Atwinkle

She’s been missing in action ever since a brief villainous role last year in Pink Panther 2, but 2010 will be destiny dribbled with Aishwarya Rai.

She’s been missing in action ever since a brief villainous role last year in Pink Panther 2, but 2010 will be destiny dribbled with Aishwarya Rai. The Bachchan bahu has got the year’s biggest films: Mani Ratnam’s Raavan, Shankar’s Endhiran, Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Guzaarish and Vipul Shah’s Action Replay. So much so that the trade buzz is that there’s more than Rs 300 crore riding on her.

With Aishwarya Rai now part of Bollywood’s first family, can baby rumours be far behind? Despite her sizzling career, the buzz about stork visits has only gotten stronger because the star hasn’t signed any new films. It’s sparked off speculation that Abhishek Bachchan and she are making a go for it this year. The other couple stalked by preggy rumours is Ajay Devgan and Kajol. She too had a biggie in My Name Is Khan this year and is finishing off a Stepmom remake as well as Toonpur Ka Superhero. Clearing diaries, timing big releases together: could Ash and Kajol have more than a bridal twinkle in their ever-poetic eyes?