Aishwarya Rai Will Turn 37 On November 1

Aishwarya Rai, who is busy promoting two of her upcoming films releasing next month, will squeeze in some time to be with her family on her birthday November 1.

"I am busy promoting my films. ’Action Replayy’ is releasing on November 5 so lots of intense work every day. I have kept aside time on my birthday as always I spend it with my family, and how the day will roll I have no idea," Aishwarya, who will turn 37, said.

After director Vipul Shah’s retro comedy ’Action Replayy’, Aishwarya has Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s ’Guzaarish’ releasing November 19.(IANS)

Anoushka Sharma's Nightmare In Delhi

FOR Bollywood actor Anoushka Sharma, a trip from Mumbai to Delhi turned out to be quite a nightmare.

Anoushka, who shot to fame after working with Shah Rukh Khan in Rab ne bana di Jodi , was travelling on a Kingfisher Airlines flight to Delhi for the promotion of her upcoming film Band Baja Baraat . She was accompanied by co- star Ranbir Singh.

Sources said that midway through the flight, the actors had an argument with two passengers.

Sharma and Singh claimed one of the passengers sitting in a nearby seat had been photographing them on his cell phone. But their claim was refuted by the other passenger.

The argument became heated as the actors insisted that the mobile phone be shown to them. But it was promptly turned down by the two passengers. The dispute continued even after the flight landed at the Delhi airport and both parties went to the police station at the domestic airport.

They stayed there for an hour following which the two actors emerged and claimed that a compromise had been reached.

Police officers too confirmed that a compromise had been reached and that no one has filed a complaint.

One of the two persons with whom the actors had the dispute was a former IAS officer, police sources said.

This Is The First Look Of Guzaarish

This is the first look of Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s next ambitious film after Saawariya.

Guzaarish stars Hrithik Roshan and Aishwarya Rai. Hrithik plays a character suffering from paraplegia.

Hrithik retains his Kites bearded look for the film while Aishwarya Rai’s image reminds of her look from Taal.

Aishwarya Rai In Zee TV Diwali Show

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Aishwarya Rai Does Not Like Her Nickname

Nick names are common in Bollywood. Actors, generally appreciate the nickname they are addressed with. But, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan has always been an exception. She does not like her nickname ‘ Aish’. And interestingly, off late she has started to make an attempt to discourage people from calling her Aish.

Aishwarya requests the people to call her ‘ Aishwarya’ instead of ‘ Aish’. According to sources close to her, it is the over- usage of the nickname Aish by the media and her fans which has irked Aishwarya.

So, these days she has been trying to dissuade everyone around her to use the nickname. She recently showed her displeasure about people calling her by her nickname.

Aishwarya Rai says, “ I want the people to call me Aishwarya and not Aish. I do not want to spoil my good name. When I was new in the industry, it could be accepted if people found it difficult to pronounce my name, but now after all these years, people still call me ‘ Aish’ and that I do not like. So I urge everyone to call me ‘ Aishwarya’”.

The actress freely requested the media to call her Aishwarya and not ‘ Aish’.

Aishwarya Rai Happy At The Moment

Aishwarya Rai - Bachchan has all the reasons to be happy at the moment. She has four releases this year. Though Raavan flopped big time despite a aggressive promotion of the film.

Ash’s next was Robot with the phenomenon Rajni. It turned out to be the biggest film in the history of Indian cinema in all possible terms.

The Bachchan bahu has two more films lined up for release this year, Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Guzaarish and Vipul Shah’s Action Replayy .

With four big films in a year, Ash clearly seems have an edge over contemporary leading ladies of the tinsel town.

It can also be noted that Ash’s characters vary a lot in all the four films. Ash played a kidnapped girl in Raavan, while in Robot she played an entirely different character, which fetched her a lot of appreciation of fans and critics.

