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Abhishek Bachchan has created a style of his own

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Enkayaar, Bollywood Trade News Network


Style is defined as an adornment, which adds mystique to the persona
of an icon, more so an icon of the silver screen, and its quotient
of success is defined by the way it comes to be associated with the
persona, if it is defined as a physical attribute. That way,
Abhishek Bachchan can be said to have created a style of his own,
and can claim to be a style icon. The bearded look that he adorns is
a definite fashion statement, which is a by-product of a physical
attribute. Abhishek consciously or unconsciously therefore is
following in the footsteps of his illustrious father, the Big B
whose stylish whiskers had become a rage during his times. Abhishek
has gone one step further that his father in developing his style
quotient by bringing back double button cuffs in the shirt which
were hovering on the periphery as a fashion statement till
reinvented by Abhishek. Another style quotient that has been
established by Abhishek has been wearing of the wristband watch,
which seems to be more of his extension. Various other stars sport
the watch but when Abhishek sports it becomes the extension of his
persona.

Unconsciously Shah Rukh Khan also tried to create a fashion
statement of his own through the dresses that he adorned in DON, but
could not succeed, and as such his attempt to create a statement of
his own still has to take off. Surprisingly enough Hrithik also has
yet to create a style of his own, may be the wafer thin `duppata'
which he adorned through out DHOOM-2 could become the style
statement for him.

The style statement is an entity, which is outside the domain of
hits that a star has to his career, and it somehow sticks to the
personality and becomes an extension of the star. The long side
burns first time became an international rage when Elvis Presley
started sporting it, and grudgingly Beatles icon John Lennon also
adopted is as his leitmotif, to sort of address to the patrons of
Presley. It was left to John Travolta to bring it back into vogue
when he appeared in them in the Broken Arrow.

Styles from the past, which have been a rage, include the guru
kurtas, which were brought into the vogue by Rajesh Khanna and the
scarf that continues to adorn the throat of Dev Anand even at this
age, giving him the debonair look.

Surprisingly enough as fashion statement, female actors do not seem
to have created a style statement that can be a distinct attribute
of their persona. In the case of female actors, there style
statements are reflected through the clothes, as a purple sari of
Madhuri Dixit in HUM AAPKE HAIN KAUN had become a rage of the
nation, and to an extension Rani Mukerjee for BUNTY AUR BABLI
especially the shirt type kurtas has achieved same effect.

May be the fashion designers and the stylists need to work to carve
a distinct identity for the female actors so that it becomes their
signature statement.

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Mummy ki Rai

Has Vrinda Rai given the go-ahead to Abhishek Bachchan?

Ram Kamal Mukherjee and Kunal M Shah


Rai ki mummy: The trio at the premiere of Sarkar last year

The fact that Aishwarya Rai has found acceptance in the Bachchan
household is common knowledge. The latest is that the Rai family has
given the nod to Abhishek too.

So far only Aishwarya was seen moving around with the Bachchans,
accompanying them to music releases, parties and even on their trip
to Varanasi. Ash's family was nowhere in the frame. But now it seems
that even the Rai parivaar has accepted Abhishek. Five days ago,
when Aishwarya Rai went to Paris for an assignment, Abhishek
accompanied her and her mother, Vrinda Rai, there. Ash was clad in a
simple, black suit while Abhishek sported a long overcoat. The three
of them spent some time in the lounge at the airport.

An evening in Paris: Abhishek Bachchan with fans at an airport in
Paris, and (inset) with Aishwarya Rai
"Ash came with Abhishek, and as soon as they entered the airport,
they caught everyone's attention," says an eyewitness. "They tried
to walk very fast and reach the check-in counter without being
stopped by fans. But their fans didn't let go of this opportunity.
They made full use of cellphones and clicked pictures of their
favourite stars," says our source, who was present at the airport at
that time.

When we contacted Aishwarya's business manager Hari Singh, he
said, "Yes, Aishwarya has left to shoot for a commercial in Paris.
She has gone with her mother. I have no idea about Abhishek as I was
unwell and I didn't accompany her to the airport this time." But our
sources confirmed that, "Abhishek was around and while checking in,
he was spotted talking and cracking jokes with Ash, while the latter
kept giggling. Not just that, he was also seen bonding with her
mother, Vrinda Rai."

