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New stills from Aish and Akshay’s upcoming film Action Replay. The romantic comedy tells the story of an old man who goes back in time to his younger days in the 1970s.

Action Replay, co-starring Neha Dhupia and Randhir Kapoor, is currently in post-production.

In other Aish news…

Katrina

Aishwarya, 36, is no longer the ‘face’ of Lux soap. The cosmetic company has named younger Bollywood beauty Katrina Kaif, 25, as its new brand ambassador. Katrina’s statement below.

“I feel honored to be chosen by Lux as the face of such an iconic brand. It is with great pride that I join the legendary Lux beauty brigade, and only hope that my association with the brand grows stronger in the years to come. It is the ultimate aspiration of any Bollywood star to be associated with a renowned beauty brand like Lux.”

By the way…

The entire Bachchan clan skipped the 55th Filmfare Awards ceremony over a nasty tabloid story that said Aishwarya Rai Bachchan has infertility problems.

“I felt that the modesty of a lady in my house has been outraged. The topic that was brought up was very, very insensitive. No woman likes her motherhood or her capability of procreation or fertility to be talked about.

I have felt that Aishwarya was slandered by this article and therefore we asked them to apologise, which they didn’t. It is very difficult for me to go to an award function, sing, dance and applaud when that very paper abused a lady of my house.

If you read the constitution of India, you will find that in our Article 21 it is clearly mentioned that if you defame any woman and talk about her motherhood, fertility or process of procreation, it is defamatory.”

At any rate, Amitabh Bachchan won the best actor award for his performance in Paa. The 55th Filmfare Awards winners below.

• Best Film: 3 Idiots

• Best Director: Rajkumar Hirani for 3 Idiots

• Best Actor in Leading Role (Male): Amitabh Bachchan for Paa

• Best Actor in Leading Role (Female): Vidya Balan for Paa

• Best Supporting Actor (Male): Boman Irani for 3 Idiots

• Best Supporting Actor (Female): Kalki Koechlin for Dev D

• Best Debut Director (Male): Ayan Mukherjee for Wake Up Sid

• Best Debut Director (Female): Zoya Akhtar for Luck By Chance

• Best Dialogue: Rajkumar Hirani and Vidhu Vinod Chopra for 3 Idiots

• Best Screenplay: Rajkumar Hirani and Vidhu Vinod Chopra for 3 Idiots

• Best Story: Abhijat Joshi and Raju Hirani for 3 Idiots

• Best Actor (Critic) (Female) : Mahi Gill

• Best Actor (Critic) (Male): Ranbir Kapoor

• Best Music: A R Rahman for Delhi 6

• Best Lyrics: Irshad Kamil for ‘Aaj Din Chaddya’ (Love Aaj Kal)

• Best Film (Critic): Firaaq

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Aishwarya is on a mission to save the world from hair damage in her latest L’oreal ad. Check  out the commercial below.

Many Indian viewers thought the “aging” actress is trying too hard. I personally liked the commercial. At any rate, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan was reportedly paid between 2-5 crores for the ad.

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Askmen.com’s annual Top 99 Women list came out today. I am completely SHOCKED Lakshmi Menon not only made the list but ranked highest than any other Asian woman. The supermodel came in at # 45. Go my chocolate sister! Others on the list includes:

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Hrithik and wife

Abhishek and SRK with Aish hiding in the back. I see you.

Hrithik Roshan celebrated his 36th birthday (1/10) with friends and family on Saturday (1/9) at the Aurus nightclub in Juhu. The event also celebrated Farhan Akhtar’s birthday (1/9). Plenty of pics and famous faces when you click HERE.

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Saif Ali Khan

Check out famed Indian photographer Daboo Ratnani’s 2010 Bollywood calendar. This year he shot the entire project in black & white. All the pics from the calendar below.

