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There are two films being made on heroines and their lives. One is The Dirty Picture which has Vidya Balan in the lead and the other is Heroine that stars Aishwarya Rai Bachchan in the lead role.

While Vidya essays a Silk Smitha-type character in Milan Luthria’s film, the second sees Ash playing the role of a superstar whose career is fading away in the Madhur Bhandarkar directed flick.

Now both directors have stepped up their pace to ensure that their project goes on the floor as soon as possible. Madhur wants to release the film after Ra.One while Milan is working with Sanjay Dutt and Ajay Devgn.

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After being chased by the film’s producers for a long time, Aishwarya Rai-Bachchan is finally ready to become a Heroine. As the Bachchan bahu takes up Madhur Bhandarkar’s next, her kitty is going to be full this year, pushing Sanjay Dutt’s Satte Pe Satta (SPS) to 2

While Ash’s spokesperson refused to comment, it’s learnt that she is facing “major date issues” since she has already committed the rest of her time in 2011 to Ladies And Gentlemen with husband Abhishek Bachchan. Industry sources insist that in such a scenario, Aishwarya isn’t going to take up the SPS remake anytime soon. “Ash has such a challenging role in Heroine that she isn’t taking up any other film until she finishes it,” says a source who did not wish to be named.

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Aishwarya Rai Bachchan has been keeping Sanjay Dutt on hold for a long time. The actress was offered to play Hema Malini’s role in the remake of Satte Pe Satta, which will be produced by Dutt and directed by Soham Shah.

However, it has been about two months since and she is yet to come back with a definite answer.

A source told us, “Soham has given her a two-and-half hour narration of the script. She seemed interested and promised to get back. But after that, she has still not given a confirmed response.”

The source added, “It’s time that Aishwarya clearly tells Sanjay and Soham if she is interested in doing the film or not.

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Aishwarya Rai seems to be buying time before saying a yes for the lead female role opposite Sanjay Dutt in the remake of Satte Pe Satta. The actress has allegedly kept the actor and director waiting for almost two months now. Ash has been asked to play Hema Malini’s role in the film but seem

As a result Sanju baba and director Soham Shah have been kept on hold all this while.
“Soham has given her a two-and-half hour narration of the script. She seemed interested and promised to get back. But after that, she has still not given a confirmed response,” a source told Mumbai Mirror.

Ash’s non-committal response has left Dutt in a dilemma as he is rather keen to have her do the role and is hesitant about approaching another actress, until she herself declines the offer.

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Amitabh Bachchan will be seen in the remake of his 1982 classic Satte Pe Satta along with Sanjay Dutt and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan. While Sanjay Dutt and Aishwarya Rai will take over from Amitabh and Hema Malini, director Soham Shah will be taking over from Raj Sippy.

Soham, who directed Luck and Kaal, convinced the Big B to introduce all the seven brothers in the beginning of the film. While we don’t know about the female ensemble cast, the brothers include Shreyas Talpade, Kunak Khemu, Rajpal Yadav, Tusshar Kapoor, Siddhant Kapoor and Omi Vaidya.

The original ‘Satte Pe Satta’ was “inspired” from the 1954 Hollywood comedy Seven Brides for Seven Brothers.

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Recently niece of billionaire Subrata Roy (Sahara Group) got married in Sahara Shahar at the banks of Gomti River in Lucknow, we at FilmiTadka were there to cover the awesome wedding and as we expected we spotted quite a few bollywood celebrities.

Bride Sivanka looked ravishing and Karan (groom) was looking elegant in their wedding attire, attending the marriage were the who’s who of B-Town, political leaders, corporate honchos, and various sports celebrities. Jaya Bhaduri came along with husband Amitabh Bachchan, also present were Hema Malini, Sanjay Dutt, Anil Kapoor, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan with husband Abhishek Bachchan, Sri Devi with Boney Kapoor, Vivek Oberoi with Priyanka Oberoi nee Alva, Fardeen Khan, Gulshan Grover, Anu Malik, etc.

From political fraternity, BL Joshi (Governor of Uttar Pradesh) was present, also spotted were Digvijay Singh (Congress General Secretary), Uddhav Thackeray (Shiv Sena Leader), Member of Parliament Amar Singh, Samajwadi Party Chief Mulayam Singh Yadav, etc. From sports world, Saurav Ganguly, former Indian hockey team captain Dhanraj Pillay, and cricketer RP Singh were present.

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This Friday will see the return of one of Bollywood fan’s favorite jodis when Guzaarish, starring Hrithik Roshan and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan opens in theaters. The early buzz is that the duo has created magic on screen in their roles of Ethan and Sofia in the Sanjay Leela Bhansali directed film. We thought in honor of the film’s release we would take a look at some of the best scenes between the reel couple and then because we wanted to, and knew you, our dear readers, would enjoy it, we also decided to list some of the highlights from their separate films.

Hrithik and Aishwarya’s Magical Jodi

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A bevy of glamorous B-town ladies made it to Maanyata Dutt’s baby shower. Guess who wasn’t there – the Bachchan bahu Aishwarya Rai.

It’s learnt that the beautiful Aishwarya was invited to Maanyata’s baby shower but she couldn’t attend the party because she was in Italy. Thus the lady expressed her apologies and best wishes to Mana through a letter.

Ash knows how to give a personal touch in such matters; her hubby Abhishek Bachchan and Sanjay Dutt bond well. Like her are her sweet gestures.

Sonakshi Sinha and her mother Poonam Sinha too were invited to the baby shower hosted by Mana’s best friend Amisha Patel, but were not seen at the party.

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A dialogue mentioning Aishwarya Rai in the promos of upcoming film Lamhaa has caught the attention of many. But producer Bunty Walia and director Rahul Dholakia clarify that it does not mock her.

Veteran actor Anupam Kher, who plays a Kashmiri separatist leader in the film, says in one scene: “When Aishwarya Rai is unable to see the moon, it makes news. But why don t the media report the plight of those thousands of Kashmiri wives who haven t seen their husbands for years?”

This dialogue has raised eyebrows. But Dholakia says: “The dialogue in the film by the separatist leaders uses Mrs. Rai Bachchan as a metaphor to the Bollywood centric media who prefer covering the personal lives of icons and intrude into their private lives, making breaking news, instead of covering the real life poignant stories of Kashmiri half-widows. The comment is not a slur or an attack on the actress in anyway,” Dholakia said.

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Sanjay Dutt is taking no chances. In Lamhaa, there is a scene where Anupam Kher (playing a character based on separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani who is known for his volatile dialogue) sarcastically refers to Aishwarya Rai Bachchan.

This when lashing out at the media for focusing on Bollywood glamour while Kashmir burned. Anupam’s character says, “When Aishwarya Rai is unable to see the moon it makes news. But why doesn’t the media report the plight of those thousands of Kashmiri wives who haven’t seen their husbands for years?”
Director Rahul Dholakia, aware that Anupam is close to the Bachchan parivaar, feared a Big B backlash to this dialogue. So Dutt took the trailer of Lamhaa to the Bachchans and sought their approval for this reference against their bahu. A relieved Dholakia said, “Mr Bachchan understood that Aishwarya’s reference is a metaphor for glamour and celebrity. Also, that dialogue was not born out of thin air. A Kashmiri separatist leader had actually said those words.”