"Initially, Vrinda was worried about the Abhishek-Ash relationship, "
says our source.

A close friend of Abhishek confirms, "Ash is very much part of the
family, and she is not only invited to all their functions but is
also seen helping Jayaji serve food."

Rumours are rife about Ash-Abhishek' s alleged wedding. However, both
actors have denied it. Incidentally, Abhishek and Aishwarya are back
in town to attend the premiere of Baabul. We've heard that Amitabh
personally invited Ash, through SMS.

kishore

Bad`show' Khan!


Date Updated: 12/4/2006

Sources in the industry affirm that the cold war between Shah Rukh
Khan and Amitabh Bachchan has intensified after Khan snatched Kaun
Banega Crorepati 3 right from under the Big B's nose. The battle
lines have been quietly but irrevocably drawn. Even their cliques are
now clearly defined.

Icy vibes

If Amitabh Bachchan has firmly aligned himself with Samajwadi Party
leader Amar Singh and Anil Ambani, Shah Rukh makes his political and
social affiliations equally evident by hobnobbing with Sonia Gandhi
and her family and attending Nita Mukesh Ambani's birthday party.

The tension between the two sides has been cleverly concealed until
now, but the cracks were obvious at Sikander Kher's (Anupam and
Kirron Kher's son) birthday party last month. The vibes between the
Bachchan clan (represented by Jaya, Amitabh, Abhishek and Aishwarya
Rai) and Shah Rukh Khan were I-C-Y.

Reveals a source present at the do, "The party was in full swing
until SRK walked in at 2 am. He went up to Mr Bachchan and greeted
him. Mr Bachchan is always polite, so he greeted SRK cordially. But
the rest of the Bachchan parivar looked through him. Even though
Jayaji is very fond of Shah Rukh, none of them can overlook what he's
been doing to Mr Bachchan."

`Ash'es to dust

The source adds that the Bachchans, along with Ash and a few friends,
were seated at one table and Shah Rukh took the table directly
opposite them. "After greeting each other and exchanging formal
hellos, it was evident that Bachchan and Khan wanted to their own
space. Throughout the night, not a single word was exchanged between
the camps. In fact, SRK wanted to strike up a conversation with Ash
but since she was stuck to Abhishek's side, it became impossible."

It may be recalled that Aishwarya still has to forgive Shah Rukh for
unceremoniously ousting her from his home production, Chalte Chalte,
replacing her with Rani Mukerji. SRK reportedly showed her the door
after her then boyfriend Salman Khan wreaked havoc on the sets.

And now with SRK's doing KBC3 — which was AB's property until now —
Khan has made matters worse. It is learnt that Amitabh is quite
miffed with Star and their attitude during his illness. A source
says, "Mr Bachchan was literally told to come back to work after his
illness and shoot some episodes. He put his foot down and refused.
Things started going downhill from that point onwards."

SRK's announcement hasn't come as a surprise to anyone. An insider
reveals, "Samir Nair has been wanting to get Shah Rukh onboard for
quite some time. This reached Amitabh's ears even before a formal
announcement was made."

Putting up an act

Says a source known to the Bachchans, "All this talk about Mr
Bachchan not being interested in doing KBC3 is hogwash. He had almost
committed to doing it when SRK lobbied hard and pipped him to the
post. He's deeply hurt at the way SRK has gone about the whole thing
but prefers not to talk about it."

As has always been the case, the hostilities will remain shrouded
behind a wall of fake civility from both sides. The warring factions
continue to deny problems and address each other respectfully in
public.

A filmmaker on the condition of anonymity says, "There is definitely
a war brewing between SRK and the Bachchans, but no star, producer or
director likes to wash their dirty linen in public. When there is a
problem, they will sort it out between themselves."

Neither Amitabh Bachchan nor Sameer Nair of Star returned our SMSes
to comment on the story.

Joel Sagar

There will be a exclusive interview of BigB on MTv 6 Dec 7:30 PM onwards IST

In case i am on my PC will record the programme n put it on Youtube.

See the promo here (the first video)
http://www.youtube. com/profile? user=amitabhbach chan

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