Aishwarya Rai Walked The Ramp After Many Years

When actress Aishwarya Rai walked the ramp after many years as the showstopper for designer Manish Malhotra at the HDIL-India Couture Week (HDIL-ICW) opening show, the first thing she did was to give a naughty wink to husband Abhishek Bachchan and blow flying kisses too!

The couture week began Wednesday and will see eight designers showcase their collections till Oct 10.

Looking stunning in a white voluminous lehenga with heavy high eye makeup, Aishwarya walked with ease and made sure she made her man feel special by constantly gazing at him and blowing kisses from the ramp.

After the show, the two hugged each other and looked like a couple very much in love, especially with junior Bachchan praising her ramp walk and the former beauty queen accepting the compliments with warm smiles and a strong eye contact.

"Even I don’t remember the last time I walked the ramp for a fashion show. I don’t think I have ever walked during a fashion week. But, yes, it was long overdue for Manish," Aishwarya said after the show.

Though the audience would have loved to see the couple walk the ramp together, Aishwarya justified his absence saying they didn’t want to keep Manish hanging as Abhishek was busy with shooting and could have got stuck with work.

"Manish has been trying to get me on the ramp for quite a long time now, but I have been keeping so busy that I couldn’t even watch any of his previous shows, forget about walking. But this time, things just fell into place," she said.

Accompanying Abhishek was his mother Jaya, who too cheered for her daughter-in-law with equal enthusiasm. Besides them, actresses Sonam Kapoor, Urmila Matondkar, Riya Sen, Sophie Chaudhary and director Imtiaz Ali also dazzled in the guest gallery to cheer for Manish, their favourite designer.

It was not just Bollywood presence that ruled the show, Manish’s couture collection and the presentation too cast a spell on guests.

The main show area was decorated like a wedding ’mandap’ with candles and marigold flowers everywhere.

His collection included long anarkalis, voluminous lehengas, dhotis, plazos teamed with long kurtas and saris with velvet boarders and the designer used a riot of colours from beige to off-white to red, pink, purple and myriad hues of green. He offered designs for both men and women.

Jaya Bachchan Item Dance With Shabana Azmi

It was celebration time as Shabana Azmi turned sixty a few weeks ago. Among much fanfare, we hear that Shabana Azmi’s birthday bash remains one to be remembered for one big reason.

A film personality, who attended the do, told us that when the latest item song on the music charts – Munni badnaam hui from the film Dabangg – was played Jaya Bachchan immediately got up and took to the dance floor. And in a matter of seconds birthday girl Shabana joined her.

And bahu Aishwarya Rai Bachchan cheered her most sporting ma-in-law on... Shabana confirmed, “It was a great evening. I have two left feet, but we had the time of our lives. Everyone made it so memorable for me, and ‘thank you’ will never be enough.”

Rajinikanth To Act In Marathi Films

Superstar Rajinikanth on Tuesday met Shiv Sena supremo Bal Thackeray at the latter’s residence ‘Matoshree’ in Bandra, a suburb of Mumbai, and sought the Sena chief’s blessings.

The top actor, who was in the business capital of the country for a special screening of ‘Robot’, the Hindi version of his latest venture ‘Endhiran’, said, “Thackerayji is like God to me.” He also expressed his interest to act in Marathi films.

According to reports, the meeting between Rajinikanth and Thackeray lasted nearly 40 minutes. It is said that the two heavyweights discussed various issues, including films and the current political scenario.

Sena executive president Uddhav Thackeray was also present during the meeting. He presented Rajinikanth with Maharashtra Desha, his pictorial book on important landmarks in the State.

Rajinikanth Has Taken Over Bollywood Fans

Move over Shah Rukh Khan; there’s a new king in tinsel town. He’s 61, a god in South India, and now, superstar Rajinikanth has taken over Bollywood fans, too. His latest film, Enthiran-TheRobot, has broken all opening weekend sales recorded by any Bollywood film, ever. With box office collection worth a whopping R56 crore on its first weekend, the film has overshot the record set by Salman Khan’s Dabangg, by 17 per cent.

