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There is huge speculation going around about Aishwarya Rai being pregnant. We don’t know whether or not its true. Many journalists have asked Aishwarya this question since past few days but she neither denied nor confirmed the news. She dodged the question cleverly.

What ignite the rumor was Aishwarya and Abhishek’s recent interview during the promotion of Amitabh Bachchan corporation’s movie Paa. Aishwarya and Abhishek said that they would announce a good news soon. After that media started noticing Aishwarya who has gained a little extra weight during past month. The rumor further strengthened when the news came up that Aishwarya is trying to complete her work in the coming movies before the schedule.

Aishwarya Rai and Abhishek both has told media that they are considering starting their family soon but its too early to say anything about it. They also assured media that the good news will be delievered to the media in appropriate manner and on the right time. Remember that if Aishwarya Rai gets pregnant now it will seriously effect Ben Kingsley movie on Taj Mahal in which Aishwarya is proposed the role of Mumtaz Mahal. Most probably the Bachchans dont want to let out the news before they sign a contract for this project. Remember since Bachchans are now trying to rejuvenate Amitabh Bachchan Film company, they might also want to compete for the distribution rights of Ben Kingsley’s Taj specially in local market where the Bachchan name would ensure higher returns for the company.

Aishwarya Rai has her hands full with great movies to come. In this post we will tell you about Aishwarya Rai’s upcoming movies and why all her projects are so great. Apart from the list below remember that Aishwarya Rai will also appear in Ben Kingsley’s ‘Taj‘ in this movie Aishwarya plays the role of Mumtaz Mahal the great Mughal queen whose husband Shah Jahan made the Taj Mahal in her memory. You think this is going to be an exciting movie well have a look below and you will find out that she has more interesting movies to come. If atleast two of these movies go well on box office, then it is certain that 2010 will be Aishwarya Rai’s year and she could even beat her male colleagues in terms of box office value

Raavan
Aishwarya Rai joins Mani Ratnaam once again for the Tamil language film Raavana which is simultaneously being made in Hindi as well. The Hindi version has a slightly different cast. As I wrote in my previously post that if any one wants to cast someone from the Bachchan family they must cast atleast two of them. For example Abhishek Bachchan is doing Paa with his father Amitabh Bachchan. In Raavan you will see Aishwarya Rai Bachchan with Abhishek Bachchan. The music of Raavan is composed by academy award winning composer A. R. Rahman.

Action Replay
Action Replay is time travel movie set in 1950s. Directed by Vipul Shah, Action Replay’s cast includes Akshay Kumar, Aishwarya Rai and Randhir Kapoor father of Karishma and Kareena Kapoor. There is a slight confusion about the movie’s plot as Warner Bros, issued a warning in the Indian Newspapers to claim that no one has rights to remake ‘The Curious Case of Benjamin Button’ in Hindi Language. Rumors are that the warning was targeted to Vipul Shah who when contacted said that his film is not based on the Curious Case of Benjamin Button and that it is actually based on a Marathi play. Whatever the case maybe, one thing is certain that Action Replay has an interesting concept.

Endhiran
Rajinikanth and Aishwarya Rai work together in the science fiction Tamily Language film Endhiran. It is said that the movie has the highest ever film budget in the history of Indian cinema. The film’s story is based on a Robot who falls in love with a woman. Set to be released in 2010, Endhiran will be Aishwarya Rai’s second Tamily movie in 2010.

Guzaarish
After the disastrous failure of Saawariya, director Sanjay Leela Bhansali once again signs Aishwarya Rai for his upcoming movie Guzarish. The cast of Guzarish includes Aishwarya Rai and Hrithik Roshan, music is composed by A. R. Rahman. There are Rumors that Aishwarya Rai and Hrithik Roshan will sing a song in their own voices for the movie. The story of Guzaarish will revolve around a married nurse (Aishwarya Rai) who looks after a papaplegic patient (Hrithik Roshan).

Gone are the days when Bollywood was all about fantastically choreographed dances, music, songs, romance, comedy and fun. Today’s Bollywood is becoming more and more sick and full of diseases. Every other manjor film is about the main lead actor suffering from some rare disease and the plot of these movies revolve around their hardships. Bollywood follows the trends and rare diseases are the latest trend. Bollywood’s first family the Bachchans are all about influence. And whats better way to gain influence than to win Awards? To win Awards it is important that Bachchans do projects that follow the latest trends and offer work to atleast two or members of the Bachchan family.

