Aishwarya to love Hrithik in Bhansali's next

Volcano erupted when Aishwarya lip-locked Hrithik Roshan in Dhoom 2. The Bachchan family reacted strongly against the intimate scene and even approached the maker to delete it. But when the film released, the chemistry between Ash and Hrithik well appreciated and latter they became the hot favorite jodi of the cine-buffs. After the success of Jodhaa Akbar, the anger of the Bachchans calmed down and out of joy, they even threw an impromptu success party. Looking at the success factor, director Sanjay Leela Bhansali is making a deliberate effort to bring together Ash and Hrithik for the third time.

News is rife that Sanjay is planning a mature love story starring Ash and Hrithik. Though Bhansali has not made any official announcement, it is known that Ash and Hrithik will sign the film very soon. Bhansali who has given Ash the massive hit Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam is keen to cast her again. The film in question is a mature romantic tale to be penned by the director himself. If Hrithik sign the project then it would be his first film with Bhansali.

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Ash-Abi Ready to be parents…but next year

A lot of people in the industry have been wondering why Aishwarya Rai Bachchan has been working so hard lately even as she balances her time between her two sets of parents at Jalsa (the Bachchans) and La Mer (the Rais).

Fact is that Aishwarya is in a hurry to finish up all her pending assignments so that she can keep a part of the year 2010 free for family affairs, and that includes motherhood.

A source close to the couple said, “The two of them are fed up of relatives, strangers and relative strangers asking them when the stork is visiting. Secretly, they feel pressurised. It’s as if their parenthood is a public issue. Even when they are at airports waiting to board flights, over-exuberant ladies rush to them with an inquisitive look on their eager faces. Even before these fans open their mouth, Abhishek knows exactly what the question is, and he gets visibly annoyed. Aishwarya handles such over-inquisitive attention far more graciously.”

Luckily there has been absolutely no peer pressure on Abhishek or Aishwarya about parenthood from either side. Neither the Bachchans nor the Rais are the type who badger their children asking when will they start a family.

But Aishwarya already has a plan, and parenthood probably comes next year when she completes her pending assignments, and that includes a parade of topnotch films including Vipul Shah’s Action Replay, Shankar’s Robot, Mani Ratnam’s Raavana and Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Guzaarish for which Aishwarya starts shooting in Goa in August, followed by Abhinay Deo’s Crooked.

In addition there are filmmakers like Rohan Sippy, Vishal Bharadwaj, Rituparno Ghosh and Ashutosh Gowariker waiting patiently in the queue to sign her.

A source said, “This no doubt is the busiest phase of Aishwarya’s career. Such a flurry of assignments has never been seen before in any married actress’ life and she’d be foolish to let such opportunities slip by. Luckily, Abhishek is thoroughly supportive of her career. She wants to complete as many of these assignments as she can to before she becomes a mother. Because once she gets into that role she wouldn’t want any other distractions. That, Aishwarya is sure of.”

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Abhi-Ash to Move House???

If industry rumours are to be believed, then Amitabh Bachchan has agreed to Abhishek and Aishwarya getting out of their family home and moving into Naivedya. We’ve also learnt that the Big B himself has taken a keen interest in decking up the new house located in Bandra. Abhi-Ash will reportedly be moving out of their Juhu residence as soon as they wrap up shooting for Mani Ratnam’s forthcoming film.




A source says, “There have been strong rumours that junior Bachchan and his wife Ash will be moving out of their house in Jalsa for a while now. But now the plan seems to be falling in place and their new address will be at Carter Road in Bandra where the Bachchans have constructed a sprawling bungalow which is under camera surveillance 24 hours a day. The Bachchans also have appointed 4-5 security guards at the bungalow. As soon as Abhi and Ash are through with their shooting for Raavan, they might shift into their new house and host a lavish grihapravesh (yagna done by Hindus before living in a new house). If everything goes well, this might happen by the start of next month.”

When contacted, Amitabh Bachchan remained tight-lipped about it. “I do not knowwhat you are talking about,” he stated.

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