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7 reasons why we love
Abhiwarya more than Brangelina

First there was Bennifer (Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez), then there was Billary (Bill and Hillary Clinton), followed by Brangelina (Brad Pitt and Anjelina Jolie) and TomKat (Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes). But while we love these celebrity couples, nothing makes our hearts race as fast as Abhiwarya (Abhishek and Aishwarya)! While it may seem intrinsically obvious why we love our neighboring stars, let's take a minute to consider why we adore them as compared to the international couple (and now, international family too!) Brangelina:

By Annie Yousuf

 
When Abhishek and Aishwarya met and hooked up, both were thoroughly single and ready to mingle, while Brad and Angelina's relationship began when Brad was still married to Jennifer Aniston. While we are a nation who believes in enlightened moderation, we do believe in fidelity in relationships!

The Abhishek and Aishwarya wedding is closer to our hearts simply because we can relate to them more than Brad and Angelina. Let's face it, we love the larger than life, rugged and handsome son of the king of Bollywood. Him marrying the most beautiful and glamorous woman in the world, the international face of India, is a fairytale come true for us. 
 

While Angelina and Brad seem to have a unconditional love for the children of the world, perhaps the aim to create a United Colors of Benetton ad within the same family has gone a tad overboard. And while we think it is very noble of them to provide a family to these children, perhaps the children would benefit more from a legitimately MARRIED set of parents. As far as marriage is concerned, Abhiwarya seem to have things right!

We prefer the intense, dark sex appeal of Abhishek to Brad's blond hair, blue-eyed look (which is so overdone now!) Similarly, while Angelina is a strong and sexy woman of the 21st century, we prefer the demure, traditional Indian princess. After all, we are a rich cultural group of people.

Bollywood glamour is just too alluring to resist. As a nation we are star-struck and we love the fairytale weddings in Bollywood, with colorful sangeet, mehndi, and bidai ceremonies, as compared to the quiet, white weddings of Hollywood. C'mon, we would take the Bollywood thumkas over the waltz any day!

We're just sick of the speculative news about Brangelina now. It's dragged on for too long without anything concrete coming out of it. We simply love the way Abhishek and Aishwarya announced an official engagement shortly after rumors began about the two, followed by a prompt announcement about a wedding! Abhishek didn't just swiftly sweep Aishwarya off her feet; he swept us off ours with his determination about his Ms. Right!

While there was a time when we all loved Brad Pitt, it must be admitted that he has achieved everything that there is to accomplish and has now become predictable. Instead, Abhishek is still whetting our appetites with diverse roles and amazing performances. We love the element of surprise that Abhishek brings to our movie experiences which each new endeavor.

So here's to the beautiful Aishwarya and hunky Abhishek, we love you!