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.