Paa is a the story of a 13 year old child Paa suffering from a rare genetic disorder which causes him to grow older faster than normal people. Amitabh who is 67 year old is playing the role of Paa in this movie and his son Abhishek Bachchan is playing the role of his father. The synopsis of the movie reminds me so much of Brad Pitt’s oscar winning ‘The curious case of Benjamin Button’. However, it doesn’t look like that Paa will start getting younger like Benjamin Button and I thank God for that. I can’t watch Amitabh getting younger. Forgive me but I am tired and sick of watching Amitabh in every other movie.

Abhishek Bachchan, playing the role of Paa’s father Amol Arte. Mr. Arte is an ambitious politician with a mission to save the universe. Vidya Balan plays Paa’s mother and Paresh Rawal plays the Grand father. The film’s music score is composed by Illayaraja.

I personally think that Paa the movie is a silly attempt to gain critical acclaim and emotionally blackmail the audiences into liking the sad story. Paa is also an attempt to build further upon Amitabh Bachchan’s legendary status. If the film succeeds on the box office then we will have to watch him in television ads and see him in movies like Aladin for another decade or so.

I don’t know if it is just a rumor or a fact but it seems like the web is booming about the news of Aishwarya Rai getting infected with Swine Flu virus. We tried to dig the source of this rumor and we found out that these rumors are based on a blog entry by Amitabh Bachchan on his blog. Mr. Bachchan wrote:

Aishwarya has taken ill and is down with chest infection and flu like symptoms. Had a high fever yesterday but is settling down today. Its worrying to be so far away from children and not be there to look after them.

Mr. Bachchan has never said that Aishwarya is infected by Swine Flu virus. So we hope that it is just some ordinary flu that would eventually go away with little rest. But how could she rest now when she has an important project at hand. Yes we are talking about Ravaan in which she is working with her husband Abhishek Bachchan. However Abhishek is not her love interest in the movie.

Aishwarya Rai is going to play Sita (The Indian Goddess) in Mani Ratnam’s upcoming movie Ravana. Guess who is going to play Ram? No its not, Abhishek Bachchan. According to people on locations for the film, Aishwarya looked heavenly beautiful in a gorgeous Sari. It is reported that Aishwarya’s Sita makeover is designed by Sabyasachi Mukherjee.

This is great year of Sabyasachi Mukherjee. Aishwarya Rai Bachchan is not the only one in the Bollywood who has ditched designers and went on with Sabyasachi’s creations. A. R. Rahman also ditched Rohit Bal and wore a Sabyasachi Sherwani during his live performance at the Oscars. Rahman’s wife Saira, also wore a Sabyasachi creation for the big night.

Hrithik Roshan chartered a special flight to Goa for his wife Sussane and two sons, Hrehaan and Hridaan to attend sister in-law Farah Ali Khan and her husband DJ Aqeel’s wedding anniversary. Farah Ali Khan who was disappointed that may be Hrithik and Sussane won’t be able to attend her anniversary, was delighted to hear the news of couple’s arrival. She said:

Hrithik is a Capricorn like me, and we are the kind of people who always keep our promises. So last minute when he said he couldn’t make it because of a shoot, I was very disappointed and let him know through an SMS. The next thing I know, at around 9.30pm after the ceremony, he lands up at the celebration. I was really happy, as then my entire family was there as were my pals

You will be seeing Aishwarya Rai Bachchan for about two or three minutes in the upcoming Hollywood movie Pink Panther 2. Its a small role, compared to what she got back at home. If you compare Pink Panther 2 with Devdas or Guru, then Pink Panther is a total trash. But hey it has white guys acting in it so it’s better than any Hindi movie. When Aishwarya Rai was asked about how much footage she has in the movie, she replied:

I didn’t work in ‘Pink Panther 2′ because it was an international project. I got the script. I happily chose to be part of the film. They shot exactly what I was offered. I don’t need to work with stardust in my eyes.