Abhishek

Aish

Akshay

Big B

Arjun

Asin

Bipasha

Deepika

Farhan

Genelia

Hrithik

Imran

John

Kajol

Kangana

Kareena

Katrina

Priyanka

Ranbir

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Shah Rukh Khan (C)

The Bachchan clan

Kareena

Kajol

Deepika

Another pic of Shah Rukh Khan
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Bollywood stars attended the Apsara awards ceremony in Mumbai on January 8th. The Apsara awards honor excellence in cinema and television. The 2010 winners’ list below.

Best Actor in a Leading Role Shahrukh Khan – Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi

Best Actress in a Leading Role Priyanka Chopra – Kaminey

Best Movie Ghajini – Madhu Mantena

Best Director A.R. Murugadoss – Ghajini

Best Actor in a Supporting Role Rishi Kapoor – Love Aaj Kal

Best Actress in a Supporting Role Kirron Kher – Kurbaan

Best Actor in a Comic Role Ajay Devgan – All The Best

Best Actor in a Negative Role Amol Gupte – Kaminey

Best Debut Director Ayan Mukerji – Wake Up Sid

Lifetime Acheivement Award (Male) Amitabh Bachchan

Entertainer of the year Ranbir Kapoor

Best Debut (Male) Jackky Bhagnani – Kal Kissne Dekha

Best Debut (Female) Anushka Sharma – Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi

Hearthrob of the year (Male) Shahid Kapoor

Hearthrob of the year (Female) Deepika Padukone

Best Choreography Shiamak Davar – Dance Pe Chance – Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi

Best Lyrics Jaideep Sahni – Tujh Mein Rab Dikhta Hai – Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi

Best Female Playback Singer Shreya Ghosal – Tujh Mein Rab Dikhta Hai – Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi

Best Male Playback Singer Mohit Chauhan – Ye Dooriyan – Love Aaj Kal

Best Music Pritam Chakraborty – Love Aaj Kal

Best Screenplay A.R. Murugadoss – Ghajini

Best Dialogue Anurag Kashyap – Dev D

Best Story Imtiaz Ali – Love Aaj Kal

Most public appearances – Abhishek Bachchan

(list source)

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SHINee

Tohoshinki

Girls Generation/SNSD

Aishwarya Rai Desktop Calendar (unofficial)

More celebrity calendars now available for sale.

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Eastern Eye released its annual 50 Sexiest Asian Women In The World list. Katrina Kaif came in at #1 again. Earlier this year the Bollywood beauty was chosen to become a Barbie doll after Aishwarya declined. The doll is expected to hit stores this month. Let’s check out who else made the list for 2009.

Disclaimer folks: Every woman on the list passed the “brown paper bag test.” So you can take these results for what they’re worth (a grain of salt).

