Aishwarya Rai and Abhishek Bachchan have gained a prolific proficiency at making headlines. I guess even you guys must be tired of hearing about them. Be it the cash-from-admirers to awards controversy, or the infamous kiss between Ash-Hrithik angering Bachchans, this couple is hogging the limelight. Like it or not! Now, the latest twist in the tale is the news of Ash being a part of Bachchan clan’s pooja at Sankat Mochan Temple in Varanasi on the occasion of Amitabh’s father Harivansh Rai Bachchan’s 100 birth anniversary.

It was supposed to be a private affair but the media got wind of it. Hence, encircled stills on television and snap shots of Abhi-Ash on front pages of newspapers with vermilion on their forehead (hiding the worry lines maybe). Speculation was rife that a pooja has been organized to address Aishwrya’s Mangal dosh. Some others said that the couple exchanged rings. Still others said that Ash sat on Abhi’s left side like a wife would do according to the rituals.

This continuous media circus is getting bizarre. I don’t understand why Bachchans or Rai’s parents for that matter make their stand clear on the status of the relationship the couple share?