By Jilawatan

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan is busy with some plum projects, letting her work talk for her. After the much-acclaimed Jodhaa Akbar, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan is currently enjoying another remarkable phase professionally.

So much so that she is giving the youngsters a run for their money. Her latest L’Oreal photo-shoot is something to look at and according to an online survey.

The actress has been voted as the most ‘dangerous’ Indian celebrity this year. Her screensavers and wallpapers were downloaded the maximum.

Interestingly she has beaten last year’s topper, Katrina Kaif. Presently the actress is juggling between the shootings of Mani Ratnam’s Raavan and Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Guzaarish.

It is learnt that the actress considers these two, wherein she plays Sita’s contemporary avatar in the former and the wife of a paraplaegic’s wife in the latter, as two of the most challenging roles.

By Jilawatan

Aishwarya Rai, the gorgeous bollywood beauty who plays the character of Sita in Hindi and Tamil versions of Mani Rathnam’s upcoming flick ‘Raavana’ opposite Vikram(who plays Raavana in Tamil, Abhishek Bachchan plays Raavan in Hindi version), has inspired the Tamil superstar to perform on her super hit Hindi song numbers in his film ‘Kanthaswamy’( Kandasamy).

Vikram, who has a huge following in south, has cross-dressed as Aishwarya Rai and performed on songs taken form her films ‘Taal’ and ‘Devdas.’ Sources say that this particular sequence of Vikram has the audience asking for more in theatres and they are thronging to auditoriums more and more to see just this sequence.

In any case, Aishwarya Rai has always been a hit with the audiences in Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh and this combination of Vikram and Ash has further created magic at the box office for ‘Kanthaswamy.’

By Jilawatan

Aishwarya Rai, the gorgeous bollywood beauty who plays the character of Sita in Hindi and Tamil versions of Mani Rathnam’s upcoming flick ‘Raavana’ opposite Vikram(who plays Raavana in Tamil, Abhishek Bachchan plays Raavan in Hindi version), has inspired the Tamil superstar to perform on her super hit Hindi song numbers in his film ‘Kanthaswamy’( Kandasamy).

Vikram, who has a huge following in south, has cross-dressed as Aishwarya Rai and performed on songs taken form her films ‘Taal’ and ‘Devdas.’ Sources say that this particular sequence of Vikram has the audience asking for more in theatres and they are thronging to auditoriums more and more to see just this sequence.

By Jilawatan

Following her trip to Tinsel Town and the release of ‘Pink Panther 2′, Aishwarya Rai-Bachchan is back in Bollywood with a heavy duty call sheet in hand. The actress, who was recently felicitated with the prestigious Padma Shri award in Delhi, is set to resume shooting in Mumbai for Vipul Shah’s ‘Action Replay’.

Meanwhile, she has her hands full with Mani Ratnam’s much awaited ‘Raavan’, opposite her hubby Abhishek. The movie is scheduled to be released in 2010, and is being shot simultaneously in Tamil under the title of ‘Ashokavanam’. Though the cast in the Tamil version differ slightly, the main characters are being essayed by the likes of Vikram, Govinda,Prithviraj Sukumaran, Prabhu Ganesan and Manisha Koirala. It’s being claimed that Raavan/ Ashokavanam is a modern day version of the Ramayana, with Ash as Sita.

By Jilawatan

Wary of kicking up a controversy, director v has decided to axe a lovemaking scene between Aishwarya Rai and Abhishek Bachchan in his movie Ravana .

The movie is said to be the modern interpretation of the ancient epic Ramayana with Abhishek playing the villain and Aishwarya playing a character similar to Sita. In the film, Ash, a married woman, is kidnapped by Abhishek and taken into a forest. Abhishek apparently has grouse against Ash’s husband (played by Vikram ).

In the forest, an attraction develops between Ash and Abhi.

According to latest buzz from the film’s unit, the movie originally had a love scene between Ash and Abhi. But Mani Ratnam has deleted it from the script because he doesn’t want to create an unnecessary controversy that might enrage religious groups and self-appointed moral brigades.

