By Jilawatan

Aishwarya Rai, the former Miss World and one of the leading Bollywood actresses, delivered as many as 4 film releases in 2010. And if critical acclaim is anything to go by, then it has been a mixed year with its share of good and bad.
4 Aishwarya-starrer films that got released last year are ‘Raavan’, ‘Action Replayy’, ‘Guzaarish’ and ‘Endhiran’. Out of these 4, only 1 (Endhiran) could rock the box office primarily as it starred the Demi-God of South Rajinikanth. Aishwarya, despite putting up a brilliant portrayal, got largely overshadowed by the peerless prowess of Rajinikanth.
However, despite the fact that ‘Guzaarish’ did a miserable business in the cash windows, it brought laurels and trophies to Aishwarya for her winsome rendition of a doting nurse. For playing that role of Sophie, she raked up trophies for Best Actress (Critics) in Zee Cine Awards and Best Actress- Drama category at the recently concluded Stardust Awards.
But coming to two of the biggest duds of the year, her films ‘Action Replayy’ and ‘Raavan’ licked dust at box office and were torn apart by critics. Even her performance was not up to the mark in these two films for which she has been conferred the Ghanta Awards for Worst Actress of the year.

By Jilawatan

Bollywood actress Aishwarya Rai had an eventful 2010 which saw four of her films getting a release. Though Aishwarya didn’t get the kind of box office response that she deserved, she starred in 3 magnum opuses if money is anything to go by.
For instance, she starred in the film ‘Robot’ or ‘Endhiran’ that was the most expensive film made in India. Made at a cost of over Rs 150 crore it paired Aishwarya up with the South Indian Demi-God Rajinikanth. And this film did a staggering business at box office and at some parts (like Chennai) the theatre owners had to run early morning (3 am) shows to meet the sky-high demand. The only glitch is that Aishwarya was basically a candy floss in that film which was basically a Rajinikanth bonanza.
Apart from ‘Robot’, Aishwarya Rai starred in another expensive film in Mani Ratnam’s ‘Raavan.’ ‘Raavan’ was the 2nd most expensive film of the year and was inspired from the Hindu epic ‘Ramayan.’ However, despite all the hype and hoopla, this ‘Raavan’ was beheaded by critics and audience.
Aishwarya also starred in the 3rd most expensive film of 2010 in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s ‘Guzaarish.’ Made at a budget of over Rs 50 crore, this film starring Hrithik Roshan and Ash was heavily appreciated by the critics. The film, indeed, was poetically beautiful with a poignant storyline and masterly cinematography. But unfortunately, ‘Guzaarish’ was a dud at the box office.

By Jilawatan

Salman Khan, Shahrukh, Katrina Kaif are the ones who, hitherto, had a good 2010 with their respective films doing well at the box office. But the leading actress Aishwarya Rai hasn’t seen the kind of success she would have liked to see.
2010 was one of the busiest years of Aishwarya’s career with 4 of her films hitting the big screen. But unfortunately, for some reason or the other, the audience chose to stay away from the theatres with the exception of ‘Endhiran’.
All 3 of her Bollywood ventures namely ‘Raavan’, ‘Action Replayy’ and ‘Guzaarish’ sank at the cash box. The success of ‘Endhiran’ was credited to the larger-than-life presence of actor Rajinikanth.

By Jilawatan

Dark, heavy dresses; stark red lipstick. Braided hair, piled into an olde worlde bun. Fuller cheeks and a serious expression. The Aishwarya Rai Bachchan of Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Guzaarish is a stark contrast to the Indian beauty of Raavan and the feisty retro babe of Action

“My look is very important to me in every film,” says the actor, confessing that she would hate to look like the same person in every role. “Right from the beginning I try to have a certain ‘look’ – it defines the film and it defines the character. It’s the first thing a person sees and it says a lot about the character.”

Ash says she discusses the character’s persona with the director and then they approach stylists and designers and work closely with them. “Movies give me an opportunity to play a different woman each time, so why not?” she laughs.

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Robo movie review: Endhiran Tamil movie reviews show Aishwarya Rai in forgettable role in the film. Though she may be a part of history making film, but her role at best is forgettable.

Mumbai: Many trade pundits were apprehensive if Rajinikanth’s Enthiran would be able to recover the huge amount of the money that has been pumped into Rajinikanth and Aishwarya rai starrer Enthiran or Robot that has been simultaneously released in several Indian languages including Tamil, Telgu and Hindi.

It is the costliest Indian film and the big budget Hindi movies from Bollywood like being made of some small changes, but the apprehension of it recovering money was there for years since the launch of the project.

Aishwarya Rai who is a Tamil and started her career with Tamil was persuaded to play the heroine of the robot that is played so dexterously by none other than Rajinikanth.

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Robo movie review: Endhiran Tamil movie reviews put Aishwarya on the margins as Rajnikanth is the only one being talked about.

This is a reality, though onscreen and people are loving it like nothing else. Rajnikant and Aishwarya Rai starrer Robot or Endhiran is going very strong at the box office and film pundits are of the opinion that this film may set a new record in high film grossing.

It is the third day of the launch and you can see the long queues of film buff standing outside the theaters in search of the elusive tickets.

But sadly the tickets are not available and people have to return empty handed. But if you are lucky and you find someone selling the ticket, you may have to shell out extremely high price for it.

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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.

By Jilawatan

We have already shown you trailers for and stills from Rajinikanth’s and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan’s upcoming movie Endhiran, the Robot, and now the two co-stars take their futuristic looks to the cover of South Side magazine!

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Spotted! Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and hubby Abhishek Bachchan at Rajinikanth’s daughter’s wedding in Chennai.

Ash looks gorgeous as always in a Sabysachi churidaar and Abhi looks very happy to be there! Aishwarya and Rajinikanth have become close as they have worked on the upcoming movie Endhiran, the Robot together.
The Tamil language sci-fi flick tells the story of Dr. Vaseegaran, a scientist who specializes in robotics. In true Frankenstein fashion, Dr. Vaseegaran, played by Rajinikanth, creates a robot that looks like a human. He names the robot Chitti and introduces it to other humans, which obviously leads to some very funny situations!
And it looks like the fun is not over for Ash and the Superstar as they party at the actor’s daughter’s wedding! Check out Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Abhishek Bachchan at Rajinikanth’s daughter’s wedding in Chennai and let us know what you think! Do they look cute or what?

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Aishwarya Rai and Bollywood actor Rajinikanth pose together as they attend a music launch ceremony for the Hindi film Robot on Saturday (August 14) in Mumbai, India.

The sci-fi action thriller supposedly has the highest budget ever in the history of Indian film and will be released in four languages when it hits theaters next month.

Last month, the Bollywood beauty filmed a commercial for Swiss watchmaker Logines‘ DolceVita collection with Kate Winslet in Rome, Italy.