Even in North India, where it’s mostly Bollywood films that have done well, the movie is a top grosser, beating Anjaani Anjaani, which released on the same day. “We didn’t expect such a great response in the North sector. We’re planning to increase the number of shows in Delhi this weekend — that’s how phenomenal the response has been,” says Shirish Handa of Fun Cinemas.

Enthiran“Rajinikanth is now the baadshah of the box office, and the numbers prove it,” says trade analyst Taran Adarsh. “Robot has put him on an unmatchable level. His demand is growing both in North India and internationally.”

It’s not just multiplexes that are raking in the moolah. Vishek Chauhan, owner of Roopbani theatre in Purnia, Bihar, insists that both the classes and the masses seem to love the actor in his latest avatar. “We’ve never witnessed something like this earlier. The shows remain full even on Mondays.”

Till three years ago, Rajinikanth’s films would only take South India by storm. The turning point was Sivaji – The Boss (2007). Even the Tamil version was a hit in Mumbai. Now, Robot is repeating the success story like never before. “It’s not Batman or Superman, no blonde-haired, white-skinned super hero saving the world… he is our very own Chitti — one we can all relate to,” says film critic Anupama Chopra.

Enthiran Domestic opening R56 crore, Worldwide opening R160 crore

Dabangg Domestic opening R48 crore, Worldwide opening R90 crore

3 idiots Domestic opening R38 crore, Worldwide opening R90 crore

My Name is Khan Domestic opening R30 crore, Worldwide opening R85 crore

Celebrity Hair Expert Work With Aishwarya Rai

He has styled the tresses of Hollywood divas like Heather Graham, Drew Barrymore and Sharon Stone but Los Angeles-based celebrity hair expert Jamal Hammadi is in awe of Bollywood stars Aishwarya Rai and Shah Rukh Khan. And he would love to style them too.

"I’d love to work with Aishwarya Rai. I haven’t yet. She’s got long, gorgeous hair and my god, those blue eyes. I’d definitely love to work with her. She is a beautiful lady and it’ll be fun and something different," Hammadi told IANS in a telephonic interview from Mumbai, while on his third trip to India.

"I think Aishwaya Rai is gorgeous...Then, you have Priyanka (Chopra), who is awesome. I worked with her about a month ago. We did a Sunsilk Stunning Black Shine (Shampoo) commercial. She is so cool and fun and open. She is pretty talented as well and I like her attitude," said the global shine expert, who is the co-creator of the shampoo.

What about Priyanka’s hair?

"Priyanka has good hair," said Hammadi, who was in India just for a day but is looking forward to heading "north to the Himalayas for a whole spiritual thing" on his next visit.

Isn’t he aware about any Bollywood hero?

"Yes. There is Shah Rukh Khan. He is everywhere. He is huge. He is really big. I see him everywhere. And he is funny too. He has a great personality and sense of humour. I have seen his interviews. He seems cool...," said Hammadi.

So, would he like to work on Shah Rukh’s hair?

"Sure. Absolutely! Why not," exclaimed the hairstylist, who grew up with Eastern influences, does yoga and loves gorging on Indian food, especially "tandoori chicken and naan".

Born in Paris, Jamal began styling in the early 1990s and is now well-known for creating glamorous looks for Hollywood celebrities and countless supermodels on the New York and Paris runways.

Known for his natural approach to achieving healthy hair shine, his clientele includes the likes of Linda Evangelista, Eva Mendes, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Julianne Moore, Kirsten Dunst, Naomi Watts and Maya Rudoph. Evangelista is one of his most dedicated clients so much so that she flew him over to London to style her hair for a Vogue cover shoot.

So who possesses the best hair in Hollywood?

"Heather Graham has amazing hair. She has got gorgeous, thick, wavy and beautiful hair. You can do anything with that," said Hammadi, whose last job was with Barrymore.