The choices I’ve made in my career aren’t just about footage but an opportunity to work with actors, directors and technicians who enrich my life. Believe me working in ‘Pink Panther’ was a joy.

She appeared at the New York premier of the movie accompanied by her husband Abhishek Bachchan wearing beautiful black dress that showed too much of her cleavage (picture on the left click to enlarge, Gossip Girls has more pictures). After celebrating hubby Abhishek’s birthday, Aishwarya will be traveling to Paris, Berlin, Moscow and Madrid to promote Pink Panther. She is really a hardworking lady. Even though she has already conquered the hearts of Hindi Cinema viewers but she does not rest and she wants to conquer the entire world. But still this is too much work for a two minute role. May be she is hoping that the success of this movie will get her more Hollywood movies in the future?

While in US she also appeared in the Martha Stewart show. Now Martha Stewart show is popular but not as popular as Oprah. But hey atleast she got interviewed on a US television show by a white woman. So much for the Indian pride.

John Abraham, Priyanka Chopra and Abhishek Bachan’s Dostana is truly a comedy movie, which turns everything into laughter it touches, even the sensitive issue of homosexuality. It has been a success but not as big as Karan had expected it to be. Karan Johar has claimed that Dostana will be the last “Karan Johar Typical” movie. Karan is trying to re-invent himself as a producer and director with movies like ‘My Name is Khan’ and ‘Wake up Sid’.

Dostana is a bollywood ripoff movie of “I now pronounce Chuck and Larry” and “Two to Tango”. It was a good concept, no doubt about that but gives a misconception to the whole concept of being gay. It’s being gay not acting gay.

We understand that our caring Karan did not want to project anything like that but it’s what the community (gay community) conceives. Surprisingly, critics had nothing to say but to praise the new direction of Karan Johar. Even some of the gay activists enjoyed the fact that John Abraham and Abishek Bachan played gay characters in the film, but that is only a small detail of the picture. The whole picture was blunt truth expressed by a Delhi based fashion designer Gaurav Gupta, who has always sympathized with homosexual causes. “It is encouraging that for the first time the theme is a part of a mainstream Hindi movie but I fear it hasn’t been dealt with in a positive way. It’s evident from the film’s trailer that homosexuality is nothing more than a joke in the film,” said Gupta. Common man watches a movie and thinks of it as reality after coming out of the cinema unlike the elite class who looks for a hidden message in the film. Of course one can not claim that India’s majority is the elite class now, can we? Therefore, in my opinion movies are supposed to have an upfront message not a hidden one.

Dharma production claims that the message was to the parents considering the scene where Kiran Kher barges into the apartment when she finds out that her son might be gay and surprisingly supports him. Being in a common man’s shoes I say it was just another comedy scene for me. On the whole the movie is a comedy paradise and so is the word ‘gay’. It really does not offend the gay community but alas the whole world ends up laughing on gays.

Of course, caring Karan had to say something in defense. “This is just a baby step to Brokeback Mountain,” says Karan. Well, if this is your baby step then we all can figure out that its centuries before a brokeback mountain coming from you Karan. The movie is yet another platform to provide comic kicks on the sensitive issue of homosexuality and thus does not create any liberalism towards homosexuality.

Trailer for Abhishek Bachchan’s upcoming Hindi movie “Drona” is out. We don’t know when the movie is going to be released but honestly we are not very enthusiastic about its release. Looking at the trailers, it seems like a cheap desi rip off several Hollywood movies. For example there is a scene in the trailer when Abhishek is shown fighting with dust monsters a scene stolen from The Mummy. There is another scene in the trailer where Abhishek is leaving behin a science lab that resembles a lot like Norman Osborn’s laboratory from the Spider man. The music is also heavily inspired from the music of hollywood super hero movies.

Eventhough the movie’s trailor looks like a cheap rip of hollywood but the title of movie “Drona” is taken from Hindu Mythology. Dronachariya was the teacher of Arjun in the Hindu epic Mahabarata. He was a master of advanced military arts, including the devastras (the weapons of gods). So I guess if the movie has a story line with elements from the Hindu Mythology than it will be a worth watching movie. If only the title of the main character is taken from the hindu epic than it would be such a waste of time to see Dronachariya pretending to be Spiderman, X-Men or Batman.