Aishwarya Rai

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.

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan

In the recent few days i have heard about a lot of rubbish like Katrina Kaif replacing Aishwarya Rai in so and so advertisement, Kareena Kapoor dethroning Ash from top position etc. I think it is time to answer the critics with the best shot on who is the most powerful of all Bollywood actress. The answer has been unanimous. The most powerful actress in Bollywood is Aishwarya Rai once again!

Despite losing some advertisements and endorsements and even despite some recent unsuccessful movies, Aishwarya Rai was voted and chosen as India’s number one actress out of hundreds. She got the highest votes in a recent survey and she has proved to everyone that she still rules the Bollywood film industry. This survey was carried on a large scale by pretty famous Hansa Research agency in order to measure the “Celebrity Power in India”. Aishwarya Rai Bachchan topped the list and managed to outrank likes of  Priyanka Chopra, Katrina Kaif and even Madhuri Dixit for that matter. Wow! Isn’t that amazing?

If you remember, recently Aishwarya Rai was also honored with Padmashree award for her outstanding contribution to Indian cinema. The popularity of Aishwarya Bachchan is not ceasing down at all. With awards and prestigious recognition, she has brought pride and prestige to herself and to the Bachchan family and of course to India as well.

By the way, if you are wondering on what factors did Hansa Research agency chose Aishwarya Rai Bachchan as the most powerful actress, well they test this in categories like popularity, presence in the media, power of persuasion, and overall image through a survey. Almost ninety-nine percent of respondents recognized Aishwarya Rai Bachchan. The other one percent were probably just not interested in her, but probably still knew who she was. The poll helped to confirm the research from a recent study by Celeb Track. This poll rated Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and her father-in-law Amitabh Bachchan as the most powerful people in Bollywood.

It’s just not my voice in here, but millions feel that at the moment, no actress can match the level of success that Aishwarya Rai Bachchan has already reached. It is not just her Bollywood accomplishments that makes her the best known actress from India. She has worked in many projects in Hollywood as well plus she is well known in modeling arena. Everybody in world knows her. She is not just here in India, in fact she is everywhere.

I personally believe that we are yet to see the best of Aishwarya Rai Bachchan. Hoping to see best of Aishwarya Rai in her forthcoming films like Mani Ratnam’s Raavan.

Just a few days back, Aishwarya Rai unveiled the seven wonder of India, in Delhi and the function was courtesy NDTV. The show was hosted by NDTV’S famous figures Abhigyan Prakash and Vikram Chandra. When they invited Aishwarya on to the stage, they described her “Another India wonder” which she undoubtedly is.

The function of “Unveiling the Seven Wonders of India” took place in Delhi where Aishwarya Rai, dressed in a traditional outfit, performed with Shiamak Davar and troupe for nearly an hour showcasing the colors, heritage and popular music of India. All to the beats of happening Bollywood’s music and songs. Aishwarya Rai looked absolutely stunning in the traditional attire and i have managed to put up some high quality images of her from the show and few other as well.

Aishwarya’s performance at the function was cheered up by the whole Bachchan family including hubby Abhishek Bachchan, father in law Amitabh Bachchan and mother in law Jaya Bachchan. Abhishek’s sister Shweta along with her husban Nikhil were also present in the function. I am not sure but i did hear that Aishwarya’s parents were also present to grace the occassion as well. Apart from the family, there were other popular celebrities as well like great actor Kamal Haasan, fashion designer Sabyasachi Mukherjee, Maharaja of Mewar Arvind Singh, Ustaad Amjad Ali Khan, politician Amar Singh and artists Paresh Maity and Satish Gujral.

A close source to Aishwarya’s family tols the newsline “The whole Bachchan and Rai family was quite happy to see the Aishwarya’s performance and also they were cheering up at Padma Shri awards but now all are back to Mumbai.”  I hope you do know about Padama Shri award that Aishwarya was awarded a day before this function. If not, then read the post >> Padma Shri award for Aishwarya Rai Bachchan. As for what the close source said, i guess the word “happiness” is an understatement. “Proud” would be a better word to describe the family’s feelings. And Aishwarya is making India proud time n again. So everyone should be proud of the bollywood’s queen.

Oh! By the way, it’s important to mention the outcome of the unveling seven wonder of India function. The seven wonders include Jaisalmer Fort, the ancient Nalanda University, Red Fort, Konark Sun temple, Dholavira, Khajuraho, and the Meenakshi Temple. There were two more religious places named along with 7 wonders of India. Those being Tawang Monastery and the Golden Temple. When talked about Golden Template with Jaya Bachchan, she said ” have visited the temple many times. You enter and something happens. It has a lot of energy and is very peaceful.” On the same subject when talked with Amitabh Bachchan, he said “Golden Temple was special because he was half Sikh”. I didn’t knew he was half sikh but if he says so, then it won’t b hard to believe. I personally have visited Golden Temple hundred of times. It’s like a second home to me, and yes, it is special.

Okay, moving on to some details about the  function, the seven wonders were chosen from a list of 220 sites. Prannoy Roy, the chairman and director of NDTV, said “This is a campaign to build awareness about what we have in our country, so that our monuments and heritage are looked after better and local communities are involved in conservation”. NDTV will be launching a a campaign to promote natural wonders of India, perhaps sometime later in April-June’2009. Anyways, let me know about your thoughts on Aishwarya Rai’s magical performance and herlooks in a traditional outfit. It;’s good to hear from Aishwarya’s fans once in a while.