By Jilawatan

When Aishwarya Rai Bachchan teams up with Mani Ratnam, they always share a special bond. From Ash’s debut feature Iruvar, she and the film-maker have been very thick and looks like in her forthcoming movie, based on the modern interpretation of the Ramayana, Aishwarya will have another reason to fondly cherish her relationship with Mani Ratnam.

The actor has been bowled over by A.R. Rahman’s compositions in the film, specially a track called ‘Rancha’ where she did an action sequence in the song. Bollywood traditionally has not looked at incorporating action scenes in songs but things are definitely changing as innovations with visualisations are on the rise.

Ash says, “To me it will always be a recall of a very fiery, feisty experience again on hearing it. One would have imagined of this the way Mani would visualise it but it’s incredible how he has brought about this inherent passion turmoil storm within individuals and within interpersonal energy within these two characters in the given situation.”

By Jilawatan

Aishwarya Rai, the stunningly beautiful Bachchan bahu who plays lead in Mani Ratnam’s upcoming ambitious flick ‘Raavan’ opposite hubby Abhishek Bachchan, felt that she was on the Fear Factor show rather than shooting for a feature film in the jungles of Kerala full of snakes and leeches.

In fact, Aishwarya recalls that not only snakes were present a whisker away, but she was also forced to donate blood to several hundred leeches. Moreover, the location of the shoot was far away in the jungle and on hillocks and they had to make effort to even reach there, leave aside shooting the sequences.

Aishwarya Rai is in the character of a classical dance teacher in the film and her character is known as Ragini. Her character is very strong and not wishy washy. However, despite of being the leading lady of the film, Aishwarya’s character needed to be drenched in water and mud all the time to showcase a real touch to whole proceedings.

By Jilawatan

Bollywood’s empress Aishwarya Rai has been silent for the last couple of seasons. She didn’t feature in any Bollywood flick in 2009. Last year, she was seen in just one film: Hollywood’s Pink Panther. But in 2010, the tigress is all set to roar again with four films lined up for release: Raavan, Endhiran, Action Replay and Guzaarish, collectively costing over Rs. 300 crores. Let’s take a look at the lady’s projects!

First comes Raavan, Mani Ratnam’s most ambitious bilingual project. Raavan, said to be the modern adaptation of the epic Ramayana, revolves around Ravana, the ruler of Lanka, who kidnapped Sita. The story culminates with Sita taking the side of Ravana instead of Rama, who suspects her chastity after having spent so much time in Ravana’s custody. Vikram plays the villain. Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai are the lead pair in Hindi, while Vikram will play the lead opposite Aishwarya in Tamil. Music is by Oscar winning A.R. Rahman.

By Jilawatan

The much wait of south fans is over when they will get to see their diva Ashwariya Rai on screen with the icon of south film industry Rajnikant. It is heard that our Bollywood siren Aishwarya Rai has teamed up with icon Rajinikanth in Tamil film ‘Endhiran’, which is expected to set fire on screen between the month of July and August.

Interesting part is that Ash’s south flick ‘Endhiran’ is stated to be the one the costliest films made in India around a lavish budget of over Rs.125 crore as disclosed by the icon Rajinikanth after his visit to the Chief Minister K. Karunanidhi on Thursday.

As south filmmakers are not only known as strictly professional but also as fast forward in completing their project, it is heard that ‘Endhiran’ is partially ninety percent over with its direction according to the director Shankar.

By Jilawatan

Aishwarya Rai and Rajnikant, the stars of Tamil film “Endhiran” said that the movie is expected to release in July or August.

Rajnikant said that it is the among the costliest films to be made in India that has a budget of over Rs.125 crore – when he had visited Chief Minister K. Karunanidhi to thank him for attending the engagement ceremony of Rajnikant`s second daughter Soundarya with the industrialist Ashwin Ramkumar.

The movie-`Endhiran` is directed by Shankar and A.R. Rahman has composed the music for the big film.

By Jilawatan

When it comes to the Bachchans, it all runs in the family.

The news is that Aishwarya Rai-Bachchan will do an item number in comedian-turned-director Sajid Khan’s upcoming multistarrer, Housefull.

The song to which Ash will be gyrating is said to be dad-in-law Amitabh Bachchan’s hit number, Apni toh jaise taise, from his 1981 hit Laawaris.

The film’s producer, Sajid Nadiadwala, has bought the rights of the song, though Sajid Khan is mum. “I am neither confirming nor denying the news. We will make an announcement at the right time,” says Khan.

Of late, the Bachchans have been going out of their way to push the prospects of each other. Last week, when Abhishek Bachchan made his debut as a TV show host–Bingo on Colors channel–Big B was his first guest.

Obviously, Abhishek needs all the push.

By Jilawatan

Sanjay leela Bansali’s next Mega-Budget Film starring Aishwarya Rai Bachchan & Hrithik Roshan in lead role, is titled as GUZARISH.After creating history by becoming the first Indian to bag the Oscar Award for best sound mixing for Slumdog Millionaire, Resul Pookutty is now looking forward to put his audio wizardry in Sanjay Bhansali’s next film featuring Hrithik Roshan and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan which is scheduled to start later this year.

Sanjay recalls his first association with Resul and says, “My assistant Vikram Motwane had suggested Resul’s name. For Devdas, Resul recorded the sounds of a hurling train for the climax, I hadn’t met Resul then. For Black, I worked with him for the first time on a complete film. I realised how meticulously he designed the sound and by sound, I also mean the way Resul uses silences on soundtrack.”

By Jilawatan

Ash is on a world wind tour! Just a few weeks ago we saw Aishwarya Rai Bachchan with hubby in tow at the New York premiere of her film The Pink Panther 2, Ash was also spotted in LA doing rounds for her film. And this time round she was in Kolkata on Friday talking about her just release film.

“Working in Pink Panther was a wonderful experience. It’s a family experience. A complete joy ride,” says Ash.

In Pink Panther 2 she plays the role of Sonia an international detective and looks like it was a cakewalk for this lady!

“It’s not an acting piece, It’s a fun film,” adds Ash.

And for AR Rahman, who has actually made the music for a majority of her films, she is all praise