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Aishwarya Rai Bachchan has been a regular face at the prestigious Cannes film festival while celebrities like Saif Ali Khan, Sonam Kapoor walked the red carpet of Cannes for the first time. Promoting his film, ‘Aarakshan’ at Cannes, Saif said that making an appearances at Cannes is a honor but representing individually is fruitless. Taking a dig at the Bachchan bahurani Ash, the chotte nawab said that Ash has been a common face of Cannes because she is a pretty face.

Now referring any actors for his or her beauty and not for his talents is something that no one would like. This statement of Saif is enough to rage Aishwarya Rai Bachchan.

Saif feels it is important to showcase Indian cinema there.

“I feel that, generally speaking, we make different kinds of films, there are commercial movies and there are also a lot of filmmakers who make arty movies and they should be competing here,” Saif quoted as saying.

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Aishwarya Rai Bachchan completes a decade of association with the prestigious Cannes Film Festival this year. Ever since Ash walked the red carpet at the Cannes Film Festival, she has been under the scanner for her choice of outfits, hair and make-up. We take a look at Ash’s Cannes journey so far…

Aishwarya Rai made her first appearance at Cannes in 2002 to promote Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Devdas, wearing a golden yellow sari. It looks like she was hit by a gold rush and the loud make up just made it worse.

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She is one of the most beautiful women in the world and once again she shined on the red carpet. We are talking, of course, of Aishwarya Rai Bachchan. She was there as brand ambassador for L’Oréal Paris and Cyril Chapuy, Global Brand President said, “It means a lot to L’Oréal Paris to celebrate those wonderful years of collaboration with Aishwarya on the Cannes red carpet this year. It has been years of glamour, infinite beauty but above all, sincere respect and mutual admiration. A true match, as we sometimes say at L’Oréal.”

Aishwarya said, “Being at Cannes for L’Oreal Paris has been an absolute pleasure and to experience this for the tenth consecutive year is overwhelming. It is one of the most glamourous red carpets on the world platform, celebrating cinema, showbiz, beauty, diversity and excellence.”

Have a look at these EXCLUSIVE shots of the actress!

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There are two films being made on heroines and their lives. One is The Dirty Picture which has Vidya Balan in the lead and the other is Heroine that stars Aishwarya Rai Bachchan in the lead role.

While Vidya essays a Silk Smitha-type character in Milan Luthria’s film, the second sees Ash playing the role of a superstar whose career is fading away in the Madhur Bhandarkar directed flick.

Now both directors have stepped up their pace to ensure that their project goes on the floor as soon as possible. Madhur wants to release the film after Ra.One while Milan is working with Sanjay Dutt and Ajay Devgn.

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Befitting the Bachchan dynasty pomp and splendor, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan chose the most prestigious global platform – Cannes Film Festival 2011 – to announce her new film project ‘Heroine’!

On Friday the 13th, Aishwarya Rai attended a photo call at the Majestic Beach Pier to announce her new film ‘Heroine’ – a tale of a fictional Bollywood star!

Director Madhur Bhandarkar and producer UTV Group Chairman Ronnie Screwala joined the 37-year-old Bollywood diva, who was dressed in a plain brown outfit –sans any glamour- after two previous absolutely stunning evening gowns; none-the-less, flattering her figure and complementing her brunette hair. Rai paired the dress with black strappy sandals as she posed for the cameras on the dock.

Contradicting the general belief, Aishwarya confirmed that ‘Heroine’ is “not an autobiography, for sure.”

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It’s the first time that I am attending the Cannes International Film Festival and though I’ve always heard about it, it’s not until you step on the red carpet here that the enormity of the event engulfs you.

The place is abuzz with people so passionate about their cinema that you automatically feel a part of it, even if it’s your first time.

What I will be wearing has never been so detailed, but this time around, I wore a tuxedo for the dinner event. Earlier in the day, Ronnie (Screvwala) and I had launched our film Heroine, starring Aishwarya Rai-Bachchan and the response was phenomenal.

It was really something that took me by surprise and I was overwhelmed with the kind of curiosity that the promos created.

Rai is a much-talked about actress internationally and I think she truly is a global star in every sense.

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Actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan’s red carpet appearance at the Cannes this year is a rather special affair for the Bollywood beauty, as it marks a decade of her attending the international film festival. But call her a Cannes veteran, and she laughs it off! “I have a lot of decades to go before you can call me that,” she’d joked earlier. And those close to the star admit that Ash’s obviously excited and is looking forward to catching up on some good pals including fellow endorser Hollywood’s Eva Longoria, with whom she’d walked the red carpet in the past.

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Three Indian beauties and brand ambassadors of L’Oreal Paris— Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Sonam Kapoor and Freida Pinto, will light up the red carpet at the Cannes Film Festival this year.

To be held from the 11th – 22nd of May 2011, it is one of the most prestigious film festivals and L’Oreal Paris has been the official make-up expert of it for 14 years.

Says Aishwarya, “Being at Cannes for L’Oreal Paris has been an absolute pleasure and to experience this for the tenth consecutive year is overwhelming. It is one of the most glamourous red carpets on the world platform, celebrating cinema, showbiz, beauty, diversity and excellence. Several countries have always had more than one spokeswoman at Cannes and I’m glad India is finally getting the same recognition. I am happy that with Sonam and Freida, both beautiful women, have being invited to the festival this year, India will have a stronger presence, which is a clear sign of the growing importance of the country.”

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After being chased by the film’s producers for a long time, Aishwarya Rai-Bachchan is finally ready to become a Heroine. As the Bachchan bahu takes up Madhur Bhandarkar’s next, her kitty is going to be full this year, pushing Sanjay Dutt’s Satte Pe Satta (SPS) to 2

While Ash’s spokesperson refused to comment, it’s learnt that she is facing “major date issues” since she has already committed the rest of her time in 2011 to Ladies And Gentlemen with husband Abhishek Bachchan. Industry sources insist that in such a scenario, Aishwarya isn’t going to take up the SPS remake anytime soon. “Ash has such a challenging role in Heroine that she isn’t taking up any other film until she finishes it,” says a source who did not wish to be named.