Before taking on the exclusive tag of Mr. and Mrs. Bachchan, they found themselves together in a couple of romantic movies namely; “Dhai Akshar Prem Ke” and “Kuch Naa Kaho”. They gelled well as friends but no romance or passion bloomed because their respective interests were different.
While it is difficult to say when and how the first passion of love bloomed? But some attribute to the time when Ash made it for the scintillating item number ‘Kajra Re’ in the company of both Senior and junior Bachchan. By the time they made it in “Umrao Jaan”, “Dhoom2” and “Guru”, the couple was knee deep in love. The passion in real life was aptly brought out by the couple’s depth and intensity of expression on reel. This holds particularly true for “Umrao Jaan” where the couple saw themselves breathing in the exuberance of passion. Though the film which was a remake of a previous version failed at the box office, both were appreciated for their acting.
Following their over hyped marriage; the couple saw themselves together in two unconventional films. While Ram Gopal Verma’s “Sarkar Raj” was a success, their togetherness failed to create the expected impact in “Ravaan’’. After the failure of Mani Ranam’s “Ravaan” at the box office, the couple refrained from making it together on reel.
In the wake of Abhishek’s announcement from Russia, the viewers can be all set to see the lovely twosome yet again as part of the much needed comic interlude. First and foremost, they are yet to be seen together in a comedy. Secondly, having worked in a string of serious movies the young hubby needs a comic relief. Abhishek presently shooting for “Players” opposite the sultry Bips seemed excited about the forthcoming comedy.
The oncoming flick to be directed by Raj Kumar Santoshi is supposed to portray dashing thirty five year old as Ash’s hubby. Though Abhi refrained from diverging a great deal about the script, it seems that the comic element will emerge from the husband’s character. He is supposed to be an unsatisfied one with a wandering eye. In all likelihood, the wife will also cajole him into such a venture. Having gone through its script and content, both found it to their liking.
Abhishek had a mixed season with the failure of “Game” and the relative success of “Dum Maro Dum’’. In course of the online interview from Russia, the hero made it adequately clear that he had no qualms about the ending of the film. An action packed thriller, “Dum Maro Dum” ends with the death of the Assistant Commissioner of Police Vishnu Kamath (the role played by Abhishek). According to the star he was a part of its creative process and thus he has no reason to complain.
It will be great seeing the real life couple on screen together. Only time will be the best judge in deciding if their given venture in comedy will laugh its way to the audience. Perhaps the change in genre from romance and thriller to comedy will work out for the gorgeous couple.

Bollywood’s golden couple Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Abhishek Bachchan have been bestowed with the recognition of ‘Power Couple’ by the esteemed Stardust magazine. The mega stars got the title recently at the launch of the latest issue of Stardust in Delhi. Abhishek and Aishwarya graced the occasion as they lifted the veil off to reveal their own photos as the cover page.

Buzz up!
Abhishek and Aishwarya tied the nuptial knot around 4 years back on 20th April, 2007. Since then, the two have had an amazing off-screen chemistry and they always look head over heels in love with each other whenever they are spotted together.

The couple is hugely popular amidst the Bollywood movie lovers. They are big stars and have carved out a niche for themselves in the film industry. Aishwarya Rai Bachchan leapt into fame after winning the Miss World pageant in 1994. Since then there has been no looking back as she climbed the ladders of fame via her big ticket to the B-town.

Abhishek Bachchan made his Bollywood debut around 10 years back with Refugee. But over the years, he and Aishwarya have starred in a plethora of films. Though the two look spectacular together off-screen, it is ironic that their on-screen chemistry has been mostly ‘thanda’ (cold).

However, in Mani Ratnam’s Guru they, indeed, looked fabulous together and the camaraderie was extremely great. Abhishek and Aishwarya add star value to the Bachchan family that is led by Amitabh Bachchan considered as one of the greatest actors of all times.

Money, popularity, a sea of fan following, films, endorsements, good looks and repute, they have got it all. Hence, it’s no doubt that Abhi-Ash do deserve the ‘Power Couple’ title.

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.

Interestingly, Hrithik and Aishwarya starred together in a later film named ‘Guzaarish’ and that was another flop. But ironically, it was a good film and was hailed by most critics

Another hairy tale for you. Only this time it’s the hero who’s tangled in the tale. During an interview Aishwarya Rai Bachchan revealed that getting into the ‘hair’ of her retro character in Action Replay, was tougher for Akshay Kumar than it was for her.

“I was happy that for a change, even the actor had to spend hours with his hair-piece. It is usually the actress who has to go through that. I have worked in many movies where the lead actor has a character arc, which transforms, and even goes from young to old. Like Abhishek in Guru and Hrithik in Jodhaa Akbar, where he spent hours getting into the look of his character.

