Aishwarya Rai

I know the advertisemnet has been showing up on media since like 10-15 days but i haven’t been on this site since end of July. So i am just making up for it by putting up all the Aishwarya Rai’s news that i should have, as and when they happened. Moving on to the news….

Well, we all know that Lux has a reputation to rope in high profile Bollywood actors for it’s advertising campaigns. Aishwarya is no stranger to them. She has been the brand ambassador since last past 10 years. So, obviously she would be the first choice to launch this new product of theirs. Butr surprisingly they have also managed to rope in Abhishek Bachchan for this advertisement campaign.

In the words of Tista Sen, executive director of the brand, “We were asked to launch the best ever Lux soap, which is rich with beauty oils, for soft skin like never before. For most women in India a bath is a cleansing ritual rather than a beautifying process. The new Lux, with a new promise of “new luxury experience in bath – a luxurious process that  brings about noticeably softer skin and a new you.” I take pleasure in knowing that all I need is my noticeably softer skin to disarm even the most unflappable men.”

The commercial is already out and this is how it goes – Aishwarya Rai having a leisurely bath in the tub. After she gets ready, Abhishek Bachchan comes home and sits down to read the paper. She sneaks in behind him and gently blindfolds him, while he just takes in the scent of her. What follows is a game of blind man’s buff, where he is trying to get hold of her and her soft skin.

Talking about the advertisement, Tinta Sen said “The campaign is part of the Lux brand idea that is ‘Behave beautiful’. It encourages women to enjoy being beautiful, have fun and take pleasure in it. It is playful and demonstrates through soft skin, all the Lux brand values.” He added “Ash has been the brand ambassador for Lux since the past 10 years. Who better than her to launch the new Lux. We wanted to portray her life when she is playing herself. To make the idea work beyond just a script, we thought of casting Abhishek with her. It is the couple coming together for the first time. They are real, in-sync with each other and seen in a role reversal of sorts. Ash is the one playing the prank and Abhishek is at the receiving end.”

I would leave it here with the advertisement itself. If anyone in world knows about the song that is being played in background, please let me know. It goes something like “Sone to vi sona lage….” and has some Rajasthani touch to it. Alrighty, here is the advertisement for you!

Aishwarya Rai

A Decade ago, On July 26th, 1999, India won Kargil war, an event which holds a special place in every Indian’s heart. Aishwarya Rai‘s hubby Abhishek Bachchan covered an extra mile and paid a visit to the soldiers who in the most difficult situation are standing strong and protecting our country from the enemies. On 26th July 2009, Abhishek Bachchan pauid a visit to some war zones at Kargil and Drass. He met lot of Indian soldiers there in and had long chats with them. Surely his presence made many soldiers happy. But this wasn’t all. Abhishek Bachchan carried with him “Gajar Ka Halwa” (An Indian Dessets made from carrots) and “Aam Ras” (Another Indian Dessert made from mango fruit). These two delicacies were prepared by none other than Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and her mother-in-law Jaya Bachchan. Ahhh! I can’t even begin to think how happy that would have made our soldiers!

Obviously, whole of India paid homage to the martyrs of the Kargil war this sunday, but the Bachchan’s gesture of showing true support was fabulous. Abhishek Bachchan along with media channel NDTV remembered the sacrifice of the Jawans who gave their life for India in the Kargil war 10 years back. Abhishek also recited a beautiful poem titled “Agnipath” to the soldiers. The poem was composed by Abhishek’s grandfather, Mr. Harivansh Rai Bachchan, who was one of the best poets that India ever had. And when the whole Bachchan parivar is contributing, how can Amitabh Bachchan be left out. Big B left a special message for the brave soldiers which Abhishek read out when he was in Kargil. I’m so sure this would have been so much appreciated by the brave soldiers posted in Kargil and Drass!

As a true Indian, i think it’s our duty to respect our country and salute the brave soldiers that protect it from our enemies. I salute all the brave Indian soldiers who are fighting our enemies and protecting our country at all times. God bless you all!

In the past post where i mentioned about our Star of Decade Aishwarya Rai and unveiling of Amitabh Bachchan’s wax model of Madame Tussauds Hong Kong, i have already added many images from IIFA 2009. It included Aishwarya Rai, Abhishek Bachchan and Amitabh Bachchan. The whole family except for Jaya Bachchan and i have no clue where she was, during the whole function. However i recently got some more pics from the whole festival of IIFA 2009. These set of images include the pics from the last day as well where Aishwarya Rai wore a lemon saaree and looked all the more gorgeous. I really really love her a lot. But i guess after her marriage to Abhishek, i need to respect the couple now rather than show off my one sided love. LOL I’m just kidding obviously! They are the perfect couple and i really respect them.

Alright, so here are few more pics from the 2009 International Indian Film Academy Awards that took place on June 11th’2009 and went on till June 13th’2009 at Macau, China.

