By Jilawatan

When it comes to the Bachchans, it all runs in the family.

The news is that Aishwarya Rai-Bachchan will do an item number in comedian-turned-director Sajid Khan’s upcoming multistarrer, Housefull.

The song to which Ash will be gyrating is said to be dad-in-law Amitabh Bachchan’s hit number, Apni toh jaise taise, from his 1981 hit Laawaris.

The film’s producer, Sajid Nadiadwala, has bought the rights of the song, though Sajid Khan is mum. “I am neither confirming nor denying the news. We will make an announcement at the right time,” says Khan.

Of late, the Bachchans have been going out of their way to push the prospects of each other. Last week, when Abhishek Bachchan made his debut as a TV show host–Bingo on Colors channel–Big B was his first guest.

Obviously, Abhishek needs all the push.

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This incident took place when Aishwarya Rai in a film shootout for Mani Ratnam’s film ‘Ravan’, got caught with the forest authorities for trespassing on forest property without permission.
Maharashtra government slapped cases against 14 members of the film’s crew on the charge of trespassing on forest property.

According to forest official, it is illegal to enter the forest locality without permission and added “They have been charged with illegally entering forest property and undertaking land levelling work to facilitate the film’s shoot.”

The film compensated for the loss, he added, “After the cases were filed, the film crew applied for permission for the shoot and even deposited Rs 2.5 lakh.”

Though Ash it is not entirely your fault for landing into such dilemma but be careful you are now a bahu of Big B’.

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Aishwarya Rai Bachchan has agreed to dub for the Tamil version of , sources say. The actress has been associated with the Tamil film industry for quite some years now with a couple of popular films like Iruvar and Jeans to her credit. The lady had been rendering the dialogues in these films by penning them down in English but ultimately the dubbing was done by another artiste.

For Raavan, however, Mani Ratnam had suggested that Ash should dub with her voice to bring in the essence of the film. And reports say that Ash has indeed agreed!

It is worth a mention here that Sandhya, Aishwarya Dhanush and Kanika were in consideration to dub for Ash in Raavan.

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There were news that actress Aishwarya Rai was being unprofessional which and she was delaying Vipul Shah’s movie ‘Action Replay’.

But the director defends her saying that the actress is being targeted.

Shah says, “It is really annoying. We are used to gossips but this seems like a personal attack on Ash. ‘Action Replay’ has been shot in sync sound so no dubbing is required. So where is the question of her refusing to dub for it?”

The director has informed that just 12 days work is left in which three songs and couple of scenes is to be shot.

Folks, there were reports that said, Ash has refused to shoot a Pritam’s composition. But shah says, “Not even Amitabh Bachchan or Akshay Kumar were present at music sittings. When these reports started, Ash was shooting for Mani Ratnam’s Raavan in Kerala.”

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Aishwarya Rai Bachchan’s list of admirers keeps growing. Sanjay Leela Bhansali and Mani Ratnam prefer her to most Bollywood heroines. And now, one more biggie has been added to the ‘We-adore-Ash’ list.

Vipul Shah who is directing Ash and Akshay Kumar in Action Replayy, says, “Akshay and I have worked together for sometime now and we share a comfort level. Working with Ash has been a revelation in this film. She has been very dedicated. A film that travels in time is not really easy for actors. Also both Akki and Ash are a very good looking couple and make an attractive onscreen pair. She is certainly one of the best actresses that I have worked with.”

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Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, while endorsing a watch brand recently, said in the press meet that her father-in-law Amitabh Bachchan is her inspiration when it comes to punctuality. The actress has been quoted as saying, “his commitment and dedication is an example for everyone to follow.”

The former beauty queen, who recently completed the shooting of Mani Ratnam’s Raavan, has moved on to the sets of Guzarish where she will be sharing the screen space with Hrithik Roshan. Guzarish is directed by Sanjay Leela Bhasali.

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Two of the most beautiful actresses are connected by an uncanny coincidence. The forthcoming films of both the stunners are based on the religious Hindu epics Ramayana and Mahabharata.

Mani Ratnam’s Raavan, starring Aishwarya Rai as Sita, is based on Ramayana. It has south star Vikram playing Ash’s hubby and Abhishek Bachchan playing the villain who kidnaps Ash and takes her into a forest. Govinda’s character, based on Lord Hanuman, is that of a forest guard who helps trace Ash.

Prakash Jha’s film Rajneeti, on the other hand, is based on Mahabharata. The film, a political thriller, borrows a great deal from the politics of Mahabharata. Ranbir Kapoor plays an Arjun-like character who, with the help of his mentor, takes on his rivals. Katrina too plays a politico in the movie that stars a host of actors including Ajay Devgan, Arjun Rampal, Manoj Bajpai and Nana Patekar.

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Bubbly Kerala-born Priyamani has high hopes that Mani Ratnam’s Ravaan, a loosely-based present-day version of the Ramayana, which also stars Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Vikram and Abhishek Bachchan, will prove to be the perfect launch vehicle for her in Bollywood. The much-anticipated film, which has suffered a number of production problems, is now scheduled for release in the summer of 2010.

Priyamani, who won a National Award for her role in Paruthiveeran, recently hit the screens with Ninaithalae Inikkum, a remake of the superhit Mollywood movie Classmates. The film starred Prithviraj and Karthik.

Priyamani’s career appears to know no limits and she has recently bagged a role in Kannada opposite Golden Star Ganesh in a movie said to be a remake of the Kollywood hit Kushi. This will be her second Sandalwood movie after Raam with Puneet Rajkumar which is still awaiting release. “Once Raam releases, people will know who I am,” she says, “I won’t even be able to ask auto drivers to drop me home because then they’ll know where I live.”

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When talked about beauty Aishwarya Rai Bachchan is considered to be the synonym of beauty. She is often measured as the most beautiful woman in the world, every move she makes is tinted not just in the Indian media but also draws attention from the world over.

Aishwarya, fondly referred to as Ash was born in Mangalore to Krishnaraj Rai and Vrinda Rai. At an early age her parents moved to Mumbai where she attended the Arya Vidya Mandir school, then entered Jai Hind College and went on to pursue her studies in architecture.

However, following her heart she entered the world of fashion and even went on to win the Miss Wold crown. Later in ‘97 she made her acting debut in Mani Ratnam’s Tamil biopic film, Iruvar and then entered Bollywood with her film Aur Pyar Ho Gaya. Following this she featured in the hit film Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam and beceame a household. Since then there has been no looking back for this beauty.

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Amidst a lot of hindrances and mishaps like heavy rains, mishaps, jungle safaris, delays, Mani Ratnam’s much talked about bilingual film Ravan is said to have completed its shooting journey. The entire crew is now relieved and relaxed and to mark this occasion, Mani Ratnam and his wife Suhasini organized a party for the team.

Ravan team celebrates the completion of the shooting

‘Ravana’, produced and directed by Mani Ratnam, has a huge star cast including Vikram, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Govinda, Prithviraj, Priyamani, Karthik and others. ‘Ravana’, made simultaneously in Hindi and Tamil, is inspired by the epic ‘Ramayana’. It might even be said that it is a modern version of the epic. Interestingly, Mani has given a twist to the story by making the villain - RAVAN - as the protagonist in his movie.