Aishwarya overtakes Katrina in the most risky celebrity poll

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan has defeated ‘sexiest’ Katrina Kaif in the most dangerous Indian celebrity in cyberspace search item poll. The ‘Bachchan-bahu’ may not have as much visibility these days as her ex Salman’s girlfriend, but her popularity is intact in the virtual world of cyberspace.

For the second time, McAfee researched India`s celebrities from the world of cinema, cricket and politics and came out with sensational revelations. Cricketer Yuvraj Singh has topped the poll overall and south Indian actresses have an edge over Bollywood hotties. Cricketers have given a tough competition to hunks of our filmdom.

It is revealed that fans searching for Yuvraj Singh downloads or Yuvaraj Singh wallpapers, Yuvraj Singh photos, Aishwarya Rai wallpapers, Aishwarya Rai screen savers and Aishwarya Rai videos are most likely to land at a Website that`s tested positive for online threats, such as spyware, adware, spam, phishing, viruses and other malware.

MS Dhoni and Harbhajan Singh rank third and sixth in the list while Kollywood is quickly picking up pace in the world of most dangerous clicks.

``Cricket and Bollywood are two subjects about which every Indian is passionate about. It is no surprise that cybercriminals capitalize on celebrities from the world of sports and cinema to lure innocent fans to encourage the download of malicious software in disguise,`` said Kartik Shahani, Regional Director - India, McAfee, Inc.

``Its very common for malware authors to take advantage of current hot topics luring consumers to malicious websites they created. Users need to be cautious and should keep their antivirus/ security software updated with the latest versions,`` Shahani said while talking to a news daily.

Here is the top 10 list of most dangerous celebrities:

Yuvraj Singh - Cricketer
Aishwarya Rai - Actress
MS Dhoni - Cricketer
Namitha - South Indian Actress
Shriya Saran – South Indian Actress
Harbhajan Singh - Cricketer
Sania Mirza – Tennis Player
Asin – Actress
Bipasha Basu - Actress
Shahid Kapoor – Actor

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.

'I don’t like endorsing brands which are anywhere and everywhere'

Post marriage; it is a trend that female actors are often written off but in the case of Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, news has it that the light eyed beauty is one of the busiest female stars in Bollywood. With ‘Endhiran’, ‘Ravana’, ‘Action Replay’ and ‘Guzaarish’, the Bachchan bahu has quite a few acting assignments.

Apart from acting in big banners, the actress is associated with popular brands. Talking to a news daily, when the actress was enquired about her brand endorsements, Aishwarya said, “I’ve always been very selective about the brands I endorse. There’s no rat race. Every endorsement has a story behind it. The bottomline is, I don’t like endorsing brands which are anywhere and everywhere.”

Of late, there is a buzz that a popular jewellery brand has dropped Aishwarya in lieu of Katrina Kaif. When enquired about the same, the actress replied, “I would like to say this loud and clear; I chose not to renew my contract with the jewellery brand. I had a contract with another brand under which that particular jewellers came. Once they parted ways, I decided not to endorse them anymore.”

Clearing the air on her brand endorsements, the actress maintained, “No one every dropped me. I chose not to renew certain contracts. Like the one with the cola brand. Post marriage I decided not to endorse them anymore as Pa and Abhishek were endorsing the rival cola brand. I didn’t want any confusion in the consumer’s mind.”

In Bollywood, it is usually found that actress come with a shelf life, when enquired about her marriage status and B-town innings, the actress said, “Earlier, it was tough for a heroine to get work after marriage. Their so-called brand value would depreciate. That didn’t happen with me, as I`ve always aspired to push the envelope.”

The actress confesses, “I have a secret pride, you know. I’ve always wanted to work after marriage and I couldn’t see why that should change after I tied the knot. Don’t misunderstand me. I’m not a hardcore feminist. I’m a humanist.”

Well, that’s Bachchan bahu talking loud and clear!

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.

Aishwarya`s phone crashes, thanks to `get well soon` messages!

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan had to weather a bigger trouble that came along with her ill health. As soon as the buzz about her flu like symptoms got around, her cell phone was bombarded with messages and got crashed due to the same.According to reports, Ash started getting ‘get well soon’ messages right after a news channel reported that she was down with something similar to swine flu and resulted in a chaotic inbox.