Aishwarya Rai will be soon off to The Royal Ascot Race Event at Ascot, United Kingdom. It’s a great British occasion and i am guessing Aishwarya’s new found taste in great clothing will make her the most talked celebrity at the event. Fingers crossed!

Aishwarya Rai and sweet hubby Abhishek Bachchan hit up the 2009 International Indian Film Academy Awards also known as the IIFA Awards at the Venetian Macao Hotel Resort on Thursday (June 11) in Macau, China.

I have been to Macau very recently and it is a beautiful place and surely a great venue. Of course with presence of ever so gorgeous Aishwarya Rai, the city of Macau must have been the best place to be in, on June 11th’2009. The IIFA awards 2009 journey continued up to 13th June when the major award ceremony function took place.

Aishwarya Rai walked the green carpet at IIFA awards 2009 in exuded style in a grey silk frock with mock neck ruched bodice and structured pleated skirt. She accessorized with black peep toe heels, diamond drop earrings, a gold bangle in her left arm, a black strap watch in her right arm and a glittery silver clutch. Her medium brown hair, styled in loose curls, draped her shoulders. Her makeup included glossy pink lipstick, golden eye shadow and lots of mascara. She really looked very pretty that night. Oh i could die to catch a glimpse of her!

Day one saw Madame Tussauds wax replica of Amitabh Bachchan at the Venetian Macao Hotel Resort which was sent by Madame Tussauds Hong Kong to honor the IIFA brand ambassador, Amitabh Bachchan. Aishwarya and Abhishek joined Amitabh on stage to be photographed with the replica. Let’s have a look at some of the pics from the green carpet and the replica photos…shall we?

Amitabh Bachchan inaugurated the 10th edition of the prestigious event by planting a lotus flower, the official flower of both India and Macau. I never knew about this similarity between the two. So some general knowledge passed on via entertainment. Amitabh mentioned about the attention brought to India by the Oscar-winning British movie “Slumdog Millionaire“. He added that India has as much talented people as found in other parts of the world. Indian creativity is in no way less than creativity from any other part of the world. He believes that there are many other stories and ideas which needed to be explored. One the stars of “Slumdog Millionaire”, Ashutosh Lobo Gajiwala said that Indian films are more dramatic and express themselves with more color than the Hollywood films. Ashutosh played the role of Slaim in Danny Boyle‘s tale of rags to riches.

Okay, Day three, June 13th’ 2009. It is time for the award function night. Guess what, Aishwarya Rai won two achievements award that night. Oh man, these were no small awards in fact they were even bigger than actress of the year of award. Aishwarya won the “Golden Decade” award for her memorable performances in the past 10 years, beating off competition from Rani Mukherjee, Preity Zinta, Kareena Kapoor and Priyanka Chopra. In other words, she was named as the “Star of the Decade“. Along with her, Shahrukh Khan was named as the “Actor of the Decade” which i guess he really deserved.

The second award that Aishwarya received is called “Outstanding Contribution by Indians in International Cinema“. It is a newly introduced award category this year. Aishwarya’s work in “Pink Panther 2” and “Provoked” has got her rolling in Hollywood tinsel town. She is the most talked about celebrity world over from Bollywood. Aishwarya shot to global recognition with few international projects recently and am sure many more projects will follow. Apart from Aishwarya, another recipient of this prestigious award will be our Oscar award winner music composer guru, A.R. Rehman. Nobody has forgotten his work in the big movie “Slumdog Millionaire”. Of course, we Indians know him well, since long for his other masterful work in previous movies.

By the way, Abhishek Bachchan also win an IIFA this year. He took the “Best Comedian” award for the gay themed movie “Dostana“. With his acting skills and his new matured looks, i do hope that we will see him in the Best Actor category next year around. Of course Mani Ratnam’s “Raavan” will give him that platform this year.

Alright, so this was great IIFA awards for Aishwarya Rai and am really happy for her. Hope the trend continue in years to come and she wins more and more awards.

Someone claimed these to be Paparazzi pics but they clearly do not have any clue what exactly the word “Paparazzi” means. Paparazzi is a plural term (paparazzo being the Italian singular form) for photographers who take unstaged and/or candid photographs of celebrities caught unaware. Paparazzi take photos of celebrities at moments when the subjects do not expect to be photographed, such as when they shop, walk through a city, eat at a restaurant or swim or lay on the beach.

Most websites will throw in so many unrelated words just to get you all excited and in the end you find nothing to meet your expectations. Anyways, moving on to the subject, first of all, these are not Paparazzi pics as you can see, both Aishwarya and Abhishek are perfectly aware that they are being photographed.

Secondly and much more importantly, Aishwarya Rai is looking angel in that lime lemony suit of hers. She really is very very beautiful. Okay without much ado, here are the pics that were taken recently in Bhopal, India.

Aishwarya Rai and Abhishek Bachchan were in Bhopal for some personal reasons and this was to be their personal visit. Of course celebrities of such stature can’t find any privacy in there personal vacations. Pity!

But Oh My God! Aishwarya looks stunningly beautiful. Doesn’t she?