Ashwariya Turns Down Will Smith For The 3erd Time
April 16, 2008 |21:24 | Personal Stories By : Kaneta Babar
So the inside story is that Hollywood actor Will Smith is not getting the message sent across by Indian Actress Ashwariya Rai Bachan that “Ab main shaadi shuda hoon na so leave me alone baba”. Aishwarya Rai has declined to co-star with Hollywood wonder-boy Will Smith again. This is the third time she has turned down his offer. "That's true," she laughed. "I had to say no to Will for 'Tonight He Comes'. I feel awful about it, but I've my priorities very straight. Yes, family always comes first," Aishwarya told IANS. Two years ago the "Men in Black" star offered Aishwarya the comedy "Hitch", remade into Hindi with Salman Khan and Govinda as "Partner". She couldn't do the film due to time constraints. In quick succession, Aishwarya has turned down two Will Smith projects. Contrary to reports, Aishwarya, who tied the knot with Abhishek Bachchan last year, didn't decline another Smith's "The Seven Pounds" to celebrate Karwa Chauth with her husband in Mumbai. "That's what they wrote in the US press... that I preferred to return to Mumbai to 'starve' myself for a religious occasion than to meet Smith for the film. That's completely incorrect. "The script reading for 'The Seven Pounds' was just after Diwali when Dadimaa (Teji Bachchan)'s health dipped drastically. So I didn't make that trip out to LA for the reading session with Will. Is that wrong? Not to me. I'd any day put family over career."
So are Ash and Smith star crossed?
"When it has to happen it will happen. We'd love to work together. There's something very charismatic about that actor. He gives off very nice vibes. "He's very adventurous as an actor. He does 'I Am Legend' and 'Pursuit Of Happyness' at the same time. He's an actor, rapper, and a great family man. He likes to be adventurous. I like that."
A challenge to a court ruling that puts Britney Spears' father in control of her assets until July has been dismissed by a US appeal court. 
The roaring success of this 9 years old Darsheel in Film TZP is indeed praise worthy because he is the first child artist ever nominated as best actor in 53erd film fare awards and secondly talent is what counts in a person not looks and that is what Darsheel has proven by acting so well in TZP because of which now this new comers success has spurred youngsters to join dance schools. Cute and buck-toothed Darsheel Safary, who played a dyslexic kid with aplomb in "Taare Zameen Par", has turned into an inspiration for youngsters who are now joining dance schools run by choreographers to make it big in the film world. Safary is not the only one to have made the transition from being a member of a dance group to becoming a film star. There is the "Jab We Met" dancing sensation, Shahid Kapur, who too used to be a dance troupe member before becoming a film hero. Darsheel Safary, 11, is a student of renowned choreographer Shiamak Davar, who recommended him to actor-director Aamir Khan. The reference catapulted Darsheel to stardom and he won several awards including the critic's choice best actor Filmfare award. Similarly Shahid too has been a student of Davar before joining the film industry as an actor."Darsheel and Shahid have made it to films and are the products of our institute. Aspirants have understood that dance training institutes and troupes open the door to the film industry," Rajesh Mansukhani, spokesperson for Shiamak Davar, told IANS."With Bollywood dreams, a lot of youngsters join dance groups. Over 100 new entrants join our courses every year," said Mansukhani. Samir Malhotra, executive director of Ashley Lobo's institute The Dance Worx, said apart from the Bollywood influence, a boom in media is attracting many to the institutes. Lobo is a well-known dance master who has choreographed songs for the upcoming film "U, Me Aur Hum", blockbuster "Jab We Met" and "Dhoom", to name a few. "The increased media exposure and increased number of TV channels have stimulated the aspirations of youngsters, especially those belonging to small towns. They want to be dancers to get a break in movies." Besides Shahid and Darsheel, others whose dancing shoes helped them enter the silver screen include Pearl Barsiwala, Isha Sherwani, Ruslan Mumtaz and Mumait Khan who featured in the 'Seekh Le...' song of "Munnabhai MBBS". Pearl played the role of Sarika's daughter (Dilshad) in the critically acclaimed film "Parzania". However, dancing diva Isha Sherwani's mother Daksha Sheth, who runs the Daksha Sheth Dance Company, said: "Today the youth want instant money and fame. So they take shortcuts like joining dance groups to be a part of the idiot box and the glamour world." Renowned female choreographer Saroj Khan said: "Unlike common perception, the dance troupe members are paid really well, both in films songs and stage performances." "These days, youngsters are very keen to pursue dancing as their profession. It is no longer tagged as a hobby," she added. For performing in movies a dancer is paid between Rs.1,000 and Rs.20,000 and for a stage show Rs.3,000 to 7,500. If one opts to become a faculty member, then the remuneration ranges between Rs.50,000 and Rs.80,000 per month.
India's top court suspended an arrest warrant Friday against Hollywood star Richard Gere, wanted for allegedly breaking public obscenity laws by kissing Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty at a public AIDS awareness event last year, an attorney said.
Police on Friday found Waris Dirie, three days after the Somali-born model who launched a worldwide campaign against female genital mutilation had vanished.
Its seems all the directors and actors are extremely fond of introducing schools where acting will be taught like director/produced has started a new school of acting and now the latest buzz is that actor Anupam Kher is very much busy in starting a school with collaborations of Australian director. Indo Australian film links get a major boost as Bollywood star, producer, and educationist Anupam Kher announces a series of tie ups with Australia.Anupam Kher announced this tie up at the end of an Australian tour of his famous Play – Kuch Bhi Ho Sakta Hai. The tie ups will see Anupam Kher, his acting school, and his production company collaborate with some leading Australian film organisations and individuals. These include famous producer John Winter, Australia's leading Indian film expert and film maker Anupam Sharma, and financial consultant Manish Sunderjee.
To come to think of it what is after all sooooooooooooo special about Ashwariya that is making her co-stars or wish to be co-star is going crazy to work with this lady after all can anyone answer this question of mine ? John Abraham is quite keen on working with Aishwarya Rai Bachchan for Sriram Raghavan’s next movie. The movie was supposed to hit the floors on December last year; however, due to some unavoidable circumstances the shoot has been postponed. Aishwarya has not yet given a green signal, as she still wants to read the script again before starting the shoot. John and Aishwarya were also supposed to star in Gaurang Doshi’s Happy Birthday, which for some reasons did not take off. While John seems to be waiting eagerly to start shooting, Ex- Miss World hasn’t yet given it a nod. Hope John’s dream of working with Ash comes true.
