Aishwarya Rai Bachchan's daughter Aradhya was spotted striking pretty poses in the garden of the Bachchan residence in Mumbai.

Bollywood Life reported that while flying over the Bachchan residence Aaradhya was seen posing for a camera with her mother. Bachchan was holding onto the one-year old toddler while they were being photographed. There is no telling if these were just personal candid shots or they were meant for publicity.

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Currently Aishwarya, who has been missing from the film scene since she gave birth to her daughter Aaradhya and busied up with mom duties, is gearing up to making her comeback in Bollywood with a Mani Ratnam film. She will be starring with South Indian actors Nagarjuna and Mahesh Babu. The movie might also feature Kamal Hassan's daughter Shruthi Hassan, who recently started out as an actress in the Indian film industry.

The film will be bilingual (Tamil-Telugu) and production is expected to begin later this year. The last film Rai worked with Ratnam on was Raavan (2010). The film also starred her husband Abhishek Bachchan.

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A spokesperson for Aishwarya suggested that things were still at a very nascent stage but did confirm that the actress was definitely on board. "She has been in talks with Mani Ratnam but the details of the film are still not known. But she has given her consent. I also know that the makers are planning to start shooting sometime around September-October," the spokesperson said.

On the night of Feb. 5, Bachchan also threw a surprise birthday bash for husband Abhishek at their home in Mumbai. A bevvy of stars like Shahrukh Khan, Karan Johar, Farah Khan, Kunal Kapoor and Sikandar Kher showed up for the party. Pictures from the party featuring Abhishek in a white pathan suit and blue nehru jacket and Aishwarya in a blue velvet suit and black tights, were revealed on various websites.

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