Power couple Aishwarya and Abhishek to appear on Oprah

Married to the highflying, globetrotting Indian belle with an overbearing international repute, Abhishek Bachchan has often been spotted as Aishwarya’s much-priced accessory at global events. Be it the Cannes or Hollywood premiers, the dashing hunk, dressed in matching outfits; compliments his gorgeous wife’s classic frame.

And after making it apparently clear to the foreign bigwigs that he and his wife are a package deal, Jr Bachchan has now been invited to keep his wife company on the Oprah Winfrey show.

Believe it or not, but the powerful Bachchan couple have been seen going hand in hand at Cannes, Madame Tussauds and Hollywood premiers. With most of the invitations for Ash, Abhishek was seen tagging along with his beautiful wife. Nevertheless, this time round the suave actor was extended a formal invitation by Oprah.

For Ash this isn’t the first time that she’ll grace the Winfrey show. The sizzler had previously in February 2007, won over Oprah with a sari. At that time Oprah had enthusiastically volunteered to be draped in the sari, which she found sensuous.

As for what we are to expect, is the typical sophisticated Ash, as she is reportedly stated to have talked about the importance of family values and martial bliss.

Well known for candid nature, we wonder what all Oprah can get out the ever so diplomatic Bachchan bahu.

Kareena’s my first heroine, will always be special to me: Abhishek

It’s been long that Bollywood actors Abhishek Bachchan and Kareena Kapoor have shared screen space. Abhi and Bebo have not been working together post Junior B’s break up with Karisma Kapoor. But now, Abhishek has revealed that he really wants to work with Kareena and would love to relive the magic of their debut flick ‘Refugee’.

Abhishek says, “Bebo was my first heroine and she will always be special for me. She is not only a very sweet girl but also one of the finest actresses. We started our journey together. So she is always special to me.”

Rumours have been rife that Abhishek has not been willing to work with Kareena. When asked about the same, Abhi said, “Of course, I will. People keep saying that I refuse to work with her. The fact is that nothing worthwhile has come up.”

Guess, Abhi-Bebo will make a better pair now, considering the fact that they have really grown as actors over the years!

Abhishek-Aishwarya’s family planning mantra is out!

Everyone is waiting for the new member to be born in the illustrious BachchanKhandaan. Endless speculations, naughty questions and gossips are doing the rounds regarding Abhishek-Aishwarya’s plans to start a family.Gossipmongers are all ears to any hint dropped regarding the ill health of Aishwarya Rai and her flat tummy is the cynosure of all eyes. Finally, Abhishek Bachchan has dropped his mantra on family planning abating media frenzy to an extent.

Latest news has it that Abhishek Bachchan would love to start his family pretty soon. But unlike Hollywood’s star couple Brangelina, our ‘desi jodi’ Abhi-Ash believe in the mantra of ‘Hum Do Hamare Do’. Talking to a news daily, he said, “The mantra of `Hum Do Hamare Do` will be my guiding light whenever the time for starting the family sets in.

``I think part of the reason why you want to get married is that you want to settle down and start a family and have kids. I think two should be good,`` he further added.

Abhi and Ash are busy with their respective careers and have too many commitments to meet. The two will shortly be seen in the much-awaited movie ‘Ravana’ by Mani Ratnam.

No Hrithik or Abhishek yet for `Agneepath` remake: Karan Johar

There have been speculations about who will play the male lead in the remake of the 1990 hit ‘Agneepath’. While the names of Hrithik Roshan and Abhishek Bachchan popped up, filmmaker Karan Johar clarifies that no one has been finalised to play the part Amitabh Bachchan immortalised in the original.

"I haven`t made any statement whatsoever around the man who would eventually be playing the role of Vijay Dinanath Chauhan that was made iconic by Mr. Amitabh Bachchan. All I have said is that, yes, we are going ahead with a remake of `Agneepath` and that`s about it," Johar told reporters.

Whether it is Hrithik, Abhishek or someone else, Johar must be having a wish list?

"Well, the wish list is to get the screenplay right. For the moment nothing else is more important than that," he said.

Even though the film is being produced under the banner of Dharma Productions, Johar won`t be going behind the camera for the movie.

"True, I would be stepping aside and the film would be directed by Karan Malhotra, who has assisted me on `My Name Is Khan`. That`s the only thing which has been finalised... everything else you hear is mere speculation. We will finalise the cast once the script is locked. Currently, it is still in the process of being written," he added.

