Theirs has been one of the most discussed love stories of modern Bollywood. For the snap-happy scribe, Salman and Aishwarya made a perfect shot whenever they were together, for it was a sparkling display of anatomical aesthetics! While Salman epitomised the hunk, Aishwarya epitomised the 'Hoori'.

After living a rollercoaster life in turbulent togetherness, Sallu and Ash split, first to sadness..., then redemption..., and then to greener pastures... Here is a retro look at the Salman-Aishwarya love story.

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Will the queen of chat show introduce Bollywood's Bachchan family's newest member, Bet B to the world? If certain media reports in India are to be belived, it could well be true. Aishwarya Rai Bachchan has already appeared on the famous Oprah Winfrey show twice. Once by herself and again with her not-so-hot hubby, Abhishek Bachchan.

Oprah Winfrey, on her recent maiden visit to India, went to meet Beti B straight from the airport to the Bachchan home in Juhu, even before stepping into the social scene in Mumbai. That speaks volumes about the importance of being 'Beti B'.

Oprah refused to give away 'Beti B's' official name to the media. She simply responded, "I'll just call her Princess. She's beautiful."Amithabh Bachchan lated tweeted: "The gracious Oprah Winfrey visits our home, to meet us and bless the baby...warm hearted, endearing...drive her to the party in her honour. And Oprah in sari... looking lovely!!" Winfrey's visit to the country was in connection with her new talk show, "Next Chapter". She also attened the Literary Festival in Jaipur.

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Aishwarya is all set to make her comeback to bollywood after delivering a baby girl. She still looks so hot even after being mom and she is still in demand. Here is a sneak peek into the dabboo ratnani calendar 2012 photoshoot. Checkout Aishwarya Rai.

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Though Oprah Winfrey has been extremely tight lipped about her visit to Aishwarya Rai and the Bachchan household, she revealed that Aishwarya's baby is gorgeous.

Oprah Winfrey, who recently visited Aishwarya Rai was one among the few lucky people to have a glimpse of Aishwarya and Abhishek's daughter. When Hindustan Times insisted on her view of Beti B, Oprah Winfrey said, “She is gorgeous, even with her eyes closed.”

Well, that's the only reply that the media could get from the chat show queen about Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai's baby. What one can gather from this is that Beti B was fast asleep during the one hour that Oprah spent with the Bachchan family.

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Aishwarya Rai and Abhishek Bachchan’s 2-months’-old ‘Beti B’ has got a new name. Oprah called the baby girl, a ‘Princess’. According to reports, Winfrey pampered the baby and adoringly named her ‘Princess’.

Oprah Winfrey an American Talk Show host, actress, producer and philanthropist, is on her visit to India for her new Talk Show ‘Next Chapter’. Oprah on arriving at the Mumbai Airport was keen to meet Aishwarya and her daughter, as she has kept meeting Beti B in her priority list. She stopped at Jalsa for a visit to Bachchan’s house to see Aishwarya and her baby.

Oprah is regarded as one of the closest friends of Aishwarya.  Sources close to the family say that Aishwarya had been in touch with Oprah after she appeared on her chat show and as promised, Oprah met the actress on her visit to India.

The lady spent around an hour at the Bachchan’s residence. Oprah’s main motive to meet Bachchans was to congratulate them for the new addition to their family and to meet their tiny tot, Beti B.

Oprah had a wonderful time with the Bachchans. She bestowed the affectionate nickname, ‘Princess’ to Beti B shortly before taking off with Aishwarya, Amitabh, Jaya, and Abhishek for a huge party hosted by Indian industrialist and philanthropist Parmeshwar Godrej.

Winfrey wore a bright orange and magenta coloured sari with golden border in it, gifted by Bachchan Bahu, Aishwarya. She looked stunning in the traditional Indian attire.

B-town’s biggies like Shah Rukh Khan,Hrithik Roshan, Farhan Akhtar, Priyanka Chopra, and Lara Dutta and the entire Bachchan family attended the huge party.

Thrilled Amitabh Bachchan, who drove Oprah from her residence to the party, “The gracious Oprah Winfrey visits our home, to meet us and bless the baby…warm hearted, endearing…drive her to the party in her honour. And Oprah in sari..looking lovely!!” he tweeted.

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Aishwarya Rai is as pretty as a flower. In fact, she is beautiful enough to have had a flower named after her. Can you guess what flower it was? Here's a hint: It's native to Holland and has made the country known as a tourist destination.

Still not sure? Well, here is the answer: It's a tulip. Aish had a pink tulip named after her in 2005 on a visit to Amsterdam, Netherlands.

"Herewith I give you the tulip—the symbol of the tourist destination Holland. This tulip represents all the beautiful things of Holland. This tulip will be named after one of the most beautiful women in the world—Aishwarya Rai,"said the Dutch minister of tourism.

Aishwarya Rai isn't the only one to have a flower named after her. It seems to be a trend to name a flower after a celebrity, no doubt to draw people to a city, state, or country.

Kate Middleton and Prince William also had flowers named after them recently, with Kate getting a version of the white rose and Wills getting a sweet pea. Do you think that naming flowers after celebrities is a unique thing? Does it make the celebrity more marketable or does it not affect their brand?

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“It all started when I meddled with my mother’s Chanel and Max Factor accessories,” begins Marvie Ann Beck, no stranger to the art of makeup. The renowned makeup artiste, in Chennai for a workshop, joined us for a tête-a-tête.

For the last 17 years, Marvie has literally ‘been there and done that’ in a profession that’s brimming with top-notch models and actors. “It was not an easy choice to make considering my entire family consists of artists,” she says.

