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Monday, October 1, 2007
Visit to Thirumala after Wedding
Two days after former beauty queen Aishwarya Rai wed India's most eligible bachelor Abhishek Bachchan in a flamboyant ceremony dubbed the "wedding of the century'' by the Indian media, the couple flew to a temple town in southern India on Sunday.
Television channels were flooded with images of the couple, both sets of parents and several close friends and relatives entering the famous Tirumala temple in Tirupati, in southern Andhra Pradesh state.
Exiting Wedding Function
The wedding day was 20th April 2007. On that day of the wedding, the baraat left from "Jalsa" to move towards the venue of the wedding, "Prateeksha" at 4 pm. Jalsa and Prateeksha both are Bachchan's Bungalows. The guests were taken by the special bus. On the way Abhishek Bachchan got off from the bus and climbed on a beautifully decorated white horse. Abhishek Bachchan was wearing a clear white outfit filled with beautiful hand work. His face was covered with the traditional style of flowers. Abhishek was weaving hand to the bystanders on the way to Prateeksha with traditional wedding band and dancers. Abhi’s sister Shweta was also seen gyrating with the baraatis while father Amitabh Bachchan was supervising the entire event.
The baraatis reached the venue and the mahurat for the wedding which was 5.30 pm on the auspicious day of Akshaya Tritiya, which is a best day to have Hindu Weddings. The wedding ceremony began behind the close doors With high security measures both in and around the house. There were more than 400 security personal on duty. Heavy traffic was experienced as the baraat was en route; fans were running and pushing for a glimpse of stars. Media people with line of cameras too were capturing all the possible actions.
The Aishwarya-wedding.com team too gives our Cheers to the newly married couple Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya rai. Long Live your Love marriage with all the Love, Luck and Prosperity..
The Mehendi Ceremony
The 19th of April 2007 was Mehendi day, which was held at Aishwarya Rai's home. As for the Indian tradition, mehendi or henna is given to the bride by the groom’s family to apply in ways of beautiful tattoos on her hands and feet. This ceremony is used to take place at the bride’s residence before the wedding. The Mehendi ceremony at Aishwarya Rai's residence was a private one with only close relatives from the bride’s family. Abhishek’s sister Shweta, actress Sonali and some members of the Bachchan family arrived in a bus for the Mehendi ceremony in the evening. The mehendi was specially brought from Sojat which is in Rajasthan. The ceremony nearly lasted for 3 hours. Aishwarya wore a red and gold sari specially designed by Nita Lulla. A Much Awaited function of the Couple
The much-awaited wedding of Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai will take place on April 20. It will be a small family affair.The young couple will wed at 6:30 pm at Jalsa, Bachchan's residence in Mumbai.
Incidentally, the Bachchans wanted the wedding to take place on April 19 but the day -- called Bharani Krittika -- is considered inauspicious for the Rais, due to the placement of the stars. The sangeet will take place on April 18 at Jalsa, while the mehendi will take place the next day at Ash's residence, La Mer, in Bandra.The wedding may be a huge affair for the film industry, but the Bachchans hope to keep it small as Amitabh Bachchan's mother Teji is in hospital. They will invite a small number of people like family, Amar Singh and the Ambanis. The Rais will invite only 25-30 guests from their side.The reception will take place in June, in Mumbai.
Aishwarya and Abhishek's Engagement
After months of speculation, Bollywood's most talked about couple Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai finally got engaged in Mumbai on Sunday (January 14). The engagement ceremony took place at Bachchan's Mumbai residence, Jalsa, between 8.30 p.m. and 9 p.m soon after the couple returned from the premiere of their latest film Guru in Toronto and New York.
Confirmation of this came from none other than Abhishek's father, film icon Amitabh Bachchan, at whose residence here the engagement took place.
"The children have decided. We are very happy and thought we should go ahead with the ‘roka’ ceremony. It was held in the evening," Amitabh Bachchan was quoted as saying.
Among those present were Amitabh Bachchan, his wife Jaya Bachchan, the family's close friend and Samajwadi Party General Secretary Amar Singh, Aishwarya's parents, and industrialist Anil Ambani with his wife Tina Ambani.
