Speculation was rife on Saturday of a possible marriage between bollywood heartthrobs Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai but there was no confirmation of it from either side.
Reports of a link up between the two started on the sets of J P Dutta’s “Umrao Jaan” starring 30-year old Abhishek and and Aishwarya, two years elder to him, during the shooting in Jaipur recently.
Adding grist to the mills, a leading national daily reported that Ajitabh Bachchan, younger brother of mega star Amitabh Bachchan met a Bangalore-based astrologer Chandrashekar Swami with their horoscopes. The astrologer is reported to have given a go ahead saying “sooner the better”.
There was no comment from the families of either side.
Aishwarya was the only guest to be allowed direct entry into the Bachchan’s residence “Jalsa” for Abhishek’s birthday bash on February 5, 2006 while others had to alight at the gate and then walk in.
Reports had it that the duo danced all evening after Abhishek persuaded the beauty queen to get on to the dance floor.
Both have paired in a couple of movies like “Dhai Akshar Prem Ke”, “Kuch Na Kaho” and also starred in the hit song “Kajra Re” along with Amitabh in film “Bunty Aur Babli”.
Both Abhishek and Aishwarya have a history of broken relationship. While Abhishek was formally engaged to actress Karishma Kapoor, Aishwarya was linked with actors Salman Khan and later Vivek Oberoi.
Abhishek and Aishwarya are starring in two movies scheduled for release this year, namely, “Umrao Jaan� and “Dhoom 2.