Malhotra is not really a novice when it comes to filmmaking. He has earlier worked as an assistant director with Ashutosh Gowariker on "Jodhaa Akbar", Farah Khan on "Main Hoon Na", Farhan Akhtar on "Lakshya" and Raj Kumar Santoshi "Lajja and Pukar" amongst others.

Since it is close to two decades since the release of "Agneepath", would the remake have a different milieu to it?

"Certainly! We are adapting the film from the original, but ours would be a new age version that would fit in well with today`s time. We really hope that we are able to do justice to the original and make the remake exciting for today`s generation," Johar said.

Dharma Productions, meanwhile, has as many as seven films that are in different stages of production. These are "My Name Is Khan", "Wake Up Sid", "Kurbaan", "Koochie Koochie Hota Hai", remakes of Hollywood flick "Stepmom" and "Agneepath" and "I Hate Love Stories".

How is he managing it all?

"Believe me, it`s not difficult at all. All you have to do is to follow a three-point mantra - delegation, outsourcing and trust. Along with that, if you have the right vision and infrastructure in place, which we do have in Dharma Productions, it isn`t difficult to crack it all.

"That`s the way you manage things and I have been fortunate enough to have a team with which it has become possible to helm a number of projects at the same time," said Johar.

Among the seven films, three are ready to hit the screens.

"`Wake Up Sid` is all set to arrive on Oct 2. `Kurbaan` will come in late November. Other than that, we are looking at an early 2010 release for `My Name Is Khan`. Yes, these have been busy and really exciting times," the filmmaker said.

English or Hindi: Abhishek confused about ‘Aishwarya’ tattoo!

Bollywood actor Abhishek Bachchan is all set to tell the world how much he loves the woman in his life, Aishwarya Rai, as he is gearing up to get a tattoo of her name done on his wrist. But grapevine has it that Abhi is a little confused about whether he should get ‘Aishwarya’ in English or Hindi!

Since he has a choice, Abhi apparently wants to get the needle prick his skin to get the best out of it. So he would now have to choose between a Hindi and an English script design.

A famous tattoo artist is reportedly busy working on the design, and a source reveals that the Hindi design is million times prettier than the other. Let’s see if Abhi does it the way Saif Ali Khan got it in Hindi, with ‘Kareena’ perfectly tattooed in Devnagari version on his arm.

Recently, none other than heartthrob Hrithik Roshan got a tattoo of his wife’s name ‘Suzanne’ done his wrist. And now it’s loving hubby Abhishek’s turn for Ash…so who’s next?

Now, Abhishek to get wife Aishwarya’s name tattooed on wrist!

After Saif Ali Khan and Hrithik Roshan, it’s none other than actor Abhishek Bachchan who’s all set to take the help of a tattoo to tell the world how much he loves the woman in his life!
According to the latest B-town buzz, Abhishek is planning to declare his feelings for wife Aishwarya Rai by getting her name tattooed on his wrist.

While Saif got ‘Kareena’ tattooed on his arm, Abhi seems to be liking Hrithik’s way of doing it for Suzanne, for he too wants to get it done on the wrist for Ash.

Our source reveals that Abhishek, who is busy shooting for ‘Ravana’ in Ooty these days, plans to get the tattoo done as soon as he returns to Mumbai. Well, this seems to be becoming the latest trend for expressing love as far as our love smitten B-town hunks are concerned!

Dostana to kick start iView film fest in New York

Director Tarun Mansukhani's hit movie Dostana, a light-hearted take on homosexuality, will open the iView Film Festival starting Aug 28 in New York.

The director, who said to have brought homosexuality and gay talk out of the closet and into mainstream cinema with the film, will attend the festival along with actors John Abraham, Kirron Kher and Boman Irani.

Abhishek Bachchan and Priyanka Chopra, who were also in the film, won't be able to join them due to their shooting commitments.

The three-day festival will be held at the world famous Lincoln Center and will also showcase other Indian films like veteran filmmaker Shyam Benegal's critically acclaimed 1983 film Mandi, Rituparno Ghosh's Bariwali starring Kirron Kher and Mira Nair's My Own Country. While Zoya Akhtar's directorial debutLuck By Chance will be the closing film of the festival.