Aishwarya Rai

Aishwarya-Abhishek

The upcoming wedding of Bollywood stars Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai will be the greatest marriage in India’s modern history and could be as big as that of Prince Charles and Princess Diana, a media report said on Sunday.

“With a guest list expected to exceed 5,000, helicopters hired to shower petals over the reception and the astrological charts finally predicting a union that is truly blessed, the marriage of the former Miss World Aishwarya Rai and Bollywood leading man Abhishek Bachchan, the son of Asia’s most famous actor Amitabh Bachchan is expected to happen within a month,” the Observer reported.

The ceremony, set to be held over 10 days in a private estate on the outskirts of Mumbai and a palace in Rajasthan, is being hailed as a Bollywood fairytale and India’s answer to the coupling of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, the report said.

“For Indians across the world this wedding will be as big as Charles and Diana’s was for the British”, Bollywood columnist Amita Ghosh was quoted in the report.

“The question people are asking right now is: why all the fuss about Liz Hurley? Perhaps this is why the media in India have turned against Liz, nobody really knows who she is. Aishwarya Rai and Abhishek Bachchan are our real stars and their wedding is the only one that counts,” Ghosh said.

The alluring green-eyed Ash, who is considered Bollywood’s top leading lady and has several hit movies to her credit, including Bride and Prejudice, was named one of People magazine’s 100 most beautiful people.

Abhishek is the son of the king of the Indian film industry and a star in his own right. Their story has been sold as the tale of two people who found love after a string of failed romances, the report said.

Beautiful Aishwarya

With our handsome Abhishek Bachchan and gorgeous Aishwarya Rai’s wedding day being awaited by millions of fans around the world, a Kochi-based florist is ecstatic that his specially cultivated Heliconia flowers may beautify the occasion.

According to George Phillip, one of the county’s main suppliers of the ornamental plant, an order for 1,000 pieces of Heliconia flowers for a major Bangalore stockist, has been received, but was actually meant for the Bachchan and Rai wedding.

“We do have some orders from Delhi, actually from Bangalore through our agent, it is meant for Aishwarya Rai they had told us as per details given to me,” he said.

Phillip has 270 varieties of Heliconia, which he grows on five acres of land.

The exotic plant grows anywhere between 15 to 300 centimetres, and is primarily used for the decoration of halls and lobbies.

Bangalore happens to be Aishwarya Rai’s hometown.

Heliconia, which is commonly known as ‘lobster-claw’ or ‘wild plantain’ and is native to tropical America and the Pacific Ocean islands, is mainly grown for ornamental use.

Presently, Phillip supplies the plant to most cities in India.

“We are the main suppliers for the Heliconia in India and major growers and exporters. We are supplying to North India as well as to the southern parts of India…Chennai, Bangalore, Mumbai, mostly to Delhi also…Actually, we are just waiting for cold storage facilities at Kochi Airport. After that , we will be able to export,” said Phillip.

Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai got engaged in January this year. The exact date of their marriage is being kept a close guarded secret, though the media has speculated that it could be some time in March or April.

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Aishwarya Rai

The gorgeous Aishwarya Rai has confirmed teaming up with Bollywood mega superstar Amitabh Bachchan and fiance Abhishek Bachchan for the sequel of Sarkar.

It has been confirmed that Amitabh Bachchan, Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai are teaming up for the first time for a whole film, Ram Gopal Varma’s sequel to “Sarkar”.

“News travels fast! Yes, it’s true Aishwarya has agreed to be a part of ‘Sarkar’ 2. We only need to work out her dates. She’ll of course play the lead opposite Abhishek,” Ram Gopal Verma said.

Considering how much in the news the pair is, Varma has got quite a winning combination on his hands.

Laughs the filmmaker: “I don’t think that’s the primary motivation for my casting Aishwarya. You see, I’ve been meaning to work with her for some time. Who doesn’t want to work with Aishwarya Rai? But the vehicle has to be worthy of her presence.

“I did approach her on a few occasions earlier. Things didn’t work out. I’m glad she’s on finally.”

“Sarkar 2″ which will carry forward the story of the “Godfather” like political clan will now have Abhishek playing the messianic savior of the downtrodden.

The Bachchan senior has confirmed that he would have comparatively less to do in the sequel to “Sarkar”. But knowing Varma’s passionate proclivity for the Big B’s histrionics there’s bound to be more of Amitabh than it would outwardly appear possible.

“I can’t say right now how much scope the three main stars will have in “Sarkar 2″. But Amitji, Abhishek and Aishwarya are going to be seen in a light not cast before,” revealed Varma, who has just directed Bachchan in Nishabd.

Update: After having watched Sarkar 2 now, i must say that Aishwarya looked damn gorgeous throughout the movie. But the movie looks to be a failure. Sorry but Sarkar 2 is nothing compared to Sarkar!

Ash n Abhi Marriage

The much-awaited wedding of Bollywood stars Aishwarya Rai and Abhishek Bachchan is the most talked about subject in Pakistan, a visiting team of Pakistani journalists said. Not only in India, but in Pakistan also Abhishek Bachchan-Aishwarya Rai impending marriage is one of the most talked about topics.

The eight-member delegation of Pakistani journalists, who arrived in India recently on a 12-day tour, prayed at the shrine of Sufi saint Khwaja Moinuddin Chisthi.

Talking to the media, Tahir Mohammed Khan, a senior reporter from Pakistan said, “There is no difference between the two countries in terms of hospitality and affection.We are getting the same amount of love and affection here in India that we get in our country.” Hindi movies are a craze in Pakistan. The much-awaited wedding of Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai is the most talked about subject in Pakistan. The delegation would also visit Delhi, Jaipur, Bangalore, Hyderabad and Mumbai.

Of course it is the most talked about subject here in India as well.

So Aishwarya, intentionally or unintentionally, you just did a wonderful thing. Consider yourself of a small yet an important role in India Pakistan’s friendly relations.

Good luck!!!!

Gurinder Chadha

Lol…..SHOCKED!!!!!

I think you need to take some time and read the complete story. It’s not what you think it is .

British Asian filmmaker Gurinder Chadha says she is expecting twins and plans to name them after two of Bollywood’s biggest stars, Aishwarya Rai and Abhishek Bachchan, who recently announced their engagement.

Chadha, 47, said she had already told former Miss World and Bollywood beauty Aishwarya that she had selected names for the babies. “I told Aishwarya if I have a boy and a girl, I’ll call them Ash and Abhishek,” she told The Times of India newspaper.

Chadha is pregnant with twins and is expected to give birth in July.

Well how sweet of Gurinder!!! That’s a very nice gesture. However Ash and Abhishek will now be brother and sister. Lol

BTW, Chadha, who was born in Kenya but grew up in London, collected her Officer of the Order of the British Empire, or OBE, award on Tuesday from Britain’s Queen Elizabeth at London’s Buckingham Palace for her contribution to the British film industry.

I hope you do like “Bend It Like Beckham”.

Update: I found this pic on Google while surfing about Gurinder Chadha. I reckon this pic is of her along with her babies. If yes, then here we are….

By the way: Cute babies….aren’t they!