By Jilawatan

Freida Pinto has replaced Aishwarya Rai as the Indian face of an international cosmetics brand.

The Slumdog Millionaire actress featured in a Happy New Year TV ad for the cosmetics giant with all its other global brand ambassadors, except for Ash.

The Jr Mrs B had been representing the brand since 2005, while Freida joined them in 2009.

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If you are a celebrity then comparisons are an inevitable part of your life and Bollywood actress Aishwarya Rai is no different. There was a time when she was the undisputed most desirable actress in the tinsel town.
She was ruling the roost and was a mesmeriser both owing to her mirror-shattering beauty and her ample amount of on-screen talent. However, of late, the tabloids are penning more and more articles about Katrina Kaif who is considered to be her arch rival.
Being young and vivacious, Katrina is hogging all the limelight- be it for her rom-com flicks or her navel-show in raunchy songs like ‘Sheila Ki Jawani’. To Aishwarya’s credit, she did as many as 4 films in 2010 but most of them were duds at the box office. The audience is no more tempted to watch her film and even a spectacular film like ‘Guzaarish’ licked the dust at the theatres.

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Aishwarya Rai had 4 releases in 2010 which made her year a gruelling one. But her happiest moment came when her nephew was born and she became a doting aunt. And this reminds us of the rumours of her own motherhood that has dogged the headlines on more than one occasion.
The rumour of her pregnancy has plagued the gossip columns umpteen of times in the past few months. Of course, these speculations regarding her baby must have irked her but then that’s the price you pay for being a super star.
However, in the latest issue of People Magazine, Aishwarya has finally spoken out about her aspirations to be a mother. She cites that though she tries to ignore all rumours, the reports of her inability to conceive coz of stomach tuberculosis had hurt her sentiments.
But she is, indeed, awaiting her days when she would need to change the diapers. She states, “Of course I am looking forward to it. As and when God has planned for me, I will be a mother.”
And she regards child as a God’s gift and shall be equally delighted with the birth of a boy or a girl. But one boy and one girl would be the perfect gift from Almighty.

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Now that the year 2010 is over, we can sit back and look at some of the memorable and not-so-memorable flicks that came and went away, some spellbinding us on the way while others failing to live upto our expectations. Two of the most hyped films of the year that flopped at the box office starred Hrithik Roshan and Aishwarya Rai. Have a look:

1. Hrithik Roshan: Hrithik Roshan starrer film ‘Kites’ was undoubtedly the most hyped film of the year. Directed by Anurag Basu, it starred the Mexican bombshell Barbara Mori and spawned whispers of a secret romance between Hrithik and the foreign lass. Made with a budget crossing Rs 50 crore, it was a film that was hugely awaited but the sluggish pace of the film, dearth of a good storyline and linguistic barrier dug out a grave for Kites.
2. Aishwarya Rai: Aishwarya Rai starrer film ‘Raavan’ was another flick that had been in the news ever since its making. Besides, it brought the trio of Aishwarya, hubby Abhishek and director Mani Ratnam after their hit ‘Guru’ and expectations were sky high. But alas! Abhishek failed to impress the critics with his portrayal of the ten headed Beera (Raavan) and the daggers were out leading to Raavan’s beheading.

By Jilawatan

Aishwarya Rai had an eventful 2010 with four releases, but what made her most happy was the birth of her nephew. Though the actress loves to play aunt, she is looking forward to motherhood.

Umpteen times her pregnancy rumours have done the rounds. Plagued and pestered by the question of when the stork is visiting, Aishwarya tells the People magazine that she is looking forward to being a mother: “Of course I am looking forward to it. As and when God has planned for me, I will be a mother.”

According to her, a boy and a girl would be perfect to complete a family picture.

“A child is God’s gift and we will be happy to have a child, be it a girl or a boy,” she adds.

