The festival will be featuring a screening of the duo’s latest film together, ‘Raavan’, however the two will not be in attendance because they will be working on separate brand endorsements that very same day.

Though a source close to the couple claims that they will be available to other festivals that will be showing the film, it is hard to count on the fact that they can both find time in their schedules to make the screenings together.

Maybe the two are just a little embarrassed by the poor reviews that the movie received in their own country, and don’t want to suffer the same redicule elsewhere!

‘Raavan’ showed a lot of promise considering the cast and the out of the ordinary story line, but the movie never really met expectations and seemed to fold under all the hype. Nevertheless, the husband and wife combination of Abhishek and Aishwarya don’t seem like they took notice.

The couple has already signed a deal to work on another highly anticipated film. Apparently filmmaker Abhishek Kapoor has approached the couple, and hopes that they would do the honor of starring in his film based on the Chetan Bhagat novel, ‘The 3 Mistakes of My Life’.

Hopefully the film wont be marked down as a ”mistake” for the Bachchan couple, and they can redeem themselves from all the negative reviews of ‘Raavan’!

Madame Tussauds wax-museum is the most popular of it’s kind in the entire world, and celebrities from all over the world are represented as wax figures for all their fans to see.

Hrithik will be going the prestigious ranks of some of Bollywood’s biggest names. Shahrukh Khan, Amitabh Bachchan, Aishwarya Rai, andSalman Khan all have wax representations of themselves on display at the museum.

Congratulations Hrithik! I know this may be a huge event for you, but the museum just revealed it’s Kim Kardashiansculpture!!! I mean how prestigious could it really be when all you need is a big butt to get a wax-figure of yourself.

However, the actress revealed that she has been approached to be in plenty of other successful Hollywood movies, but had declined the roles that were being offered to her. “It wasn`t about an attitude I had, or any inverted ideas about working overseas, it was simply about scheduling. I just didn`t have the time,” explained Aishwarya. Although the actress’ loyalty to the Bollywood fans is admirable, it is hard to believe that she made the right choices.

The actress claimed that Hollywood superstars such as Will Smith and Michael Douglas personally approached her for roles in their films, and that she had also refused to do the blockbuster ‘Troy’ alongside Hollywood hunk, Brad Pitt. The actress blamed her uneasiness with the sex-scenes in ’Troy’, which is understandable, but to pass up a heart-wrenching movie like ‘Seven Pounds’ should definitely be considered a bad decision.

Aishwarya was recently interviewed and during which she was asked about her newest movie, ‘Ravaan’, which also stars the actress’ famous husband, Abhishek Bachchan. “Right now, I think ‘Raavan’ has been the most challenging of all the roles I’ve done in the past,” Aishwarya explains.

Although the actress says that working with her husband is always a pleasure and she admires his professionalism as well as his desire to have a good time with those around him. When asked about her husband and his connection with his father, the ever popular Amitabh Bachchan, Aishwarya says, “That’s what’s so wonderful about him. Right from the beginning, he did not use that to any kind of advantage. He always says ‘Of course I’m proud to be his son’. You know, he respects it, he takes pride in it.”

Aishwarya promises the movie to be a big success and includes the fact that the work her husband has been doing lately has been all the right choices and she is happy to be a part of that!

Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai-Bachchan have defied the curses of celebrity relationships, and have made their love work on and off screen. ‘Ravaan’, which stars both Abhishek and Aishwarya, will be released on June 18 and showcases the chemistry that the couple can produce on film.

It seems that the two have fallen into a comfortable pattern with one another, and the two will be hoping that their success continues. Though the movie’s description does not mention a love between the couple’s characters, there is always the unforeseen twists and turns that may shift the story line of a movie in that direction. Guess we’ll just have to see in a couple of short weeks.

67th Venice International Film Festival
Indian director Mani Ratnam
To receive the Jaeger-LeCoultre Glory to the Filmmaker Award 2010

[Cannes] In 2010, Jaeger-LeCoultre celebrates its six years of partnership with the Venice International Film Festival.

