By Jilawatan

Salman Khan was keen on releasing Dabangg on Eid and, as the man wanted, the film is releasing on September 10. But it is not going to be solo release. The Aishwarya Rai-Rajnikant film Endhiran (‘The Robot’ in Hindi), which will release in three languages, is also set for release during that time.

This box office clash was also the reason why Karan Johar postponed the release of his production We Are Family to September 3. Siddharth Malhotra the director of We Are Family says, “Dabangg and Shankar’s Robot are releasing on Eid. So we have Bollywood’s Rajnikanth (Salman) and Rajnikanth on the same day. It just made no sense for us to release with them. We are coming a week earlier, aaram se.”

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It is tragic that most of the mega-budgeted Bollywood films turn out to be bummers but they make history because of those extra zeroes in their production cost. Now, here is Rajnikant-Aishwarya Rai-starrer south film Endhiran which has created history by becoming the most expensive film to be ever produced in India. Yes, the movie’s estimated budget is said to be between Rs 150-190 crore. Whoa! That’s astounding.

The director of the film S Shankar admits that the film has a whopping budget. “We realize that we have made the costliest Indian film but when it’s Rajnikant and Aishwarya, it is justified,” Shankar is quoted as saying. So what makes Endhiran (Tamil), The Robot (Hindi) and Robo (Telugu) special and so expensive? Mind it, this jaw-dropping figure is not because of the hefty acquisition amount.

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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.

By Jilawatan

Aishwarya Rai may be born and bred in this modern day world but seems like, she knows well how to strike a perfect balance between modernity and tradition. How would you feel if you find the lady, before whom the entire globe bows down in awe, bowing down to a veteran actor?
Aishwarya, currently, has been keeping busy with Rajnikant-starrer Endhiran, a Tamil film that will hit theatres this September. And the crew of the flick were in for a pleasant surprise when Ash came up with her respectful gesture towards the legendary icon.
After the wrap up of the shoots, Aishwarya, in true Indian ritualistic style, bent down on her knees and touched the feet of Rajnikant seeking his blessings.

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Endhiran starring Aishwarya Rai and Tamil superstar Rajnikant finally has a release date – September 3, but it is still not official.

A formal announcement is imminent according to IANS.

The film has been long in the making; production started in September 2008 in Machu Picchu in Peru.

The Tamil title Endhiran is based on the work of the late writer Sujatha’s novels En Iniya Iyanthira and Jeeno.

It has been reported that the film is budgeted at Rs 165 crore.

Aishwarya Rai in a still from Endhiran. Photo Credit: Shankar
Rajnikant will play a scientist who creates a robot in his own likeness for his physically challenged child to play with. However, things go awry and the robot begins to kill people forcing the scientist to terminate his state-of-the-art invention.

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It is often said that in Bollywood a lot rides on the hero. But when an actress has all the big-budget films lined up for release one after the other, what do you say? Aishwarya Rai has all the big movies in her kitty, and the lady seems set to alter the power dynamics in Bollywood this year.

The beautiful actress hasn’t been seen on the silver screen since Jodhaa Akbar and this year she has the multi-crore Endhiran with Rajnikant, Mani Ratnam’s ambitious project Raavan, Vipul Shah’s full-on-entertainer Action Replayy and Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s magnum opus Guzaarish. In short, fate of three mega-budget films depends on Ash. According to trade pundits Rs 300 crore approximately is riding on her slender back.

And this amount is more than the money riding on any Khan, Kapoor or Kumar this year. Oh yeah!

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Aishwarya Rai and Rajnikant, the stars of Tamil film “Endhiran” said that the movie is expected to release in July or August.

Rajnikant said that it is the among the costliest films to be made in India that has a budget of over Rs.125 crore – when he had visited Chief Minister K. Karunanidhi to thank him for attending the engagement ceremony of Rajnikant`s second daughter Soundarya with the industrialist Ashwin Ramkumar.

The movie-`Endhiran` is directed by Shankar and A.R. Rahman has composed the music for the big film.

By Jilawatan

Another film to rock with the audience is the one with Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and the super star of the south Rajnikant.
The film is called ‘Endhiran’, and it is produced by Sun Pictures. The direction is given by Shankar. The film has a whopping budget of Rs 125 crores.

Recently a fight sequence was shot in Pune and Lonavala and the shot was on Rajnikant who had to go through vigorous fight scenes. Along with other actors of the film, even Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, who plays the leading lady in the film, was present at the shooting venues.

The film is yet to be completed and is scheduled to release sometime in the second half of this year.Even though Aishwarya did not have any release in 2009, she is going to have a line of releases in 2010. There is Raavan with husband Abhishek Bachchan and also Action Replay with action hero Akshay Kumar.

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She already knows how to wield a sword and ride a horse. Now Aishwarya Rai is taking karate classes for her role in the Tamil sci-fi thriller Endhiran , starring Rajnikant as male lead.

The movie has a few fight sequences in which Ash is pitted against the style guru Rajnikant. And to be able to unleash the best kicks and karate-chops on the veteran, Ash is said to taking lessons in the marital art from a seasoned stuntman down south. Reports say the stuntman, named Ramesh, runs a Japanese Shito-Ryu karate school where Ash has enrolled.

In ‘Endhiran’, Rajnikant reportedly plays Ash’s teacher and love interest. In one scene he challenges her for a hand-to-hand combat. And her character takes up the gauntlet and gives a tough fight to him.