Despite his skill, Hammadi conceded that even he faces tough times.

"It’s most challenging when I’m working in Paris in the shows. It’s beyond hairstyles. At that point you are creating sculptures and things like that. That’s the most challenging and the most rewarding for me," he said.

"I have been doing this now for 15 years and I am confident enough with all kinds of textures, but it’s more about when you start creating these crazy, eccentric looks. You are more theatrical and it pushes you to the next level. Fashion shows really help you get that expertise," he added.

He also has his own line, Hamadi (eds: correct) Beauty, that embodies products combining 100 percent essential oils and plant extracts. So has he thought of setting up shop in India?

"No. Not yet. There was a company that had contacted us. So we are working on that and hopefully in the future we’ll be there," Hammadi said.

His future projects include "fashion shows and more of ads right now. And I might be working with James Franco next and probably Drew (again)".

Robo Box Office Collections Report

The collections of ’Robo’ crossed Rs 100 Cr on the day of release itself. That is an astounding figure. The collection is world wide gross and still the mania is on top gear.

The total budget incurred on the movie is around Rs 160 Cr and the expectations say that the overall collections go multiple folds looking at the craze surrounded the movie.

Almost all the centers are seeing a tough time to find tickets. The mania is on par with Indian film lovers even among the natives of Malaysians and Japanese.

Trade analysts say that ’Robo’ is on the way to set a big record ever known before. Rajni Kanth at the age 61, is shaking the nations with ’Robo’.

John Travolta To Dance With Akshay Kumar

Bollywood star Akshay Kumar, who has collaborated with many international entertainers such as Kylie Minogue in Blue, Snoop Dogg in Singh Is Kinng and RDB in Kambakkht Ishq, will now dance with Hollywood star John Travolta at a live event.

Travolta’s visit to Mumbai appears to be an uncanny coincidence. It comes at a time when Akshay’s retro John Travolta gets set to rock in Vipul Shah’s Action Replayy.

Vipul Shah has noticed the favourable turn of fortune too. His production team is right now busy negotiating with Travolta’s office to work out an collaboration between Travolta and his desi counterpart, Akshay Kumar.

Yes, the two will be dancing together at a live event. Vipul is in serious talks for this coming together. Akshay Kumar who loves collaborating with international entertainers has also pitched in very strongly for an evening of Saturday Night Fever. Akshay is apparently using his Canadian connection to convince Travolta to get jiggy on stage with him.

When contacted,Vipul Shah tried to underplay the excitement of the Travolta-Akshay event. "There are talks going on. But talking about it would only make things difficult. You see, negotiating with an international star is painstaking. Water-tight contracts have to be drawn up. Unquestionable deals have to be sealed. We’re in the process of doing all that. But like I said, I can’t talk about it until the papers are signed."

While Vipul plays it safe, it is reliably learnt that Travolta’s songs and dance routines from Saturday Night Fever and Grease are being handpicked as part of this historic live performance.

Let’s hope Travolta would have more to do in Akshay’s presence on stage than the other Hollywood icon Sylvester Stallone had to do in Kambhakkt Ishq.

Aishwarya Rai With Megastar Chiranjeevi

Megastar Chiranjeevi who is almost ready to take the plunge into the film world once again has begun to do the required groundwork for it.

Just recently, it was reported that the leading lady for his comeback film would be the stunning beauty Shriya but it looks like there is something more to it.

The buzz is that the mega camp has decided to go for the best and they have begun lobbying for none other than Aishwarya Rai.

On the other hand, Chiru is also said to be going for physique correction and will be going to the US though it is mentioned that he is going for a marriage.

Some of the information has already been published by a popular Telugu daily. Meanwhile, the shooting is expected to commence in the year 2011.

Sources close to Chiru reveal that it was Rajinikanth’s ‘Robo’ that has given Chiru the inspiration to get back to films and also a desire to pair up with Aish.