Bollywood's Hottest Couple

By far, yesterday's biggest news story in India was the announcement of the engagement of Aishwarya Rai and Abhishek Bachchan. They are Bollywood's hottest couple and many have called them Bollywood's Brangelina.

Abhishek is the son of Amitabh Bachchan, affectionately called 'The Big B' and hands down, Bollywood's biggest star. His son is famous because of him, but has starred in numerous films of his own, including Dhoom: 2 and the just released Guru (which also stars his new bride-to-be). Aishwarya is, in my opinion, one of Bollywood's hottest actresses and she's also a former Miss World. I'm learning that the careers of model and actress overlap in India, where this is usually not the case in the U.S. Her film credits include the entertaining Bride and Prejudice, which was widely seen in the States.

In any case, they are engaged after much speculation and this was the ONLY thing that new channels and newspapers could talk/write about yesterday. I'm sure the chatter will continue over the next few weeks as a wedding date is set and the marriage takes place.