Accepting the proposal made by the Director of the Venice Film Festival Marco Mueller, the Swiss Manufacturer is proud to be partner of the Jaeger-LeCoultre Glory to the Filmmaker Award, which this year is to honour the work of the great Indian director Mani Ratnam.

In recent years, the award has honoured other major world filmmakers: Takeshi Kitano, Abbas Kiarostami, Agn賠Varda, and Sylvester Stallone.

The Venice Film Festival Director Marco Mueller explains the choice as follows:

“Mani Ratnam used to make movies only in his native tongue, Tamil, but has been one of a handful of filmmakers to successfully handle the transition to the All-India market. One of the great innovators in contemporary Indian cinema, he helped introduce the auteur concept to contemporary Bollywood. His movies display precision and poise, and have always been removed from the bombast and bluster of mass-produced regional cinema. The lavish musical numbers in his films, some of the best-tailored in Mumbai and Madras in recent years, have influenced the style of many others (as well as the design of commercials and music videos). Ratnam’s most celebrated films have become part of the cinematic imagination of the sub-continent.”

On the occasion of the award ceremony, the Mostra will present the festival premiere of Mani Ratnam’s much-anticipated forthcoming film Ravaan, attended by the director and by the Indian movie super stars Aishwarya Rai, Abhishek Bachchan, Vikram, and A.R. Rahman. RAAVAN is produced in association with Reliance Big Pictures and distributed internationally by Reliance Big Pictures and IM Global.

Ravaan will enchant audiences with its stirring drama and entrancing musical sequences, says Marco Mueller. We are proud to be hosting the festival premiere of this wonderful film, which will be presented at the 2010 Mostra in both the Hindi and the Tamil version.

Enlivened by the music composed by the two-time Academy Award winner A. R. Rahman, popularly known as the man who has redefined contemporary Indian music (and hailed by Time Magazine as the Mozart of Madras), Ravaan fuses drama, action, love story, and musical. The film tells the adventurous story of a bandit leader who kidnaps the wife of the policeman who killed his sister, taking her through a journey during which once again the everlasting, epic battle between good and bad takes place, and stars Abhishek Bachchan, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, and Vikram.

As in previous editions, together with the award the director will be presented with a Reverso Jaeger-LeCoultre watch, a one-of-a-kind model with a commemorative engraving.

Check out the photos from the festival below.

Apparently the actress caught the attention of the festival by sporting a ethnic saree, and has since then been the talk of the event. The actress has gone to Cannes in order to provide some steady competition to the usual Bollywood actress icon Aishwarya, and has decided that her traditional attrire best represents her and her country.

“When I started modelling, I promised myself that whenever I attend an international event, I’d wear a saree and not western clothes. I get enough opportunities at home to wear western clothes. When I’m seen at an international event I’d rather be fully Indian,” explained Deepika. Deepika explained that her first visit to Cannes was as a mere spectator, but has now achieved her goal by making her second visit a matter of business. Congratulations Deepika!

Crowe has starred in his share of Hollywood blockbusters such as: ‘Gladiator,’ ‘Master and Comandor,” and the new ‘Robin Hood’ film, and those are just the action style films. This means the the Bollywood beauty will be amongst good company. And it is important to remember that Aishwarya is no rookie in Hollywood either, though I would argue that she has never been paired with a name as big as Russell.

It is always exciting to see stars from differnt regions mix it up in films together, and if the rumors are true, this film will definately be one worth seeing.

Deepika Padukone and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan are two of the most beautiful leading ladies in Bollywood at the moment, and also have some of the most experience amongst the rest of the females in the industry. So there are two great representatives for Bollywood to have at Cannes.

The girls got all dolled up and are looking forward to making heads turn with not only their talent, but also their incredible beauty. Aishwarya Rai has made it on time for the opening ceremonies of the festival and boasts about her intentions of seeing the new Ridley Scott movie, ‘Robin Hood’.

Deepika appparently decided to show up a little late being that she just left a few hours ago, but the actress is excited all the same.  ”So…all my bags are packed and I’m ready to GOOOOOOO!……CANNES CALLING guys!” the gorgeous actress tweeted. We all know the duo will impress and be great representatives for Bollywood; hopefully the films will do the same.