By Jilawatan

It’s no surprise that Vivek Oberoi’s ex flame Aishwarya Rai didn’t show up at the IIFA Awards 2010 as her father-in-law himself had sidelined the show owing to protests and turmoil despite him being the brand ambassador.
But when a certain Salman Khan spat sarcasm at Amitabh, Abhishek and Aishwaray Rai Bachchan for not supporting the people in times of adversity, Vivek directly defended them even boldly taking their names.
Speaking to the reporters, Vivek went outspoken and said,
“You have to respect the fact that people have work for which they sometimes cannot turn up at events. It happens to each one of us. I know everyone wanted to see the Bachchan family in Colombo. They are being missed by the people of Sri Lanka as well as by everyone of us. Abhishek and Aishwarya have a film up for release and, trust me, there is a lot of work and stress during a release (of Raavan). So, give them a respite. I’m sure they would be missing being here too.”

By Jilawatan

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan gave the IIFA awards a miss, instead choosing to attend the French open in Paris on Saturday. Dressed in a bright blue gown, the actress roamed the grounds at Rolland Garros, before sitting down to watch the womens’ final, sporting a hat, sunglasses, and casually waving a fan. Ash, who was accompanied by her parents Krishnaraj and Vrinda Rai, did not stay till the end of the match.

Surprisingly, Ash got anything but a VIP treatment at the match — the cameras did not focus on her even once. “She wasn’t given any coverage… I saw the entire match,” posted a blogger afterwards. “They didn’t even show her on telly!” posted another.

By Jilawatan

The big Khans of Bollywood – Aamir Khan, Shahrukh Khan [^], Salman Khan and Saif Ali Khan [^] are not attending this year’s IIFA Awards function but Bollywood’s power couple Abhishek Bachchan [^] and Aishwarya Bachchan have managed to heat up Macau.Abhishek and his wife Aishwarya have arrived Macau for the 10th edition of IIFA Awards. The couple looked happy and excited. Abhishek even got hold of the video camera of one of the journalists and gestured to the onlooking fans. He said that the event would be fantastic.

Amitabh Bachchan is the brand ambassador of the IIFA Awards 2009. Actress Lara Dutta will host the awards ceremony along with Boman Irani and Riteish Deshmukh. Jackky Bhagnani, who is making Bollywood debut with Kal Kissne Dekha is going to perform at the event.

By Jilawatan

By Jilawatan

Aishwarya Rai looked gorgeous holding hands with hunky husband Abhishek Bachchan at the Mumbai airport before the couple jetted off to Macau, China, on June 10 for IIFA.

The airport was abuzz with excitement during the am hours with a huge number of Bollywood personalities leaving for IIFA. Others spotted at the airport included Anil Kapoor, Shabana Azmi, Lara Dutta, Sonam Kapoor, Ritesh Deshmukh, Boman Irani, Arjun Rampal, Sushmita Sen, Zayed Khan and Tanavi Aazmi.

Aishwarya Rai paired a black satin puff sleeve top with dark blue flared jeans. She may have looked hot but she was prepared for the chill of business class jet travel– holding a tan leather jacket. She matched her accessories – tan leather tote and peeptoe platforms.

Her sunglasses rested on her head. Her gorgeous medium brown hair, styled in loose waves with a middle parting, framed her face cascading down the shoulders. She wore glossy pink lipstick, pink blush, cat-eye liner and lots of mascara.

By Jilawatan

Aishwarya Rai is all set to dazzle audiences with her dance moves at the 10th International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) awards night in Macau, China, next month – her second such appearance at the glamorous event.

She had enthralled audiences by dancing to hit song “Kajra re” at Amsterdam in 2005. She will perform at The Venetian-Macau Resort on the night of June 13, an IIFA press statement said. Aishwarya`s father-in-law, megastar Amitabh Bachchan, is the brand ambassador of IIFA.

Also performing at the event will be Sonam Kapoor, who will make her on-stage debut, and Kareena Kapoor, who will show off her belly dancing skills.

Bollywood actors Boman Irani and Riteish Deshmukh, who had the audience in splits with their humour.

At the awards last year in Bangkok, will play hosts to the glitzy cine event again in Macau. Joining the two would be beauty queen-turned-actress Lara Dutta.