Aishwarya Rai Bachchan

On June 20th midnight, Amitabh Bachchan tweeted to his fans “NEWS NEWS NEWS !! I AM GOING TO BECOME A GRANDFATHER .. AISHWARYA EXPECTING .. SO HAPPY AND THRILLED !!!” So there is the confirmation by the Big B himself

It was just minutes that Amitabh disclosed the news, the family was flooded with congratulatory messages in both real and virtual worlds. “Overwhelmed with your wishes and blessings. 2843 new tweets in half an hour! Thank you all! Your affection and love is so touching” Amitabh Bachchan tweeted later.

Aishwarya Rai and Abhishek Bachchan, who recently celebrated their fourth wedding anniversary, this April, will be expecting their first child. The pair thanked their fans on Wednesday evening. They said “We are very happy and would like to thank all our well-wishers for their love, support and blessings“.

Abhishek Bachchan, is running high on emotions as he admits last night, as he quotes “We’ve all been trying to inform all our close friends about it. How do I feel? It’s not sunk in yet. There’s been no time. We’re still busy sharing the news with our friends. The realization will come later. Right now I’m, kind of, numb. It’s a big moment, yes.”

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, feels quiet the same way however is much more composed. She said “I guess it couldn’t be kept quiet. So now you know why I’ve been trying to stay out of the public eye lately. It’s still to sink in, really. Of course, Abhishek and I are super happy. But it is a matter of happiness for our entire family. And that makes all the difference“.

Amitabh Bachchan’s next tweets were:
“The child of Abhishek and Aishwarya shall be the first Bachchan of the generation after my brother and me …” soon followed by another tweet with clarification saying
“Clarifying : Amitabh and Ajitabh , first generation Bachchan … then Abhishek and Bhim and now Abhisheks and Aishwarya’s …”

Priyanka Chopra too showed her excitement as she tweeted “Congrats. Awesome news! Lets make way for the legacy to go forward”.

Aishwarya Rai is currently in Madhur Bhandarkar’s project called Heroine which is supposed to be finished with 45 days. So anytime in November, the film shooting shall be completed. Will Aishwarya’s pregnancy effect the shoot. Well, apparently, there is no reason why it will effect. According to a source “Madhur is not worried about Heroine’s promotions or how Ash’s pregnancy will affect the film’s success. We shouldn’t forget that Ash is a popular and successful actress and her getting married didn’t affect her fan following. She enjoys a loyal fan following and it will not be affected by her becoming a mom.” He also said “Madhur is looking to release the film around November this year and the promotional activities will be planned to suit Ash. For sure, the soon-to-be mom will be pampered by not just her family but her directors and co-stars too on the sets.”

After “Heroine”, Aishwarya Rai will not be seen on Silver Screen for a long long time…

Anyways, Congrats and Blessings to Aishwarya Rai and the whole Bachchan Pariwaar, from all her fans at AishwaryaWeb.com and it’s readers.

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The actress says, “I don’t think it would be right on my part to gloat in this very generous observation. There have been many actors and actresses who have continued working post marriage for years. However, in the recent times, there has been a preconceived idea that probably leading ladies would not continue to work. I never paid attention to it. Even as a single girl, I never really thought about it. I never even wondered what will happen to me after marriage.

“I chose acting as a profession. Even at the beginning of my career, I never thought ‘Will it would be wise for me to play this role as a new girl? Should I do this later? Is a very girly role?’ I’m the same girl who did IRUVAR at the beginning of my career. I didn’t say give me four songs and short skirts and let me just jump around. That’s the kind of mindset with which I kept going very strongly.”

The 36-year-old further added, “Having said that, I must say that it does feel really nice that I have got meet a lot of like-minded professionals. I might want to work after marriage but there have to directors who want to work with me. There have to be directors who have to see me in roles and characters. I’m so blessed. It’s so wonderful that my faith has been kept in the professionals that I have worked with. Directors like Shankar, Mani Ratnam and Sanjay Leela Bhansali came to me with scripts. They didn’t say ‘Now you are married. What should we do with your role?’ None of the directors thought that.”

We hope she continues working in the same way for many more years and directors keep on offering her different roles.

According to Mid Day, the offer was made by a Hollywood studio on the lines of the one made to Shah Rukh Khan earlier.

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan told the documentary producers that she would not allow anyone to film her at home, and subsequently didn’t relent in the face of persistent efforts by the producers.

