The latest news has it that Aishwarya Rai and Abhishek Bachchanare on a holiday to Goa, with Beti B.

The couple left for their holiday destination on Sunday night. What’s interesting is that Sunday also happened to be Abhishek Bachchan’s birthday.

Having to fulfill her motherly duties, Ash has been running around Beti B, round the clock. Abhi has also been very busy with his film ‘Bol Bachchan’, post the baby’s birth. Well, this long due holiday was very much needed and it came just on time.

Ash in particular needed this holiday as the actress hasn’t been out of Jalsa, ever since her daughter was born.

And finally, Aishwarya Rai makes a public appearance, post delivery. The gorgeous beauty was with her in laws at the wedding reception of Ritesh Deshmukh and Genelia D’Souza at Hotel Grand Hyatt in Mumbai on Saturday.

The 38-year-old beauty was in a Manish Malhotra creation, teaming it with a statement emerald choker necklace..

Aishwarya was glowing like a bulb. Apart from the bride and the groom, we have to say, Ash managed to steal the limelight at the do. She did look a little chubby, but that’s accepted, as the actress is in no hurry to get back to work anytime soon.

Amitabh Bachchan, Jaya Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai blessed the newly weds. But where was Abhishek Bachchan?? Well, we hear that papa Abhi took up the baby-sitting responsibility for the day.

Italian historian and author of about 17 historical novels, Valerio Massimo Manfredi has a few unpleasant words for Bollywood queen Aishwarya Rai.

For those who do not know, Aishwarya Rai along with Colin Firth and Ben Kingsley, acted in the film ‘The Last Legion’, which is adapted from Manfredi’s own book.

Talking to a news agency, Manfredi said, “My character of the leading lady was totally different. She was from a village but Aishwarya was totally different. She was the lover of the protagonist…but she acted as if the film was for kids,” Manfredi is quoted to have told IANS.

In love with Aishwarya Rai’s eyes, Manfredi regretted the lack of expression of love in them.

“She has such strong expressive and beautiful eyes. Some little expression of love would have made the film more different,” Manfredi added.

“I have noticed that everybody who has not read the book liked the film and those who read the book did not like the movie. This is very usual because they are two different kinds of expression. While the book uses words, cinema uses images,”

Manfredi was in India to launch the Indian editions of his popular Alexander trilogy.

Till last week, we heard that Aishwarya Rai has been rejecting several offers coming her way, because of her two-months-old baby. However, the latest is that the actress has posed for the cover page of the January edition of Elegant Living magazine, which is a US based publication.

On the cover, Ash is all decked up in a white suit and a hat. She looks quite slim and trim. So we wonder when did the shoot happen!

Buzz has it that the mag, having Ash on its cover, is just a publicity stunt so as to attract people to purchase their copies with the hope of getting a glimpse of recent images of Ash and her baby.

Currently, when the entire nation is curious to know what’s cooking in the Bachchan pariwaar, whats delaying the formal naming of the baby, etc etc, having Aishwarya on the maazne cover is the best way to get its copies sold, like hot cakes.

These marketing gimmick , i tell you.!

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan is enjoying every moment of her motherhood. The actress is being flooded with offers and very good scripts, from many filmmakers, but she doesn’t seem too keen on getting back to work, anytime soon.

Buzz has it that some of the filmmakers have offered the actress films, casting hubby Abhishek Bachchan as the lead actor. Yet, Ash has rejected all of them.

The recent rumor about Ash being a part of Sanjay Leela Bansali’s film has also fizzled out. Close sources say, now that Ash is a mommy, she has decided to give her complete attention to her little baby. And if sources are to be believed, Ash, so far is not even giving a thought to making a comeback in Bollywood.

Well, we are really pleased to know that Ash has kept her family above everything else.

Oprah Winfrey looked absolutely gorgeous draped in a colorful sari, on Monday. And as reported earlier, the beautiful sari was gifted to her by the beautiful Aishwarya Rai Bachchan.

