Aishwarya Rai's 2010, projects worth more than Rs.300

Last year she was seen in just one film - Hollywood's Pink Panther. But this year Aishwarya Rai has four films lined up for release - two southern projects, Ravana and Endhiran as well as Action Replayy and Guzaarish, collectively costing over Rs.300 crore (Rs.3 billion).

Budgets in crores

While her bilingual sci-fi film Endhiran, starring Rajnikanth, is said to be made at a budget of Rs.125 crore (Rs.1.25 billion), approximately Rs.45 crore (Rs.450 million) has been spent on Mani Ratnam's much-awaited Ravana, which is set for a June release.

Vipul Shah's Action Replayy costs around Rs.60 crore (Rs.600 million) and if reports are to be believed, UTV is shelling out close to Rs.80 crore (Rs. 800 million) for Sanjay Leela Bhansali-directed Guzaarish for which Aishwarya is currently shooting along with Hrithik Roshan in Mumbai.

Schedule causing health problems?

Aishwarya has been busy shooting all these films for the past one year and even suffered health problems due to her hectic schedules.

According to a source within Ravana, for the Hindi version, which also features Abhishek Bachchan, the actress has given some of the most difficult shots in the movie without complaining about geographical or weather conditions.

'Ash has the toughest role'

"Aishwarya's role in Ravana is the toughest. In the Hindi version, Tamil cinema's Vikram plays Ram and Ravana in the Tamil version. And Aishwarya plays Sita in both the Hindi and Tamil versions. Both the versions were simultaneously shot. Mani Ratnam canned the film in the most difficult and dangerous places. Still Aishwarya gave the same shots twice for the two versions - be it in the rain, on mountains, jungle, etc," a source said.

"People say Vikram's role in the film is the toughest, but the actor himself feels Aishwarya's role is the most difficult," the source added.

Stuck in the jungles

While shooting for Ravana in the jungles of Kerala, the entire cast and crew had a scary experience when an elephant ran amok and killed a 51-year-old mahout, Andavan. The actors including Abhishek, Aishwarya, Vikram, Prabhu and Munna had to take shelter in a guest house and survived on bread and eggs for a few days.

Ravana is said to be a modern-day version and a loose adaptation of the Hindu epic Ramayana.

Apart from Ravana, Aishwarya's role in another South project, Endhiran has been a well-guarded secret till now, but some leaked photographs of the film's shooting show her in a different avatar.

A tale about time travel and Hrithik

Action Replayy, starring Akshay Kumar, is a time-travel tale in the 1950s and its storyline is based on an eponymous 1994 Gujarati play. The director has emphasised a lot on the lead actors' 'retro looks' in the movie.

"We, Akshay's designer Shabina Khan, Aishwarya's designer Manish Malhotra and all of us have worked really, really hard to give Action Replayy a unique look. If that look is leaked out, we'd lose our biggest USP," Shah said.

In Guzaarish, the actress will play a married nurse who falls in love with a paraplegic patient essayed by Hrithik.

Though each role is different from the others, it remains to be seen which one of these strikes gold at the box office.

Four films expected for this year, Aishwarya Rai

Last year, Aishwarya Rai is expressed in a single movie - Hollywood "The Pink Panther , But this year, has Aishwarya Rai for the release of four films, namely Ravana and Endhiran and Guzaarish Action Replay and strung together worth more than R 300 million rupees.

While bilingual science fiction film Endhiran, actors Rajnikanth, is Rs.125 crore in the budget of 45 million rupees R. Mani Ratnam has been spent on the much awaited Ravana, which is set for release in June

Vipul Shah's Action Replay, it will cost about Rs.60 crore and if credible reports that UTV is a fire in the vicinity of Rs.80 crore for Sanjay Leela Bhansali-directed Guzaarish currently shooting with Hrithik Roshan Aishwarya in Mumbai

Aishwarya was busy shooting all of these films a year, and also with health problems, because he suffered greatly Schedule

According to well-placed source from the team Ravana, Hindi version, which also Abhishek Bachchan, the actress gave one of the most difficult images in the film, without complaining to geographical or climatic conditions that can be used to

Aishwarya's role in the ' Ravana 'is the hardest. Vikram to play Ram in the version Ravana in Hindi and Tamil. Sita and Aishwarya, playing both in Hindi and Tamil versions. Two versions were shot simultaneously. Mani Ratnam film preserves the most difficult and dangerous places. Aishwarya still the same picture twice, said in two versions - in the rain in the mountains, forests, etc. "the source said IANSA.

People said Vikram role in this film the most difficult, but the actor himself felt Aishwarya challenging role, adds the source

Shooting at Ravana in the forests of Kerala, the entire cast and crew had a terrible experience, if an elephant rampage and killed 51-year-old mahout, Andavan. Including actors Abhishek, Aishwarya, Vikram, Prabhu and Munna refuge in the house and lived on bread and eggs.

Ravana is said that a modern version and a free adaptation of the epic Ramayana.

Apart from Ravana, Endhiran Aishwarya role in the increasingly well-kept secret until today, but some leaked photos of the making of the film shows a different avatar

Action Replay, which stars Akshay Kumar, the story of a journey back in 1950, and the story is based on the same piece Gujarati 1994th Director has a strong emphasis on the major players 'retro-look of the film

We, Akshay designer Shabina Khan, Aishwarya designer Manish Malhotra and we have to create a very, very difficult to Action Replay unique look. If you lose to see a leak, we are our biggest USP Shah said IANSA.

In Guzaarish an actress who falls in love with a married sister, plays a paraplegic patient attempts by Hrithik.

Although each role is different from the others remains to be seen which of these strikes gold at the box office.