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Kolkata designer to dress Abhishek
Himika Chaudhuri CNN-IBN Posted Thursday , January 18, 2007 at 19:49 Updated Thursday , January 18, 2007 at 20:08 Email Print
Kolkata / Varanasi: A week's deadline - that's what Aishwarya Rai's mother, Brinda Rai gave Sharbari Datta, a Kolkata based designer, when she called on the designer to place an exclusive order.
Datta has been designated to design four kurtas and a dhoti for Abhishek Bachchan for the pre-wedding functions.
“I asked for the measurements and she said her demand is 6ft 3inches. I don't have anything in that measurement, so I will have to design the whole line. They know its on a short notice and she apologized. She's very sweet,” Dutta says.
Referring to Aishwarya, the designer said, “She called me up and said she'd use them sparingly.”
However, that's not all. Aishwarya Rai's pre-wedding wear will also include 21 sarees from a saree store in Varanasi.
The bill for 14 sarees was Rs 1,52,000, and the shopkeeper insists there is more to come.
“There will be more sarees for the wedding. These are just for the functions before the d-day,” he said.
With January 22 as the deadline for Datta, and some shopping already done, there is little doubt that the grand Bahchcan-Rai wedding is right around the corner.
Apparently, the Bachchans don't intend to stop their bahu working after marriage.
Now that the engagement's happened there's widespread speculation about the Ash-Abhishek marriage date and, of course, Ash's post-marriage plans. "Didn't Jaya give it all up at the peak of her career to be Mrs Amitabh Bachchan?" — one producer on the verge of signing Ash for a big action thriller seemed to express the entire industry's anxieties.
But apparently the Bachchans have no intention of stopping their bahu from working. Says a source close to the family, "There's no talk of Aishwarya giving up her career. This is the time when she needs to build on her actor's image."
According to the source, "This is one of Ash's busiest years in a long time. Apart from two international projects, The Last Legion and Provoked, which are ready for release, she's shooting for Ashutosh Gowariker's Jodha-Akbar. After that she goes into Ram Gopal Varma's Sarkar 2, followed by a film for Karan Johar's production house. Both feature Abhishek Bachchan. It would make a lot of practical sense for Ash to do her films with Abhishek. That doesn't mean she'll be exclusively associated with Abhishek professionally. In fact, Ash is about to ink another project to be directed by Shriram Raghavan which stars John Abraham. All these will keep her busy till at least the middle of 2008."
But Ash is completely one with whatever Abhishek's parents decide, says the source. "She's leaving all her post-marriage decisions to them. In fact, she has been going by their wishes for some time now."
Should Ash take on the Bachchan surname? We get the astrospeak.
With the Ash-Abhishek roka through, the million dollar question now is if Ash is going take the Bachchan surname or not? Sanjay B Jumaani numerologist says, "She is elder to Abhishek, and would not like to be dominated. Inactivity is fatal for no 1 people." Pavan Kaushik consultant astrologer and counsellor says, "Let Aishwarya be called Mrs Aishwarya Rai Bachchan.
Gradually, she would adopt her name as Mrs Aishwarya Bachchan. Only after she is addressed that way will she be able to get the respect that Bachchans have earned." Pinky Vaide, Tarot card reader says, "If Ash uses the Bachchan surname, it will usher in success. With the marriage, both are set to gain a lot, but Abhishek Bachchan will definitely gain much more. He will also find emotional and financial security from this partnership."
