Aishwarya Rai

Ash apes Amitabh Bachchan

2009-11-07T20:37:00.000-08:00

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan is a lady of many skills. The perfect home-maker and of course the professional actress.

She also oversees her husband Abhishek’s professional diary. However, one hidden aspect of this light-eyed beauty came into fore the other day, when she did a perfect take off on her father-in-law, Amitabh Bachchan’s baritone. Ash aped her superstar dad-in-law’s deep voice and simultaneously paid him a huge compliment saying, “It is a voice that is unmistakable.” Of course Big B’s baritone has also been the voice of Indian cinema for the last 40-years. But Ash is too modest to say that.

Ashwarya Rais Sexiest Photo

2009-05-14T19:32:00.000-07:00

This one is the sexiest photo of Aishwarya Rai. What is your comment? She is really the most beautifull women in the world.

Aishwarya Gets Padma Shri

2009-01-28T11:50:00.000-08:00

This republic day was more special for Aishwarya Rai, as she gets Padma Shri for her contribution to indian cinema. More than the Government of India’s recognition of her distinguished contribution to cinema, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan is tickled by husband Abhishek’s acknowledgement of her Padma Shri on Republic Day.

When the civilian honours were announced, Bachchan Jr was shooting in Orcha near Jhansi and Aishwarya was in Chennai. And from there he sent his lovely wife a bouquet of flowers with an affectionately penned note. “It was addressed to Padma Shrimati,” said Aishwarya with a peal of laughter.

When she flew into Mumbai on Monday morning, waiting to greet her at the airport were more flowers and another heartfelt message. “This one was from Pa,” revealed the pleased actress, “He wrote that this was the fifth Padma Shri in the family. Dadaji (Harivansh Rai Bachchan) got it first, Pa got it twice, then Ma (Jaya Bachchan) and now me ... the award is very special to the family and I’m humbled to receive such high honour from the country.”

2008-12-25T17:47:00.000-08:00

Recently Aishwarya Rai-Bachchan refused to endorose a fairness cream. In a country which is unjustly obsessed with fair skin, Aishwarya recently took a firm stand. She refused to be the Indian face of a skin-lightening cream by a global cosmetic company.

After Aishwarya turned down the offer, the cosmetic company signed Sonam Kapoor to endorse the fairness cream. The cosmetic company is positioning Sonam as a ‘young face’, as opposed to Aishwarya who may now be called the ‘older face’ of the cosmetic industry.

However, a source reveals that the key factor behind Sonam being the new face has got nothing to do with her age.

Revealing the real reason for Aishwarya’s refusal and Sonam’s subsequent approval, our source said, “It was the fairness cream that bothered Aishwarya. She said that she didn’t want to promote a fairness cream especially in India where one’s skin colour is such a big issue. She will never promote a product that discriminates on the basis of one’s skin colour. Ours is a society where biases are so prevalent that she will do all she can to curb it.”

“When Aishwarya refused to relent, the cosmetic company was forced to get Sonam into the picture. They need an Indian face for the promotion and Sonam was the next ideal choice,” said our source.

When contacted, A i s hw a r y a refused to comment as she is contract-bound. Commenting on how Aishwarya has reacted to this, the source said, “Such stories seldom bother her. Aishwarya is primarily guided by her sense of ethics as far as advertising is concerned. She does not endorse products unless she believes in them. She was recently offered a fortune to replace Rani Mukherjee to endorse a popular mosquito repellent cream, but she turned down the offer.”

Shilpa Shetty invites Akshay Kumar

2008-11-26T09:14:00.000-08:00

Shilpa Shetty invited Akshay Kumar on stage to announce the winner of the Bigg Boss Season 2.
Shilpa Shetty then teased Akshay Kumar a bit. “Maine dekha hai, aapne zindagi mein kaafi bade stunts kiye hain,” she said to which Akshay replied, “Aap se behtar aur kaun jaan sakta hai mere stunts ke baare mein, Shilpaji.” Needless to say, the Shetty girl went red in the face. Anyways after winding up the show, when Akshay was leaving the venue, there was a minor skirmish outside the gate when the locals spotted his car. They gave it a chase to have a dekho of their favourite star.

he Khiladi was trapped inside and it was only after the security guards came to his rescue that he managed to get away. But AK kept his cool throughout the fiasco.

Aishwarya Rai is heading to Kulu

2008-11-13T14:09:00.000-08:00

Aishwarya will not be able to spend much time with her hubby Abhishek in Kochi where they are currently shooting for Mani Ratnam's forthcoming film Ravana.

Amitabh Bachchan turns 66.

2008-10-12T18:32:00.000-07:00

October 11 is Amitabh Bachchan's 66th birthday and he is stepped into 67. We salute this hero and wish many more birthdays.

What is Aishwarya Rai's Salary

2008-10-06T17:33:00.000-07:00

Aishwarya Rai is currently commanding the highest ever figure any Bollywood actress has half a dozen crores!!! It is no joke taking into consideration she is the only actress who was selected for a Hollywood movie with out a screen test.