Akshay took so long to set his hair piece right for his retro-look that he said, ‘I will never complain when actresses take long to get ready for the shoot. Now I know what it feels.’ In fact, when we were shooting, the temperature was high, and he had quite a hard time with the wig,” explains Aishwarya. Well, thank your stars it’s only wig woes, lovelies. There are some stars who are coping with the ‘root’ (read: hair) of the problem. What about them, huh?

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, the beauty of bollywood, is one of those gals, who is naturally blessed with a thick crowning glory!
Almost every time, that the star has appeared in reel or real life, there have been speculations as to what her hair do would be.
Now, Aishwarya, who is from the southern part of India, is naturally blessed with her thick and beautiful stresses.
She has also almost made sure to appear in long hair dos. Her roles, most of the times, has seen her portraying a girl from the crux of Indian society, and her hair dos, which have almost been stuck to long and middle length, have always contributed to a large extent, in making her look the eternal beauty that she always is considered to be, by most film buffs!
However, as Ash is also the brand Ambassador for a very reputed hair color cosmetic brand, she has also tried out many shades of color in her films and in real life as well, and every time, she has emerged a true winner, wounding a lot of hearts with her killer looks.

Right from her debut in Hindi cinema, with the dubbed flick ‘Jeans’, she has been perceived as a lady with the most beautiful stresses ever.
Her roles in ‘Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam’, ‘Aa Ab Laut Chale’, ‘Devdas’, ‘Umrao Jaan’, ‘Guru’ to name just a few, have been excellent flicks, and have her in roles portraying long flowing stresses.
Her recent release ‘Raavan’ also saw her in long hair dos, and then immediately, after that when in Cannes film festival and the French Open Tennis championships, she appeared in the most modern hair dos, that fashion has to offer.
Now, with a series of movies lined up for release, we wonder what Ash’s long and short of her crowning glory is going to be?

In her latest film Raavan in Hindi and Raavanan in Tamil, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan plays Ragini, the wife of a police officer who is abducted.

It’s a role which involved working in tough terrain, heavy rains and amongst creatures of the jungle. In this interview, she speaks about her role, the challenges of working in a bilingual and her co-artists. Excerpts of a teleconference.

All about your character in Raavan and Raavanan
There has been a lot of talk that my character is based on a modern day Sita from “Ramayan”, which is not true. I think all the stories can be drawn parallel to our epics because at the end it is all about inter-personal relationship. My character Ragini is Mani’s perception of this strong willed woman abducted by Beera. And the story is about the dynamics between the three characters- Beera, Dev and Ragini.

You have come a long way from Iruvar to Raavanan
I came into cinema, thanks to Mani Ratnam. His passion and commitment is totally inspiring. And above all he makes every moment and scene real. The first word I uttered on screen is Pesanum (I want to talk), in Iruvar and since then I have been talking. His characterization is superb. In Raavanan, I play Ragini an individual and markedly different from Sujata of Guru or Kalpana or Pushpa from Iruvar. Ragini is a firebrand, a fighter and yet a normal complete woman.

About Mani Ratnam, the master filmmaker
Mani Sir is an institution in himself and his cinema speaks volumes. There is so much we can learn from him. It’s just wonderful how he brings everybody on the same level of passion and madness when it comes to filmmaking. With Mani it is being the student of art you want to learn more. He ignites the hunger in you as an actor, wanting to do something better with every shot.

Abhishek and Vikram have said in their interviews that you are the true hero of the film. Please comment
That is very sweet and generous of them but they have both have done an incredible job. But I think the real heroes are the whole team of Raavan, the set designers, workers, everyone who was on the set everyday, working as hard, if not more than us. We used to start at five every morning and end at night. It was exhausting. We have all worked hard.

How was it working with Vikram and Prithviraj?
We fondly refer to Vikram we as Kenny sir and I think I got familiar with that name because Abhishek always called him that since the time he had come to visit Abhishek on the sets of Guru. One thing that Abhishek and I consciously did but left unsaid was we never acted like a couple in front of Vikram or it would have been hard for him to essay his role opposite me. Prithvi is absolutely adorable. At the start of the schedule we used to tease him because he seemed a bit reserved but after the first schedule he came into his own and was right on the ball.

They are becoming a habit with each other. The husband-wife duo of Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan confess that they thoroughly enjoy working with each other.

Guru, Sarkar Raj and now Raavan… this couple has been having a field day working together. But the beauty of this combination is that they don’t carry their work home. When curious journos asked this superstar couple whether they discuss movies in the confines of their bedroom, the couple jointly said, “No, we leave our work behind in the studios. Home is our personal space… and we have a lot to talk about other than work.” They sound quite like Kajol and Ajay Devgn, another couple that revels in each other’s company at home. No shop talk there.

