Aishwarya Rai, the 50 kg Taj Mahal!

Aishwarya Rai, the 50 kg Taj Mahal!Bollywood actress Aishwarya Rai made a rare appearance at an audio launch here and took many by surprise when she broke into fluent Tamil.

It wasn’t just any audio launch but that of Tamil film “Rettaichuzhi” produced by Shankar, who is directing her opposite superstar Rajnikanth in “Endhiran: The Robot”.

Draped in a white sari, Aishwarya was at her courteous best at Sathyam Cinemas Monday evening as she got up to greet veteran directors K. Balachander and Bharathiraaja who play pivotal roles in the film.

Shankar said it was great to have Aishwarya as she hardly attended audio launches. He recalled that the former beauty queen wasn’t present for the launch of his “Jeans”, one of her first hit films.

“When we explained to her the significance of ‘Rettaichuzhi’ and the cast of the film, she immediately agreed. It’s not just her beauty but her commitment towards her profession, which has made her a great actress,” Shankar said.

The audio cassettes and CDs of “Rettaichuzhi” were released by Aishwarya and accepted by noted lyricist Vairamuthu, who once described her as a “Taj Mahal weighing 50 kilograms” in one of his lyrics for the film “Jeans”.

Aishwarya said she was proud to be part of the Tamil film fraternity and took many by surprise when she spoke in fluent Tamil and later switched backed to English.

“It’s an honour for me to have been present at this place among legends like Balachander and Bharathiraaja and I feel proud about it. I also feel happy that a woman is treated so respectfully at a public function like this,” she said.

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Sushmita Sen is the ultimate babe for hot Amrita Rao

She has completely revamped her looks and broken out of her shy and coy image, but for actress Amrita Rao, her “Main Hoon Na” co-star Sushmita Sen is the ultimate style icon and someone she has grown up in awe of.

“According to me the most stylish person in Bollywood is none other than Sushmita Sen. I have grown up in awe of her since I was in school, ” Amrita told here.

“Apart from that, I closely interacted with her during the making of ‘Main Hoon Na’ where I realised that apart from her outer personality, fashion element and her dressing sense, she has this wonderful inner personality and confidence and for me it is her innate charm that makes her the style icon she is, ” Amrita told here.

The actress was in the capital to introduce the names of two designers – Namrata Joshipura and G. Pia Fleming – who will be showcasing an exclusive collection for Fiama Di Wills at the Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week, starting March 24.

The actress sashayed down the ramp, first wearing a black and beige balloon dress designed by Fleming and then a purple short dress by Joshipura.
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