Aishwarya Rai sure has a crowded year ahead, having signed movies with filmmakers Vishal Bhardwaj, Rituparno Ghosh, Abhinay Deo and Vipul Shah. And the actress says each of these films is equally challenging and 'special' to her. (Content: IANS)

Richa Gangopadhyay

Richa Gangopadhyay is Miss India USA '07 - Miss India Worldwide — NEW YORK: Richa Gangopadhyay, a 21-year-old Michigan student, was crowned Miss India USA 2007 at the 26th annual pageant held in New Jersey. Richa is a final year student at the Michigan State University and majoring in Dietetics and Nutrition. She enjoys dance, music, movies and teaching children about health and nutrition. She also won the title of Miss Photogenic. She was crowned by the outgoing queen, Ayushka Singh. * * * **

Bipasha

Bipasha Basu was all in news for her colorful bikini show in Dhoom II and left her fans wanting for more. Check out Bipasha in a new no fussy make up look. She looks so natural and ever so gorgeous. She will again pair with real life boy friend John Abraham in movie titled 'Goal'. Also her another movie titled 'Fraud' will resume shooting in March, it also stars Sanjay Dutt, Ajay Devgan and is produced by Shree Ashtavinayak Cinevision Ltd. Bipasha Basu & John Abraham are back in news for their movie Goal. They are trying hard to give the movie that extra push. Here comes the push with sizzle and style. Bipasha Basu in hot top cuddling over shirtless John, this is how they appear on latest issue of Filmfare.

Payal Rohatgi

Payal Rohatgi Maxim Magazine Scans — Bollywood babe Payal Rohatgi smokin' hot for her first ever photoshoot for leading Maxim Magazine in its latest issue 2009. Bigg Boss 2 catapulted many of it's housemates to fame. One of them is Payal Rohatgi. Maxim gives you a sneak peek at the girl whose antics have entertained many a bored housewife. She has really masculine features and she is definitely not as skinny as these pictures show = Lots of Photoshop. A computer engineer from L.D. College of Engineering, Ahmedabad by profession and studied in Udgam School. She won the title of Miss Tourism World in 2001, against candidates from 65 countries. She was also a finalist at the Femina Miss India contest in 2000. These successes encouraged Payal to enter the entertainment industry and so she moved to Mumbai. She is approximately 5'6? tall, and her star-sign is Scorpio.

Aishwarya on Ramp

Aishwarya walks the first ramp after marriage - Zeenews Bureau New Delhi, Dec 05: The face of many a brand, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan walked the ramp for the first time after her marriage to endorse the launch of a new bridal collection of luxury watches from Longines on late Wednesday. Posing happily for the shutterbugs, Aishwarya seemed very comfortable answering the questions regarding the new phase in her life and the speculations surrounding her pregnancy. Talking about the new change in her life, she said that she is a happy girl after her wedding. "I feel so blessed. I wish we had more time off. Abhishek and me keep talking about our honeymoon," she said. "It`s very difficult to articulate, put it down in just a few sentences because it`s obviously a very, very wonderful and joyous phase and I strongly recommend it," she said when asked about her feelings of being a married woman. Apart from the marital bliss, Aishwarya is also excited about her big Hollywood project, sequel to Pink Panther; The Pink Panther Deux with Steve Martin, in which she plays the female lead as a criminal expert. Her much awaited forthcoming films include Jodha Akbar by Ashutosh Gowarikar and Sarkar Raj by Ram Gopal Varma scheduled for release in early 2008.

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