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 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

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 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

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.

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.