1. Katrina Kaif retains the No. 1 spot.
2. Priyanka Chopra is up to No.2 from No. 4 in 2008.
3. Freida Pinto definitely made the list with the success of Slumdog Millionaire and being the face of L’Oreal Paris.
4. Laila Rouass is a British actress who climbed from No. 5 in 2008 to now No. 4.
5. Kareena Kapoor moved one slot down from last year.
6. Bipasha Basu is No.6, down from No. 2 in 2008.
7. Lara Dutta moved up to No. 7 from No. 13 in 2008.
8. Aishwarya Rai Bachchan slipped one position from last year.
9. Mehwish Hayat is a Pakistani model-turned-actress.
10. Deepika Padukone is up one position from No. 10 in 2008.
11. Mallika Sherawat is busy breaking into the Hollywood scene. She slipped down from her No. 6 position.
12. Kangana Ranaut moves up four steps from No. 16.
13. Neha Dhupia is up from her No. 17 ranking in 2008.
14. Pooja Chopra was a contestant for Miss World 2009.
15. Asin leaps from No. 22 in 2008 to No. 15.
16. Mehreen Syed is a Pakistani model and makes her debut on the list.
17. Kazz Kumar is a singer known as the Desi ‘Gwen Sefani’.
18. Mugdha Godse moved up from 10 positions from last year.
19. Minnie Gupta was featured in Playboy.
20. Shilpa Shetty Kundra is down from six place from last year. I hardly think the newlywed minds.
21. Padma Lakshmi is expecting her miracle baby in 2010. She was No. 19 in 2008.
22. Ekta Chowdhry is the winner of the prestigious Pantaloons Femina Miss India Universe 2009.
23. Vidya Balan returns to the list after a brief absence.
24. Riya Sen was position at No. 15 last year.
25. Noureen Dewulf makes her debut on the list.
26. Sonam Kapoor moved up from No. 34 to No. 26.
27. Malaika Arora-Khan is an actress who slipped from No. 8 to No. 27.
28. Tasmin Lucia Khan is a British journalist of Bangladeshi descent for BBC. She was ranked last year at No. 27.
29. Celina Jaitly retains her position at No. 29.
30. Hadiqa Kiani is a Pakistani pop singer who was ranked at No. 35.
31. Sherlyn Chopra moves up 10 positions this year.
32. Miss Independent aka Natasha Khan is aPakistani-Britian alternative rock musician. She was previously ranked at No. 39.
33. Rani Mukherjee moved five points up the list for this year.
34. Norah Jones is a successful singer who moved up from last year’s ranking of No. 37.
35. Gulzaeb Beg Ali is a Pakistani-Britian model and television presenter. She makes her debut on the list this year.
36. Rakhi Sawant was ranked at No. 32 last year.
37. Minissha Lamba is up from No. 40 to No. 37 this year.
38. Ayesha Takia Azmi is an actress who slipped five spots.
39. Preity Zinta is an actress who ranked at No. 36 last year.
40. Tina Sugandh is an Indian-American writier, singer, table player, guitarist, dancer and actress. She is new on the list.
41. Sophie Choudhry is a former MTV VJ-turned-actress who dropped from No. 24.
42. Miss Pooja aka Gurinder Kaur Kainth is a singer and makes her debut on the list.
43. Simone Bienne is a psychosexual relationship and couples therapist who makes her debut this year. She is of Indian and Swiss-Czech descent.
44. Sania Mirza is a tennis star who moved up two spots.
45. Anoushka Shankar moves up two from No. 47.
46. Dilshad Vadsaria is an American actress of Pakistani, Indian and Portuguese descent.
47. Esha Deol slipped significantly from No. 21 last year.
48. Konnie Huq is an English television present of Bangladeshi descent.
49. Shruti Haasan made her Bollywood debut this year and also on the sexiest list.
50. Hard Kaur is often called the first female Indian rapper. She makes her debut on the list.

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President Obama and the fam pressed the button to light the National Christmas Tree in DC last night…

And First Grandma Robinson was also there to share in the festivities.

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Proud parents Brad and Angie brought along son Maddox, 8, to the Hollywood premiere of Invictus at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences Theater in Beverly Hills last night.

Bollywood’s first family – The Bachchans

Big B personally invited Sir Ben Kingsley to the premiere.

Bollywood’s heavyweights came out to the star-studded premiere of PAA, a story about a boy who has progeria disease, in Mumbai last night (Nov. 3rd). PAA, starring Big B, Abhishek and Vidya Balan, opens in theatres today.

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Sir Ben Kingsley announced yesterday he wants Aishwarya Rai to play the part of Mumtaz in his upcoming film Taj Mahal, a historical film about Mughal emperor Shah Jahan and his vision to build the Taj Mahal.

Kingsley told the media, ”My wife is going to be in the film. She will play Shah Jahan’s first wife, Kandhari Begum, and we are hoping very much if Aishwarya approves this script and loves it and the rest we have to go through the courteous procedure of saying here is the script, show us the interest.”

Ben is currently raising funds for the movie. I’ll definitely keep you posted on the outcome of the project.

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