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Abhishek Bachchan, Aishwarya Rai take Toronto by storm
13th Jan 2007 14.00 IST
By ApunKaChoice

Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai were greeted by about 1,000 giddy, shrieking fans amid a blaze of camera flashes and TV lights at the Elgin & Winter Garden Theater Center in downtown Toronto – the venue of the premiere of their latest film Guru .

The Mani Ratnam directed flick ‘Guru’ is the first Bollywood film to premiere outside India.

Ratnam was also on the red carpet alongwith A R Rahman , who has composed the music of the film.

Before being whisked into the screening, Abhishek and Ash stopped to wave and blow kisses to fans, many of whom had waited for hours waiting for a glimpse of the pair.

"The Indian film industry, as you know, is the largest film industry in the world. And we want to reach out to the audience overseas," Abhishek told TV reporters outside the theater.

"So it's wonderful to come here in person and actually premiere a movie -- you know, mainstream," said Ash.

‘Guru’ is a rags-to-riches love story starring Abhishek as a man who becomes a major force in the business community. Ash plays Abhishek’s wife in the film.

Organizers said Toronto was chosen for the premiere because it is cosmopolitan and because Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna screened at the Toronto International Film Festival in September, got a stellar reception.

The gala crowd reportedly far outnumbered that for Brad Pitt's film ‘Babel’, which has been nominated for an Oscar.

"We have been watching Mani Ratnam's films for a long, long time," said Roger Nair, the film's Canadian distributor. "It's time every body could watch it now."

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