Aishwarya Rai

Bollywood queen Aishwarya Rai continues to get offers from Hollywood despite getting engaged to Abhishek Bachchan, says her international manager Simone Sheffield. 'Guru' continues to rake in the moolah even after five weeks and veteran filmmaker Mani Ratnam says that he had always been positive about the outcome of the film - just like his protagonist who dreamt big and went on to become a mega industrialist. Sanjay Dutt was declared star of year for his performance in 'Lage Raho Munna Bhai' while Aishwarya has bagged the honour for 'Dhoom 2' at the MAX Stardust Awards here.

Although Amitabh Bachchan teamed up with some of the best actors in the just-released 'Eklavya', it is Vidya Balan who has impressed him the most. Apparel brand Pantaloons and Femina Miss India - two giants of the fashion industry - have come together to unearth the most potent combination of beauty with brains in India. Britain-based Indian filmmaker Gurinder Chadha of 'Bend It Like Beckham' fame is in the family way and says she has shelved her next film 'Dallas' to prepare for the arrival of her twins.

Bollywood's prolific directors Abbas-Mustan are casting Saif Ali Khan and Akshaye Khanna for their forthcoming movie 'Race', saying that they have never worked with the star duo. Several new songs have made it to the list but A.R.

Rahman's 'Barso re' from Mani Ratnam's 'Guru' continues to rule the charts and is number one this week too.