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Bollywood’s Aishwarya Rai Stunned in Ballgowns at Cannes

May 22, 2017 by JJ

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Our Bellyitch Bumpawatch alum, Bollywood actress, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, looked like Cinderella in the gorgeous voluminous ballgowns she wore to the Cannes Film Festival this week.

She started her fab journey last Friday, May 19 at the annual event in France at the premiere of Okja premiere in a baby blue lace overlay Michael Cinco Couture gown at Palais des Festival.

The next day, she hit up the premiere of the  120 Beats Per Minute, the former Miss Universe who was also declared by People magazine and “The Most Beautiful Woman in the World” went with crimson. She wore a Ralph & Russo Couture dress.

photo: Getty

 

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Filed Under: Celebrity, Fashion, Red Carpet Tagged With: 120 Beats Per Minute, Aishwarya Rai, cannes film festival, Cinderella, Michael Cinco Couture, Okja, Palais des Festival

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan delivers baby girl

November 17, 2011 by JJ

The woman who People magazine, in 2006, named “The Most Beautiful Woman in the World” has given birth to a baby girl. Aishwarya Rai Bachchan‘s husband, fellow actor, Abhishek Bachchan tweeted “IT’S A GIRL!!!!!!  ))))” yesterday. Proud grandad, Abhishek’s actor dad, Amitabh Bachchan, also gushed about the news, himself tweeting,  “I AM DADA to the cutest baby girl !!” 

Congrats to the happy family on the new addition! She is definitely Bollyhood royalty. With her grandparents and parents all being actors, good luck trying to work outside the industry, baby. 

Abhishek shared news that Amitabh has named the little girl. Can’t wait to find out what!

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Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Abhishek Bachchan, Aishwarya Rai, Aishwwarya Rai Bachchan, Amitabh Bachchan. Jaya Bachchan

Inside Aishwarya’s celeb-studded baby shower

October 21, 2011 by JJ

Bollywood actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan arrives to offer prayers during Hindu festival Durga Puja in Mumbai, India, Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2011.  (AP)

Former Miss World and current Bollywood “it” actress and star Aishwarya Rai Bachchan had her baby shower  (or godh bharai at is called in Hindu tradition) this Tuesday, October 18 in Mumbai, India.  It was hosted by her mother in law, actress Jaya Bachchan, who is married to acclaimed Bollywood film actor Amitabh Bachchan.

It was a star-studded event, insiders and guests have leaked inside info to the press.
Other Bollywood celebrities including actors Bipasha Basu and Asha Parek0 attended the event.
“I have never seen so many celebrity women together,” choreographer Saroj Khan, who also attended, told BollywoodWorld.com. “All the women went up to Aishwarya and blessed her. Jayaji received each guest personally and was very warm. Even her daughter, Shweta, gave personal attention to everyone. There were a lot of songs and celebration.”
Another paper has reported that Rai will have a smaller, more private baby shower hosted by her family later.
“Ash will go to her mother’s house and the Rais will follow their own customs and traditions, but that will an intimate gathering of close friends and family members only,” the source told TOI.
Rai’s husband, actor Abhishek Bachchan tweeted his thanks to well-wishers.
“Good morning everyone,” he tweeted. “Thank you so much for all the wishes for Aishwarya on her godh bharai. Read out some of your messages to her.”

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Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Abhishek Bachchan, Aishwarya Rai, aishwarya rai bachchan, Amitabh Bachchan. Jaya Bachchan

Aishwarya Rai’s pregnancy leads to sexist “no pregnancy clause” talk in Bollywood

July 8, 2011 by JJ

When Former Miss World 1994 and current Bollywood actress Aishwarya Rai became pregnant, it was widely reported in India press that  Madhur Bhandarkar, the director of her next film project Heroine felt betrayed by the news of the pregnancy and that he would have to postpone filming on account of it.
“The entire event would not have taken place if on the onset the actress would have informed the state of her health and impending maternity,” Bhandarkar is quoted as saying in many news outlets. “The truth was hidden from us. We learnt about the entire thing from news channels like the rest of the world that the said actress was four-months pregnant and she was due in November.”
Since then, there has been much chatter in the India press and Bollywood about whether Bollywood studios could have actresses sign a “no pregnancy” clause in their contracts. She is being called selfish for daring to get pregnant in the middle and height of a very critical film project which Bhandarkar said is the most ambitious film of his career.  More pity is being shown on the director than the pregnant star as the entire film would revolve around the woman, who has been referred to in  years past as “The Most Beautiful Woman in the World.”

If that isn’t the biggest bunch of sexist B.S.??? Granted, India society is known for not being that tolerant of women’s rights and having a culture that is less sympathetic to pregnant women in in the workplace than other nations, the United States included. There are many stories of pregnant women being replaced upon an immediate announcement of their condition and of women hiding their pregnancies for as far along as possible to stave off the inevitable negative outcome from its discovery.  In Rai’s case, one blogger asked whether the pregnancy will undo Rai’s career.  Really? One pregnancy? Undo a near 15 year career?
Meanwhile, here in the United States, there have been several instances of American actresses and performers getting pregnant (whether intentionally or not) and having to delay filming, have body doubles stand in (as in the recent case of Penelope Cruz) or limit filming to above the waist shots.  There is more understanding and tolerance here that babies and star pregnancies are not necessarily nuances and blights.  The way that this woman is drawing so much ire from the Bollywood industry, you would think she was accused of murdering her toddler or something. She’s just pregnant for God’s sake.  I suppose a clause like that which people are advocating for would lead some up and coming actresses to abort their babies should they wind up unintentionally pregnant in the middle of a rising acting career.  What a sad commentary!
Rai and her actor/producer husband Abhishek Bachchan of 4 years are pregnant with the couple’s first child. 

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Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Aishwarya Rai, Bollywood, Heroine, Madhur Bhandarkar

Bollywood star Aishwarya Rai is pregnant

June 22, 2011 by JJ

There’s baby news from across the ocean in India. Loreal spokesmodel and Bollywood star  Aishwarya Rai and her equally gorgeous husband Abhishek Bachchan are expecting a baby together! The news was broken by the former Miss World’s father-in-law, actor and producer Amitabh Bachchan.
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Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Abhishek Bachchan, Aishwarya Rai

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