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| | Aishwarya Rai covers up her criticized figure at Cannes amfAR gala: still gorgeous? | | Added 12 years ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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One of the biggest headlines to come out of this year?s Cannes Film Festival amfAR gala is the international debut of Aishwarya Rai?s postpartum figure. And that kind of sucks. As we discussed last week, Rai was facing increased criticism in India for not losing her pregnancy weight fast enough. The discussion became an international gossip subject after Indian papers published a recent photo of Rai with a double chin (gasp!). Anyway, the overwhelming majority of people felt like ?For the love of God, leave the poor woman alone!!? And after all of that, Aishwarya still came to Cannes and? Lord, this woman is gorgeous. Look at that face. The dress/sari/Mandarin-jacket ensemble is by Abu Jani-Sandeep Khosla. I don?t mind that she went for a more traditional, conservative look, but I would have loved to see her in just a straight-up silk sari in a beautiful jewel tone. Still, I don?t even see what the fuss is all about with her figure – she only looks slightly heavier than she did last year. What?s the BFD?
Georgina Chapman in her own Marchesa design. TRAINWRECK. Good God, does she not see how awful and budget her own designs are while she wears them?
Gerard Butler looks slim and soberish. I wonder if he boned anyone in the bathroom?
Julianna Margulies in L?Wren Scott. Elegant simplicity. Yes, it?s kind of boring, but I adore a cap sleeve when it?s done well. Julianna always looks better when she keeps her style simple, with clean lines and solid colors too. I also love JM?s hair here – I dislike it when she slicks everything back – it ages her. Looser styles compliment her face. My one complaint: the lining seems off somehow and in some photos you can totally see JM?s nips. Also: her husband is so cute.
Photos courtesy of WENN.
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| | Aishwarya Rai criticized for not losing her postpartum baby weight fast enough | | Added 12 years ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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If anyone screams ?WHO?? in the post, there will be harsh consequences. Aishwarya Rai is one of the biggest stars in India – she?s the Angelina Jolie of Bollywood. Here is her IMBD. She?s gotten some attention in the UK and the US as well, notably some beauty contracts and some roles in Hollywood films here and there (The Pink Panther 2, The Last Legion). She married Abhishek Bachchan in 2007, and she gave birth to their first child, a daughter, last November. I?m including our most recent photos of her, from France in May and June of 2011 – she was pregnant then, but she was barely showing. Rai did gain a significant amount of weight during her pregnancy, and now she?s being bashed for not losing the weight fast enough. You should go look at this recent photo of her – someone caught a photo of her double chin. So? it?s a thing now. Someone put together this video (complete with elephant sounds) and people are really pissed off.
She is a former Miss World, a successful Bollywood star and married to the son of one of India’s best-loved stars. She found international fame in the Hollywood film Bride and Prejudice, and Julia Roberts billed her as the world’s most beautiful woman. Thanks to the notoriety such fame and fortune has brought her, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan has become one of the most admired and revered women in India, and indeed the world. But such fame has come at a cost for the 38-year-old star.
Since the birth of her daughter in November last year, Aishwarya Rai has been open about the fact that she is in no hurry to lose the few extra pounds she gained during her pregnancy. The model and actress, who won the Miss World title in 1994, defended her choice, saying she wanted simply to ‘enjoy motherhood.’
But with the star, who married Abhishek Bachchan, the son of India’s most loved film star Amitabh Bachnan in 2007, tipped for her 10th appearance at Cannes next week, furious speculation is mounting as to how she will look. Commentators have been unkind, lambasting the star for letting her fans down. Many have gone a step further, suggesting the star has a ‘duty’ to her fans to regain her pre-pregnancy figure.
One website posted a video of the star looking less than her usual svelte self, flicking between photographs of her pre-birth, and photos now. Called ‘Aishwarya Rai’s shocking weight gain’, the clip, which came accompanied by elephant sound effects, has been seen more than 500,000 times. Dozens more videos in a similar vein have been posted, each with viewing figures in the tens or hundreds of thousands.
Comments left after the video prove that many of those watching have little sympathy for Aishwarya.
‘She is a Bollywood actress and it is her duty to look good and fit,’ one said. Another added: ‘She needs to learn from people like Victoria Beckham who are back to size zero weeks after their delivery.’
It has opened up a debate in the country, and beyond, about the attitudes held towards women in the public eye.
‘Aishwarya is like a goddess,’ said showbusiness columnist Shobhaa D in the New York Daily News by way of explanation. ‘She is held up as the ideal of beauty and so there is an expectation on her to look perfect at all times. The role models being held up are Angelina Jolie and Victoria Beckham, but our body frames are different ? we have wider hips and curves ? so this whole business of looking desperately skinny two weeks after giving birth is a western import.’
Cinema professor Shohini Ghosh added that women in India were up against an almost impossible task. ‘There is a glorification of motherhood in India and Indian cinema,’ he told the paper. ‘But people are confused because they don’t know whether to glorify Aishwarya in her new motherhood or lament that she is not looking like a runway model.’
