>Abhishek living childhood dream with Aishwarya in LA

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Fulfils “childhood dream” by catching an NBA game and also had an awesome time at the Oscars

An avid fan of basketball Abhishek Bachchan watched the recent NBA All Star Games, 2011. Though he was in LA with his wife Aishwarya, she didn’t accompany him for the match.

A source close to Bachchan Jr says, “Abhishek has been shooting for a rigorous schedule for Abbas-Mastan’s Players in New Zealand.

The moment he a chance, he took off for a short break to LA. Bachchan Jr was also seen interacting with Hollywood A-listers.

Rubbing shoulders

Adds an insider, “AB was seen enjoying the game cheering, clapping and whistling.

He was seated in the front row along with pop stars Jay-Z, Beyonce, Rihanna, Justin Bieber and Stevie Bieber as well as actors Jack Nicholson, Chris Tucker and Dustin Hoffman and seen exchanging pleasantries with them.”

Abhishek says, “It’s always been my childhood dream to watch the NBA games. I’m a crazy basketball fan and I’m so glad the dream was realized. It was an awesome experience.”

AbhiAsh also made their presence felt at the 83rd Annual Academy Awards, yesterday in Los Angeles. They’d been specially invited for the occasion and hope to fraternize backstage with the nominees.

Abhishek is a fan of the two strongest contenders for the best actor and actress Colin Firth and Natalie Portman.

Aishwarya who is pretty ‘in’ Hollywood has promised to take her husband backstage to meet the stars.

“They were seated right next to internationally renowned jazz vocalist Helen Merrill and right behind Oscar winner Sandra Bullock.

Later they attended the Oscar Vanity Fair party that saw the who’s who of world cinema.”

Says Abhishek ” I had an awesome time at the Oscars and heading to the Vanity Fair party. I needed a short break before I get back to Mumbai and the hectic promotional schedule for Game and Dum Maro Dum begins.” 

>Abhishek-Ash, Mallika dazzle on Oscar red carpet

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Bollywood star couple Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai, along with Mallika Sherawat, dazzled in their finery at the 83rd Annual Academy Awards red carpet here.

Abhishek and Aishwarya got a chance invite to the prestigious event, where Hollywood’s Who’s Who gathers to celebrate international cinema. The duo was holidaying in Los Angeles and were not at all prepared to attend such a high-profile event at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood Sunday night.

However, last minute help from their designer friends helped them put their best foot forward at the red carpet.

Aishwarya sparkled in an off-shoulder Armani Prive bronze gown and kept her look minimalistic with just a pair of dangling earrings and hair on one side of the shoulder. Abhishek looked dapper in a traditional, formal black tuxedo.

Mallika, one of the most talked about Bollywood glamour girls, flaunted a sequinned white gown, with a daring front slit and a plunging neckline – just as she likes it always!

Among other Indians at the Oscars this year were composer A.R. Rahman, who was nominated in two categories – best original score and best original song – for his work in Danny Boyle’s “127 Hours”. However, he lost out on both the titles.

Nevertheless, Rahman wore a charcoal Corneliani suit and a blue tie to the red carpet, and took a proud walk with his wife Saira Banu, who chose a beige Indo-western ensemble with a golden Judith Lieber clutch.