Bollywood Cosmos

Vidya Balan

All eyes were on Vidya Balan at the film Paa’s premiere, not only because she plays the lead role opposite Abhishek Bachchan in the movie, but also because she was wearing a saree which seemed quite familiar.The actress, who has time and again faced flak for wearing wrong kind of clothes, was wearing a beautiful saree this time but there was a hiccup – it appeared to be straight out of Aishwarya Rai Bachchan’s wardrobe!

If you remember Ash wore an elegant black and white saree on the popular Oprah Winfrey show, designed by Sabayasachi Mukherjee. Vidya’s saree, also reportedly a Sabayasachi Mukherjee creation, was an exact replica. Perhaps, it was a goof up or someone was up to some mischief, but tongues started rolling on seeing Jr B’s onscreen wife dressing up as his off-screen wife.

Poor Vidya is again in controversy for her dress. Misfortune, should we say?

Genelia DSouza

Genelia is currently in Chennai shooting for a South Film. So she couldn’t make it to the premiere of Abhishek Bachchan’s recent release. However, that didn’t stop Gen from watching the film. On her day off yesterday, she caught the film in a theatre in Chennai.

She absolutely loved the film and also congratulated AB Jr on the film on a social networking site on being part of such a brilliant film.She also told him how much she liked both him and Vidya Balan. And, of course Auro. When Abhishek heard that she went to the theatre he was truly touched.

He told her had he known earlier how keen she was to see his film, he’d have organised a special screening for her and her family in Chennai.

Abhishek Bachchan With Farhan Akhtar

Apparently, Abhishek and Farhan Akhtar were the first choices for the two parts and since director Rohan Sippy, Abhishek and Farhan are childhood friends, no one saw any problems in the casting. Rohan’s film is being produced by his father Ramesh Sippy, a close family friend of Farhan’s father Javed Akhtar.Although both Rohan Sippy and Farhan Akhtar remained unavailable for comment, a source close to the project said, “Farhan was indeed the first choice to play Abhishek’s co-star.

The on-screen partnering was patterned on those Amitabh Bachchan and Shashi Kapoor films that Farhan’s father once wrote. Farhan declined the offer, much to the dismay of Rohan’s team, which hadn’t thought of anyone else.”Since the role is as important as Abhishek’s, Rohan and Abhishek have now zeroed in on John Abraham for the same role.“The problem with Abhishek-John is that audiences will immediately think of Dhoom where again, Abhishek played an undercover cop, as he does in Rohan’s film. Rohan’s film is not a light bantering caper like Dhoom.

It’s dark and does an expose on the drug racket in Goa which ends with one of the principal politician characters being exposed as the kingpin,” said the source.

Aishwarya Rai & Oprah

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan is an international figure and once appeared on the Oprah Winfrey show on American Television. Now this time again she was invited on the show with hubby Abhishek Bachchan.

Ash international status is a pride for husband Abhishek. He respects the popularity that she has earned abroad and feels proud to stand by her side.

Abhi has been spotted with Ash in every international event. Be it Cannes or Hollywood premiers, by walking hand in hand at global events, he compliments his wife’s international status. When Ash first appeared on Oprah’s show, she made Oprah to wear an Indian saree.

Aishwarya and Abhishek are the first Bollywood couple to appear on the show. Last week, the high-profile couple left for US to shoot for the show.

Oprah is known to bring to the surface deepest secrets of her celebrity guests diplomatically. Let’s see what new facets of the couple will be unearthed by the tricky host.