Aishwarya upset over claim that she demanded exhorbitant fee

Aishwarya Rai Bach- chan is upset with a section of the media that accused the lovely actress of demanding a huge remuneration for appearing as a judge in a reality show on Sony TV.

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• According to a statement issued by her publicist, they found it alarming and rather sad that a channel by issuing such a statement is trying to ride on the popularity of Aishwarya to get publicity for their reality show. The statement further comments that Bachchan, who is known to be a true professional, had to refuse the show on account of her commitment to films. She is currently busy with a gruelling schedule of Guzaarish, while Endhiran (Ro- bot), Action Replay and Ravaan are all near completion thus the subject of monies and costing never did arise as discussions did not go beyond schedules and dates. The statement closes with "This is not the first reality show that Aishwarya has been approached for. Various proposals have come along but her schedules thus far have not allowed her to even consider the same. We would again like to reiterate that it was wrong and unfair for the channel to proclaim that Aishwarya Rai Bach- chan was too expensive and, therefore, they had to go with another host when the discussions did not even go beyond discussing dates".
• Neil Nitin Mukesh is a car fanatic and after slogging away for many months, the talented young actor finally bought his dream car, an Audi Q7, which he would personally clean and wash. However his pride and joy was short lived when a star-struck fan on a bike smashed into his prized possession. While the actor escaped injury, his car was badly damaged. After receiving accolades for his powerful performance in New York, Mukesh can now be seen in Jail.
• Putting the failure of What's Your Raashee behind him, the award-winning filmmaker As- hutosh Gowar- iker has launched his next movie, Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Se, which will feature Abishek Bachchan and Asin in the lead roles. Asin is going places in Bollywood - after her debut with Aamir Khan in Ghajini. She then worked with Ajay Devgan and Salman Khan in London Dreams and now we also hear rumours of a project opposite Shahrukh Khan as well.
• There were two major celebrations in Bollywood recently - Subash Ghai's wedding anniversary on the October 24 and Sussanne Khan's (Hrithik's wife) birthday on October 25. And while the big wigs of Bollywood attended both events, Shahrukh Khan made news for two reasons. First Ghai got King Khan to spend time chatting to Sunny Deol and end their long standing feud of 16 years that occurred on the sets of Darr. Then Khan was spotted spending time chatting to the lovely Katrina Kaif that raised made many headlines considering the major fallout with her boyfriend Salman Khan last year. Reacting over the media reports Kaif said: "My bumping into Shahrukh or spending time with him at an event is just a regular thing. I think people should stop trying to look for controversy in every nook and cranny. All of us are here to work. And we have common functions to attend"
• After a brief hiatus from Tamil films, Santhunu Bhagyaraj is set to make a comeback. Next month sees the release of Siddhu, a film written and directed by his father, K Bhagyaraj. He has also been roped in to co-star with Sathyaraj in a forthcoming film titled Aayiram Villakku. In this film Santhunu is said to have a challenging role and one that has been given his father's blessings. Meanwhile, Santhunu has been basking in the success of his Malayalam film with Mohanlal titled Angel John. Talks are currently underway to dub the film into Tamil.
• Udhayanidhi Stalin's Red Giant Movies has snapped up the distribution rights for the film Paiyaa, which has Karthi and Tamannah in the lead role. Last week saw a sneak peek at some scenes from the film and the screening of a full song, Adada Mazhaida. The film, which had already enjoyed high expectations, now looks set for a high profile marketing campaign. Meanwhile, Sun Pictures has purchased the distribution rights for a highly-publicised movie, the Sarathkumar-Shreya starrer, Jaggubhai. This film, directed by KS Ravikumar, was initially written for Raj- nikanth but the project never got off the ground. Now Radhika Sarathkumar's Radaan Pictures have stepped behind this big-budget extravaganza that will now enjoy five-star marketing by SUN TV and other media in its stable.
• It was just over a year of filming but it must have felt like a decade for the cast and crew of Manirathinam's dual language venture Raavan in Hindi and Ashokavaname in Tamil. To mark the occasion, Manirathinam threw a party for all concerned with the film.Vikram is said to have excelled in his lead role opposite Aishwarya Rai. National award-winning actress Priyamani will play a major role in both versions. Inside sources say the film could spark a great deal of controversy as it inverts good and evil from the story of Rama and this might not go down well with Hindu fundamentalists.
• Selvaraagavan's Aayirathil Oruvan is another film that has suffered numerous delays but this has not troubled its young director. He is positive the film will be a cult hit when released almost along the lines of the Indian Jones movies. After several release dates were announced, including Diwali 2009, many were expecting the film to release in November, but that is now impossible as post-production work on the film has not been completed. It now seems likely that Aayirathil Oruvan may now go toe-to-toe with Vijay's Vettaikaaran.
• The Tamil Film Industry will be present in full force at the World Tamil Conference in Tanjore next year. Popular actors will participate in a mass cultural play organised by the Directors' Guild, Tamil Nadu Thiraipada Iyakunargall Sangam (TTIS).

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