[From The Mail]
For the love of God. She?s not even that much bigger – she just looks like a petite woman who hasn?t taken off her baby weight yet. As for the whole ?people are imposing Western values on the traditional Indian body type? – I have mixed feelings about that too. Rai is so popular internationally because – in my opinion – she does look like a very Anglicized Indian woman. She?s made a career out of her borderless beauty, so let?s not ring the ?this is how all Indian women look? bell too hard. But yeah – give her a break. She?s a first time mom and Jesus (Krishna?), stop making it into a thing.
Photos courtesy of Fame/Flynet and WENN.
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It?s an exciting time in Aishwarya Rai's life, as she gave birth to a baby girl this week in Mumbai, India.
The ?Bride and Prejudice? actress and her husband Abhishek Bachchan couldn?t be happier to be first-time parents together.
Meanwhile, Bachchan?s father took to his Twitter account to share the good news- ?I AM DADA [grandfather] to the cutest baby girl...Ecstatic...Thank you all!?
Aishwarya and Abhishek have been married for four years and they can?t wait to begin life as a trio.
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Joining in on the celebrity baby boom, Aishwarya Rai and Abhishek Bachchan are expecting a baby together!
The former Miss World?s exciting announcement was made by her father-in-law, actor and producer Amitabh Bachchan.
He tweeted, ?T 410 -NEWS NEWS NEWS !! I AM GOING TO BECOME A GRANDFATHER .. AISHWARYA EXPECTING .. SO HAPPY AND THRILLED !!!?
Aishwarya and Abhishek married back in 2007 and this will be their first child. Congratulations!
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| | Aishwarya Rai: Cannes Photo Call Fabulous | | Added 13 years ago | Source: Celebrity Gossip |
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Stepping out for a promotional appearance, Aishwarya Rai was spotted at a photo call in Cannes, France today (May 13).
The Bollywood babe was joined by Madhur Bhandarkar and Ronnie Screwvala as she promoted her new film ?Heroine? at the 64th Cannes International Film Festival.
Of the flick, Rai told press, "It's not a biography, it's not an autobiography for sure. You hear this today, at the very beginning, so know this until the very end."
And while the audience may be tempted to associate her with the character, Aishwarya says there?s no link. "I think that is what the viewer will probably be searching for, but it must always be remembered that the actor does what the director has visualized and envisioned for a particular character. I'll be playing a character called Mahi, but it's a character that's been written and conceptualized by the director."
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Making the most of her Sunday evening, Aishwarya Rai was spotted at the 83rd Annual Academy Awards last night (February 27).
The ?Bride & Prejudice? babe added some class to the red carpet arrival area in her bronze Giorgio Armani Prive gown as she posed for the press.
Over the weekend, Aishwarya took in a basketball game in Los Angeles with her hubby Abhishek Bachchan.
And Ms. Rai also got to spend some time at the game with fellow actor Dustin Hoffman who was also in attendance.
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Widely considered one of the most beautiful women in the world, Aishwarya Rai adorns the cover of the March 2011 issue of Vogue India.
The Bollywood beauty was clad in Roksanda Ilincic with a Dior slip for the cover shot with attire from Jenny Packham and Valentino being featured in the accompanying spread.
As for the article paired with Miss Rai's photos, Vogue India compiled statements from ten individuals about a range of topics concering the brunette vixen.
Among them, Mickey Contractor chatted about Aishwarya's very first day as a model by saying, "When I first met Aishwarya on the shoot of a talcum powder commercial, she was shocked by my language (I used to abuse a lot). She kept giggling on the set. She told me later that she wondered what kind of weirdo I was. I then worked with her on her first film, Aur Pyar Ho Gaya, and on several ad campaigns thereafter. She carries off every look I create for her. She is daring, adaptable and confident of the way she looks.
He added, "She is a natural beauty. When god was distributing good looks, the rest of us must have been in the loom because she got it all."
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| | Aishwarya Rai Hits the Aspara Awards, Still with L'Oreal | | Added 13 years ago | Source: Celebrity Gossip |
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Stepping out for an awards show evening, Aishwarya Rai was the belle of the ball at the 2011 Apsara Awards ceremony in Mumbai, India on Tuesday (January 11).
Joined by husband Amitabh Bachchan, the Bollywood lovers proudly took the stage to offer up an entertaining performance at the annual event.
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Stepping out for a special event, Aishwarya Rai was spotted at the 57th National Film Awards Function in New Delhi, India on Friday (October 22).
The former Miss World beauty was all smiles and looked gorgeous in a traditional Indian frock at the annual event.
In other news, Aishwarya explained to press that, despite her busy schedule, she manages to find time to spend with her family.
She told, ?Diwali I like to spend traditionally with family, friends and loved ones. This is something I remember doing since I was a kid.?
Diwali is an official holiday in India marked by an a five-day festival and occurs between mid-October and mid-November.
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| | Aishwarya Rai Kicks Off India Couture Week | | Added 14 years ago | Source: Celebrity Gossip |
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Stepping out for a day of fashionable fun, Aishwarya Rai hit up the first day of the HDIL India Couture Week in Mumbai on Wednesday (October 6).
Joining designer Manish Malhotra, the Bollywood beauty helped kick off the first day of the event - which is five days long with twelve leading designers being showcased.
The outing comes shortly after Miss Rai's new film "The Robot" was released in the States on October 1st.
The Indian flick is about "a gifted scientist who constructs an equally gifted robot, who sets out into the world for the first time with some unexpected and mind-blowing consequences."
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