This page is an Atom formatted site feed. It can be syndicated to another Internet site or viewed in an aggregator or syndication software. Please visit blogdrive.com for more information. Aishwarya tag:blogdrive.com,2005:567f994c2520779c8c84fd52c80f47e2 2005-06-27T00:05:20-08:00 Blogdrive.com saniamirza 2005-06-27T08:04:55Z 2005-06-27T08:04:55Z tag:blogdrive.com,2005:567f994c2520779c8c84fd52c80f47e2.23 Bollywood queen Aishwarya Rai's maiden Hollywood project in August Mumbai, June 27 : Aishwarya Rai begins work on her first major Hollywood project this August, silencing cynics who thought the beauty was making up stories about an international career. "Last Legion", an action-adventure film featuring Ben Kingsley of "Gandhi" fame and Colin Firth and set during the fall of the Roman empire, has Aishwarya as the female lead. The movie will be shot in Tunisia, Italy and Slovakia. After Paul Berges' "Mistress Of Spices" and Jagmohan Mundhra's "Provoked" where she plays Indian characters,... (more) saniamirza 2005-06-18T04:37:59Z 2005-06-18T04:37:59Z tag:blogdrive.com,2005:567f994c2520779c8c84fd52c80f47e2.21 Priyanka Chopra has replaced Aishwarya Rai in Rohan Sippy’s Bluff Master, starring Abhishek Bachchan and Riteish Deshmukh. And it seems Ash hasn’t been informed that she is being dropped from the film — on Friday, she told the press in Amsterdam (where she was attending the IIFA events) that she needed to get back to Mumbai in time to shoot for Rohan’s film. This news comes after rumours that Ash is replacing Priyanka in and as J P Dutta’s Umrao Jaan. No written contract When told about the change in the Bluff Master cast on Saturday morning, Ash was shocked and disbelieving. “How can... (more) saniamirza 2005-06-15T08:36:58Z 2005-06-15T08:36:58Z tag:blogdrive.com,2005:567f994c2520779c8c84fd52c80f47e2.20 Aishwarya Rai has again proved to be the most popular Indian celebrity on the web. In the latest results posted by desifans.com, an internet popularity engine for Indian celebrities, Aishwarya Rai led the race with 90 points, way ahead of other Bollywood and sports celebrities from the Indian subcontinent. Aishwarya Rai has again proved to be the most popular Indian celebrity on the Web. In the latest results posted by desifans.com, an internet popularity engine for Indian celebrities, Aishwarya Rai led the race with 90 points way ahead of other Bollywood and sports celebrities from the... (more) saniamirza 2005-06-13T08:34:05Z 2005-06-13T08:34:05Z tag:blogdrive.com,2005:567f994c2520779c8c84fd52c80f47e2.19 One moment she is at the Cannes Film Festival ‘declaring the festival open’, the very next moment one sees her on the cover of ‘Time’ magazine or a Russian journal, look further and she is seen ‘charming her way’ through the Oprah Winfrey show. Her recent films in India like Kyon, Ho Gaya Na , Raincoat and Shabd may have met with a lukewarm response in India, but ‘beyond the seven seas’ in Hollywood, Aishwarya Rai is well and truly the "cynosure of all eyes". Choose from over 7,500 FREE Cursors! A look at her Hollywood projects would bear testimony to her ‘firmly entrenched’ presence on... (more) saniamirza 2005-06-09T08:30:36Z 2005-06-09T08:30:36Z tag:blogdrive.com,2005:567f994c2520779c8c84fd52c80f47e2.18 Amsterdam, June 09: After appearing on the cover of 'Time' magazine, Bollywood queen Aishwarya Rai, adjudged one of the most beautiful women in the world, was honoured by the Netherlands, which today named a special variety of the tulip flower after her. The special tulips were named 'Aishwarya Rai' after the former miss world during a press conference on the first day of the four-day International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) weekend here. Presenting Rai with the tulips and the certificate authenticating their new name, Hans Van Driem, managing director, Netherlands board of tourism said... (more) saniamirza 2005-06-07T23:18:14Z 2005-06-07T23:18:14Z tag:blogdrive.com,2005:567f994c2520779c8c84fd52c80f47e2.17 The diamond festival, the Nakshatra Utsav 2005 has been launched by the Diamond Trading Company (DTC) and will continue till the end of this month. The Nakshatra Utsav celebrates beauty, mystery, magic and the aura of all constellations. .In addition, the Utsav introduces 12 new designs especially for all Nakshatra buyers. As part of the Utsav, a new television commercial is on air. The company's brand ambassador Aishwarya Rai invites viewers to attend the Utsav, saying, “‘Aap Nakshatra Utsav mein aa rahe hain na?” The Nakshatra Utsav has over 150 retailers in 40 cities... (more) saniamirza 2005-06-04T09:22:39Z 2005-06-04T09:22:39Z tag:blogdrive.com,2005:567f994c2520779c8c84fd52c80f47e2.16 Aishwarya Rai now on Russian magazine cover No. This is not her next bollywood assignment. Last week London's Harpers and Queen revealed the poll results, as Ash is Ninth most beautyful lady in the world. But now the Russian weekly magazine TV Park says Aishwarya is the No.1 beauty in the world. After featuring on the cover of Time and China's Beijing Review, Bollywood diva Aishwarya Rai has now hit the cover of a popular Russian magazine, which dubs her "beauty number one". According to Russian weekly TV Park -- popular among Russian housewives and young working women... (more) saniamirza 2005-06-01T11:43:01Z 2005-06-01T11:43:01Z tag:blogdrive.com,2005:567f994c2520779c8c84fd52c80f47e2.15 Ash is the ninth most beautiful lady in the world She may have been crowned Miss World almost ten years ago, but Aishwarya Rai still has that beauty, charm and grace to be voted as the ninth most beautiful lady in the world. Ash is ninth in the poll of the 100 Most Beautiful Women of Today, which appears in the July issue of Harpers and Queen. Hollywood beauty Angelina Jolie topped the poll, followed by supermodel Christy Turlington, Queen Rania of Jordan, film director Sofia Coppola and domestic goddess Nigella Lawson. The top five in the Harpers & Queen magazine list, compiled... (more) saniamirza 2005-06-01T02:07:08Z 2005-06-01T02:07:08Z tag:blogdrive.com,2005:567f994c2520779c8c84fd52c80f47e2.14 Angry British Journalists 'Provoked' controvesy? Aishwarya Rai has expressed outrage over a British media report that she angered Sikhs while shooting at a London gurudwara, saying she "never plays with religious sentiments". A story in the British paper Eastern Eye, which largely caters to Asians, suggested that there was trouble at the gurudwara when Aishwarya and co-star Naveen Andrews had gone to shoot for Jagmohan Mundhra's Provoked. Aishwarya said from London: "There have been so many completely false reports on my life and career. But this one takes the cake. There was absolutely... (more) saniamirza 2005-06-01T01:56:36Z 2005-06-01T01:56:36Z tag:blogdrive.com,2005:567f994c2520779c8c84fd52c80f47e2.13 Aishwarya Rai in a fix! Sanjay Leela Bhansali might have put his period drama Bajirao Mastani on hold, but other filmmakers seem mighty eager to take on the epic mantle. While Ketan Mehta's Rising (or Mangal Pandey, as it is called in Hindi) is on the way, Ashutosh Gowariker has already announced his plans of making Jodha-Akbar, based on the Mughal emperor's life, next. As if there aren't enough historical figures to portray on film, two prominent directors want to make a film on legendary Rajput king Prithviraj Chauhan and his lady love, Samyukta. Not only do Rajkumar Santoshi and... (more)