Now, if an actress is as beautiful as Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, then there are bound to be flings. However, the actress has been very lucky, as she has been the star of all of her boyfriends eyes, some even having tiffs over her.
Take for example our macho star Salman Khan, the two that is, Salman and Aishwarya worked in a romantic film ‘Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam, and became the best of pals. Slowly, the friendship blossomed into the most romantic tale of all.
The pair was amongst the best that bollywood could ever boast of. However, as they say, all good things come to an end; this couple had to bear the brunt of their relationship, due to certain problems like over possessiveness. Thus, after a turbulent time with the couple breaking up, it was a sad end to a beautiful love story.
Just as Aishwarya was nursing her wounds of sorrow in private, came a young energetic guy in the form of Vivek Oberoi.
As the two worked together in films, the closeness grew. There was a fondness that developed between the couple which soon was on the verge of blossoming into love. But, an ugly episode, with Salman giving in numerable missed calls to vivek, and Vivek in turn calling a press conference to claim that Salman had threatened him, completely put off Miss Ash.
Thus, the relationship of Ash and Vivek ended abruptly as well.
After everyone was almost forgetting this nasty episode in the film industry, came good news. Ashwarya and Abhishek, who had worked in films like ‘Dhai Akshar Prem Ke’, Guru’etc, were to get married. This was quite a surprise to most, but it did happen and now, may the couple live happily ever after!

Heard this??Abhishek Bachchan, the handsome hunk of bollywood and husband of gorgeous Aishwarya Rai who wowed audiences with his acts in flicks like ‘Yuva’, ‘Dhoom’, ‘Guru’ etc, wants to increase his canvas and work in Hollywood flicks if scripts were engaging for his liking.

Abhishek Bachchan’s wife Aishwarya Rai has already acted in Hollywood movies like ‘Pink Panther’ and now hubby dear seems to be taking inspiration from her to go for an international audience through Hollywood flicks. However, Abhishek Bachchan, who is son of legendary Amitabh Bachchan, made it clear that he was not interested in doing bit roles in Hollywood flicks and instead would continue to dance around trees in bollywood flicks.

Abhi went a step further and predicted that the day was not far when Hollywood biggies would be doing roles (Arnold Schwarzenegger has already done in ‘Kambakkht Ishq’ starring Kareena and Akshay Kumar) and dancing in them along with forty other dancers.

However, on a serious note Abhishek Bachchan felt that in this age of globalization the boundary walls were crumbling very fast between the cinemas of different countries. For example, even bollywood flicks like ‘Paa’ employed ace make up artists from Hollyood for the character of ‘Auro’ played by Amitabh Bachchan.

The exchange of technical expertise, especially for special effects from Hollywood and other parts of the world, has already begun and the process is likely to gain further momentum in coming days. All this ultimately will blur the lines drawn between cinemas of different countries and the artists would have freedom to work and experiment anywhere.

It may be recalled that Abhishek Bachchan is not a new face for international cinema lovers. He has been visiting various cinema festivals like ‘Cannes’, ‘Berlin’, etc, with Aishwarya Rai for the promotion of his flicks. Aishwarya and Abhishek had also appeared on famous ‘Oprah Winfrey Show’ in the US and impressed the host with their chemistry and Indian way of living.

She was crowned the most beautiful woman in the world, but only after her performance in Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam was she praised for her acting skills as well as her good looks. Films like Devdas, Dhoom2, Guru and Jodhaa Akbar helped establish her firmly in Bollywood. Having worked in international productions like Bride & Prejudice, The Mistress of Spices and The Pink Panther 2, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan is also one of the best known Indian faces in Hollywood. Married into the first family of the Hindi film industry, she is looking forward to releases like Raavan and Guzaarish this year, besides endorsing Longines.

What are you reading at the moment?
These days I am only busy reading scripts and nothing else.

If you woke up and found you’d turned into a man, you would…
Well, my approach would definitely be no different than that of most women. I would be very shocked!

Rate in order of importance: Fame, money, power…
For me all of them fall in the same bracket. There are other things that are more important than these.

If someone were to write a biography of you, what would you want it to be called?
I would rather do an autobiography than let anybody else write about me and twist facts.

Your song for all moods?
There is no one particular song that I like. In fact, my favourite music belongs to different genres.

Your idea of a great weekend?
Just chilling out with the family.

Your most recent purchase?
Well, no purchase, but I have just been gifted the PrimaLuna watch from Longines.

The craziest thing you’ve done for your partner?
Well, that’s something that you need to check with Abhishek!

What kind of people do you dislike?
I am usually not very judgmental about people.

Five musts in your wardrobe?
Anything that is comfortable and suits my style.

Your fitness mantra?
Be positive and that’s not just a blood group!