The media abroad often compares the two beauties India’s Aishwarya Rai and Hollywood’s Angelina Jolie. Aishwarya Rai is often considered the world’s most beautiful woman on par with Jolie.

The two have many marked similarities too… light eyes, fair complexion, luscious lips, amazing international fan following and of course the ’sex appeal’. Jolie has been voted time and again as one of the Sexiest and most desirable women in the world. On the contrary, for some odd reason, Aishwarya Rai lacks that kind of cult fan-following here in India.

What do you think? Is the comparison between Ash and Angie justified? Or is it that one completely outshines the other? Who is prettier?

The typically ‘Indian’ way everyone is wondering why the most-sought-after couple in Bollywood isn’t any close to starting a family.

Its been over an year now and everyone thought Ash would take a sabbatical like Madhuri Dixit and Kajol or her very own mom-in-law Jaya Bachchan. But I think she is too busy trying to bag a Hollywood projects.

But as we can see, the media is trying to dig in reasons behind Ash’s chubby cheeks and expanded waistline these days. On the Unforgettable Tour’s Press Meet, the media grilled Abhishek Bachchan on whether or not they are planning to start a family soon.

But Abhishek handled the media in the true Bachchan style saying, “Every husband promises his wife a baby.” And then he surprised the media by holding his dear wife’s hand and saying, “I promise.”

Abhi is confident about his bit… But with Ash’s biological clock ticking, the earlier the promise kept, the fruitful.

Abhishek Bachchan is playing the perfect doting husband to wife Aishwarya Rai. When she fell ill after rigorous rehearsals for their much talked about ‘Unforgettable’ world tour that kicks off in Toronto Friday, Abhishek learnt her steps too.

‘We have been rehearsing for the tour non-stop for nearly a month now. Shiamak (Davar) has been working us around so hard to get our dance steps right that my wife Aishwarya fell sick with exhaustion. For three days, she could not move out of the house, ‘ said Abhishek.

‘That put an additional burden on me as I had to do her steps also, not only at the rehearsal hall but at home too in order to teach her the dance steps Shiamak had given her for the songs she would be dancing to during the tour, ‘ he told reporters.

Abhishek says now he is ready to pitch in for both his father, Amitabh Bachchan, and wife.

‘I told the ‘wizzies’ (members of Wizcraft, which is putting together the tour) that if she falls sick again and won’t be able to dance during the show they should not get panicky because I have learnt all her steps and might as well double for her.

‘Moreover, dad’s body is also no longer as nimble as it was. In case he gets tired during the tour I may have to do the ‘Kajra re…’ number all by myself. Well, I am prepared for that, too, ‘ Abhishek said with a straight face during a media meet here. His impromptu ‘act’ threw everybody into splits at the event.

Apart from the Bachchans, Preity Zinta, Riteish Deshmukh, composer duo Vishal-Shekhar are also part of the tour. There will be some guest stars as well — Akshay will perform in Toronto, Shilpa Shetty in Britain and Madhuri Dixit in the US.