As soon as Oprah landed in India, she rushed to the Bachchan parivaar, to visit Abhi-Ash’s new born, Beti B. In the evening, Oprah along with the Ash, Abhi and Big B, went to Parmeshwar Godrej’s party, hosted for Oprah.

At the do, Oprah wore a Tarun Tahiliani sari, gifted by Ash. The international talk show queen loved the Indian attire so much that she plans to take it with her back to the USA.

Oprah Winfrey and Aishwarya Rai share a thick bond of friendship. Ash also appeared on Oprah’s chat show twice.

The talk show queen described Beti B as a ‘princess’.

However, the wait for the little one’s name still continues.

Oprah Winfrey is in India and is very keen on paying a visit to the Bachchan parivaar. Well, the international talk show queen wants to meet Aishwarya Rai and Abhishek Bachchan’s two-month-old daughter, Beti B.

Says a source, “She has landed here and the first thing she wants to do is meet Ash and her baby…So, she will be visiting them in ‘Jalsa’ before she heads for the party.”

Aishwarya Rai even gifted Oprah a sari which she wore for the party.

“The gracious Oprah Winfrey visits our home, to meet us and bless the baby..warm hearted, endearing .. drive her to party in her honor. And Oprah in sari .. looking lovely !!” Amitabh Bachchan later wrote on Twitter.

To honour Winfrey, socialite Parmeshwar Godrej threw a bash on Monday night and to the bash were spotted a of variety of well-known figures and celebrities.

The Godrej party turned out to be an enjoyable one, for after it Oprah Winfrey tweeted: “@FarahKhanAli was so great meeting you and all the beautiful Bollywooders. Directors, poets, screenwriters, what a nite!”

Shobhaa De and actress Sameera Reddy were a few among the guests.

In the pictures released by celebrity photographer Dabboo Ratnani, Aishwarya Rai looks drop dead gorgeous in the first look of his 2012 calendar. What’s interesting is that these pics were actually taken so as to be featured in ‘Heroine’.

Reveals Dabboo, “I did a shoot with Aishwarya that was to be featured in the movie (Heroine), much like the one I did with Priyanka Chopra in Fashion. The stills are from the same shoot.”

But what we remember is that Ash had warned director Madhur Bhandarkar to refrain using any of her pics for the promotion of his film ‘Heroine’. However, it is learnt that the actress did not turn down the ace photographer’s request to picture her in his calendar, as long as he did not use them in any association with the film.

Well, this years calander also features Salman Khan, Amitabh Bachchan, Hrithik Roshan, Priyanka Chopra, Sonakshi Sinha, Vidya Balan, Ajay Devgan, Shahrukh Khan, and Bipasha Basu.

Abhishek Bachchan recently spoke his heart at a recent interview, talking about his gorgeous wife Ash, how it feels to have a flop flick and whats keeping him joyful these days. The actor also revealed that Aishwarya is unlikely to return to acting anytime soon.

The happy papa says that Ash is in no mood to return to films anytime soon as she is savoring all the happy joyous moment of motherhood. He also adds that Ash is a great mommy.

“But I’m sure, she would continue acting. I am the last person to stop her,” says Abhishek Bachchan.

Abhi also said that he gets very upset when his films flop at the box office. He feels very bad when he is not give credit for his work only because he is a superstar son.

Beti B is not yet named. It’s been more than a month now. Fans are waiting to see the baby girl. But nither the baby nor her pic has been revealed to public.

However, Abhishek Bachchan is kind enough to give us latest updates on his little angel, while he was promoting his upcoming flick ‘Players’, in Bengaluru.

“Thankfully she (daughter) resembles her mother, but I have been told by the veterans that children’s face changes over time … I think it sounds better she looks like her mother.”

On asking the actor how he felt on getting the first glimpse of his baby, he said,

“It’s the most indescribable thing that ever happens…No matter how good is your vocabulary, you can never get words of what you feel when you see the child… It is wonderful,” Abhishek revealed.

Abhishek also added, “I would let you know as soon as I have decided upon a name.”