By Jilawatan

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan’s latest release “Endhiran” hit theatres yesterday. The film stars South superstar Rajnikanth and Bollywood diva Aishwarya Rai Bachchan in the lead roles.

“Endhiran” is the most expensive Indian film till date. Some of her upcoming films include “Robot” a Hindi adaptation of “Endhiran”, “Action Replayy” opposite Akshay Kumar and Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Guzaarish” opposite Hrithik Roshan. Each of these films has a budget of around 40-50 crores if not more.

Aishwarya added “I don’t see the budget when I sign a film. Some movies just happen to have a big budget. What attracts me to a project is the director, the story and my character. Big or small, I am equally excited or nervous during the release.”

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Director Shankar has thus far directed Aishwarya Rai twice in his career. She was the heroine in Jeans, which Shankar had directed way back in 1998 when Ash had just entered the film industry.
When Shankar was asked about how it was working with Ash then and now, he replied she has turned into a pro. He recalls that she needed a lot of explanation in Jeans but in Endhiran she understood the nuances of filmmaking. Shankar added that she works like a hero right from 7 am (that’s when she enters the sets) till its time to go home.

The director also clarified that Ash wrote her Endhiran dialogues in English and came well prepared everyday.

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As the star of Endhiran, India’s most expensive movie and her latest, Aishwarya Rai talks to Kevin Maher about bridging the cultural gap between Bollywood and Hollywood, and how her high-profile celebrity marriage is no publicity stunt.

Like some glittering celestial orb, frozen in the firmament, Aishwarya Rai is caught between the powerful pull of two worlds. In one, she is the Bollywood Queen, daughter of a nation, a former Miss World turned movie icon and now married to India’s golden son, Abhishek Bachchan. When she kisses on screen she ignites a national controversy (more on that later). And her every move is tracked by a ravenous and sometimes savage media (fake reports of her death in a car crash caused countrywide consternation in 2006).

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Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Priyanka Chopra are inevitably going to be pitted against one another on the 1st of October, as both the flicks, ‘Endhiran’, and ‘Anjaana Anjaani’, are now slated to release on the same day!
Even though ‘Anjaana Anjaani’, was supposed to be releasing on the 24th as per the earlier schedule, the release date has been pushed back, thus, this has made the flick clash with the much awaited most expensive flick ever made on Indian soil ‘,Endhiran’.
As known, Aishwarya and Rajnikant are two of the most popular faces to have ever embraced the Indian silver screen, thus, it is being assumed that their flick will have tremendous success at the box office. With tabloids reporting ticket sales being a complete sell out, this sci- fi sure seems to be a big winner.
On the other hand, ‘Anjaana Anjaani’, being a Ranbir Priyanka starrer, and having some great foreign locales, with some great fun filled moments, a rom- com of sorts, is also touted to be one major attraction at the box office!
The buzz is however that will Priyanka give tough competition to the ever popular Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, will the two be in a only I’m the winner situation, or will it be a nail biting finish for both of them, where everyday will be a major competition day, with all eyes tabulating over who is the bigger crowd puller?
Well, this is getting tougher to decide! Just start counting downwards, till the ‘D’ day!

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Endhiran (Robot) has been in the news for quite some time given that it stars two of the most popular and powerful actors in the country. Aishwarya Rai and Rajnikanth both have a tsunami of fan followers all over the globe and it shouldn’t come as a big surprise that Endhiran has created a record that no Indian film has, hitherto, done before.
The advance booking for the film commenced at a theatre called Jackson Heights in New York and astonishingly within 10 minutes all the tickets were sold. Thus, Endhiran has earned itself a coveted distinction of becoming the 1st Indian film to have sold out its entire advance booking tickets within 10 minutes.
The film shall open worldwide on 1st October and is also the most expensive film ever made in India. The story highly depends on technology and huge amount has been invested in gadgets and techniques. It’s only to be speculated how well the film does at the box office.

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Shankar’s extravaganza “Endhiran” will hit the silver screen on the very first day of October now. It will be released with 2250 prints in more than 2000 screens globally. It will rock more than 300 foreign silver screens. “Endhiran” starring Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Rajnikanth will be the biggest Tamil movie ever with the highest number of prints for Tamil movie. There will be more than 600 shows per day around cinema halls in Chennai only. It is said that “Endhiran” will be second biggest release after Hollywood flick “Spiderman”.

“Endhiran” is releasing in India and European countries along with Australia, Malaysia, Singapore, UK and USA on Oct 1 in all the three languages that are Tamil, Telugu and Hindi. “Endhiran”, super science fiction, is much talked and awaited movie of the year. Too many hopes and expectations are hooked to it. People are already swayed by the promos of “Endhiran”. It presents the unconventional pair of Rajnikanth and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan.

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Aishwarya Rai is all set to ram into the theatres this season with two of her films ready for a release. First up is ‘Endhiran’ (Robot) which stars the South Indian God Rajnikanth. Endhiran is the costliest film ever made in India and relies heavily on gadgets and technology.
The film shall be unleashed on the last leg of September and is carrying the burden of heavy expectations. Apart from this bilingual flick, Aishwarya has ‘Action Replayy’ studded for a Diwali release. The film takes a walk into the 70s era and shall remind us of the painfully sweet good, old days evoking huge amount of nostalgia.
It stars Akshay Kumar in the male lead and is the biggie of this festive season. Given that both the films release around the festive occasions, there is a huge chance of a terrific box office response.
But will these films erase the agonising memories of Raavan debacle earlier this year? Aishwarya, at least, is bound to gain. The same can’t be said of Abhishek who is still reeling under the devastation caused by his ten headed avatar.

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Aishwarya Rai Bachchan turns designer for her own clothes. Shankar’s film, ‘Endhiran’ will see Aishwarya in never seen before avatar. The former Miss world who is known for her style and statement has designed her own clothes for the film and wooed her audience with her perfect sense of dressing. In the film, Ash is playing a modern girl and she has put on deep thought in designing her clothes.

Director Shankar stated “Aishwarya plays a modern girl in the film, in the songs we have presented her in a never-seen avatar. I know she applied a lot of thought in designing her own wardrobe.” Even ace designer Manish Malhotra is awestruck with her sense of fashion. Rajinikanth and Aishwarya starrer, ‘Endhiran’ is a sci-fic made on a budget of Rs 190 crores.

‘Robot’ the most expensive film to be produced in India is slated for 24th September release.

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We have already shown you trailers for and stills from Rajinikanth’s and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan’s upcoming movie Endhiran, the Robot, and now the two co-stars take their futuristic looks to the cover of South Side magazine!

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Actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan has finally given the nod to veteran filmmaker Shyam Benegal.

The film to be shotnext year would be an out-and-out female-oriented subject to be shot atone stretch.

Says Aishwarya, “I’ve been working so hardthis year thatI haven’t had achance to look at scripts. Butyes, the one that Shyam Benegal hasgiven meisveryvery special. We’ve beenmeaning to work with one another for years.”

Aishwarya wasearlieroffered Benegal’s Chamki,his screenadaptation of Georges Bizet’s classic French operaCarmen.
Laughs Aishwarya, “I don’t know how many times that has come to me. He needed to catch the moodduring winter in Rajasthan. And somehow I never had that window inmy schedule.”
The new Aishwarya-Benegal project takes the actor intoa different time zone.