Ash in Cannes

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Aishwarya Bachchan, formerly Rai, made one of her first appearances after her wedding to fellow Bollywood star Abhishek Bachchan on April 20, 2007 in Mumbai, India. Appearing at the Cannes Film Festival, Bachchan said she is still getting used to being referred to by her new last name but likes it nonetheless. “I was kind [...]

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Angel · #5 (**permalink**) 18-05-07, 11:46 AM

CANNES: As Aishwarya Rai walked up the steps of the Theatre Grand Lumiere on the opening night of the Cannes Film Festival, it was apparent that the parade of Bollywood stars on the French Riviera would be stronger than it has ever been before.
Aishwarya, a Cannes red carpet regular, was at the opening night yet again on Wednesday but this time with hubby Abhishek Bachchan by her side.
Media reports in India had suggested that Aishwarya, who first walked up the red carpet in 2002 for a special screening of Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Devdas, might skip Cannes this year because she would be busy shooting for Ashutosh Gowarikers Jodha Akbar.
But as a brand ambassador for French cosmetics giant LOreal, one of the official partners of the film festival, she was contract-bound to make it to Cannes. The Bollywood diva took a week off from her Jodha Akbar dates to be on the Croisette.
Aishwarya and Abhishek will be attendance when Mani Ratnam's box-office hit Guru is screened on Sunday afternoon in the Tous les Cinemas du Monde as part of a special focus on Indian cinema.
Also present at the opening night ceremony was Preity Zinta, in Cannes for the second year running to promote luxury watch and jewellery manufacturer Chopard.
John Abraham and Bipasha Basu are expected to land here on Thursday to promote Vivek Agnihotris Goal, a film about an Asian soccer league team shot for the most part in London.
Goal is on the slate of films that UTV Motion Pictures has brought to Cannes this year.
The biggest Bollywood star of them all, Amitabh Bachchan, will be in Cannes for the first time to promote Cheeni Kum, helmed by advertising executive and debutant director Balki.
His imminent arrival has aroused keen interest among the media here. Cheeni Kum, which co-stars Tabu, will be screened in the Cannes Film Market.
The opening ceremony last night was characteristically low-key with the master of ceremonies, Paris-based German actress Diane Kruger, welcoming on stage the jury headed by British filmmaker Stephen Frears and introducing brief teaser trailers of the 21 films in competition this year.
Taiwanese actress Shu Qi and 98-year-old Portuguese filmmaker Manoel de Oliveira declared the 60th Cannes Film Festival open.
Also spotted on the red carpet on the opening night were Chinese actress Gong Li, French star Juliette Binoche and Hollywoods Andie Macdowell.

Angel · #6 (**permalink**) 18-05-07, 11:52 AM

Abhishek Bachchan, looking dapper in a black suit with his wife Aishwarya offsetting it in a flowing white gown, were show stealers when they arrived on the red carpet at Cannes for the opening night festival screening of Wong Kar-wai’s ‘My Blueberry Nights’, starring Jude Law and Norah Jones.
And though the honeymooning bride has been a regular at the film festival - what with her being an ambassador of an international cosmetics giant along with Andie MacDowell and Kerry Washington - she admitted that some things had definitely changed since the last time she was here. “This is the first travel where people start calling you, ‘Hello Mrs Bachchan, good evening,” Aishwarya told an international channel. “I’ve maybe done a double take at times, but pleasantly so, it makes us smile, so it’s been good,” she added.