Abhishek is Ash’s precedence

Abhishek Bachchan precedes for wife Ashwairya Rai and not Will smith or any of her projects. Abhishek is Ash’s precedence. Ash declared so while talking to the journalists at the set of Maniratnam's movie Ravana near Kolkata.

She was asked whether she would be working with Will Smith or not in the next coming Hollywood flick. Ash told that Abhishek is my first priority and Smith would come after Abhishek only.

In the mean time, everyone is talking about Pink Panther-2. The movie apart, 2009 has begun on a good note for Ash. She made it to the Top 50 Most Desirable Woman in the World list in an international online poll and was honoured with the Padma Shri back home, both of which she credits to her fans support.

She don’t have a role-length-fetish as she never worked with stardust in her eyes. When asked about it, Ash claimed it was really a fun part to work with the Pink Panther 2 team. Each of the actors — right from Jean Reno to Andy Garcia and including herself — knew that it’s a Steve Martin film. So it is extremely silly and exhausting to talk about the length of the role.

Ash is in Kolkata with her hubby Abhishek Bachchan to shoot “Ravana.” This film would be released in the second half of this year. Replying to the questions of journalists about her role in the movie Ash revealed that she don’t play Sita, but a role similar to hers in a modern day Ramayana.

Not only this, Ash is working with her hubby in other two movies. Rajiv Menon’s ‘Dhun’ which is based completely on music and Farhan Akhtar's next untitled venture. Critics say that it would be similar to Abhiman, where Jaya and Amitabh worked, but the actress has refused to comment on the movie. “Let’s see what’s in the movie,” said Ash.

Ash all pink in Hollywood

Ashwairya Rai's visibility in Hollywood is all pink. Forbes has listed Aishwarya Rai as India's most baAshwairya Rainkable star in Hollywood, pushing down the Khans of Bollywood in the ratings of the best bet for a film's financial success.

Aishwarya is among six Bollywood actors in the new Forbes list of
Hollywood's Most Valuable Actors. Other Indians on the list compiledby the American business magazine are Aamir Khan, Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Khan, Irrfan Khan and Hrithik Roshan.


Although at 387th position in the global list of as many as 1,411 actors from across the world, Aishwarya is ranked highest among all
Indian actors and is the only female actor from the country who made it to this elite club. The list also includes Indian American actor Kal Penn, whose films include The Namesake. At 476th position, he is ranked higher than all the Bollywood actors, except Aishwarya Rai, who stars in the new Hollywood venture The Pink Panther 2.



Among the male Bollywood actors, Aamir is ranked highest at 540th in the global list, followed by Shah Rukh (735), Salman (753), Irrfan (825) and Hrithik (1,059).


The global list, topped by Hollywood actor Will Smith, is based on the bankability of actors around the world as voted by members of the global entertainment industry, Forbes said. Smith is the only actor to get a ten-on-ten score and is followed by four Hollywood stars - Johnny Depp, Brad Pitt, Leonardo DiCaprio and Angelina Jolie - sharing the second position.


These are followed by Tom Hanks, George Clooney, Denzel Washington, Matt Damon and Jack Nicholson in the top 10.