The engagement came nearly one-and-half months after Abhishek and Aishwarya Rai Rai, accompanied by Amitabh and Jaya, offered prayers at the Kashi Vishwanath Temple and Sankatmochan Temple in Varanasi on November 26, heightening speculation about a marriage between the younger Bachchan and the actress.
There had been considerable speculation in the media about marriage between Abhishek and Aishwarya Rai, but neither family had confirmed it before the engagement ceremony last evening.
However, there was no immediate word on the wedding date, industry sources said, adding Abhishek popped the question after the international premiere in Toronto Friday of Bollywood film "Guru" featuring the duo in the lead roles.
Speaking to reporters at Toronto, Aishwarya, a former Miss World, had earlier pleaded with them not to jump to conclusions about her relationship with Abhishek, saying an announcement would be made at the appropriate time.
The Truth behind Aishwarya – Abhishek Marriage
Well, in this case Abhishek was missing in action (he was away shooting) and J.P. Dutta had obviously decided that papa would have to pay the penalty. Amitabh was a good substitute for his son and looked comfortable in the company of the ravishing Rai. The buzz is that it's only a matter of time before its baat pakki with Abhishek and Aishwarya, but till things are official between the golden couple they're decided not to make too many “together” appearances in public!. In the absence of his beta at ‘Umrao Jaan' music release party, Amitabh Bachchan was the main attraction in the gala evening. Bachchan however preferred to watch from the sideline even as the lensers tried to coax him to come into the frame with J.P. Dutta, lyricist-poet Javed Akhtar, Aishwarya Rai, Shabana Azmi and guest of honor Lata Mangeskar when the CD was being unveiled. Bachchan in fact frankly admitted that he didn't know how he was doing there. Reminded one of the young days when on missing school, our parents would get a call from the headmaster to show up with a good explanation.
Aish will play moll to Abishek's don in Sarkar
We first saw them together in the item song in Shaad Ali's Bunty Aur Babli. Now Amitabh, Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai are being teamed together by Ram Gopal Varma in his sequel to Sarkar.
Says Ramu, "Yes, it's true that Aishwarya has agreed to be a part of Sarkar 2. We only need to work out her dates. She'll play the lead opposite Abhishek." Despite their not-so-memorable pairing (Kuch Na Kahon and Dhai Akshar Prem Ke) in the past, the couple do look compatible in the promotional clippings of J.P. Dutta's Umrao Jaan. "I don't think that's the primary motivation for my casting Aishwarya. I've been meaning to work with her for some time. But the vehicle has to be worthy of her presence. I did approach her on a few occasions earlier. But things didn't work out. I'm glad we are working together finally."
Abishek very clued in - Ash
Abhishek is very clued-in," said Aishwarya Rai at the Music Launch of her Big Ticket Period extravaganza 'Umrao Jaan' in a plush Mumbai hotel. It was after a long wait of eight months that Ash was coming before the Media Bazaar. Dressed in a creamy-white-golden saree, she looked svelte in that Dhoom physique and Nakshatra Diamond smile. Abhishek's absence was more than made up by his illustrious Dad Amitabh Bachchan who graced the occasion with élan. And as the 'Kajra Re' duo hugged warmly, the shutterbugs went in a dizzy….One more….They screamed….
The promos of 'Umrao Jaan' were shown on a big screen while the set by Bijon Dasgupta specially created in the Hotel premises were Grand. Now, it would be improper to compare the two 'Umrao Jaan's'. For they represent two different generations and mindsets. As for the music of the film, when you compare it with the present lot, it's most certainly original. The semi classical raag based songs soulfully sung by Alka Yagnik and Sonu Nigam do evoke curiosity and interest. It remains to be seen whether it manages to withstand the passage of time that the earlier version so successfully achieved. 'Umrao Jaan' may just steal the thunder from 'Don' and 'Jaaneman' due to the super chemistry between Ash and Aby Baby. It's time to wait and watch.
