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When he made his last public appearance in Mumbai 15 years ago, Rajnikanth didn’t anticipate that the next one would take so long and generate such hysteria. But in the decade and half gone by, his stardom has only grown manifold. Perhaps no other Indian actor has a Rs 150 crore movie riding on Late night on Saturday, at JW Marriott, everyone present for the music launch of Robot (Enthiran in Tamil, Telugu), waited to hear Rajnikanth speak. And he held the audience’s attention with his sense of humour. The superstar began by first thanking Amitabh Bachchan, the chief guest who was launching the soundtrack composed by AR Rahman and lyrics written by Swanand Kirkire.

“Whenever I have acted with Amitji, in Andhaa Kanoon, Geraftaar and Hum, he’s always shown me a lot of love,” he said, adding, “I can’t take any major decision without consulting him. Whatever he told me when I met him in Lonavla, years ago, is something I’ll cherish in my heart forever.”

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“I am very grateful for all the opportunities I have had in my career as an actor. It was also something I sought when I started working. I was being welcomed into the industry even before I went for the Miss World pageant. I keep reiterating that Miss India was not a way to enter Bollywood, because I had been getting offers before I went for the pageant. At that time, I was reluctant to enter Bollywood because I didn’t want to give up my studies,” she says, adding, “Later on, I learnt from my dear friend Rajeev that Mani wanted to cast me in Bombay and Dharmesh wanted me for Raja Hindustani, Yashji and Subhashji wanted to launch me. I had already been spoken to for these movies before I did Miss India. I had met Shekhar (Kapur), and he was making Bandit Queen at that time. He told me that I could get my degree, but that I would come back to Bollywood. He told me that he had done his C.A., but he was making movies, and he was sure that I would join movies too. Yashji used to tease me that I could do architecture, then design sets for them, and they would make me an actress. He told me that I would be in the movies. Everybody believed that I would be here, in Bollywood. After I did Miss World, I had six months off till college reopened, and I started considering film offers. I am glad I took the plunge because I am so much at home being an actor.”

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According to the latest tabloids buzz, Bollywood actors Akshay Kumar and Aishwarya Rai-Bachchan have been provided with a golden opportunity to pay tribute to the 70s couple of the hit film ‘Bobby’, Rishi Kapoor and Dimple Kapadia, in a song.

The song will be shot for director Vipul Shah’s upcoming movie ‘Action Replayy’ in which Ash and Akki will be seen paying tribute to hit 70s on screen couples such as Amitabh Bachchan-Jaya Bhaduri, Rajesh Khanna-Mumtaz and Dharmendra-Hema Malini.

Interestingly, Vipul thought about Rishi and Dimple at the last moment.

Vipul initially forgot about the hit onscreen couple
Apparently, at first instead of Rishi and Dimple, Vipul was thinking of Rishi and Neetu Singh.

However, he suddenly realized that he has forgotten another hit couple Rishi and Dimple who made their debut with hit film ‘Bobby’ and film’s song ‘Hum Tum Kamare Mein Band Ho’ was quite a hit at the time.

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Just as reports are pouring in like hot cakes about Abhishek Bachchan‘s debut show on the small screen after his father’s super hit show Bigg Boss 3 has concluded on Colors, we are hearing about the Bachchan Bahu being offered to host a talk show in the same channel.

According to rumours doing the rounds, it is almost like a dizzy Giant wheel ride for movie buffs to keep a track on all the dealings and offers being placed in the platter of the Bachchan parivaar. Now as news are spreading like wild fire on Ash being offered the talk show and many such shows, it is another surprising bit of news that Bigg B has been already engaged for the 4th season of Bigg Boss by the same channel.

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Bolywood’s beautiful actress Aishwarya Rai has got quite a few movies in her account like “Endhiran”, “Ravana”, “Action Replay” and “Guzaarish” to name a few.

Aishwarya reveals, “I have an undisclosed pride of my own, you know. I’ve always wanted to work after marriage and I couldn’t see why that should change after I tied the knot. Don’t misunderstand me. I’m not a hardcore feminist. I’m a humanist.”

The gorgeous actress maintains that throughout her career she has never given common quotes by saying, “I’m not ready for marriage now or marriage will happen only after five or six years.”

