Aishwarya Rai

The inseparable couple, Aishwarya Rai and Abhishek Bachchan , has apparently been distanced by their work.The happily married couple has been sticking together since their wedding, be it Ash’s token appearance at Cannes Film Festival or the shooting of Pink Panther 2 in Paris.

But the last few weeks have been very hectic on Ash. She had been shooting arduously for Ashutosh Gowarikar’s movie Jodha Akbar at Karjat at night and doing the dubbing during the day, leaving her with very little time for hubby Abhishek.

And now, the actress is off to Boston to shoot for the next schedule of ‘Pink Panther 2’. She will be away for nearly two months.

On the other hand, Abhi has been shooting an ad film in Mumbai. He, too, will leave for Namibia next month to shoot Goldie Behl’s movie Drona . Ash in the US, and Abhi in Namibia. Work has distanced the two lovers.

During this time the two will remain in touch through phone. In between, Abhi may visit her on the sets of ‘Pink Panther 2’ in the US. But sources say he is diffident to do so because he doesn’t want to obstruct Ash in her work.