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Bollywood actresses have often turned producers, entrepreneurs, social activists or even directors. Prima donna Aishwarya Rai Bachchan has always set herself apart from the other damsels of Indian film industry. Sources say that the actress wants to launch her own signature label of attire. A few years back, there were talks that Ash will be associated as the official brand ambassador of an international fashion line. It is known that many European labels were keen in tying up with her and that she has, so far, been approached by 15 top international designers from Italy, London and New York! However, the actress declined it all. She, by showcasing her saris and gowns at grand international events and with her insistence on minimalistic make-up and accessories in Bollywood, is considered to be quite a trendsetter.

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The ever-so-gorgeous Aishwarya Rai Bachchan features on the cover page of this month’s issue of Vogue India. Ash sports a feathered look and is styled by Anaita Shroff Adajania.

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The issue speaks about 10 men who know Aishwarya from close quarters. Right from her hubby dearest Abhishek Bachchan to leading fashion designer Manish Malhotra to leading director Karan Johar to ace make-up artist Mickey Contractor, they all talk about their most memorable interaction with the former Miss World.

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Bollywood’s celebrated fashion designer Manish Malhotra has got the beautiful Aishwarya Rai Bachchan to be his showstopper at the HDIL India Couture Week next month.

“Beautiful aishwarya is going to be the show stopper at my couture week show,” Manish wrote on his twitter page.

“Emerald is the main colour of my couture week collection,” he added.

Last week, he showcased his collection at the Lakme Fashion Week that had Bollywood actresses Priyanka Chopra, Preity Zinta, Rani Mukerji and Urmila Matondkar as his special guests.

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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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Manish Malhotra is bowled over by Aishwarya Rai Bachchan. In the past, even other dress designers have praised Ash and her terrific command over fashion.

In fact, those who have seen portions of Robot say that Ash has applied a lot of personal thought to creating her own look. Director Shankar says, “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.”

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For all the Aishwarya Rai fans here is a visual treat. The actress looks glamorous like never before in the most expensive Tamil film Endhiran where she is paired opposite superstar Rajnikant.

In the film, Aishwarya gets to don different looks. Various kinds of head gears and blingy dresses were part of her Endhiran wardrobe and the credit goes to fashion designer Manish Malhotra for creating such eye-catching outfits. For shooting of some of the songs, lavish sets were erected and innumerable costumes were used.

Made at a whopping cost of US $43 million, Endhiran will be released on September 24 with more than 2,000 prints, the biggest ever for an Indian film. The film will release in three languages – Hindi, Telugu and Tamil.

Check out the glamorous stills of Aishwarya from Endhiran:

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South superstar Rajinikanth can’t stop praising Bollywood beauty Aishwarya Rai after working with her on Tamil film Endhiran, touted to be one of India’s most expensive film projects.

According to a source present at the music launch of the film in Kuala Lumpur last week, Rajinikanth said: “There is no other beauty in our generation like Aishwarya Rai. She is a born artiste.”

Rajinikanth, who shares mutual admiration for Aishwarya’s father-in-law, megastar Amitabh Bachchan, added jokingly: “Amitabh is looking at me from there and warning me not to praise her too much,” the source informed.

Though Amitabh was not present at the music launch, Rajnikant made his presence felt with his words.

Among those who attended the event were music director A.R. Rahman, director S. Shankar and few other technicians, apart from Aishwarya and Rajnikant with his two daughters.

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Last year she was seen in just one film — Hollywood’s “Pink Panther”. But this year Aishwarya Rai has four films lined up for release — two southern projects “Ravana” and “Endhiran” as well as “Action Replay” and “Guzaarish”, collectively costing over Rs. 300 crore.

While her bilingual sci-fi film “Endhiran”, starring Rajnikanth, is said to be made at a budget of Rs.125 crore, approximately Rs. 45 crore has been spent on Mani Ratnam’s much-awaited “Ravana”, which is set for a June release.

Vipul Shah’s “Action Replay” costs around Rs.60 crore and if reports are to be believed, UTV is shelling out close to Rs.80 crore for Sanjay Leela Bhansali-directed “Guzaarish” for which Aishwarya is currently shooting along with Hrithik Roshan in Mumbai.

Aishwarya has been busy shooting all these films for the past one year and even suffered health problems due to her hectic schedules.

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Aishwarya Rai, the gorgeous Bachchan bahu who was attending Mumbai Police annual event Jashn 2010 bollywood ka dhamaka at Andheri Sports Complex recently, looked so uncomfortable at the sight of Vivek Oberoi (her ex-boyfriend) that the hero just disappeared from her vicinity.

In fact, Vivek Oberoi was not prepared to enter the venue when he spotted that Aishwarya Rai was sitting in the same row next to him. However, the organizers somehow persuaded him to attend the function and he relented.

Sources present at the function say that Vivek was conscious of the precarious situation from the very beginning and so when he saw Aishwarya Rai trying to have a sneak view of the situation in discomfort, he decided that enough was enough and disappeared from the scene.

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Aishwarya Rai has been having close and uncomfortable encounters with her ex-lovers this month. On December 17, she crossed paths with Salman Khan in a Mumbai studio.

Now, she had an uncomfortable seat just too close to ex-lover Vivek Oberoi at a Mumbai police event named ‘Jashn 2010-Dhamaka Bollywood Ka’ held on December 17.

People’s paths often cross in a close knit industry like Bollywood. No harm in that as long as two people aren’t ex lovers no longer on talking terms with each other.

As h had arrived at the event with father-in-law Big B and Vivek was there with designer Manish Malhotra. Unfortunately, the organizers had placed Vivek’s seat very close to Ash in the first row.