By Jilawatan

Bollywood royalty and off-screen couple Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Abhishek Bachchan will be joined in the UK by fellow cast and crew members of the hugely anticipated international film release, Raavan, for its World Premiere at The BFI, Southbank, London, SE1 on Wednesday 16th June 2010. The stars of one of the most highly anticipated films to emerge from India will grace the Red Carpet alongside fellow actor and undisputed superstar of South Indian cinema, Vikram, acclaimed Director Mani Ratnam, Music Director A.R. Rahman and a host of international A-list celebrities and VIP’s.

Raavan stars Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, one of the most internationally sought after actresses and global ambassador for L’Oreal, alongside the critically acclaimed Abhishek Bachchan. Directed by Mani Ratnam, (who is to be honoured with the Jaeger-LeCoultre Glory to the filmmaker award 2010 at the 67th Venice International Film Festival) and fused with the musical genius of music director and Academy Award Winner A.R. Rahman (Slumdog Millionaire), Raavan is set to be the must-see film of the year.

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The film ‘Raavan’ has been a great advent adventurous experiences for the cast and crew, connected with it.
The most amazing shots, were taken by the director Mani Ratnam, by making on the spot decisions, which to the surprise of everyone, no one could avoid or dare to even back out.
Reportedly, there were many instances in the movie, where the director had asked his actors to do an on the spot jump or climb or wade through muddy water or some bizarre action sequence.
One such shot taken on the spur of the moment, was when the cast and crew were at the Athirapally waterfalls in Kerala.The director instantly decided to make the actors, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and hubby Abhishek, who kidnaps Ash in the flick, climb the slippery slopes of the waterfall.
Most surprisingly, Aishwarya and Abhishek, who were not perturbed by anything that the director asked for, readily agreed to go ahead, with the ‘on the spot ‘decision of the director, and climbed the slippery turf of the waterfall.
The slopes were extremely dangerous to climb, and the fact that there was a lot of moss made matters worse.

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From the Cannes Film Festival in the South of France to the French Open tennis tournament in Paris, globetrotter star Aishwarya Rai Bachchan is really digging France right now! While her hubby Abhishek Bachchan is busy working on his new movie Game in Istanbul, Ash enjoyed some time off with her parents at the French Open in Paris over the weekend, and judging by the photos, the Raavan actress was having a lovely time!

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But it was not all play and no work for the busy star who was there to promote Longines watches for which she has been a brand ambassador for a while now, along with Abhi. The two were last spotted together in May at the Cannes Film Festival in the south of France where they promoted their latest movie Raavan and lit up the red carpet. And we’re sure the happy couple is already missing hanging out together. While Ash is chillin’ in Paris, Abhi has left Istanbul for Mumbai where we’re sure they will meet up after their respective commitments.

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If everything goes well, then our very own international desi girl Aishwarya Rai Bachchan will rub shoulders with high profile Hollywood celebrities like Bill Gates, Steven Spielberg, Hillary Swank, Helen Mirren, Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes, David and Victoria Beckham and Penelope Cruz.
Well, don’t think that she has clinched a deal with a big budget Hollywood film. Rather news reports suggest that Aishwarya is all set to meet her dear friend Oprah Winfrey once again.
Apparently Oprah will be retiring from her talk show next year and is preparing for a reunion on a big level of all the stars who had graced her show.
A source has revealed that Aishwarya and Oprah have shared a very warm and close relationship since the first time they have met.

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Aishwarya Rai Bachchan gave the IIFA awards a miss, instead choosing to attend the French open in Paris on Saturday. Dressed in a bright blue gown, the actress roamed the grounds at Rolland Garros, before sitting down to watch the womens’ final, sporting a hat, sunglasses, and casually waving a fan. Ash, who was accompanied by her parents Krishnaraj and Vrinda Rai, did not stay till the end of the match.

Surprisingly, Ash got anything but a VIP treatment at the match — the cameras did not focus on her even once. “She wasn’t given any coverage… I saw the entire match,” posted a blogger afterwards. “They didn’t even show her on telly!” posted another.

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Actor Aishwarya Rai-Bachchan is set to meet her old friend Oprah Winfrey again. Oprah is launching her own TV channel which many suggest is the business venture she will actively concentrate on after her retirement from the TV industry as a chat show host next year. Interestingly, Oprah will be inviting all her friends, who she has interviewed all these years on her show, to reunite for the star-studded launch of her channel.

