Akshay Aish in Manali for Action Replayy

The Manali shooting stint of Vipul Shah's ACTION REPLAYY, which was to have commenced in June end , got delayed because of security reasons due to the Solang Tunnel inauguration by Sonia Gandhi and later it the non-stop rain in Kullu-Manali. And here is the latest.

The cast and crew of ACTION REPLAYY has reached Manali. While Aishwarya Rai Bachchan arrived via Kingfisher Airlines, Akshay Kumar took a chartered flight to Kullu's Bhuntar airport. There was a lot of curiosity to see Aishwarya but it was Akshay Kumar who got a huge welcome with the locals chanting "Singh Is King" and also "Gore Gore Mukhde Pe Kaala Chashma"!

The shooting has already commenced at Hotel Holiday Inn and the venue will shift to an apple orchard at Dobhi, Solang Nullah etc. and continue till this weekend.

Aishwarya will be seen in Vipul Bhardwaj's next

Vishal Bharadwaj has got the nod of Aishwarya Rai Bachchan. He has been waiting for her approval for a long time but Ash fails to give him dates. Ash too was eager to work with the ace director but busy schedule restricted her from signing Vishal’s film. She will star in Vishal’s women-centric project.
Ash was the first choice for Priyanka Chopra starrer, ‘Saat Khoon Maaf’ but finally it went to Priyanka, "Vishal and Aishwarya have a history of misses. "Years ago, she was supposed to do his first directorial venture, Timbucktoo. This year too, she was approached for Saat Khoon Maaf, but she didn't have the dates and the film eventually went to Priyanka Chopra."
"Aishwarya had liked the script for Saat Khoon Maaf. But 2010 has been an especially busy year for her, what with five films releasing. Vishal couldn't wait, and he went to Priyanka Chopra. It happens. Even Prakash Jha's Raajneeti was first offered to Priyanka Chopra”.
When contacted, Aishwarya confirmed the reports, and said, "Yes, Vishal and I have been meaning to work together for quite some time. Things are working out now. He feels I’ve been saying no far too often, but it wasn’t my fault. Things finally are falling into place."

Aish is very supportive says Abhishek

Abhishek and Aishwarya Bachchan has been married for the past three years and with every passing day, their love for each other growing stronger which is quite evident. Abhishek Bachchan is more than happy to have a wife like Aishwarya Rai Bachchan who is very supportive and encouraging.

"Aishwarya is very supportive and encouraging. She is a very chilled out person and doesn't take things to heart," Abhishek quips. "People ask me if I changed after marriage. But I just say 'Why should I change?' Aishwarya loves me the way I am and married me for the way I am. Then why should I change at all," he added.
Before and after marriage, it was rumored that Aishwarya would stop acting as the Bachchan parivaar does not support their ladies to act after marriage but it was proved wrong and their bahurani is doing great in her career. She has also broken the taboo that Indian film industry does not welcome married woman. Abhishek is very happy about Aishwarya’s rising career graph.
"I feel great about Aishwarya's achievements, I'm very proud of her. Whatever adulation she has got, she truly deserves it," he said.

"I'm happy that she broke the notion that women can't work after marriage. Why are we so regressive in our thinking? If she wants to work, her audience wants to see her. What is people's problem? I as a husband am very happy that she is doing so well. I think she is doing better work now," Abhishek said.

Recently, the couple posed for Vogue magazine.

Aish-Abhishek fights alot

One of the most celebrated couple of the industry, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Abhishek Bachchan confesses on the latest issue of Vogue magazine that they fight everyday. When asked how often they fight, Abhishek was quick to reply, “Oh, every day.”
Ash promptly interfered, “Not everyday baby. We didn’t fight yesterday. Or the day before. They’re more like disagreements, not fights. They’re not serious, they’re healthy. It’d be really boring otherwise,” says the actress.
And when they have any disagreements, Abhishek takes the initiative to settle up, “Women don’t make up! In three years, she’s made up like, four times. But we have a rule — we don’t sleep on a fight. And in defense of all men, I want to say, half the time why we give in and say sorry is because we’re just so sleepy and want to go to bed!”
The couple quips about their most horrible dating after marriage, “So this is for men everywhere —don’t believe that bit about a candlelight dinner on the beach being the most romantic thing in the world. I tried that for our anniversary last year in the Maldives, and it was a disaster. First, the wind keeps putting the candle out. Second, there’s sand in your food so it tastes like crap.”
Ash narrates an incident when she realizes that she was actually married. “It was on our flight, going off on our honeymoon to Bora Bora. The stewardess welcomed me on-board saying, ‘Welcome, Mrs Bachchan’. And Abhishek and I just looked at each other and burst out laughing! And it hit me, I’m married! I’m Mrs Bachchan,” she concludes.
Three years of married life has been very successful for Ash and Abhi.

Raavan is given by Maniratnam says Aishwarya

Bollywood's numero uno actress and global star, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan has played myriad characters & worked in a variety of strenuous films, but according to Ash, Mani Ratnam's RAAVAN stands to be the most challenging film in her career so far and the character Ragini, which she plays in the film, is absolutely special to her.