Abhishek must be feeling the pinch now, specially as Drona failed in the Boxoffice.

Aishwarya and Abhishek Bachchan as Mumtaz Mahal and Shah Jahan

2008-09-25T17:55:00.000-07:00

A major production house is plannig of casting Aishwarya and Abhishek Bachchan as Mumtaz Mahal and Shah Jahan soon.
Says a source from the production house, “After seeing how effectively Abhishek has carried off his ‘period’ look in Drona, we seriously want to cast Aishwarya and Abhishek in a period film.” Will it work out this time?

Aishwarya to appear in Ravan

2008-09-20T04:16:00.000-07:00

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan is getting ready for Mani Ratnam's next film, Raavan. The film is a sensuous contemporary Hindi take on the Ramayana, in which Aishwarya will be playing a classical singer for the first time in her career.

Aishwarya wants to excel in every role she plays. A source says, "Aishwarya will be learning classical singing for this role. Ideally, she'd like to sing all her songs in Raavan, herself. She's a very good singer in real life. But not good enough to sing classical songs on screen with aplomb. So, like Shabana Azmi in Morning Raga Aishwarya intends to take lessons in how to look convincing as a singer. She'll be regularly taking lessons in classical singing from a guru."Aishwarya will also do riyaaz before she starts shooting for Raavan in October.

Nikita Anand in Monopoly

2008-08-29T15:13:00.000-07:00

Former Miss India Nikita Anand’s role in Monopoly will remind you of Eva Green’s in Casino Royale. Nikita Anand shares screen space with another former Miss India, Zeenat Aman, in the film.

Shilpa Shetty received the Global Cultural Diversity Award

2008-07-07T18:06:00.000-07:00

Shilpa Shetty received the prestigious Global Cultural Diversity Award in the UK.

Shetty, of course, considers it to be a privilege for the honour bestowed on her. “Jackie Chan was honoured with The Global Cultural Diversity Award last year and I have been chosen this year and I feel truly admired and respected,” she says.

And what’s more, she even visited Downing Street after that to meet the British PM no less! “Yes, as a part of this ceremony, I met British Prime Minister Gordon Brown at his residence. It was such a privilege meeting him,” she says.

Aishwarya Rai and Abhishek Bachchan at Cannes

2008-05-16T11:58:00.001-07:00

Bollywood actors Aishwarya Rai and Abhishek Bachchan at the 61st Cannes International Film Festival in France on May 15, 2008.

Ash is looking stunning, just like one of the Hollywood actresses who are a pro at the red carpet. She surely has evolved and Ash’s sense of dressing just keeps getting better every year. Aishwarya Rai is looking at par with Eva Longoria and French actress Rachida Brakni, who walked with her on the red carpet. Her hair is right, her purse is right and I like the fact that she has not used to jewellery to mess up the look.

Abhishek & Aishwarya Bachchan

2008-05-16T06:47:00.000-07:00

Abhishek & Aishwarya Bachchan

Aishwarya Rai Says no to Rajnikanth

2008-05-11T09:18:00.000-07:00

Rajanikanth is the king with out crown in south. However bollywood queen Aishwarya Rai has reportly rejected an offer of 6 cr. to act opposite Rajanikanth! This is for the new movie by Sankar named Robots. Rajanikanth is the hero and Sankar very much wanted to cast Aishwarya Rai opposite Rajanikanth, but Aishwarya says sorry!

Aishwarya Rai with Bachchans

2008-05-11T09:11:00.000-07:00

Amitabh and Abhishek Bachchans dancing with Aishwarya rai. Now it is family business!

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan exited over Pink Panther 2

2008-05-07T08:59:00.000-07:00

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, who recently completed Sarkar Raj for Bollywood with her legendary father-in-law Amitabh Bachchan, is now looking forward to her Hollywood release Pink Panther 2 with that great actor Steve Martin.

The beautiful actress cannot stop raving about the veteran American actor. “He’s fantastic. An institution. He has unbelievable comic timing and such energy. It’s incredible how hard he works at his age on the physical comedy. Just like Pa! Pink Panther 2 is completely Steve Martin’s film,” said Aishwarya Rai, adding, “what makes my role special is that they haven’t specified my nationality. Nor have I been made to put on any accent. In fact, every other character is culture-specific. Except mine. That was really nice. We all have done our best. And when we started shooting in Paris, Abhishek Bachchan was with me, so it was very nice.”

However, Ash refuses to admit that Pink Panther 2 being an international project was extra special to her. “I’m not one to compare assignments. For me Chokher Bali in Kolkata was as precious as Pink Panther 2 in Boston. But, yes, Gurinder Chadha’s Bride & Prejudice and her husband’s Mistress Of Spices had a lot of Indians in the crew, so I felt at home.” And to set the record straight, Ash said, “ The Last Legion with Sir Ben Kingsley was my first fully-fledged international project. It was such a fantastic experience.”

Aishwarya Rai

2008-05-04T06:51:00.000-07:00

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan is married to Abhishek Bachchan