Aishwarya Rai

Bollywood beauty Aishwarya Rai graces the cover page of the Vogue India’s October edition. She looks dazzling in a Christian Dior outfit.

Vogue has featured many Bollywood babes but gave a miss to Aishwarya Rai Bachchan. Now, in the October issue it will feature her on the cover page.

Aishwarya is shown wearing a baby-pink colour, off-shoulder gown from Christian Dior Fall 2008 collection. The shoot was done in London when Ash was there for the last leg of Unforgettable Tour. She was photographed by ace lens man Farrokh Chothia. The actress’s make-up was done by Denise Rabor, while the hairstylist was Josh Wood. Continue reading ‘Aishwarya Rai sizzles on Vogue cover’

What happens when super-duper star Rajinikanth and world’s most beautiful woman, Aishwarya Rai dance arm-in-arm? Obviously, an unprecedented visual treat! Yes, recently the awesome-twosome shot an amazing dance sequence for their forthcoming film ‘Robot’. The lady was seen wearing ostrich feathers and her Rajini sir was at his stylish best. The spicy song sequence was shot at the UNESCO declared world famous heritage site - Machu Pichhu in Peru and the film went on to become the first ever shot there. Wow!

‘Robot’, one of the most promising movies of 2008, has been in news for more than one reason. Earlier, Shah Rukh had to star in the film but due to ‘creative differences’ with dirtector Shankar, he opted out. In walked the ‘baap’ of all superstars – the one and only Rajinikanth. After some hussle and tussle between SRK and director Shankar, the film was renamed as Enthiram. Grapevine also has it that Shankar will be shooting for his film in other exotic locales like South America, too. Continue reading ‘Aishwarya and Rajini dance at world heritage site’

Bollywood’s dusky beauty Bipasha Basu has carved a niche for herself in Hindi cinema and says she has no intentions of going to Hollywood because filmmakers there are familiar with only one Indian actor - Aishwarya Rai.

“No filmmakers of Hollywood are willing to sign any Bollywood actor without a screen test apart from Aishwarya. They seem to know no Hindi film actors, not even Amitabh Bachchan,” Bipasha told IANS.

“I got a chance to go there, but I found out that I will have start again from scratch like screen tests and other tantrums. They treat you like a newcomer. So I decided to stay in Mumbai and be the ‘queen’ here,” said the actress who was in town to promote Bachna Ae Haseeno. Continue reading ‘Hollywood knows only Aishwarya: Bipasha’

One of the best looking couples in Bollywood, Aishwarya Rai and Abhishek Bachchan are now set to play royal jodi on the big screen.

It is no secret that Mani Ratnam has roped in the star couple to play the roles based on Lord Ram and his consort Sita in a contemporary adaptation of ‘Ramayan’ titled Ravan .

Now, industry buzz is that a big production house that has worked previously with Abhi-Ash is thinking of cashing on the chemistry of the couple and wants both of them together as Shahjahan and Mumtaz Mahal. Continue reading ‘Abhishek and Aishwarya – the royal jodi?’

Bollywood stunner Aishwarya Rai would have to do a very different kind of preparation for her role in Mani Ratnam’s next film.

The movie, tentatively titled Ravan , will be a contemporary story loosely based on the Hindu epic Ramayan. It will have Ash pairing with hubby Abhishek Bachchan yet again.

But before shooting the film, Aishwarya will need to learn classical Indian music as she plays a singer in ‘Ravan’. There is also likelihood that Ash, if trained properly, might sing her own songs. Continue reading ‘Aishwarya Rai to learn classical singing’

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan has confirmed that she will take part in the Live Earth concert planned for the Andheri Sports Complex on December 7th in India. The show will be headlined by Amitabh and will also star Jon Bon Jovi and Shekhar Kapur. Abhishek is also expected to be there. Continue reading ‘Aishwarya – Lighting up your Life’

Aishwarya Rai is the most famous Indian actress in Hollywood and she is receiving interesting Hollywood scripts. The latest is an offer to star opposite Will Smith in his next venture.

Although, the gorgeous actress is inclined towards the tempting project, she has not given her consent to it yet. Speaking to news daily, Aishwarya said, “There is the possibility of a movie with Will Smith and I am very excited about it because the script is fabulous and no doubt, he is a great actor and is a funny companion to work with.”

After starring in interesting Hollywood projects like ‘Mistress of Spices’ and ‘The Last Legion’, Aishwarya is excited about Will Smith’s next movie. Aishwarya admits to reading other scripts from Hollywood also and said that she would leave it to destiny to resolve. Continue reading ‘Aishwarya Rai ventures to star opposite Will Smith’

Akshay Kumar is going to shed his Katrina Kaif bug and is all set to co-star again with Aishwarya Rai after a long hiatus.

The two happening and glamorous stars will come together for Vipul Shah ‘s forthcoming production, “ Action Replay.”

Vipul Shah had a fetish for casting Akshay Kumar in all his movies but casting Aishwarya is a rarity. The last movie Aishwarya Rai starred with Akshay Kumar was Khakee. Continue reading ‘Akshay Kumar and Aishwarya Rai to pair again’

It’s going to take much more than just great ideas for the bold and beautiful twosome John Abraham and Aishwarya Rai to scorch the silver screen. After Karan Johar’s ‘Dostana’, the onscreen couples’ yet another flick has been shelved.

However, unlike the previous flick where the gorgeous lady admitted to being uncomfortable romancing John in front of hubby dearest Abhishek, this time round the reasons seem to be purely professional.

Apparently, Ash and John were cast together in Sriram Raghavan’s ‘Happy Birthday’. The film that has been touted as an out an out love saga has had a rather rocky past, with it being passed by one producer to the other. Continue reading ‘No ‘Happy Birthday’ for John and Aishwarya’

Bollywood beauty Aishwarya Rai has hiked her price to a throbbing six crores per movie. The ace actress has pocketed home a bomb of money for her Tamil movie ‘Enthiram’ opposite Tamil superstar Rajinikanth.

According to reports, the Bachchan bahurani was granted such a huge amount by the producers, after she agreed to work in the flick in spite of being heavily tied up in lieu of the fact that as she had in the past (due to indispensable reasons) turned down two projects with Rajini and was very guilty of it.

Thus, the breathtaking beauty impressed the producers with her commitment and forced them to meet her market demands. With this monetary hike, Rai will be in the league of Bollywood’s highest paid actresses which also includes- Kareena Kapoor and Katrina Kaif. Continue reading ‘Aishwarya Rai hikes her price to a throbbing six crores!’