By Jilawatan

Bollywood actress Aishwarya Rai is elated over bagging the main leads in two mega south Indian projects – Mani Ratnam’s Ravan and Shankar’s Endhiran.
“Shankar had approached me previously to work with him, but it never materialised. Finally, everything landed in place and here we are working together after 10 years,” said Aishwarya on the sets of Ravan.

Tamil superstar Rajinikant, who is playing the male lead in Endhiran, was also very keen to work with Aishwarya and had tried to sign her for his earlier ventures – Padaiyappa and Chandramukhi, but the actress could not spare the dates.

Speaking about Ratnam’s Ravan, in which she once again teams up with her husband Abhishek Bachchan, Aishwarya said: “I don’t want to reveal much about it. Working with Mani is always a delight. He is a man of perfection. I am lucky to act in his movies again and again.”

By Jilawatan

Abhishek & Aishwarya are at the moment shooting for Mani Ratnam’s mega budget “Ravan” and recently while shooting, they left with Mani Ratnam on wednesday morning to check out an Elephant which was supposed to participate in the shooting for the movie from the following week.

While checking out the elephants, Suddenly an elephant went berserk killing the mahout and taking off on a stampede that had Abhishek, his wife and director hiding in the jungles until people who could control the elephant and rescue the couple could reach.

The trio had to hide until someone could come and rescue them, while they where hiding from the elephants back home their parents were worried to hear from them.

They did’nt anticiapte that they had spent their day in the jungle hiding from the elephants and that too without food for almost 10 hours.

By Jilawatan

Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai had a narrow escape, when an elephant ran amok killing the mahaut during the shooting of Mani Ratnam’s Ravana. Sources said, the elephant went out of control reportedly due to overwork. The shooting of the film is currently on in Kerala’s Thrissur district. Both Abhishek and Aishwarya, who were sitting at a distance were immeditaley moved to safer places.

By Jilawatan

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, who returned to Mumbai a day later than scheduled from the sets of Mani Ratnam’s Raavan, has two to three days work left on the film. The actors who was flown back to Mumbai to keep up with her dates for the maiden schedule of Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Guzaarish that took-off in Mumbai over the weekend will be shooting her final scenes for Raavan later this month. In fact, Aishwarya’s remaining scenes will be shot in and around Ooty rather than the dense jungles, which are currently serving as the sets for the film’s unit, including Abhishek Bachchan.

By Jilawatan

The queen of Bollywood Aishwarya Rai does not have enough time for motherhood. Aishwarya and her husband Abhishek Bachchan recently celebrated their second wedding anniversary.

The two are as happy in the company of each other as they were two years ago.

During the last two years there were innumerable rumours of Aishwarya’s pregnancy as well as the strained relations between the two Bollywood stars, but actually there was no truth in those rumours and speculations.

The two are top Bollywood stars and both have a number of ongoing projects that need their full attention.

Aishwarya rai is involved in several big budget films and probably cannot spare enough time to expand the family.

Despite being around 35 years old she is enjoying a Bollywood career that was not enjoyed by many actresses in India’s Hindi film industry. And her involvement in so many ventures has not allowed her to go for kids.

By Jilawatan

Contrary to popular reports Bollywood’s favourite star couple Aishwarya and Abhishek Bachchan aren’t looking forward to start a family next year. Even though Aishwarya and Abhishek remain tightlipped on their personal life, buzz has it that Ash is in no mood to bid adieu to filmdom as the stunning beauty is quite occupied with her acting assignments.

Incidentally, Aishwarya is one such rare Bollywood actresses whose successful Box Office chase continues even after marriage! Indeed, Aishwarya is one of the most successful actress whose upcoming projects include ‘Raavan’, ‘Action Replay’, ‘Robot’, ‘Guzaarish’ and ‘Crooked’ to name a few. Apart from it, Aishwarya also has a couple of projects waiting for her approval.

Marriage seems to have proved lucky for Aishwarya as Bollywood filmmakers like Ashutosh Gowariker, Rohan Sippy, Rituparno Ghosh and Vishal Bhardwaj are eager to work with the green-eyed beauty.

By Jilawatan

Mani Ratnam’s Ravana is one of the most talked about and most awaited film of the year. The film stars Abhishek Bachchan, Aishwarya Rai, Vikram and others in pivotal roles. The latest dope from the sets of Ravana is that Aishwarya Rai Bachchan will be donning the role of a dance teacher in the film.

Director Mani Ratnam has requested the dance diva Shobhana to teach a few elegant steps to Aishwarya. Sources from the sets tell us that the two beautiful ladies not only matched their steps together but also got along like a house on fire on the sets of Ravana.

Aishwarya is a great dancer herself and with Shobhana’s dance training, Ash is sure to wow her fans.

By Jilawatan
Verve’s undisputed power cover girl, India’s highest paid, most in-demand actor; international face of the country; recipient of a myriad film awards and the big daddy of them all, a Padma Shri, reminds me of a little girl on a Ferris wheel – spinning ever upwards, almost out of control in the frenzy of her life.

Today, she is closeted in her vanity van at N. D. Studio in Karjat with make-up artist, Ojas. She is busy putting on a face, which to me seems so unnecessary!

Earlier, fresh countenanced, tired-eyed but oh so beautiful, she had made flash decisions on gowns (no saris); colours (out with that dull mauve) and silhouettes. The world’s most beautiful woman (so says Julia Roberts!) standing there in black tights and silver-and-white tee, could have slipped into anything and looked like a million bucks.

By Jilawatan

Bollywood’s most talked-about couple, Abhishek and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, have been approached by an animal rights group to raise awareness of the plight of lovebirds held captive in cages.

“The Bachchans, particularly Amitabh Bachchan and Aishwarya, have been associated with our organisation in the past and it is for this reason that we have written to the young couple to help our campaign,” Sachin Bangera from People for Ethical Treatment of Animals (Peta) told Gulf News.

Peta has also been encouraged by actor John Abraham joining its campaign to create awareness about the cruelty of keeping birds in cages for the amusement of people. The lovebird, a member of the parrot family that thrives in Africa, is sold in illegal bird markets in India, “particularly in Crawford Market, where they are kept in the most pathetic conditions and sold in a surreptitious manner. I’m sure the police know about it but do nothing about it even though the Mumbai Commissioner’s headquarters is just next door,” said Bangera.

By Jilawatan

Aishwarya Rai may be related to both Amitabh Bachchan and Abhishek Bachchan but it is Rajnikanth who really impressed her.

The actress may not have had a release in months but she is still one of the most sought celebrities.

Aishwarya was recently seen celebrating 10 years of an international cosmetic brand in Mumbai and was quite thrilled about bagging the Star of the Decade award at an award ceremony.

“It feels great to receive the awards for actor of the decade feels like a mini lifetime achievement award and I like to thank all people who I’ve worked with,” she says.

The actress who completed 10 years in the film industry has worked with some of showbiz’s biggest and best so far but it’s her latest co-star Rajinikanth who seems to have impressed her the most.