Queen
of
Hearts,
Aishwarya
Bachchan,
has
seen
it
all.
From
winning
the
prestigious
title
of
Miss
World
to
even
having
a
Tulip
named
after
her
in
Amsterdam,
Madame
Rai
has
been
there
and
done
that.
But
wait
there's
more
to
her
crowning
glory.
72
year
old
painter
Ratan
Parimoo
(actor
Lalit
Parimoo's
uncle)
had
an
exhibition
of
his
paintings
this
week
titled
'Iconography
of
a
Nayika'
at
Mumbai's
famous
Jehangir
art
Gallery.
The
paintings
depict
the
archetypal
female
across
cross-cultural
boundaries
and
needless
to
say
Aishwarya
Bachchan
was
the
painter's
muse
as
he
showcased
the
actress'
various
moods
and
moments
combining
it
with
his
own
imagination.
|
Ash
Pics
|
Gallery
|
Sizzling
Shots |
But
probably
the
ultimate
tribute
to
Madame
Rai
is
this
painting
in
which
the
former
Miss
World
has
been
painted
in
a
Mona-Lisa
like
pose,
thereby
combining
the
beauty
and
grace
of
two
really
well
known
female
characters
from
both
European
and
Indian
art
history.
The
event
had
quite
a
few
prominent
tele
and
theatre
personalities
like
Mukesh
Khanna,
Lalit
Parimoo,
Mauli
Ganguly
,
Ananya
Banerji
,
Amisha
Mehta
,
Anil
Dharker
in
attendance.
As
for
Ash,
she
may
not
have
been
physically
present
but
she
was
seen
flashing
her
million-dollar
smile
from
the
paintings
that
adorned
the
walls
of
this
gallery.
Story first published: Thursday, January 24, 2008, 14:52 [IST]