According to a recent interview with Amitabh Bachchan, Aishwarya Rai has taken on the name Bachchan. She's even started signing autographs with the last name Bachchan.

Also, in the interview Amitabh mentioned that Abhishwarya will be moving in with Amitabh & Jaya Bachchan. That's a full house!

Here's the Hey Shona trailer from the film - it releases this Friday. It's another one that has lots of shots from here in NYC. The weird thing is though - that one day where they shot on Orchard Street and transformed the street so it looked like it was India.

Warning, there is a lot of spinning around in Times Square in this one!

Ok, I admit...the last few months of new releases have been pretty ho-hum.  Eklavya, Salaam-E-Ishq, Hattrick, & Shakalaka Boom Boom were dissapointing at the box office.

Coming up we have Ta Ra Rum Pum which is releasing this Friday. Jhoom Barabar Jhoom (6/15) & Aaja Nachle (11/30), also Yash Raj films will be releasing before the end of the year. Can't wait to see Madhuri Dixit back on screen!!!

 Also, I was unaware of this, but Karan Johar is releasing an animation version of Kuch Kuch Hota Hai. That's going to be realllly weird.

Oh you knew it would happen. Rediff News has "exclusive" shots of the wedding taken by someone who took them on the sly. Tsk Tsk! I wonder who the snoop was?

Amitabh Bachchan issued an apology today after reports that many journalists were beaten by guards for trying to take pictures of the bride and groom. One journalist landed in the hospital where he was treated for his injuries. Big B stated that the guards who were beating the journalists weren't part of his security team, but rather belonged to one of his guest's security teams.

Yeah....I guess when your guests have to bring their own security that could cause some conflicts. I know I hate when my friends bring their security guards to my place & act the fool.

I still think Karan Johar should issue an apology for making Amitabh wear this contraption.

...and so does the media frenzy!
Saturday marks the bidaai ceremony for the couple. This ceremony marks the departure of the bride from her maternal family's home. It's for family only. Sounds like they'll be having a huge reception in June for industry type people.

Someone's leaked some murky pics of the couple together in their car onto the interwebs. Uhm, they don't look very happy.

In other news, a woman who clamed to be the jilted lover of Abhishek Bachchan slit her wrists in front of his home on the 19th. OY VEY! Her name is Jahnvi Kapoor and she had a small part in Dus. She was arrested for the suicide attempt. Sad.

Wow! So there's all these pictures of the police keeping the fans at bay ( with swinging batons) outside of the Bachchan residence. I haven't been able to find any pictures of Aishwarya, but IBN has  a good slideshow here. It looks like it was a real media frenzy. The party will be continuing throughout the night.

Unfortunately, it looks like Abhishek kept the stache.

Yes! Today is Thursday. Today was the day that Aishwarya had her mehendi ceremony. It took place at her residence in Bandra called La Mer. The entire building was decked out with lights It was a private ceremony with only close friends in attendance.

Tomorrow's the BIG DAY, people!  IBNLive has a great slideshow with some pictures from the past day. It's pathetic, but you can't help with watch! I really hope Abhishek shaves that stache off.

See you then!

Ahh yes! Just like Hritik and Aishwarya, Richard Gere & Shilpa Shetty are facing obscenity charges for Gere's little outburst earlier this week. 3 separate lawyers have filed charges.
Sounds like 3 different people want to jump on the gravy train! I don't think anything ever came of the charges filed against Aish & Hritik. This will probably slide as well.

I feel bad for Shilpa though, it was all Richard's doing. Homeboy needs to make an apology, seriously. His idiocy is having a negative impact on AIDS awareness. Fool!

WooOoo! Cos you don't read enough of it in the tabs...Wednesday marks the first celebration in the Abhishwarya nuptuals.

Wednesday's "sangeet" celebration at the Bachchan's Mumbai residence is under tight security - over 500 police guards are standing by. All guests are under strict orders to not talk about what goes on behind closed doors. It's like Vegas!

I wonder what sorts of songs and skits the family will be doing. It seems sort of strange seeing as this family has been in so many movies - is it too ironic if they reference songs that they already acted in? I guess that leaves out most numbers from KKKG. I'm sure there will be a tear in Karan's beer over that one.

So in case you haven't seen it all over the news yet...

Gere and Shilpa were at a public appearance for AIDS prevention. Looks like Gere got a little too excited and swooped in to give Shilpa a kiss on the cheek. Allegedly, angry fans are burning pictures of Gere in the street in protest.

Gere has since apologized to Shetty over the phone. She stated publicly, "I understand this is his culture, not ours. But this was not such a big thing or so obscene for people to overreact in such manner. I understand people’s sentiments, but I don’t want a foreigner to take bad memories from here."

Aww shucks. Seems like Shilpa can't stay out of the news. I think she handled it well. I do think Gere should publicly apologize for his actions, he should know better.

You can watch the smooch here on YouTube.

Abhishwarya finally picked April 20 as their big wedding day. I can't wait to see what the gossip mongers come up with for this one. Sounds like it should be a small, private event.

Apparently, Ireland's tourist board has invited the couple to have their honeymoon there since they haven't decided on that yet. Erin go braugh!

What?!? The man we all know for chewing off his opponents ear will be appearing in Firoze A. Nadiawala's Fool And Final. The flick about boxing stars Sunny Deol, Shahid Kapoor, Vivek Oberoi, & Ayesha Takia. The video is supposed to be just for promotional purposes, but may also appear in the movie. Wow, I sure hope Mike behaves himself while shooting in Mumbai!

Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge is set to enter its 600th week of playing in Mumbai. Who would have imagined that  the film would go on for so long? I sort of feel bad for the projectionist - can you imagine that job?

Apparently, Rani Mukherjee, Aamir Khan & Amitabh Bachchan are slated to star in a love story surrounding the 2004 tsunami that rocked the Indian Ocean. The flick will be directed by Ujjal Chatterjee (Escape from Taliban). Seems a little tasteless to me. I guess I will just have to wait and see!