Aishwarya Rai goes international

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Aishwarya Rai goes international

The screening of Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Devdas at the Cannes film festival this year fetched Aishwarya a fabulous praise from international media but her recent visit to Hollywood is what actually set the wheel in motion.

According to reports, the recent Hollywood rendezvous have borne fruit for Aishwarya Rai. The ruling queen of Indian marquee has been roped in a Canadian production titled 'Partition'; alongside mainstream Hollywood star Toby Maguire of the recent Spiderman fame. The deal has made Aishwarya the first commercial Bollywood actress to take on a major lead role in a Hollywood film.

In another significant development, Ash has been featured in an advertisement in UK's Glamour magazine this month for the international brand Longines. The ad shows Ash, who is Indian brand ambassadress for Longines, sporting an expensive Dolce Vita (Sweet Life) wristwatch. This makes Ash the first ever Indian beauty featured in an international advertisement for a multinational brand.