Marvie eventually created a niche for herself and specialised in certain kinds of makeup. “I mastered the art of hi-definition makeup, 3-D makeup and natural makeup. These days, people appreciate the natural look more than heavy makeup,” she elaborates. Marvie has worked with an extensive range of celebrities. From Aishwarya Rai Bachchan to Shahid Kapoor, Sonam Kapoor and Bipasha Basu, the list goes on and on.

She says, “I still remember when Aishwarya Rai was competing in the Miss World pageant, I designed the base for her. She felt it was a shade too dark but after winning the pageant, she came up to me first and said, ‘Yours was the only one I used and it worked the best!’ She’s one of the most down-to-earth people I have ever met.”Marvie admits that among all the celebs, she’s quite fond of Kareena Kapoor.

She says, “I’ve worked with her since she first started coming up in films. Kareena is very sweet and easygoing. Working with her is always a pleasure.”Ask her about the difference in working with actors as opposed to actresses, and Marvie says, “Every face is never the same. Working with an actor is challenging because you have to go low on makeup, you can’t use false eyelashes!”

Having been around in the field for this long, Marvie feels that the technology makes all the difference. She says, “Now, we use makeup to enhance and not hide. Even the minutest of flaws can be seen in front of the camera, and makeup has developed according to these changes.”

Has she even been nervous about working with someone? Marvie reveals, “Every new project causes butterflies in my stomach! It is this nervousness that brings out the best in me!”

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Aishwarya Rai's Beti B went from being India's Most Famous Baby to being India's Most Mysterious. Thanks to an almost pathological desire for privacy by the Bachchans, almost nothing is known about the little one.

But could that all be about to change?

Since Beti B was born two months ago, very little has been said of her by the family. Amitabh firmly refused to entertain the idea of selling photos of the little one, declined to describe her or post any family photos on Twitter (where he's incredibly active and has the largest celebrity following in India), and has joined the rest of the family in obstinately keeping Beti B's name a secret.

But a juicy new rumor dug up by NDTV has Aishwarya Rai's fans wondering if Beti B isn't about to become incredibly well-known. The channel is reporting that Oprah, a recent visitor to the Bachchan home, isn't just doing a short TV episode in India, but rather is shooting for an entire series set in the country. The series would feature extensive interviews with big names in Indian culture, and according to the report, Aishwarya and Abhishek will introduce Beti B to the world on Oprah's show!

Now this sounds almost too good to be true, and very much out of character for the family, so the report should be taken with a very large grain of salt. So far attempts to ascertain the origin of this rumor have come up empty, but check back soon for updates, because if Aishwarya and Beti B are going to appear on an episode of Oprah's show, it would be one of the biggest television events India has ever seen!

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A newly released photo of Aishwarya Rai and Oprah on their way to a party in the talk show host's honor shows the Bollywood star looking positively radiant.

Aishwarya practically glows in the photo, in which she leans toward Oprah and looks straight at the cameras. It almost looks as if the star is posing for the hundreds of photographers who swarmed the car as Aish, Oprah, Amitabh, Abhishek, and Jaya Bachchan left Jalsa en route to a party being thrown by socialite Parmeshwar Godrej.

Aish's makeup is flawless, and she looks much better than she did during the later stages of her pregnancy. The puffiness has gone out of her face, and her eyes are bright. Oprah looks a touch more rattled, flashing a wry look at the camera and not quite managing a smile.

No photos of Aishwarya Rai at the actual event have surfaced yet, so this new snap is the closest view of Aishwarya any of her fans have had since she arrived home after giving birth to Beti B two months ago. She's been quite reclusive since becoming a mother, but she needn't be. She looks fabulous and her fans are eager to see her out and about again!

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Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Kareena Kapoor - both of them are beautiful and extremely talented actresses. Almost every other actress in Bollywood aspires to gain the fame, love and respect that Aishwarya Rai and Kareena Kapoor enjoy among their fans and the film industry. But what happens when the two are pitted against each other?

When Madhur Bhandarkar and UTV Motion Pictures decided to unceremoniously drop Aishwarya Rai Bachchan for Kareena Kapoor in Heroine, all thought that Bhandarkar would shelve his dream project. The reason given for dropping Aish was that she kept her pregnancy status under wraps, though Aishwarya denied that and argued that she was ready to work in the film post delivery.

Madhur soon approached Kareena Kapoor, who was incidentally his first choice for Heroine. Kareena had earlier refused to accept Heroine as she was reportedly uncomfortable with the script and certain intimate scenes required in the film. The film Heroine draws inspiration from the lives of Hollywood actress Marilyn Monroe and even late Bollywood actress Divya Bharti.

A better Heroine – Bebo or Aish
While Aishwarya Rai can woo the audience with her drop dead gorgeous looks combined with good acting abilities, Kareena Kapoor has the ability to give any actress a run for money by her powerful acting and captivating charm. Aishwarya and Kareena have been pitted against each other for a long time. Whether it is looks, acting or dance...both Aishwarya and Kareena rule the hearts of the audience.

While Aishwarya Rai Bachchan has movies like Guru, Devdas, Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam, Dhoom 2 and Guzarish to her credit, Kareena Kapoor too has delivered performance packed films like Chameli, 3 Idiots, Jab We Met and We Are Family among many others. In fact, all her recent films – Golmaal 3, Bodyguard and Ra.One were blockbusters at the box office. Bebo even has Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu with Imran Khan and Agent Vinod with beau Saif Ali Khan lined up for release this year.

Now the big question is left for the audience to decide when Madhur Bhandarkar's Heroine hits the big screen. Who will be a better Heroine - Aishwarya or Kareena?

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