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Katrina Kaif may be the cream of the season what with her item song ‘Sheila Ki Jawani’ being played in every discotheque but if we talk of the numero uno actress then the Barbie Doll of Bollywood has still a lot of catching to do to match with the mantle of Aishwarya Rai.
In an online survey, former Miss World Aishwarya Rai has been voted as the Best Actress of 2010 for her stellar performance in the film ‘Guzaarish.’ Even though the film didn’t make a mark at the box office, the performances were hailed by the critics and certainly Aishwarya looked sublime in her role of Sophia.

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Bollywood’s first couple Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Abhishek Bachchan will fly off for a romantic get together this year end. In a statement to the media, the most beautiful actress in B-town says that life has been very hectic in 2010 and she thus wants to start it off on a lazy note in 2011! Though Aishwarya Rai Bachchan does not reveal the destination, she confirms that hubby Abhishek and she have already planned on a long holiday treat for themselves this Christmas and New Year.

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Aishwarya Rai, who plays a ‘typical’ girl of the 1970s in the retro comedy ” Action Replayy”, says she didn’t try to imitate any particular actress, but picked from the looks and mannerisms of all reigning heroines of that era.

“There isn’t any particular actor whom I followed. In terms of visual styling, make-up and hair, there are lots of actresses from that time. There is no signature reference of any particular actor of that time. It’s a collage of all actors,” Aishwarya, 37, told IANS in an interview.

Preceded by serious roles in period films like ” Umrao Jaan” (2006) and ” Jodhaa Akbar” (2008), it was the word ‘retro’ that caught her attention when the film was offered to her.

Aishwarya reveals that “Action Replayy” was originally a play by the film’s director Vipul Shah himself, and he did not deviate much from the original script.

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Aishwarya Rai Bachchan is often criticized for her sartorial sense, giggles and fluctuating weight. She sets the record straight. Over to the gorgeous lady:

“These are small things. Fortunately, because of my family and upbringing, I have a strong support system so these things do not matter in the larger picture. In terms of what is happening such as productive work and moving forward in my journey, it does not matter. Fame is directly related to the kind of support and appreciation you have from your audience. The love and support I have from my audience is so immense and huge that this percentage of negativity is so minimal. So it loses its importance in my life,” she says wisely.

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Remember that emotional scene from ‘Paa’ where the on-screen father Abhishek Bachchan carries his on-screen son Amitabh Bachchan (aka Auro) on his back. Well, that may have been a necessity for the film’s script. But, in real life, too, Abhishek (known for his carefree and kiddish manners) often plays this game and no…….not with children but with his unit members.
For instance, during his shots in Rohan Sippy’s ‘Dum Maro Dum’, Abhishek often showcases his funny side and forces others to pamper him. He refuses to walk on his feet from his vanity van to the sets and demands that he be piggybacked to the set.
And Hussain (a crew member) spoils him by always fulfilling his demand. Hussain quips, “Abhishek meri jaan hai (Abhishek is my life-blood). We do this quite frequently, though not everyday.”
Now, if Abhishek can be such a huge prankster on the sets, then just imagine how naughty he must be with wife Aishwarya in their private moments. And I wonder, behind the closed doors of their bedrooms, if Abhishek piggybacks Ash or is it the other way round? Have you folks and fans of Aishwarya Rai got an inkling to this mystery?

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Bollywood beauty queen Aishwariya Rai Bachchan was not seen in any films last season. She was given the onus of handling the promotions for Paa, and managing ABCL the Bachchan home production house, by Paa-in-law Big B, but she sure was missing from onscreen action all of 2009. As if to make up, she has four movies in a tow lined up for 2010. Not just that, the glam girl who refuses to show her age has stakes over 300 crores (3 billion) riding on her back in the process.

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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.

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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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What can she do if men of all ages find her so beautiful? Aishwarya Rai though married to Abhishek Bachchan has many male admirers in Bollywood and one such man is the hunk, Ranbir Kapoor.

Recently at the Paa premiere, Abhishek came to know about this; as reported by Mumbai Mirror, Ranbir was seen catching up with Ash and both the stars continued talking to each other until Abhishek came and interrupted them.

As soon as he joined them, Ash told him a secret about Ranbir and that was an incident that happened almost a decade ago. At that time, Ash was working with Rishi Kapoor in his directorial debut Aa Ab Laut Chalein and a young Ranbir who was keen to learn film making, was assisting his father.

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Well, what can one say when an astounding beauty like Aishwarya Rai is shooting right under one’s nose? Nothing except admire her for her beauty of course.

That’s not what our chocolate boy hero of bollywood did when he had seen her several years ago shooting for his dad’s home production.

The film was Aa Ab Laut Chale, this was Rishi Kapoor’s film and it starred Aishwarya with Akshay Khanna among other artists.

It so happened that Ranbir Kapoor would go to see the shooting everyday and he really became an ardent fan of her. So, he started to make paintings of her during the shooting itself. He hid himself and painted to avoid embarrassment. But, Aishwarya knew about it and she also did not want to embarrass the teenager so she said nothing to him.