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South superstar Rajinikanth can’t stop praising Bollywood beauty Aishwarya Rai after working with her on Tamil film Endhiran, touted to be one of India’s most expensive film projects.

According to a source present at the music launch of the film in Kuala Lumpur last week, Rajinikanth said: “There is no other beauty in our generation like Aishwarya Rai. She is a born artiste.”

Rajinikanth, who shares mutual admiration for Aishwarya’s father-in-law, megastar Amitabh Bachchan, added jokingly: “Amitabh is looking at me from there and warning me not to praise her too much,” the source informed.

Though Amitabh was not present at the music launch, Rajnikant made his presence felt with his words.

Among those who attended the event were music director A.R. Rahman, director S. Shankar and few other technicians, apart from Aishwarya and Rajnikant with his two daughters.

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Aishwarya Rai filmed a commercial for Swiss luxury watch brand Longines in Rome on Tuesday, July 20, along with actress Kate Winslet and Taiwanese model Chi Ling Lin.

Aishwarya, 36, looked stunningly beautiful in a pleated purple dress with a banded waist, V neckline and extended shoulders with a banded detail.

She accessorized with black cross ankle strap heels and a bracelet in each arm.

Aishwarya Rai on set filming a commercial for Swiss luxury watch brand Longines in Rome on Tuesday, July 20. Photo Credit: Splash News
Her age defying flawless skin, subtle pink lip color, purple eye shadow and wavy auburn hair, styled with a side parting to frame her face, rounded a perfect – even surreal – look.

The new commercial will promote Longines’ DolceVita collection.

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As Anupam Kher says in Lamhaa, “When Aishwarya Rai is unable to see the moon, it makes news. But why don t the media report the plight of those thousands of Kashmiri wives who haven t seen their husbands for years.”
I ask the same question to you readers: Even as Bollywood boasts of turning liberal and bold, is it still so narrow-minded to miss out the real intention behind the dialogue that is creating some unnecessary uproar?
It’s being reported that Aishwarya Rai has been humiliated in the process. However, the intended purpose of such a line is to emphasize on media’s obsession with glamour over substance.

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Aishwarya Rai has nothing to do with the upcoming Bollywood movie Lamhaa. Sanjay Dutt and Bipasha Basu are the two leading characters of the movie. Just Rai’s name was uttered in a dialogue and Sanjay Dutt had to take the clearance from Amitabh Bachchan about the promo of the movie.
There is no hide and seek about the matter that Amitabh Bachchan is very sensitive about his daughter-in-law. The Bachchans were very unhappy with the kissing scene between Aishwarya Rai and Hrithik Roshan in Dhoom 2.
Anyway, Lamhaa does not contain anything bad about Amitabh Bachchan’s daughter in law. Just, according to Times of India, there is a dialogue like this:
“When Aishwarya Rai is unable to see the moon it makes news. But why doesn’t the media report the plight of those thousands of Kashmiri wives who haven’t seen their husbands for years?”

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When sources caught Abhi and Aish together, the couple was seen in very much love with each other, and Abhi has no doubts in saying that Aish is a very supportive and understanding wife.

While talking to the sources Abhi said, “Aishwarya is very supportive and encouraging. She is a very chilled out person and doesn’t take things to heart,”

“People ask me if I changed after marriage. But I just say ‘Why should I change?’ Aishwarya loves me the way I am and married me for the way I am. Then why should I change at all,” he added.

A happy married couple
The couple had announced their engagement on January 14, 2007 and after 3 months, they tied the knot on April 20, 2007. All the arrangements for the wedding ceremony was made at the Bachchan’s residence ‘Prateeksha’ in Juhu, Mumbai.

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Aishwarya Rai Bachchan is surely the most gorgeous face in Bollywood, yet it can’t be denied that the actress had to put in a lot of hard work to create a niche for herself in the industry. In a chat with Swati Chaturvedi on her talk show Kahiye Janab, Ash talked about her latest release ‘Raavan’, her relationship with hubby Abhishek and more.

Here are the excerpts:

Swati: While shooting for ‘Raavan’, you had Abhishek on the sets as a co-star, and then you would have dinner with him back home. Isn’t it like too much of Abhishek?

Aishwarya: No…(Laughs). You’re asking a personal question to get a personal answer now!

Swati: But really, how do you balance your personal and professional life?

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Amitabh Bachchan is surely the most lovable father in law that any girl could possibly have, under the Sun.
This was proved very recently, when the Bachchan Bahu, Aishwarya, was traveling to the storm affected areas in the South of India.
It so happened, that Ash had to travel to the South straight from the French Riviera Festival, as she had to reach her shooting venue for the Tamil film ‘Endhiran’, which she is doing opposite the Tamil superstar Rajnikanth.

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After a romantic two weeks in Greece, Abhishek Bachchan and wife Aishwarya Rai Bachchan will be jetting off to Istanbul, making the best use of Aishwarya’s time off from work.

Aishwarya, who recently wound up filming for Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Guzaarish opposite Hrithik Roshan, had accompanied Abhishek to Greece for the filming of Game. Directed by Abhiney Deo, The thriller film additionally features Anupam Kher, Boman Irani and Kangana Ranaut.

Abhishek and Aishwarya returned to Mumbai for a day to catch up with their family prompting a delighted Amitabh Bachchan to blog on Friday, May 7, 2010

“Abhishek and Bahu Rani came back this morning and it was a joy to see them after such a long gap. But the joy is limited. Tomorrow they go off again to some more exotic lands for their work. But when they are with us, it is fun to catch up on their talk and to inform them of ours.”

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Remember that emotional scene from ‘Paa’ where the on-screen father Abhishek Bachchan carries his on-screen son Amitabh Bachchan (aka Auro) on his back. Well, that may have been a necessity for the film’s script. But, in real life, too, Abhishek (known for his carefree and kiddish manners) often plays this game and no…….not with children but with his unit members.
For instance, during his shots in Rohan Sippy’s ‘Dum Maro Dum’, Abhishek often showcases his funny side and forces others to pamper him. He refuses to walk on his feet from his vanity van to the sets and demands that he be piggybacked to the set.
And Hussain (a crew member) spoils him by always fulfilling his demand. Hussain quips, “Abhishek meri jaan hai (Abhishek is my life-blood). We do this quite frequently, though not everyday.”
Now, if Abhishek can be such a huge prankster on the sets, then just imagine how naughty he must be with wife Aishwarya in their private moments. And I wonder, behind the closed doors of their bedrooms, if Abhishek piggybacks Ash or is it the other way round? Have you folks and fans of Aishwarya Rai got an inkling to this mystery?