So, this is the reason why she always kept getting film endorsements even post marriage. Also, the filmmakers trusted the gorgeous lady’s commitment towards her work.

“Earlier, it was tough for a heroine to get work after marriage. Their so-called brand value would depreciate. That didn’t happen with me, as I’ve always aspired to push the career,” briefs Ash.

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All praises for the indomitable spirit of Aishwarya Rai who braved the rough weather and continuous rains to shoot uninterruptedly for Mani Ratnam’s film Raavan in Cochin.

According to sources, the portions that were being shot required Ash to look drenched. The actress shot continuously in wet clothes, sometimes for as long as ten hours at a stretch because she had to film simultaneously for both the Hindi and Tamil version of the movie.

Needless to say, the long hours of shoot in the incessant downpour took a toll on the actress’s health and she developed fever. But Ash continued working despite director Mani Ratnam asking her to rest. She used to pop in a few pills and work throughout the day because she had to wrap the shoot in time and move on to Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s film Guzaarish.

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Former World beauty queen and famous actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan says that her character in ‘Ravana’ starring her husband Abhishek Bachchan isn’t that of our epic Ramayana’s Sita. In the same breath she admits, “Yes, I am playing a woman who has similarities with the Sita of ‘Ramayana’. Aish told this at the press conference of her new Hollywood flick ‘Pink Panther 2′. The actress has been shooting for ‘Ravana’ since Feb 17, and will continue till mid-March. When asked to elaborate her character in the movie, she refused to divulge more about ‘Ravan’. “However, it is an intense film set in today’s time and Mani Ratnam has given a totally new perspective to the art of storytelling,” she continued. She also emphasized that she had never played a conventional couple with her husband on-screen, apart from the film ‘Kuchh Naa Kaho’, though. She illustrated this by stating that neither in ‘Dhoom 2′ nor in ‘Sarkar Raj’ and nor in ‘Guru’, though the movie revolves around Abhishek.

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And Danny Boyle wasn’t just trying to make a statement. A different Ash in each of her ventures — that’s what Aishwarya Rai Bachchan aims for, even

if it’s a minuscule role in a Hollywood film.

Your latest Hollywood outing sees you in an avatar which is far from your leading lady image…
It’s not about whether I’m the leading lady in a project or who my co-star is. For me, the film-maker, script and role are deciding factors. And I have always tried to defy the obvious and test myriad characters. That’s why there’s an Iruvar, Josh, Khakee, Hamara Dil Aapke Paas Hai, Devdas, Raincoat, Chokher Bali and Shabd to name a few. As they have been saying in the West, ‘She is not house-hunting in Hollywood’. In fact, I’ve never done that. I’ve not gone to them looking for work.

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Yes, Slumdog Millionaire bridged the gap between East and West, and back home Aishwarya Rai Bachchan is doing the same thing, what with her Pink Panther stint. Well, the film that’s set to release soon is quite the topic of convo these days, and people are dying to know if Ash has a prominent role in it, or is it really a blink-and miss kinda thing.

But Ash isn’t a worried woman. As tongues wag, she’s busy playing Sita in Kolkata for Mani Ratnam ’s Raavana. “Ash does not play a miniscule role in the motion picture as assumed by many.She plays a criminology expert and has done her job quite well,” we’re told. Now, as to who leaked out this little bit of info, well, we’ll just leave that for the experts to find out.

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Time and again Bollywood’s numero uno actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan has proved that her popularity is ceaseless and no can beat her on that front not even the KHANS who are considered the pillars of Bollywood.

According to the new Forbes list – Aishwarya Rai is listed as India’s most bankable star in Hollywood, pushing down the Khans of Bollywood in the ratings of the best bet for a film’s financial success. Ash is among half a dozen of Bollywood actors on the list of ‘Hollywood’s Most Valuable Actors’. Other Indians on the list include Aamir Khan, Shahrukh Khan, Salman Khan, Irfan Khan and Hrithik Roshan.

She is ranked highest among all the Indian actors and the only female actor from the country. Her rank stands at 387th position in the global list of as many as 1,411 actors from across the world. Among male Bollywood actors, Aamir is ranked highest at 540th in the global list, followed by Shahrukh (735th), Salman (753rd), Irfan Khan (825th) and Hrithik Roshan (1059th). The list is topped by Hollywood star Will Smith.