Aishwarya Rai

Aishwarya Rai’s business manager in LA denies it, but Celina Jaitley says the Pink PantherAishwarya Rai and Abhishek Bachchan in Boston: Photos

“With due respects to Aishwarya and her LA business manager, my work in the US is looked after by Brillstein Grey, who also looks after names like Brad Pitt, Jennifer Aniston, Orlando Bloom and Andy Garcia.

The script was sent through my agents. And then it was also sent to Shilpa Shetty. I’m aware of that,” Celina told IANS. Continue reading ‘Aishwarya Rai was third choice for ‘Pink Panther’ role?’

The rivals can sulk and pout to their heart’s content. There’s absolutely no question of Aishwarya Rai Bachchan giving up her work.

On the contrary she’s on the verge of completing two projects . In Ram Gopal Varma’s Sarkar Raj her work is almost done, and in Ashutosh Gowariker’s Jodha-Akbar in which she needs to shoot a song.

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Earlier this month, she returned from a day’s shooting of Harold Zwart’s Pink Panther where she was accompanied by husband Abhishek. She’ll continue shooting for Pink Panther in Boston after completing Jodha-Akbar. Aishwarya has also green-lighted Suniel Shetty’s Raasta with Abhishek and John in the lead. Continue reading ‘Abhishek Bachchan: I’m Aishwarya Rai’s biggest fan’

She recently refused Karan Johar ’s proposal to star opposite John Abraham but now the gorgeous Aishwarya Rai Bachchan is being sought after by another filmmaker for a role opposite the dashing star.

And that filmmaker is none other than Rohan Sippy , who would finally be starting his next venture after Bluffmaster , though this time in the capacity of a producer.

With John confirmed as a lead man, this untitled venture would in good probability feature Ash as the lady opposite the hunky star. Continue reading ‘Aishwarya Rai opposite John Abraham?’

Aishwarya Rai is among the few crop of current Indian actors to have a considerable following among the young Chinese in this sub-provincial district.

Just opposite to the majestic hotel Pavilion on the Huaqiang Road is a huge L’Oreal hoarding featuring Rai.

“She’s beautiful. I pass through this road every day and never fail to have a look at the hoarding,” says Zu Shan, who works as a marketing executive of an advertising company. Continue reading ‘Chinese youths just crazy about Aishwarya Rai’

Bollywood star Aishwarya Rai has been showered praise from none other than Sir Ben Kingsley, who co-stars with her in The Last Legion and calls her an “excellent and outstanding” actor.

Kingsley, who won an Oscar for Gandhi, said Aishwarya would surprise movie buffs with her performance in the film.

Kingsley, who was attending 58th Annual Emmy Awards, spoke to Sheeraz Hasan, founder of www.hollywood.tv, about the film and his Indian co-star and praised her profusely. Continue reading ‘Aishwarya Rai charms her way to Kingsley’s heart’

Bollywood actress Aishwarya Rai is set to star in a major film about the Taj Mahal, India’s famous monument to love.

Rai, 33, will play the role of Mumtaz Mahal, the favourite wife of Mughal emperor Shah Jahan who built the stunning monument for her.

Oscar-winning actor Sir Ben Kingsley, who will also be producing the $30m film, will play Shah Jahan. Rai, a former Miss World, is one of Bollywood’s top stars and is hugely popular in her native India. Continue reading ‘Aishwarya Rai to act in Taj film’

Sir Ben is one of the world’s most honored actors with four Academy Award nominations for his memorable role of Gandhi.

He has just announced the female lead to his movie on the Taj Mahal will be Aishwarya Rai Bachchan.

She will play the legendary Mumtaz Mahal to Sir Ben’s ‘Shah Jehan’. The shot will start on next year in Argra and Fatehpur Sikri. Continue reading ‘Aishwarya Rai will play the legendary Mumtaz Mahal to Sir Ben’s ‘Shah Jehan’’

In all probability, Bipasha Basu’s first international project will be a Mughal historical featuring Ben Kingsley and Aishwarya Rai.

She is in talks to play Shah Jehan (Ben Kingsley) and Mumtaz Mahal’s (Aishwarya Rai) devoted daughter Jahanara Begum in the film.

“Yes, there’s a very special character that Ben has asked me to play. We’ve already spoken about it, and now we need to work out the dates,” Bipsha reveals. Continue reading ‘Aishwarya Rai to play Bipasha Basu’s mother !’

The media is agog with excitement about one of the most interesting projects of the year, where Aishwarya Rai is going to play Mumtaz Mahal to the on-screen Mahatma Gandhi, Sir Ben Kingsley, who will essay the role of Emperor Shah Jahan (for his home production).

The project is to be shot and completed in the year 2008, on locations in and around the Taj City, Agra and Fatehpur Sikri. Here are the exclusive details of the project.

As per our Agra based sources, a team of experts has already inspected/short listed the locations where the shooting is to be held. Continue reading ‘Bipasha Basu to join Sir Ben Kingsley and Aishwarya’