Aishwarya Rai became Padma Shri.. What crap!!!

A certain Aishwarya Rai became a Padma Shri.. Hold on, what are we up to?? Insulting the Padma Shri winners so far?? What exactly has this ex Miss World turned actor turned Bachchan Bahu done???

To summarize her “contribution” since her Miss World days, this is what I can say in brief..

The Miss India first runner up was crowned Miss World 1994. After a totally forgotten debut and a string of flop films, a talented young director Sanjay Leela Bhansali agreed to audition the beauty upon his close aide Salman Khan’s insistence. “Hum dil de chuke sanam” happened!! Although it will always be considered as Sanjay’s film, it made her a star and so began the lead duo’s romance wherein she could exploit Salman’s name to her fullest advantage. A second string of flops followed!! Sanjay came to her rescue again.. A sensational “Devdas” happened taking her to greater heights, only this time the beauty in the ageing face got noticed more so abroad. Loreal, Longines and Nakshatra fell in her kitty!! Cannes beckoned only to create headlines over Ash’s suicidal wardrobe. A very possessive Salman got ditched for Vivek Oberoi for insisting marriage. Ash got usurped in Black and Chalte Chalte due to old Salman link up issues. Sanjay, who was the reason for her two successes, proclaimed Rani was always the original choice while SRK promptly replaced Ash with Rani for Chalte Chalte causing Ash to make press statements about Sanjay and SRK having to go a long way as good human beings. Severing ties with the powerful Salman definitely had its negative impact and Ash needed a strong back-up, unlike the love struck Oberoi who was talking all over the timsel town about how much he wanted Ash in his arms!! “Kyon.. Ho gaya na!!” was a box office disaster, despite Big B’s (idiotic though) presence.. “Bunty aur Babli” was shot with Ash in an item number with the Bachchan Sr and Jr. What was just another fling for playboy Jr Bachchan turned out to be the decision of a life time for the ageing beauty who was already halfway in her 30s. Deepika Padukone of Bangalore meanwhile had caught the King Khan’s attention and even otherwise, the rush of rising starlets and especially the mega launches of star-kids necessitated the need for a strong back up.. Abhi’s Ring came at the peak time!! Vivek was unabashedly thrown aside when Ash decided to get the title of the Bachchan Bahu. Mani Ratnam’s “Guru” was greatly benefited in the hustle though JP Dutta’s “Umrao Jaan” bombed. “Dhoom 2” positively stank!! It was an out and out Hrithik’s film with Ash looking like a cancer patient after an overdose of radiation therapy. Damn, she’s beautiful and the directors should cash in on ”that” since they cannot rely on her acting skills (if any!). A hush-hush marriage followed where half the film fraternity felt insulted by the sweet boxes sent out after the wedding. Ash went around squashing pregnancy rumors (I only heard her denials of a supposed rumor, never got the rumor though) while Abhi faded away from public view. Big B and Bachchan Bahu make news while Abhi basks in their reflected glory, to this day (poor hen-pecked hubby Abhi!)
If it can be considered, the girls’ school started by the Bachchan family in her name, is the only “contribution” of merit. The beautiful otherwise average actor is Bachchan bahu and with strong political links, the late Rajiv Gandhi family, Amar Singh to mention a few.

And Aishwarya Rai Bachchan became a Padma Shri and has gracefully accepted the award with great humility..

And so we insult all other actual achievers like Kamal Hassan, Jaya Bachchan, Mammooty, Mani Ratnam etc who have been conferred the Padma Shri for their outstanding contribution in the field of cinema, so far…

P.S – Ram Gopal Verma or Mahesh Bhatt will probably take the backbone of the story of Aishwarya Rai, add a little “masala” maybe and make a sensational film. The real life story of Padma Shri Aishwarya Rai Bachchan actually matches their genres of film making.. Beat that!!