"It was the common flu, but for some bizzare reason every body assumed that I already had swine-flu. Whoever started that rumour, it caused my phone crash. I had done all the adequate tests and I had the common-flu. I had fever and very bad chest-congestion. By the grace of God I`m here today and back to a very hectic schedule.”

Though the actress had to face a lot of difficulties due to a clogged inbox as she missed many important messages due to the SMSs of her well wishers, she has thanked the media and her fans for their good wishes.

Vivek meets up old mate Hrithik, avoids Aishwarya!

Once madly in love with ethereal Aishwarya Rai, Vivek Oberoi is a changed man these days! Now, when Aishwarya Rai has become a Bachchan bahu, the ghost of his past still haunt Vivek as the actor leaves no stones unturned to stay away from his ex-flame.

According to the latest buzz, Vivek Oberoi recently visited the sets of ‘Guzaarish’ only when Aishwarya left the place. B-town gossip has it that Vivek came to the sets of Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s latest flick at Mehboob Studios.

Story goes that Vivek came in to meet his old pal Hrithik Roshan and the two guys chatted for more than two hours. But all this bonhomie happened only after Aishwarya had left the movie set.

Talking about the incident a source told a news daily, “Vivek was doing a photo shoot at Mehboob Studios for ‘Kurbaan’ with Saif and Kareena. While packing up in the evening, he learnt that his good friend Hrithik too was shooting in the same studio. So he thought of catching up with him. However, when Vivek learnt that Hrithik was shooting for ‘Guzaarish,’ he contemplated whether he should pop in. He was apprehensive as he did not want to come face-to-face with Aishwarya, whom he was once dating. Only when he confirmed that Aishwarya was not present on the sets, did he go to meet Hrithik.”

The source further maintained, “Both Hrithik and Vivek have not been in touch with each other due to their professional commitments. Of late, they have only met each other at social events and parties, so they had a lot of catching up to do. They chatted about everything, from their films to personal lives, for almost two hours. Even Bhansali joined in their conversation.”

International Mallika Sherawat all praises for Aishwarya

Mallika Sherawat may be going places owing to her right connection and right attitude but her feet are firmly on the ground. The beauty, who recently became the first Bollywood star to be bestowed with an Honorary Citizenship and Official Resolution by the City of Los Angeles, has not turned high-headed - yet. According to latest Bollywood news, the lady was all praises for her rival actress and other international Indian beauty – Aishwarya.

When a fan complimented her on a social networking site, saying, “Mallika, you sure are making waves ... and we all thought Ash will be doing it.” Mallika replied, “Thanks, but Ash makes waves all her own. She’s one of a kind!”

Writing about her recent honour, the actress said, “First Indian actor to get "recognition" by City of LA. Not bad, eh?”

Earlier, she wrote, “OMG! The City of Los Angeles just gave me the honour of a Resolution in my name ... What a day! Janmashtami! Indian Independence Day! Jai!”

Mallika, talking about her snake avatar in Hissss, mentioned in a lighter vein, “I look hotter as a Sssnake than as a human? Should I just get the operation then?”

Ashs Fever-ish Commitment

Here’s some news for all those who think celebrities are full of tantrums. Aishwarya Rai continued to shoot for Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Guzaarish even though she was running a fever.

This is apparently because she didn’t want her co-star, Hrithik Roshan to waste his dates. Even though she was sick.

She reported on the sets in time, much to the surprise of the unit members and didn’t throw any tantrums.

According to a source, she continued shooting, in spite of having fever for two days, as she wanted to make it convenient for Hrithik, it being the last two days of his first schedule.

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?

Aishwarya Rai down with flu-like symptoms

Actress Aishwarya Rai is down with a "chest infection" and "flu like symptoms", leaving her father-in-law Amitabh Bachchan worried.

The 35-year-old actress who was shooting with husband Abhishek Bachchan in Ooty for the upcoming Mani Ratnam film 'Ravana' is down with the illness, Bachchan who is in Singapore tending to politician Amar Singh wrote in his blog.

"Aishwarya has taken ill and is down with chest infection and flu like symptoms. Had a high fever yesterday but is settling down today," wrote Bachchan.