By Jilawatan

Mani Ratnam is being extra careful in making his adaptation of the Ramayana starring Abhishek and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan. The film, which revolves around the kidnapping of Sita, has been adapted to suit modern times.

Aishwarya plays the role of a married woman, who is kidnapped by Abhishek.

Soon they get attracted to each other and the story progresses. Mani’s Raavan is played by AB Jr.

Mani is being extra cautious about not incurring the wrath of religious groups and has done away with an intimate scene between Aishwarya and her kidnapper.

Abhishek’s sister commits suicide after being humiliated by Vikram (who plays Ash’s husband), so Abhi kidnaps Ash and takes her into the jungle.

Over time, they develop feelings for each other and there’s a subtle love track between them.

By Jilawatan

Former World beauty queen and famous actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan says that her character in ‘Ravana’ starring her husband Abhishek Bachchan isn’t that of our epic Ramayana’s Sita. In the same breath she admits, “Yes, I am playing a woman who has similarities with the Sita of ‘Ramayana’. Aish told this at the press conference of her new Hollywood flick ‘Pink Panther 2′. The actress has been shooting for ‘Ravana’ since Feb 17, and will continue till mid-March. When asked to elaborate her character in the movie, she refused to divulge more about ‘Ravan’. “However, it is an intense film set in today’s time and Mani Ratnam has given a totally new perspective to the art of storytelling,” she continued. She also emphasized that she had never played a conventional couple with her husband on-screen, apart from the film ‘Kuchh Naa Kaho’, though. She illustrated this by stating that neither in ‘Dhoom 2′ nor in ‘Sarkar Raj’ and nor in ‘Guru’, though the movie revolves around Abhishek.

By Jilawatan

Much has been speculated about the role Aishwarya Rai plays in Mani Ratnam’s next film Ravana .

Ash, who has been shooting Ratnam’s film in Kolkata since February 17, told reporters at a press conference that her character in ‘Ravana’ is not named Sita.

“The name of my character is not ‘Sita’. I am playing a woman who has similarities with the Sita of ‘Ramayana’,” Ash said.

The press conference was held to promote her latest Hollywood film Pink Panther 2 which released in India on Friday.

The actress was full of praise for director Mani Ratnam ’s storytelling in ‘Ravana’.

“I can’t give any details about Ravana at the moment. You will have to wait and watch. All I can say that it is an intense film set in today’s time and Mani has given a totally new perspective to the art of storytelling,” she said.

By Jilawatan

On the promotional trail for her Hollywood flick Pink Panther 2, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan candidly told reporters at a press conference that her character in Mani Ratnam’s next release Ravana is not called Sita.

“The name of my character is not Sita. I am playing a woman who has similarities with the Sita of Ramayana,” she said but then refused to give further details about the production which also stars her husband Abhishek.

“I can’t give any details about Ravana at the moment. You will have to wait and watch. All I can say that it is an intense film set in today’s time and Mani has given a totally new perspective to the art of storytelling,” she said.

Ravana will be the fifth film where the husband–wife jodi will be shown on screen. When asked about her pairing opposite Abhishek, Aishwarya said they never played a conventional couple on-screen.

India’s beauty queen and leading film actress Aishwarya Rai has refused that she is playing Sita in Mani Ratnam’s forthcoming film Ravan.

Aishwarya Rai made the comment while addressing a press conference in Kolkata. She was addressing the press on the launch of her latest Hollywood film Pink Panthers 2.

Despite the fact that Aishwarya is in denial mode, people say that the actress is learning classical singing to prepare for her role as Sita in the film ‘Raavan’.Aishwarya Rai is among most desired women.

She is laced 48th among the most desired women on earth.The poll was conducted by men’s portal Aishwarya Rai is one of the most successful actresses of Bollywood.

When most actress of her age have turned dotting wives and moms, the former beauty queen is experimenting in new and newer roles that are coming her way. She is still much in demand in Bollywod and also in Kollywood from where she began her acting stint.