Goodbye Ms. Rai, Hello Mrs. Bachchan

INDIA: Aishwarya Rai, Bollywood’s hottest bride, will take her new husband’s famous name to become Aishwarya Bachchan, said her father-in-law, Indian superstar actor Amitabh Bachchan.

Rai, who married Abhishek Bachchan last weekend in a gala affair dubbed “the wedding of the century,” has already signed an autograph as Aishwarya Bachchan, the family patriarch told The Times of India in an interview published Thursday. “She desires to use Bachchan as her surname,” he said.

Bachchan also said the young couple would move in with him and his wife instead of getting a home of their own.

“This decision came voluntarily from Abhishek and Aishwarya,” he said.

As for his daughter-in-law’s film career, Bachchan said he hopes she’ll continue starring in movies.

“Jaya and I have insisted that Aishwarya must continue with her acting career,” he said. “There is no problem or issue with us.”

New Delhi, Thursday, AP