"Its worrying to be so far away from children and not be there to look after them. Yes, they are mature and married and responsible, but children will always remain children," a concerned Bachchan added.

The 66-year-old veteran also complained that he has been suffering from a "strained back".

"Jaya left this evening for Mumbai after having spent more than a month by the side of Amar Singh ji during his ailment. I stay back till he is sound enough to travel back," he wrote.

Ash saves Hrithik a 'date'!

Aishwarya was down with fever and could have done with a day off. But out of consideration for co-star Hrithik Roshan, she slogged through the day, instead of resting while shooting for Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Guzaarish. Apparently, she didn’t want Hrithik to waste his dates.

Despite being sick, she was asked to report to the sets of Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Guzaarish and she did not throw any tantrums. The unit expected her to report a bit late, but she arrived a few minutes before the scheduled time.

A unit member said, “Aishwarya was down with fever for two days. She carried on shooting despite her poor health to make it convenient for Hrithik as it was the last two days of his first schedule and she didn’t want to waste his dates.”

Aishwarya Making Vipul to Wait

Aishwarya Rai, Akshay Kumar

Releasing date of Vipul Shah’s Action Replay starring Akshay Kumar andAishwarya Rai is delaying due to extended shooting schedule of Raavana. Vipul was planning to release the film in October, but having Aishwarya to shoot extra portions for Raavana has spoiled his plans.

According to sources the film is based on Hollywood hit The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. And Aishwarya needed to shoot three more songs for it. By confirming the news director said, “Yes, what you have heard is true. A fortnight from Aishwarya is needed to shoot three songs. I’m sure she’s as eager to complete the film as I am. Unfortunately, Raavana has taken far more of her time than she had expected. Besides, she is also shooting for Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Guzaarish, so I have no option, but to wait.”

Now, Vipul might get Ash’s dates in September, but it should also match with Akshay, who is very busy. “Both Aishwarya and Akshay are very professional. We’ll soon sort out the dates and as Akshay is also the co-producer of Action Replay, he has an added incentive to give me the dates,” added Vipul.

With his changed plans on movie release, Vipul said, “I will only be able to release Action Replay next year. I had initially planned it for October which was later pushed to December first week. But now I don’t want to releaseAction Replay in December even though I am sure it’ll be completed by then.”

Adding further Vipul said, “I can’t release my film just a week after Akshay’sDe Dana Dan, releasing on November 27. Two of Akki’s film can not be released in two successive weeks and my other film London Dreams is also releasing on October 30.”

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!

When Salman and Aishwarya came within ‘shooting’ distance

t would have been a scene worth watching if ex-lovers Salman Khan and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan would have come face-to-face! But Salman Khan deliberately avoided the embarrassing situation - to the great disappointment of gossip mongers. A newspaper recently reported that by strange quirk of fate, Salman Khan, Aishwarya Rai and Ranbir Kapoor were shooting in the same premises for their respective films.

The shooting of three films were going on in Mumbai`s Mehboob Studios. Salman Khan was shooting for ‘Veer’, Aishwarya for Sanjay Leela Bhansali`s ‘Guzaarish’ while Ranbir Kapoor was busy with ‘Rocket Singh: Salesman of the Year’. Eavesdroppers, journos and eye-witnesses were waiting for some juicy tale to ooze out. Everyone was hoping for the stars to rub against each other but Sallu for once disappointed all.

The actor chose to hang out with Ranbir Kapoor and completely ignored Aishwarya. Although there were stories of Sallu’s girl Katrina’s link-up with Ranbir, but he chose the actor’s company over his ex-girlfriend. The two men had lunch before going back to their shoots.

Salman even avoided meeting good friend Sanjay Leela Bhansali to stay away from Aishwarya. And everybody missed the fun…

Ash-Madhuri To Judge Dance Reality Show

Madhuri Dixit and Aishwarya Rai

If things work out well then Bollywood’s two dancing divas Madhuri Dixit Nene and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan will be seen judging a dance reality show. The TV channel is in talks with the actresses. However this will happen only if their dates match. Madhuri who is coming on or off to India, may accept the offer. If this happens, we will see the actresses together once again after Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Devdas.