Aish to share the red carpet this time

Earlier it was mentioned that actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and sizzling diva Sonam Kapoor were to walk the Cannes red carpet together, but the two ladies had a fight between them, and had also patched up soon and will be seen on the French Riviera this year along with another Indian babe, Freida Pinto. Aishwarya Rai who will finish a decade of demonstrating cosmetics brand L’Oreal at the most esteemed film festival this year was happy enough to have such amazing company.

Various countries have always had more than one presenter at Cannes and the actress feels pleased that India is at last getting the same position. The actress is happy that with Sonam Kapoor and Freida Pinto, being invited to the festival. In 2009, just days after Sonam Kapoor declared that she will be walking the Cannes red carpet as a L’Oreal spokeswoman, the company had announced it later. It was revealed that Aishwarya Rai Bachchan was the strength behind the verdict and the younger divas had reacted by calling Aishwarya an aunt in open. It was learnt that Abhishek Bachchan engineered a treaty between his wife and Sonam Kapoor during a shooting schedule in New Zealand. Sonam Kapoor though flatly refuses the rumours saying that Aishwarya has always been nice to her.

And that they both studied at the same school and Aishwarya too worked with filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali in Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam early in her career. And then there’s L’Oreal Paris, which was one of Bachchan bahu’s first endorsements too. She’s a sweet and personified human being and her hubby Abhishek Bachchan is an actor with whom Sonam have an quick action reaction. Sonam is still to pick out her dress for her maiden Cannes day out but assures to pull out all the ends to ensure a sizzling debut on the international red carpet. Sonam Kapoor has yet to get the journey so she has no idea what proceedings have been lined up for her in coming future. The actress stated that she’s never been to Cannes before so she is now looking forward to explore well.

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Beauties at Cannes

This year the red carpet at Cannes wukk be flooded with three desi beauties. Aishwarya Rai — needless to mention; gorgeous Deepika Padukone and the very sensational Mallika Sherawat.



Deepika Padukone’s Rohit Bal designer saree is so outdated that it is now out of place at an Indian wedding. Even Aishwarya Rai, the bold and beautiful, who can have top Indian designers running under her toenails if she wants, came up in a macabre green zardozi Sabyasachi saree a few days later.

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan will share the screen space with co-star Hrithik Roshan in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Guzaarish.

Martin Scorsese, all eyes on Aish !

Aishwarya Rai though could not gather the attention of the common audience through her attire but her attractive beauty definitely attracted the renowned American filmmaker who is fully impressed with the light eyed damsel. A source says, “The two have had discussions before, the meeting in Cannes gave them just the excuse to bond over films, India and Bollywood.”

So now let us tell you that the great American filmmaker is none other than Martin Scorsese. He also screened his movie ’Lucino Viscomti’s ‘II Gattapardo’ at Cannes for the selected viewers. In those viewers even Aish was invited. Later on the filmmaker invited Aish for dinner also.

Actually Martin is impressed with both beauty and acting of Aishwarya since the time he watched Devdas. A source said, “Scorsese has admired Aishwarya’s work from the time he saw her in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s ‘Devdas.’ The filmmaker is keen on working with Aish and has expressed his desire to cast Aish in his next venture.

Aishwairya Initiates 'Beautiful Beginnings'

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan is spearheading a training programme for young underprivileged women that will see her actively champion the cause of promoting education among girls hailing from socially and economically backward areas of India.

After Hrs, the international brand for which she travelled to Cannes recently celebrated their 100 years with a function for all their employees, their spouses and family at a hotel in Powai. Ash was the guest of honour and she launched an initiative titled 'Beautiful Beginnings' aimed at helping underprivileged girls from socially and economically backward areas.

This project is actually the brainchild of the Bachchan bahu and she suggested it to the company. Ash has been associated with causes before but how she could help out girls has been on top of her mind lately. She has done films on women empowerment and now she wanted to
do something more concrete to help such girls.

Beautiful Beginnings is a training program for young women from disadvantaged backgrounds -- both social and economic -- where free education will be given to them so that their career opportunities rise.

Ash, we have learnt will also personally oversee and suggest different training programmes that will be provided to these women so that they can have better job opportunities and financial independence.

She has acted in films also on women empowerment like Provoked.

Aishwarya Rai and Sonam Kapoor fights at Cannes

When it comes to Aishwarya Rai, Cannes and controversy go hand-in-hand. While Aishwarya Rai Bachchan is at Cannes year after year in her capacity as the international brand ambassador for a cosmetic giant, Sonam Kapoor was added to the list of ambassadors this year and promised by the company that she would be walking the croisette in the company of the dream team of Aishwarya, Eva Longoria and Michelle Yeoh.

“Being on the same platform as Aishwarya, for me, is a big deal in itself." However when Aishwarya, who considers Cannes her turf, found out that she would be sharing limelight with Sonam she was hopping mad.

Aishwarya Rai's deal with the company is clear: she is the international face while Sonam would represent the Indian face. Faced with Aishwarya’s determined stand the company had no option but to inform that she would no longer be walking the red carpet in Cannes during the premiere of Pedro Almodovar’s latest film Broken Embraces starring Penelope Cruz, another ambassador for the brand.

Vismay Shama, India head of the brand, refused to throw light on the matter. He said, “We will release an official statement afterwards. Till then you will have to wait.”

But sources confirm that the young actress Sonam Kapoor, who starred with Abhishek Bachchan in Dilli 6, is crushed at the missed opportunity. Faced with Aishwarya's determined stand the company had no option but to inform Sonam that she would no longer be walking the red carpet in Cannes.