Wedding bells for the star couple
Plenty of good things are in store for the Bachchans, or so it would appear, as whispers of an Aishwarya-Abhishek romance and marriage grow louder. Tinsel town’s most eligible bachelor Abhishek Bachchan and Bollywood heart-throb Aishwarya Rai may tie the nuptial knot. Yes, this became apparent when Amitabh’s brother Ajitabh showed the horoscopes of the two stars to a well-known astrologer, Chandrashekhar Swamiji on the night of 10 February, 2006. The astrologer is reported to have given a go ahead saying “sooner the better”. However, there was no comment from the families of either side.
Plenty of good things are in store for the Bachchans, or so it would appear, as whispers of an Aishwarya-Abhishek romance and marriage grow louder. Tinsel town’s most eligible bachelor Abhishek Bachchan and Bollywood heart-throb Aishwarya Rai may tie the nuptial knot. Yes, this became apparent when Amitabh’s brother Ajitabh showed the horoscopes of the two stars to a well-known astrologer, Chandrashekhar Swamiji on the night of 10 February, 2006.
The astrologer is reported to have given a go ahead sayingAjitabh, who has now apparently patched up with his brother, was at the R.T. Nagar residence of the astrologer. He stayed over for the night and left for Mumbai yesterday. Aishwarya’s father was believed to be the common link between the astrologer and the Bachchans. Chandrashekhar Swamiji belonged to Punaroor in Mangalore, the native place of the Rai family. Aishwarya’s family is said to consult the astrologer on important matters.
Aishwarya visited him two months back while on her way to Tirupati. The astrologer has also conducted poojas for the Rai family. An aide of the astrologer said Chandrashekhar Swami also advised others in Bollywood, including Dilip Kumar. The visit is being taken very seriously in movie circles due to the apparent consent being given to the tie-up between the two leading stars by their parents.
Reports of a link up between the two started on the sets of J P Dutta`s “Umrao Jaan” starring 30-year old Abhishek and and Aishwarya, two years older to him, during the shooting in Jaipur recently.
Aishwarya was the only guest to be allowed direct entry into the Bachchan`s residence “Jalsa” for Abhishek`s birthday bash on February 5 while others had to alight at the gate and then walk in. Reports had it that the duo danced all evening after Abhishek persuaded the beauty queen to get on to the dance floor. Both have paired in a couple of movies like “Dhai Akshar Prem Ke”, “Kuch Na Kaho” and also starred in the hit song “Kajra re” along with Amitabh in film “Bunty Aur Babli”.Both Abhishek and Aishwarya have a history of broken relationship. While Abhishek was formally engaged to actress Karishma Kapoor, Aishwarya was linked with actors Salman Khan and later Vivek Oberoi.
Abhishek-Aishwarya at Stamford
Abhishek Bachchan is swapping acting for football. And the club he plans to join is Chelsea FC, and obvious choice considering he has been its fan for a long time. In fact, Bachchan was recently seen at Stamford Bridge in the UK , with Aishwarya Rai in tow, where the club was playing against Charlton and Liverpool . However it's all for a movie, ‘Jhoom Barabar Jhoom' co-starring Preity Zinta. The film will show Abhishek as a die-hard Chelsea fan, while he is in real life too. Chelsea 's business affair director Paul Smith is excited about ‘ India 's biggest actors” endorsing the club. “Abhishek came to Stamford Bridge accompanied by his girlfriend Aishwarya Rai to see us beat Liverpool , so that he could absorb the passion that is a part of being a Chelsea supporter. It helped that he is a club fan in real life too,” says Smith. As per reports, the club has given Abhishek a jersey, with his character's name Rikki written on it. So great, no! Aishwarya on her Marriage
Bollywood beauty Aishwarya Rai today set aside questions about her marriage and said that she had left everything to fate. "Marriage will be an eventuality for sure but only God knows about the time," she said interacting with the media persons on the sidelines of the launch of a new watch collection of Longines. Aishwarya is the ambassador for the brand. When she spoke of the "fun" she had with Abhishek, she was quick to add, "It was obviously on the sets as we get along very well professionally." Aishwarya's forthcoming movies with Abhishek include "Umrao Jaan", "Dhoom-2" and "Guru". She was poker-faced while answering questions on her relationship with Abhishek Bachchan with whom she is starring in three movies. "Abhishek is a friend for sure. He is a fantastic colleague and I had a fabulous time working with him this year," she said. Talking about her stint in Hollywood, she said her two movies "Provoked" and "Last Legion" will be released shortly. "Provoked" would be dubbed in various Indian languages. Speaking about the recent strring of Bollywood hits like "Lage Raho Munnabhai", "Rang De Basanti", "Khosla ka Ghosla", she said it was great to see good cinema being appreciated by audiences. "Moviemakers would get confidence from the success of different genres of movies recently," she said. Aishwarya said she was actively considering a script to act with Hollywood actor Will Smith.