Guess what, they could have asked me instead, “whether Aishwarya will take up the offer or not?”. Even i would have told ‘em the same thing. I don’t think any Indian actress will be ready to do that. What’s your take on the story?

Directed by S Shankar, the film is the costliest movie made in India to date, with a budget of approximately Rs140 crore and when the movie had its music release in Malaysia a couple of days back, anticipation and anxiousness were running riot about the fate of it.

But it looks like the movie might just justify the reason behind all the hype. Its music has already raced to the top of the world music charts, dismissing the likes of Justin Bieber, Lady Gaga, Rihanna and even Rahman’s very own Slumdog Millionaire tracks, among other chart busters. This is the first time any Indian film music has topped the charts.

But what’s most interesting about this development is that Rajnikanth is very candid about calling Ash as his best co-star to date. By the sound of it, it looks like Rajnikanth has been charmed by Aishwarya’s beauty and acting prowess.

He says, “There is no other beauty in our generation like Aishwarya Rai and she is a born artist.” He also jests that Ash’s father-in-law Amitabh Bachchan might not be too happy that he is praising his bahu. Hope the other Tamil actresses are listening!

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All the rumors about Aishwarya Rai and Kate Winslet comes down to this. Seeing them together, people thought that they will share the screen soon. However it comes out that they will not be going for movie, instead they just finished shooting a commercial for Swiss luxury watch brand, Longines on July 20. The commercial includes our gorgeous beauty Aishwarya Rai, the beautiful Kate Winslet and Taiwanese model Chi Ling Lin.

Aishwarya rai and Kate Winslet are better known as L’Oreal brand ambassadors, which had prompted a large section of the Indian press to report that the two stars would be sharing screen space for a L’Oreal commercial. But that’s not true. Anyways, The new commercial will promote Longines’ DolceVita collection. Kate Winslet has been appointed as Longines brand ambassador recently, however Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Chi Ling Lin have been their ambassadors for pretty long time now!

Aishwarya Rai looked really beautiful in that pleated purple dress. The image on the side is the one she was wearing when she came out filming the whole Longines commercial so i guess that’w how she is going to be in the commercial. And i think all will agree, she looks Oooomph! Magical. Well, i love her anyways, so i can be overwhelmed and over exaggerating at lot many times. But i guess the truth still remains, that she indeed is the most beautiful of all.

I am not sure when this commercial is lined to be televised. I surely wish to see the three girls Aishwarya Rai, Kate Winslet and Chi Ling Lin, together. And that too sooner.

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When the movie “Lamhaa” was sent to the Censor Board for its final screening, there was some controversy for the usage of dialogues in the film. Now, it has again captured everyone’s attention due to Aishwarya’s name used as a metaphor in a dialogue. The movie talks about Aishwarya Rai, when Anupam Kher, a Kashmiri separatist leader in the film says : “When Aishwarya Rai is unable to see the moon, it makes news. But, why doesn’t the media reports the plight of those thousands of Kashmiri wives who haven’t seen their husbands for years?”

Phew!!! That makes my blood start boiling. Anyways, Of course the director and other guys have their own justification for the dialogue. Let’s see…

Rahul Dholakia, director of the movie says, “The dialogue in the film by the separatist leaders uses Mrs. Rai Bachchan as a metaphor to the Bollywood centric media who prefer covering the personal lives of icons and intrude into their private lives, making breaking news, instead of covering the real life poignant stories of Kashmiri half-widows. The comment is not a slur or an attack on the actress in anyway.”

Bunty Walia, the producer of the movie adds further, “The purpose of the scene was never intended to mock Aishwarya Rai. We would never do anything to hurt anyone’s sentiments.”

Well Bunty, you surely have hurt lot of fans. Your point is justified, but you still did use Aishwarya Rai Bachchan’s name. Didn’t you. Any that’s mocking. Shame on you guys.

Anyways guys. I am a little fumed up with this controversy. Hopefully this dialogue will be removed or edited sooner or later. That’s it from my side today. Goodbye and love to all you Aishwarya Rai fans.

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You might not be knowing but Kate Winslet is also a brand ambassador of L’Oreal. Recently there has been some rumors that Aishwarya Rai and Kate Winslet, both brand ambassadors of L’Oreal, will share screen together for an advertisement for the promotion of a L’Oreal product. It’s however a little heart breaking but i should rather say it. This news is incorrect and Aishwarya Rai and Kate Winslet will not share a screen together.

