>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.” 

>Salman Khan Stoic over Katrina Break-up

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This is a rare departure from the norm! Salman Khan is known to raise a ruckus when his relationships come to an end. Ask Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Somi Ali! But when it comes to his break-up with Katrina Kaif, Sallu Bhai is not his usual self. There were no public spats, no barbs planted in the media, no tweeting in bitterness. It was as if a new Salman Khan had emerged from the ashes of that relationship. His friends and family are delighted that he has not caused trouble so far, despite knowing that Kats has moved on to the arms of the talismanic Ranbir Kapoor.

A source close to the temperamental actor leaked out that Katrina Kaif sat down with Salman Khan and talked the matter over like responsible, mature individuals. Both of them are at a peak time of their careers and they didn’t want to cause harm to their brand values by doing something untoward in public. Salman decided that he didn’t want to hold back Kats as that would cause a massive dent in his fan following. After all, Katrina is a top-draw actress today, with a considerable fan base. By choosing to keep quiet, Salman has endeared himself even more to his fans. They love this new, evolved Sallu!

In a short flashback, let’s take you to Salman’s break-up days with Aishwarya. There were strong media reports that Salman used to land up on the doorstep of the actress, d— drunk, and shout obscenities. He made more than 40 calls to her erstwhile date Viveik Oberoi, who called a press conference and bared all to the media. Their fight is still throwing sparks every now and then, despite Viveik’s unconditional apology. Another girlfriend of Salman Khan, Somi Ali, got soft drink poured on her head when she wanted to break away from him! Either Katrina is really lucky to have got away or age has matured the bad boy of Bollywood.