn, “you see, we may not be mushy all the time, but,”— and he interrupts again, “hey, say something about me. I said such good things about you. You are making me sound like the world’s most boring person. Even as she struggles to phrase it right (despite his constant but loving interruptions), her eyes proclaim her love much louder than words. She finally finds the right words too, “His clarity in life is incredible. In the first year of our marriage, we saw many harsh realities of life. This man pulled through remarkably. It warms my heart to think I’ve got married to such a strong person. I can’t thank God enough, not for the surname he has, but for the man that he is.” Abhishek claps, “There you go.”

Of family and kids
Is he as good a son-in-law as he is as a son? Her eyes lighten up. “My parents love him so much, he’s totally the apple of their eye.” Abhishek adds, “They were formal initially, that whole damaad thing, but I’m quite a charmer. I don’t call before I go over to my in-laws. I just hop over the bed and ask for food. Similarly, although no one can ever take my sister’s place, Ash is a second daughter to my parents. For a young girl who’s moved into a new home, it can be quite intimidating to have Amitabh Bachchan say ‘good morning’ to you every morning. But today, my dad talks more with her than me.”


How does it feel to stay in a joint family, a near-extinct tradition in urban India?
“Most natural,” says Abhishek, “I know we live in cynical times where people talk about marriages that don’t work and in-laws that ill treat, but I have witnessed only love and respect in my family. When I see my parents with my sister Shweta’s kids, I think there’s no way I can rob my own children, whenever we have them, of this love.”
Facts not known about this gorgeous couple
Aishwarya is a hoarder, just like her father- in-law. She saves the smallest of memorabilia —including boarding passes of all her travels— as memories. Contrary to a stereotypical woman’s choice, Aishwarya is as fond of action movies and football matches as Abhishek. Her first dream date was to see a live match between Chelsea and Manchester United. One of Aishwarya’s nicknames, apart from the popular ‘Ash’ is Gullu.

Abhishek is an excellent cook and prepares delicious chicken curry. He’s also very well mannered and organized, which he credits to his boarding school upbringing.

Ash and King khan about to sizzle again

Remember, Shah Rukh Khan and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan parted on a sour note after her hasty departure from his home production Chalte Chalte six years ago?
She had already canned a portion of the film when Salman Khan reportedly landed on the sets... and, well; the rest as they say is history.

Post that scene, SRK let Ash off the hook and took Rani Mukerji as his leading lady. And, since then, many big banners including Yashraj and Dharma failed to reunite the pair that created such magic in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Devdas.
Subsequently, though the Bollywood Badshah wasn’t invited to the Ash-Abhishek wedding, King Khan and wife Gauri posed with the Bachchans for the shutterbugs at the Drona premiere last year. And more recently, at Karan Johar’s birthday party on May 25, the two couples — SRK and Gauri, Ash and Abhi — spent quality time together.

Sources say that Shah Rukh Khan has given a go ahead to cinematographer-turned- director Rajeev Menon’s project pairing himself and Aishwarya Rai after a narration session in London. Rajeev had especially flown to British capital to seek Badshah’s nod for the project and if he was okay with stunning beauty Aishwarya Rai playing the female lead opposite him.



Rajeev did not have any problem from Aishwarya Rai’s side; as he had already worked with her in a Tamil project ‘Kandukonden Kandukonden’, and so the two of them have an excellent working chemistry.
In fact, Rajeev wants to recreate the magic of Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s ‘Devdas’ in his upcoming project with Shah Rukh and Aishwarya, but was apprehensive about Shah Rukh’s consent for the project, as Shah Rukh Khan never worked with the gorgeous beauty after ‘Devdas’. It is not that efforts were not made to reunite the sparkling pair of Shah Rukh Khan and Aishwarya on the silver screen, but all failed.

The most prominent theory doing rounds in the industry is that this is an extension of Shah Rukh Khan-Salman Khan’s infamous spat at Katrina’s birthday. Perhaps Shah Rukh Khan is following the adage ‘enemy’s enemy is friend’, and in this case Salman Khan is enemy of both Shah Rukh and Aishwarya Rai.

Also through this olive branch to Bachchans, Shah Rukh Khan is trying to isolate Salman Khan in the industry. Everybody knows that Bachchan family commands respect and is also considered one of the most powerful families of bollywood. This unity of Shah Rukh Khan and Bachchans will send a clear signal of ‘do not mess with me’ to macho Salman Khan from SRK.

Another theory regarding Shah Rukh Khan-Aishwarya Rai pairing seems to be that at this point of his career, SRK is looking to do films that explore his dramatic intensity as in Devdas. SRK has sensibly decided to move on to mature roles. Two of his forthcoming films – Karan Johar's My Name Is Khan and Anubhav Sinha's Ra1 SRK plays father to teenage kids.

Most actors shy away from playing fathers on screen. But Shah Rukh reportedly had no issues with the age of his on screen children. Neither did he discuss the need behind showing him as a father.

