Aishwarya, Abhishek represents India on a global platform
News
-Staff
By Staff
Monday,
August
20,
2007
On
the
eve
of
Independence
Day,
a
crowd
of
Indians
and
Americans
waited
patiently
at
the
gate
of
India
Splendor,
in
Los
Angeles.
Just
a
glimpse
of
the
Junior
Bachchan
and
his
newly-wed
wife
made
the
wait
worth
it.
The
couple,
accompanied
by
Mani
Ratnam,
director
of
Guru,
was
there
to
attend
a
special
screening
of
the
film
on
the
occasion
of
the
60th
anniversary
of
Indian
Independence.
After
all,
there
couldn't
be
a
more
appropriate
film
from
the
recent
past
which
highlights
the
success
of
an
Indian
in
the
global
business
scenario.
Screening
over,
Abhishek
and
Aishwarya
mingled
with
the
people
and
media
to
talk
about
the
film,
their
lives
and
today's
India.
All
the
while
they
held
hands,
and
every
now
and
then,
shared
sweet
nothings
and
smiled
at
each
other.
Earlier
in
the
day,
the
couple
had
attended
a
tea
party
in
honour
of
the
film.
"I
am
happy
to
have
had
the
opportunity
to
represent
India
on
a
global
platform
and
I
am
delighted
to
be
attending
the
screening
of
the
film
Guru
at
India
Splendor," said
Aishwarya,
adding
that
she
had
"extra-special
memories"
attached
to
the
making
of
the
film.
"Firstly,
Mani
Ratnam
was
the
first
director
I
had
ever
worked
with.
Secondly,
my
husband
proposed
to
me
at
the
premiere
of
this
film,"
she
smiled.
Aishwarya
has
no
qualms
about
changing
her
name
to
Aishwarya
Bachchan
on
the
credits
of
the
movie.
"That's
my
name
and
that's
what
will
be
on
the
credits",
she
clarified.
So
what/who
made
her
sign
the
role
in
Guru?
"I
loved
my
character
in
the
film,"
the
actress
said.
To
this,
Abhishek
remarked
jokingly:
"And
I
thought
you
took
up
the
role
to
spend
more
time
with
me!"
When
the
actor
went
overboard
praising
his
wife,
she
stepped
in
to
change
the
conversation.
"She
is
one
of
the
most
down-to-earth
actresses
I
know
and
she
gives
her
blood
and
sweat
for
her
films,"
the
proud
husband
rattled
off.
When
asked
about
his
discomfort
with
the
term
'Bollywood',
Abhishek
elaborated:
"After
so
many
years
of
independence
and
the
fact
that
the
Indian
film
industry
is
the
largest
film
industry
in
the
world,
with
its
own
identity,
it
is
inaccurate
to
call
it
Bollywood,
a
term
copied
from
Hollywood."