Aishwarya Rai

Filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali says he always wanted to work with Hrithik Roshan and he’s doing exactly that in his new venture that also stars his favourite actress – Aishwarya Rai. The two have already created wonders together in “Dhoom-2″ and “Jodhaa Akbar”.

“Hrithik and I wanted to work together for a very long time. I’ve always been impressed by his sincerity as an actor. I was waiting for the right opportunity to sign him. Working with Hrithik would be a new and rewarding experience,” Bhansali told IANS.

The director admits that Aishwarya is “special”, after having worked with her in “Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam” and “Devdas”. “Aishwarya is very special to me. She suits the role in my new film to perfection. When she read the script she was deeply moved,” he said. Continue reading ‘‘Aishwarya is very special to me’’

Ultra fair Aishwarya Rai-Bachan is not really going to stand for it anymore. She has flat out refused to be the spokeswoman for L’Oreal’s most recent skin fairness cream venture. Aishwarya Rai-Bachan was L’Oreal’s first choice for obvious reasons (she’s hot) and because she is one of the most gorgeous and well recognizable faces of both Bollywood L’Oreal which, is why she was of course a prime candidate. She’s done it all from acting to modeling and now they really hoped that she would say yes to this. Even Aishwarya Rai-Bachan has her limits and has said no. I for one am glad that she’s going to take a stand. Since what I will refer to as the ‘incident,’ L’Oreal has decided to still keep her for their over-thirty ads, meanwhile making the ‘Saawariya’ star Sonam Kapoor (who by the way wholeheartedly accepted) as their fresh new face for their fairness product. While this is slightly unfair on the part of the beauty company giant, but still not enough to sway Aishwarya Rai-Bachan. Continue reading ‘Aishwarya Rai-Bachan Refuses L’Oreal Fairness Cream Ads’

Lazmi wrote the script of ‘Singhasan’ keeping Aishwarya in mind. The movie is supposedly a political drama and Lazmi wanted Ash to play the lead role. But things turned out such that the project could not take off for a long time and Lazmi couldn’t get Ash. Now, the director is no longer pursuing Ash because Deepika has made a strong impression on Lazmi.

When Lazmi saw Deepika in Om Shanti Om , she realized that Deepika can easily replace Ash, as the girl exudes the same grace and charm like Madhuri Dixit and Ash. Lazmi said recently: “I don’t think any other girl today has that quality”. Continue reading ‘Aishwarya Rai loses to Deepika Padukone?’

She refused to be the Indian face of a skin-lightening cream by a global cosmetic company.

After Aishwarya turned down the offer, the cosmetic company signed Sonam Kapoor to endorse the fairness cream. The cosmetic company is positioning Sonam as a ‘young face’, as opposed to Aishwarya who may now be called the ‘older face’ of the cosmetic industry.

However, a source reveals that the key factor behind Sonam being the new face has got nothing to do with her age. Continue reading ‘Not fair, says Aishwarya Rai’

Serene beauty Katrina Kaif will endorse Nakshatra diamond. She has replaced Aishwarya Bachchan with pride. With so many hits in her kitty, she has really probe her potential. She will unveil the new ad campaign for Nakshatra at a five star hotel on Monday evening. Ash has been successfully endorsing the jewelry for many years in a row. First, it was Deepika who snatched away the L’Oreal ad from her and now it is Katrina. It seems with every passing day, Ash is losing her pride and glory. Continue reading ‘Katrina beats Aishwarya’

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan is playing a lead role in ‘Endhiran’, initially titled ‘Robot’, along with Rajinikanth.

With a budget of Rs 120 crore, the film is said to be the costliest Indian film.

‘Endhiran’ is a science fiction film and is directed by S Shankar. Continue reading ‘Aish stars in costliest Indian film’

Bollywood star Aishwarya Rai, cricketer Sachin Tendulkar, several others and political leaders who own windmills in Satara’s Patan block, haven’t paid taxes to local village panchayats, the legislative assembly was informed during question hour on Friday.

A debate ensued in the house on a question raised by Shambhuraj Desai, a Shiv Sena member from Patan, in Satara district. Taking note of the issue, speaker Babasaheb Kupekar directed the state to take steps to recover the tax and grants, and inform him about the progress before the state legislature’s budget session. Continue reading ‘Aishwarya, Sachin default on windmill taxes’

Aishwarya Rai will be in Chennai from 19th December in connection with ‘Endhiran’. After completing a major portion of shooting for Mani Ratnam’s movie tentatively titled ‘Ashokavanam’ in forests of Kerala, she would be reaching Chennai tomorrow.

It may be recalled that Sun Pictures, the movie division of Sun TV Network Limited has announced handling the production for ‘Endhiran’. Continue reading ‘Aishwarya Rai lands in Chennai tomorrow’

The general feeling is that there’s some sort of animosity between Katrina Kaif and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan.

It’s widely believed that it has a lot to do with a certain Mr. Khan.

Of late the Bachhans have come out in the open and have said that they have no hard feelings for Salman Khan, Aishwarya’s ex-boyfriend. Looks like Katrina too wants to proclaim that she’s no issues with Ash either. Continue reading ‘Katrina Kaif doesn’t envy Aishwarya Rai’

Indians spent 2008 searching the Internet for Bollywood glamour-doll Katrina Kaif, but many also looked for Mahatma Gandhi while others probed the web for tips on reducing weight followed by kissing.

Kaif was the most searched person by net users in India, according to Google’s Zeitgeist search list released on Wednesday.

Former Miss World Aishwarya Rai, who once ruled Bollywood, was elbowed by Kaif, but the Nehru-Gandhi family still held sway over the masses, with Congress President Sonia Gandhi, her mother-in-law and former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and son Rahul Gandhi emerging among the most popular politicians. Continue reading ‘Kat elbows Rai, Mahatma still a hero for Indians’