It has been confirmed by Aishwarya Rai’s publicist to some news agency. “It’s a wrong information” as said by the publicist.

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, has been the L’Oreal ambassador since 2005 and has promoted products ranging from lipsticks and mascara to hair color for the international cosmetic brand L’Oreal. I bet you have seen most of them. On other hand, Kate Winslet, was unveiled as the spokesmodel for Lancôme, a luxury brand owned by L’Oreal, in June 2007. Both are such fine women, each deserving the respect for being talented actress and an icon for all those women who believes in beauty

By the way, as mentioned in last post, Aishwarya Rai and Akshay Kumar are in Manali right now, finishing up with the movie “Action Replayy”. I am sure hoping for the best

Aishwarya & Abhishek

Aishwarya Rai and Abhishek Bachchan are off on another trip! After flying to the south of France for the Cannes Film Festival and Paris for the French Open, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan came back to India for a few visits to Delhi and Hyderabad to promote her new movie “Raavan”.

And now the actress is off again! This time she is going to London for the premiere of Raavan with her hubby Abhishek Bachchan. In Paris Ash took in the tennis matches at the French Open and enjoyed spending time with her parents. But after her trip to Europe it was time to get down to business in India and Ash returned to start promoting Raavan in different cities.

Monday night the actress came back to Mumbai from Hyderabad and our photogs were of course there to snap pics of the working beauty! Aishwarya landed at Mumbai airport looking as fresh as ever in a gorgeous green Sabyasachi outfit with golden high heels and a matching purse. But no rest for this busy belle as the team of Raavan is now off to London to promote the flick.

“With team Raavan at the airport about to board a flight to London. Always feels good to be around mani and all. England here we come!” Abhishek tweeted Tuesday morning. “Lack of sleep does funny things to the mind! Thankfully a 9 hour flight should take care of that,” he added. Hopefully Ash gets some sleep as well, they both need it if they are going to take on fans in London who we’re sure are excited to see Raavan!

I think i need some break from my work and got to sleep as well. Coz i sure as hell, am gonna see Raavan, first day but not the first show

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Normally the Bachchans have a rigid rule about not mixing business with pleasure. But on Thursday morning, when Aishwarya Rai Bachchan landed in Mumbai from Paris, she broke the golden rule when she dropped in unannounced, to meet Abhishek at the Reliance Web World where he was doing out-of-town press interviews.

Says a source, “Lately Abhishek and Aishwarya have had very little time together. After their short anniversary holiday, Abhishek got busy with the shooting of Abhinay Deo’s Game in Greece while Aishwarya returned to India for a stint of Robot. She was then in Paris to honor the Brazilian tennis champ Gustavo Kuerten for his work with disadvantaged children.”

Says a source, ‘At the Charity Dinner that followed, Aishwarya bonded with Steffi Graf and Mary Pierce and kept missing Abhishek because he was a big fan of both.”

The minute she landed in Mumbai from Paris, Aishwarya asked the family driver to take her wherever Abhishek was. A first for her because normally she doesn’t intrude when her husband is working. Even when she joins him on long outdoors locations, she never hangs around the sets when he’s shooting.

Says a friend of Aishwarya, “This time she made an exception because she was missing Abhishek all the way from Paris to Mumbai. And besides, Abhishek was doing promotional work for their film together. She not only met him but also joined impromptu in the talk with their fans on radio from Jaipur and Ahmedabad.”

Says a family friend, “The funny part is, the Bachchans are never together these days. Now that Aishwarya is home, the senior Bachchan left for Paris, the city that Aishwarya left yesterday. In fact, their flights must have crossed each other.”

Aishwarya & Abhishek

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

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

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

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

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

People can argue this act of Abhishek either as love or as insecurity. But if any husband can’t do this much for her wife then what’s the point of marriage. I really admire what Abhishek Bachchan did. Taking care of Aishwarya Rai in the dense forest being the primary duty and responsibility. And of course, he also had to take care of the evil eyes on the sets, staring her wife. So it’s good he was with Aishwarya Rai all the time. Well done, Abhi!!!!

Anyways, “Raavan” is coming this week! 16th June. I hope it’s worth the time and effort these all guys have spent in. However i feel that considering the hype that this movie has already created, maybe, just maybe if it didn’t do excellently, it might turn into disaster! Anyways, let’s see!