'Yes, Ragini was absolutely special because the experience working behind this character has been exceedingly challenging. Evidently, as you know the nature of the film and locations we have worked at and the fact that Ragini is abducted. So obviously she is the one who's pushed, pulled, tied, thrown and put through all such trying situations. And I had to do that. The number of takes & different magnifications, the director would like to shoot in, and that too in both versions (Hindi & Tamil) made the whole procedure very taxing physically. Again, mentally extremely challenging because Mani likes to shoot an entire scene at one go. Most often we did Hindi scenes first and then immediately switched on to Tamil version with no breaks, completing it in one stretch. So now you know how exhausting it was, both physically & mentally,'

She continues, 'Ragini will always remain extremely unique as a memory, as an actor, in terms of the way I have worked in this film. And also the fact that I quite relate with the character Ragini, as she is extremely strong, a person who has a mind of her own, who loves to live on her own terms.'

Further on Aishwarya reveals that her character Ragini is very intriguing. 'On one side Ragini, who dearly loves & cares and has extreme faith on her husband Dev, played by south superstar Vikram, on the other side she discovers yet another person along the journey - Beera, who abducts her. She has the ability to look at life & people with open-minded perspective and willing to discover people around them. Despite the fact she is the abducted, she discovers the abductor. She actually discovers an insight into his persona, the truth behind why he has committed this so-called crime.'


So is she the one who transforms the evil, cruel Beera (RAAVAN) into a caring & lovable person?

Ash at once barges in, 'No that is not idea behind it as you perceived. What Mani wants to convey is everybody has a reason for becoming who they are or doing what they do and that is what Ragini also discovers. If Beera is perceived as the bad man/ villain/ abductor from Dev or Ragini's perspective, Beera is also considered as a protector, a provider and a saviour of the have-nots of the society, people who are wronged by the so-called right-doers of the society. For them he is the protector, so they look at the good side of him. There comes one point in the narrative, where Dev is right as he is on the right side of the law but after a while he starts becoming a man of mission. Just because the man in him wants to get even with the other man. So it also somewhere becomes a point of male egos for Dev and that is something Ragini at one point recognizes. Suddenly, who is right? Who's wrong? Who's correct? arises. It's not about questioning but realizing that everybody has shades of black & white, grey. Thereby through Ragini's perspective the audience gets to discover the different facets to people's character. It is very clever of Mani to title the film as RAAVAN.'

This is a film, where Aishwarya Rai Bachchan gets to share chemistry with two heroes. Aishwarya gets politically correct, 'The chemistry is in the screenplay. The moment creates that, the screenplay creates that, the scene itself. It's not necessarily about 2 people. Let me be honest, as an actor, while enacting the Hindi version with Abhishek as Beera or enacting the Hindi version with Vikram as Dev and enacting the Tamil version with Vikram as Beera and there Prithviraj as Dev, it just goes to show that as an actor you are being honest to the moment and its not about this individual that you have a crackling connection with, which is often made out. I don't completely believe that. Sometimes, in a film that has succeeded you'll say it's because of the chemistry and vice-versa.'


Now that she has worked with 2 different RAAVANs in the respective versions (Abhishek in Hindi version & Vikram in Tamil), one can't resist asking, which RAAVAN she found to be better. Ash with her customary giggles replies, 'Not a fair question at all.'

Mani always proved lucky in Aishwarya's life, be it on personal or professional front. He was the one to launch the utterly beautiful lady in film industry. Aishwarya made her debut on big screen with Mani Ratnam's superhit film down south, IRUVAR. Later on she again teamed with Mani for 2007's superhit film GURU. It was at that time Ash-Abhi, who were dating each other, tied knots. Now one is all the more eager to know what good omen RAAVAN will bring in Ash's life. But Ash reacts (in a slightly surprised gesture) humbly.

'I regard all my directors. I come to sets like a student and that's my perception, that's my approach towards work till date. But yes, Mani will always remain and has that special place of being the first director in my career ever. He calls me 'kanna' and Abhishek 'maapley' (south Indian lingo). Mani is like a family for me & Abhishek. But having said that, though the familiarity is that much more intense & that much more special with time, as an actor each time, not just me, not just Abhishek but any actor would say that working with Mani is an experience of a lifetime, it's as fantastic & fabulous as it could be. Infact, Vikram Sir has waited for so long to work with Mani. He told me that it was his ambition to work with Mani. He used to wait outside Mani's office during his struggling days and was looking for a chance to work with him. Every actor, creative person looks forward to work with director as special as Mani.'

Well, one will have to wait and see how the audience translates this piece of artwork from the man known for his eye for technical detail in the art of film making.

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Raavan

Cast:-Abhishek Bachan, Aishwarya Rai Bachan, Vikram, Prithviraj, Govinda, Priyamani, Bipasha Basu, Nikhil Dwivedi

Music Director:-A R Rehman

Director:-Maniratnam

Producer:-Maniratnam

Rating:-4.0