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Bollywood, these days, has got into the habit of making the A-list actresses come out of their comfort zones and don the cloaks of an item girl.
And after the sizzling sexy number from Malaika Arora Khan in ‘Munni badnaam hui’ from Dabangg, Katrina Kaif has been creating ripples with her scintillating performance and belly jig in the hit song ‘Sheila Ki Jawani’ from ‘Tees Maar Khan.’
With two of the hottest songs of 2010 in ‘Munni’ and ‘Sheila’, many of the social networking sites are pitting them up and comparing the popularity of the two numbers. And if the results are anything to go by, then the farm fresh ‘Sheila’ is, currently, hogging all the limelight.
Katrina has lost oodles of weight and shed her clothes and inhibitions for this saucy song. Her stint reminds of an Aishwarya Rai who had gone the dare-bare way a few years back in ‘Dhoom 2’.
In fact, Aishwarya has earned some accolades as a successful item girl. Her ‘Krazy kiya re’ number was a rage amongst the youngsters and her songs like ‘Ishq kamina’ and ‘kajra re’ are still remembered with intense fervour.

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Though Katrina Kaif, Priyanka Chopra and Kareena Kapoor are, currently, ruling the B-town with right doses of glamour and talent, it is the veteran Aishwarya Rai who defeats them comprehensively when it comes to global popularity.

Unlike the likes of Kareena and Priyanka, Aishwarya is renowned worldwide (after all, she had won the coveted pageant at the Miss World). Aishwarya’s global supremacy also accounts from the fact that she has worked in a slew of crossover films like ‘Pink Panther 2’, ‘The Last Legion’, ‘Bride and Prejudice’ and so on.
Reportedly, a few foreign publishers are insisting Aishwarya to pen her autobiography. In fact, they are ready to pay out handsome fee to her. As per reports, she has also been approached with a blank cheque by a publisher itching to print her journey from her modelling days to her Bollywood crown.
Publishers are also eyeing that she dishes out her relationship tales in the autobiography. In fact, Salman Khan and Vivek Oberoi controversies are significant parts of her life and would make her books fly off the shelf in a jiffy.
But then Aishwarya being a very private person is brooding over it. She hasn’t yet given her nod and even if she does so, it is highly unlikely that she would serve her readers a dose of her spicy romance. But the publishers can still keep their fingers crossed.

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In an online survey, actor Aishwarya Rai was voted as the Best Actress of 2010 for her performance in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Guzaarish.

Aishwarya plays Hrithik Roshan’s nurse in the film. Out of 10,867 votes cast, Ash got 77% of the votes, more than the likes of Kajol (My Name
is Khan), Katrina Kaif (Raajneeti) and Vidya Balan (Ishqiya).

Kajol was the runners up with 17 per cent votes while Katrina Kaif bagged 3 per cent of the total votes. Vidya Balan, too, got 3 per cent.

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Simon Cowell, the CEO of 19th Hole Productions, has just learned that Indian actress Aishwarya Rai has refused his offer of being one of the judges on his new X-Factor Show.

Cowell who was the mastermind behind the extremely popular singing reality show American Idol as well as about 48 other Idol shows throughout the world, confessed that he was quite disappointed.

He commented that Aishwarya would have made a perfect fit as the third judge with himself and the beautiful English singer Cheryl Cole. Cowell smiled and said that it would have been a novel showcase with two exquisitely dressed gorgeous women and one T-shirted English bloke.

When Ms. Rai was contacted by a reporter for The Tinsel Town Times Tribune and asked why she had turned down Mr. Cowell’s very generous offer she simply smiled and said that it was a very personal matter.

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Aishwarya Rai added a warm glow to a gathering of her native Bunt community at Powai in Mumbai on Sunday evening, December 26, dressed in a black and gold anarkali dress.

Aishwarya Rai added a warm glow to a gathering of her native Bunt community at Powai in Mumbai on Sunday evening, December 26, dressed in a black and gold anarkali dress.

Aishwarya Rai and Abhishek Bachchan light the inaugural lamp.

The 37-year-old Bachchan bahu belongs to the Shetty community known as Bunts. Aishwarya was accompanied by her ever doting husband Abhishek Bachchan to the World Bunts Sports Meet 2010.

Aishwarya Rai at Bunt Event.

Aishwarya’s voluminous anarkali kurta had oversized paisley pattern on the skirt and red and black floral print velvet long sleeves. She paired it with a black polka dot churidar and a black and gold net dupatta, neatly draped across her neck.