Ash in Abishek's bday
Aishwarya Rai and Abhishek Bachchan's behavior at Abhishek's birthday party is a loud and clear message that “They are in love”
* Abhishek escorted Ash to the party, keeping her by his side, holding her hand.
* Every time Ash tried to leave the dance floor, Abhishek dragged her back.
* Shweta (Abhishek's sister) was around Ash, seeing to it that she was comfortable.
* Jaya Bachchan introduced her to all her friends and relatives.
* After Abhishek Bachchan cut the huge chocolate cake he gave a piece to Ash, after Amitabh and Jaya.
* Ash saw Abhishek kissing Priyanka Chopra's hand. Ash did not seem to have liked it. Thereafter, everyone noticed a change in Abhishek's behavior. He became more formal with his female co-stars.
* Abhishek escorted Ash to the party, keeping her by his side, holding her hand.
* Every time Ash tried to leave the dance floor, Abhishek dragged her back.
* Shweta (Abhishek's sister) was around Ash, seeing to it that she was comfortable.
* Jaya Bachchan introduced her to all her friends and relatives.
* After Abhishek Bachchan cut the huge chocolate cake he gave a piece to Ash, after Amitabh and Jaya.
* Ash saw Abhishek kissing Priyanka Chopra's hand. Ash did not seem to have liked it. Thereafter, everyone noticed a change in Abhishek's behavior. He became more formal with his female co-stars.
Love birds in Chennai
Ash and Abhishek were apparently seen at various eateries in Chennai and on the lovely beaches of South Chennai, from the Taj’s Fisherman’s Cove to private beach houses, walking hand-in-hand. Of course, none of these starry-eyed emotions were evident when cool Aishwarya walked in to inaugurate the Longines showroom in Chennai recently.
It’s not all about work, or so go the rumours, where the Guru and Umrao Jaan lead pair Aishwarya Rai and Abhishek Bachchan are concerned. Ash and Abhishek have been in and out of Tamilnadu, shooting for Mani Ratnam’s Guru. But it is rumoured that they are also spending a lot of time in each other’s company off the sets. This romance seems to be going strong – apparently Ash and Abhishek can’t keep their eyes off each other and even flew out together for 2 days to celebrate the Big B’s 64th birthday in Mumbai.
Chemistry of Love between them
The gossip centering Aishwarya Rai and Abhishek Bachchan was ofcourse, not out of air. Reports flashed that this glamorous girl spent Diwali as a special guest of the Bachchans. Though both term this chemistry as friendship yet they were reported to spend some hours of Diwali outdoors in an unknown destination. Probably, such incidents act as fire for the smoke. Well, such candid confession could only be made by a person who is wrapped and soaked in the beauty of self and soul. Honesty and simplicity is what that drives people straight through others heart. This is what distinguishes the heartthrob of millions – Aishwarya Rai. Speaking to a TV Bureau, the paragon of beauty confessed that she too will tie the life knot, but left the rest to the will of God. As regards the rumour relating her going around with Abhishek Bachchan, Ash said that these were pure gossip as because she shares a healthy friendship and a good professional relationship with Abhishek. However, Bindiya Goswami, the wife of Umrao Jaan’s director, J.P. Dutta was of the opinion that both Aishwarya Rai and Abhishek Bachchan are made for each other. The location of the dance is the scenic City Palace of Jaipur. This observation was made by Goswami during the shooting of a mujra sequence for the upcoming film Umrao Jaan. As of now, the major romantic scenes of Umrao Jaan between Ash and Abhishek are shot. Bindiya Goswami said that, ‘You have to admit their combination is lethal’.
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