His long cherished dream of winning the world cup for India having come true, Sachin Tendulkar is now in the mood to celebrate.

The Little Master has apparently sent invites to some Bollywood folks as well, we hear. In fact, Amitabh Bachchan has confirmed on his blog that Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai have been invited by Sachin.

“I messaged Sachin and Harbhajan on their marvelous victory and true to their spirit they responded, as always. Abhishek and Aishwarya have been invited tonight to a celebration by Sachin. The joyous mood retains its vigor,” Big B wrote on his blog.

The mega star went on to add that sports and entertainment are two unifiers of people.

“A prominent author and thinker on a public platform admitted that sport and film were the two most fertile ingredients in bringing a nation together. Nothing could be truer. They always were and shall always be, a unifier!” Big B wrote.

Normally, the Bachchans used to avoid watching the cricket matches live because they harboured a superstition that watching the match would lead to India’s defeat. But they watched the final match on Saturday and after India’s win the trio of Amitabh, Abhishek and Aishwarya took to streets to celebrate the win with aam aadmi.

Overwhelmed after India won the World Cup after 28 years, actress Aishwarya Rai is proud of Team India and Sachin Tendulkar.
‘Delirious with joy…screamed hoarse…Love India and Love India Team…Full power and God Bless…and much love to Sachin…So So Happy…Team India is the BESSSTT,’ Aishwarya said in SMS released by her publicist.
India defeated Sri Lanka by six wickets in the World Cup final at the Wankhede Stadium here to lift the World Cup for the second time since 1983.

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan is all set to get sweeter soon. An advanced variety of guava named after the actress is being developed by grafting expert and Padmashree horticulturist Haji Kaleemullah Khan.

‘Aishwarya’ will now adorn your fruit basket. The new variety of guava resembles an apple in texture and is more sweet smelling and pulpier. “The new variety of guava is very different in taste, smell and look from the traditional and normal varieties grown in the country,” said Kaleemullah.

According to Kaleemullah, the biggest advantage of this variety is that it has soft seeds.

“It took almost eight years to develop this unique variety of guava and no chemical fertiliser or pesticide was used in developing the same,” he said.

The horticulturist, who is based in the mango-belt of Malihabad, said that to keep the product totally organic, neem oil was used as a pesticide.

“All measures were taken to ensure that the product is free from any possible side effect which chemical fertiliser or pesticide may have on fruits,” he said.

Pointing out that the plant which bears fruits round the year is highly productive, Kaleemullah said, “One can get as many as 72 fruits on a 3.7 foot long tree”.

Kaleemullah is known for growing unique variety of fruits especially mangoes.

In May last year, the 70-year-old Khan grafted a new variety of mango, which he named after batsman Sachin Tendulkar.

“I am a 7th standard dropout and have been looking after the family business since 1957. My family’s record in this business goes back to 150 years. I am more interested in developing different varieties on a single tree and began the multiple grafting process,” he said.

Kaleemullah won the Padmashree for growing more than 300 varieties of mangoes of different shapes and sizes on one tree.

The tree is about 100 years old and he started working on it in 1987 to develop the craft of growing different varieties on one tree.

He had also developed a variety of mango and named it after Aishwarya.

“The ‘Anarkali’ variety of mango which I developed had two different types of fruit peel, with two layers of pulp having totally different taste,” he said.

A survey by a popular research agency has revealed that Aishwarya Rai Bachchan is among the most persuasive and likeable celebrities in India. She has also garnered over 98.8 per cent of recognition as well as recall value which is at par with father-in-law Big B and Sachin Tendulkar. The Bachchan bahu reportedly takes home Rs 4 crore per endorsement.

Katrina Kaif not only stole a jewellery endorsement deal from Ash but also became the face of Barbie, overstepping Mrs Bachchan junior. Sources claim that Katrina may be the new face of a soap brand, Ash is now endorsing. Katrina is endorsing as many as 12 brands and charges Rs 4.5 crore per endorsement. Recently, the lady replaced Priyanka in a telecom ad and became the face of a shampoo brand which Sushmita Sen used to endorse. Navin Shah says that Katrina is “growing bigger and bigger” and is even toppling Kareena Kapoor and Priyanka Chopra.Kareena Kapoor’s high profile endorsement are reportedly worth Rs 5 crore. Priyanka Chopra’s endorsement fee is close to Rs 3.5 crore per deal as her portfolio cuts across brands.

What’s more interesting is that in the race of powerful celebrity her father-in-law and superstar Amitabh Bachchan has also garnered maximum votes. Ash bagged over 98.8 percent votes and Amitabh has also not scored bad. Cricketing star Sachin Tendulkar was few votes away from them.

Recently Ash was also honored with Padmashree award for her outstanding contribution to Indian cinema. The popularity of Aishwarya Bachchan is not ceasing down at all. With awards and prestigious recognition, she has brought pride and prestige to herself and to the Bachchan family.