Aishwarya Rai is upbeat about her next project, Ravan where she stars along with hubby Abhishek Bachchan.

“It’s a really exciting thought for me and Abhishek to be coming together again with Mani Ratnam. All I can say about the film is that it goes into a completely different theme from Guru,” said Aishwarya, who turns 35 on Saturday.

“You can’t expect Mani sir to go into the same space twice. Working with him is an exciting thought for any actor. The way he connects to his actors is very clear in the films that he makes. He creates magic on screen,” she added.

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Abhishek and Aishwarya Rai  Bachchan a day after the Unforgettable Tour in Chicago.

According to Pramila, Amitabh was extremely humble and courteous. He also rocked the show, she added.

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan turned 35 recently. But the birthday girl couldn’t be with her family back home.

Instead, she spent time with her hubby in the thick jungles of Kochi in Kerala, where they’re shooting for Mani Ratnam’s film. The day went as usual – they left for the shooting venue at 5 am and returned at 7 pm, and then celebrated. “It was a small, quiet affair with the unit. We celebrated with some good food after we packed up,” said a unit member.

Kareena Kapoor has made no bones about not liking Aishwarya Bachchan. This dislike must have a lot to do with the Karisma - Abhishek breakup and Ash being such a fine replacement of her elder sister Karisma as the Bachchan bahu.

The Bachchans have talked about how Ash is the perfect daughter in-law and Karisma Kapoor really wasn’t homely enough for them. Or it might have something to do with Ash still being considered ethereally beautiful and very much in competition despite being older and not having too many big hits.

Abhishek Bachchan along with his actress wife Aishwarya Rai] and mother Jaya Bachchan visited the Kedarnath shrine and offered prayers to Lord Shiva in Rudraprayag district of Uttarakhand on Friday.

They were accompanied by Samajwadi Party leader and family friend Amar Singh and Aishwarya Rai’ family , according to Rudraprayag SP Neeru Garg .

The Bachchan family, who reached here by three helicopters at around 10.30 am, spent more than an hour performing puja at the temple, situated at a height of 3581 meter in Garhwal Himalayas. They also had parikrama around the famous Hindu shrine of Lord Shiva, under the guidance of the temple priests, Garg said.

If the Big B’s health scare last week was like a nightmarish miniature- replay of his earlier trauma when he fell ill with a stomach pain in December 2005, Kaurva Chauth this year sent up a shivering reminder to the Bachchans of Abhishek and Aishwarya’s first Karva Chauth last year when secret tv cameras planted behind bushes ruined the solemnity and sanctity of the occasion.

The same happened on Friday.

And the Big B is not amused.

Speaking out against the violation of his family’s privacy he says, “The prying electronic media positioned themselves at vantage points to invade private space inside our home.

For Aishwarya Rai time management is not just an art, it’s a necessity. She arrived recently after the world tour, then left for Peru via Dubai to shoot for Shankar’s Robot.

“I’m looking working with Rajnikant Sir in Robot. He and my father-in-law are institutions. Luckily I’ve worked with both. And Peru is a place I’ve never shot in. Wish I had more time to enjoy the new happenings in my life, ” sighed Aishwarya.

bhishek Bachchan says he would like the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena leader Raj Thackeray to watch his ambitious fantasy adventure “Drona”, releasing Thursday.”I’d love Raj Thackeray to watch ‘Drona’. I hope he does. And I hope he enjoys it. I know he will. He loves watching good films. And I’d like to think ‘Drona’ is a good film,” Abhishek told IANS.

It seems Abhishek has no ill-feelings towards Raj Thackeray who disrupted the premiere of his father’s film “The Last Lear” after Jaya Bachchan’s “anti-Marathi” remarks last month. In fact, there is widespread speculation that Raj would be invited to the “Drona” premiere to be held here Oct 2.

Shahrukh Khan showed up with wife Gauri Khan and kids at the premiere of Drona .

The shutterbugs could not have enough of SRK with the Bachchans. Flashbulbs blinked in quick succession as a dapper looking SRK and his wife stood beside Aishwarya Rai and Abhishek Bachchan to pose for the cameramen.

The premiere was a star-studded affair attended by the movie’s cast and a host of celebrities from B-Town including Preity Zinta , Karan Johar , Ritesh Deshmukh , Sajid Khan , Yash Chopra , Sushmita Sen , Anil Kapoor , Sonam Kapoor and Twinkle Khanna .