Friday, January 4, 2008
Wednesday, January 2, 2008
A New Year Resolution!
It’s the beginning of a New Year for us. The New Year comes with lots of future hopes, happiness and making of resolutions. As an individual what would we like to see in this New Year? Here’s a wish list…
PROSPERITY – WE wish that we all achieved good financial growth. Each individual on this earth gets food and shelter. The economic growth is even and the bridge between the rich and poor gets narrow. Let the rich grow richer but let the poor also get enough money to live a decent live.
Food – let mother earth gives enough food to feel all the empty stomach of this world. Let there be no feminine, drought or flood any more.
Peace – we all pray peace prevail throughout the universe. Let there be no more bloodshed anywhere on the earth. Let the terrorists get their sense and stop all cowardly acts.
Nature – we also pray that our planet and nature’s ecological balance is kept intact. Let development not compound any natural disaster. We should open our eyes wide for global warming, as this monster might engulf our planet very soon if we do not awake today. Then, the future years will only bring chaos and miseries throughout the world.
Borders – let all the borders vanish. These should remain just sketches on the papers. We all neighbours should prosper and lead our life in spirit and harmony!
Religion – let all follow their own religion and dwell in harmony with others. May our faith be affected by cowardly acts of few men!
Politics – let the politicians think beyond their own prosperity and do well to the whole society. They should show statesmanship rather than hunger for the chair (read power).
So let’s all live happily and allow others to live happily. We are not living for our own selfish ends but also for nurturing the earth’s resources for generations to come.
It’s the way we should say ‘Welcome 2008’…
Monday, December 31, 2007
Pregnancy rumors haunt Aishwarya!
Is there a Salim on the way? Actress Aishwarya Rai, Jodha Bai of the period epic "Jodhaa-Akbar", is having toght time handling the speculation about her pregnancy in the media. And she refuses to rise to the bait.
"If I walk too carefully or if I stand with dupatta draped on one side, the media will be rife with speculation the next day. It crosses the line of decency…of respect… yes, it gets frustrating at times.
"We have agreed as a family to let the father of the family that is Amitji to clear out all the rumors. Like I said it takes more strength to maintain silence," said the chirpy former Miss World-turned-actress shimmering in a cloud of green chiffon and diamonds..
She was in the capital to unveil a new collection of Nakshatra diamond jewellery, a brand she represents.
She is not even threatened by the return of Madhuri Dixit in "Aaja Nachle". "Have you watched 'Devdas'?" Aishwarya shot back when asked how did she take the former superstar's comeback.
Aishwarya is comfortable in her new role.
"This new phase of my life, as Abhishek's (Bachchan) wife, has been special. I have another set of parents in Amit (Amitabh Bachchan) and Jayaji. The goodwill of the media and the people in general also has mattered," the actress said.
The actress is full of memories of "Jodhaa-Akbar".
"It is a director's film all the way. Ashutosh Gowariker is a committed filmmaker and for me it was another project that I enjoyed.
The choice was between two films and Ashutosh was undecided which one he would make first. Then he messaged me one day saying will you be my Jodha. I said why not?" recalls Aishwarya.
There is no special connect on the part of Aishwarya with Jodha Bai, emperor Akbar's favourite Hindu queen, whose identity is still a mystery.
"Ashutosh is not here to give a lesson in history. He just made a movie on the moving love story between Jalaluddin Akbar and Jodha Bai. It is an inspiring story.
They were two people, who had an arranged inter-religion marriage despite the fact that they came from different backgrounds," she clarified.
The only aspect of Jodha Bai the actress identifies with is her "silence". "She made her presence felt through her silence and spoke only when she wanted to make herself heard," Aishwarya said.
Speaking about love for diamonds and accessories, she said: "Diamonds were to a woman what cars were to men."
The actress is nostalgic about her first diamond. "I got it from my father. It was a diamond ring which belonged to my grandmother."
The rest of the diamonds she acquired along the way "with experience and they have been priceless".
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See also...
Ash-Abhi wedding pics..
Aishwarya Rai pics collection..
Katrina Kaif..
Deepika Padukone..
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