A source close to the developments of this party that is supposed to happen in Los Angeles reveals, “Aishwarya and Oprah share a very special relationship. Since her first interaction with Oprah, they have stayed friends. Oprah is set to launch her channel with a big bash and Ash is on her priority guest list.”

The source adds, “The other celebrities who are expected to be
at this party include Bill Gates, Steven Spielberg, Hillary Swank,
Helen Mirren, Tom Cruise and

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Abhishek and his lovely wife Aishwarya, who are to come in the forth-coming flick ‘Raavan’, not as a couple, but as adversaries, had no qualms while shooting for the movie.

Reportedly, there was a rickety bridge, or rather three bridges, made of wood constructed for the shooting of the fight sequence, in the film.
The fight was to be picturised between Abhishek Bachchan, who plays the bad guy and Vikram, who plays the male lead in the flick.
Since the bridges were constructed over the slush of muddy and clayey waters of the river flowing below, the actors had to wade through the slushy waters every morning to reach the shooting location, which were the bridges.
According to reports, even Aishwarya Rai Bachchan had to reach the site, as she was also a part of the sequence, even though she had to play the silent observer of the fight between the two men.
Now, the muddy waters were infested with a lot of crabs and other tiny animals and an insect, thus Ash was totally petrified by all this. She just couldn’t think of wading through such a messy and dangerous stretch of muddy water.
Thus, in came hubby Abhishek to her rescue. The chivalrous Abhishek, used to carry his wife Ash, all the way to the bridges, and back, after the shoot. Well, this Rock a by baby act of Abhishek was appreciated by all unit members, and he truly turned out to be a hero of the film, inspite of playing the bad guy!
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Aishwarya Rai Bachchan is yet to become a mother but recently she has showed her motherly side. While shooting for ‘Ravan’ in the dense jungle of Kochi, Ash and her team was completely drenched for a particular scene. They had to wait in the wet condition for hours. Soon Ash spotted a little child in the team completely drenched and shivering in the cold, waiting for the scene to complete. Unable to see the panic of the child artiste, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan wrapped her with a thick blanket. She knows very well that adults can stand cold but it would be hard for the kid to remain in wet for a long time.
Seeing her motherly side, the unit applauded her and talked in her praise. The little girl was relieved and could not stop praising the actress.
Ash has shown that she not only possesses a good skin but a kind heart also.

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The most tantalizing stars of B-town – Shahrukh khan and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan who as are popular as popular can possibly be –were rumored to be paired together in a forth coming Yash Raj movie . However, no such confirmation has been issued from the Yash Raj camp.
Now there are reports suggesting that the two that is Shahrukh and Ash, are not to be cast in any film, least of all a Yash Raj film. So, for the time being, fans of both the stars have to wait for a significantly longer time to see both of them sharing screen space once again.
Both the stars have been cast together in ‘Josh’, ‘Mohabattein’’Devdas’, and an item song in ‘Shakti, the Power’. Even though in ‘Josh’, they were not cast opposite each other, they came as siblings, where Shahrukh was Ash’s elder brother; both of them performed wonderfully and were liked by the audiences full on.
Their next film ‘Mohabattein’ was a super hit, and they were paired together in the flick, even though their roles were quite short in it. While in ‘Devdas’ they created magic on screen. The audiences had loved the pair and have been craving to se them together ever since.

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If all goes well, director Shankar will wrap up the shooting of his Rajinikanth-Aishwarya Rai Bachchan starrer Endhiran by July.

Shankar recently shot a song for his film in a yet-to-open star hotel in Chennai. A source close to the films unit said, Last week, Aishwarya flew down from Mumbai to shoot for a birthday party song.Shankar was looking for a lavish banquet hall where he could can the sequence. But, he wasn’t pleased with any of the halls. He finally chose a star hotel that is yet to be commissioned and asked his art director Sabu Cyril to decorate the interiors lavishly. The song has come out extremely well.

We hear that Shankar will wrap up the shoot of this much-awaited film after canning just one more song, which, in all probability, will be shot in a studio set in Chennai in July as soon as he gets dates from Ash.