By Jilawatan

Bollywood beauty Aishwarya Rai Bachchan has declined to be immortalised as a Barbie doll due to her professional commitments.

It was earlier reported that representatives of the 35-year-old actress were in negotiations with Barbie’s manufacturer Mattel, who planned to give the iconic doll a Bollywood face. But the deal did not take off.

Since 1994 when Aishwarya won the Miss World title, the company has made numerous attempts to make a celebrity doll modelled on the Indian beauty. However, she could never get time for their endeavour, due to her professional commitments, she said.

Yet again on the doll’s 50th anniversary, Aishwarya was approached to appear decked up as a celebrity Barbie. “Mattel was keen to have the actress walk the ramp on Lakme Fashion Week ‘Barbie dolled up’ in a winning design as Single Likeness Barbie.

By Jilawatan

Aishwarya Rai is set to become the Indian face of Barbie. With this she joins a league of select Hollywood beauties who have been given Barbie their faces.

Aishwarya Rai is a leading Indian actress who was once called the most beautiful woman on earth. She was also a Miss World title winner.

Besides being one of the more successful actresses in Bollywood she has also won acclaim in Hollywood.

Her latest Hollywood release Pink Panthers has done relatively well at the box office. Barbie is a fashion doll manufactured by Mattel, Inc. and launched in March 1959.

American businesswoman Ruth Handler is credited with the creation of the doll using a German doll called Bild Lilli as her inspiration.