Karan Johar confirms, "It was never an issue with Shah Rukh. Why should it be? His son Aryan is 11-years-old. Actors should not worry about these things and not allow it to interfere in their decisions."

My Name Is Khan has Shah Rukh Khan play a suspected terrorist who falls in love with a Hindu single mother.

Now Shah Rukh has no problems working with Ash and she with him. Rajiv Menon’s film is being seen as a natural progression towards mending the bridges between two of the most powerful families of Bollywood.

However, skeptics are not so convinced and point out that if indeed there was a thaw in relationship between SRK and Bachchans, then why Shah Rukh Khan gave IIFA, which was held in Macau this year, a miss. At least he could have attended inaugural ceremony to show his solidarity with Bachchans.

Ashwarya is on roll

Aishwarya Rai’s sartorial sense has often come under the scanner to negative reviews.



But recently she has been dazzling the world with fine designer wear that she has flaunted at the premieres of her latest movie- Pink Panther 2

Ash who has a 10- minute role in the movie starring Steve Martin, has looked stunning in her well cut gowns.

In Berlin, Ash was seen braving the chill in a pink dress with a heart-shaped sequined bodice hugging her slender frame.

And she didn’t just pose for the shutter bugs; she even took out time to talk about the film that’s sweeping all the awards Slumdog Millionaire.
“Good luck to the entire team. It has received so much appreciation of course based in India. There’s a lot of Indian talent in it. Rahman has won his Golden Globe and he’s a wonderfully talented musician. It’s wonderful to see the world wake up to his talent,” says Aishwarya.

Hubby Abhishek Bachchan was however naughty in his comments on Ash’ s new movie, “We were at the premiere of Pink Panther 2 and it was great fun. It s a hilarious film. Steve Martin is a genius. I am very jealous of Ash. He is someone I have been idolizing when I was growing up. And Ash gets the opportunity to work with the likes of Steve Martin and Jeremy Irons!”

Beauty secret of ash

lights beating down on their beautiful faces, make up embracing their faces for hours and rigors of pollution ruining their skin, Bollywood actresses should be finding it tough to take care of their delicate skin. But a few of the Bollywood divas have their own unique regimen to take care of their most important asset, their skin.

Former Miss World and voted as one of the most beautiful women on earth, Aishwarya Rai likes to use besan (gram flour) and cucumber slices to care for her gorgeous skin.

Sushmita Sen, whose beauty was acknowledged by the world, or rather the universe, has a unique regimen to take care of her skin. Sush prefers to pamper her skin with papaya and orange peels.

Yana Gupta prefers to use coconut paste as a replacement to the usual soap, while Sonali Bendre, whose looks defy her age, uses only baby oil to remove her make up.

The mayonnaise jar and two cups of coffee

When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in a day are not enough, remember the mayonnaise jar and two cups of coffee

once a professor stood before his philosphy class and had some items in front of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a veruy large empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with snooker balls. he then asked the students if the jar was full


THEY AGREED IT WAS

The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar. he shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between the snooker balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. THEY AGREED IT WAS

The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes"

The professor then took out two cups of coffee from under the table and poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty space between the sand. The students laughed.

"Now" said the professor as laughter subsided. "I want you to recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the important things-your family, your spouse, your children, your health, your friends and your favourite passions-and if everything else was lost and only they remained, your life would still be full

The pebbles are other things that matter like your job your car, your house.

The sand is everything else the small stuff. "If you put the sand into the jar first." he continued "There is no room for the pebbles or golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are important to you

"Pay attention to the things that are important to your happiness. Play with your children. take time to get medical chekups. Take your spouse out to dinner. Play another 18.




There will always be time to clean the house and fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first-The things that really matter. set your priorties. The rest is just sand."

One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee represented. The professor smiled and said "I am glad you asked. It just goes to show that no matter how full you life may seem, there is always room for a cup of coffee with a friend."

Ash is more bankable than khans in hollywood: forbes

The 'Slumdog Millionaire' may be the toast of the season with its bouquet of Oscar nominations, but Aishwarya Rai has emerged as the most bankable star from India in Hollywood and has been ranked even more valuable than the Khans of Bollywood in a new Forbes list.



Rai is among half a dozen Bollywood actors on the list of "Hollywood's Most Valuable Actors", compiled by the American publication known for its rankings of the world's richest persons.



Other Indians on the list include 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, Rai is ranked highest among all the Indian actors and is the only female actor from the country having made to this elite club.



Besides six actors from India, the list also includes one American actor Kal Penn, who is of Indian origin and has starred in movies like The Namesake. At 476th position, Penn is ranked higher than all the Bollywood actors, except Aishwarya Rai, who stars in the new Hollywood venture, ‘The Pink Panther 2’.


Among male Bollywood actors, Aamir is ranked highest at 540th in the global list, followed by Shah Rukh (735th), Salman (753rd), Irrfan Khan (825th) and Hrithik Roshan (1059th).



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.



The rankings are based on scores given to more than 1,400 working actors globally by the industry people on a scale of zero-to-ten, in terms of their bankability to ensure the financial success of film projects.