"Queen Of Bollywood" Aishwarya Rai Lands On The Moon

Fans present legendary star of Bollywood cinema with symbolic gift of Lunar real estate

LUNA SOCIETY INDIA (29 June 2010) – A vast parcel of eighty acres in the moon's Lake of Dreams awaits the legendary Queen of Bollywood should she ever venture into the Cosmos.

The acreage was registered late last week in the name of Aishwarya Rai by a pair of her fans from Mumbai. The moon property claim was entered with the Indian office of the Lunar Registry [link], a branch of the International Luna Society, which is headquartered in New York.

The actress, who is married to the popular actor Abhishek Bachchan, has appeared in numerous films, including "Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam" (1999) and "Devdas" (2002), each of which earned her the Filmfare Best Actress Award, India's equivalent of the Oscar. She received six other Best Actress nominations for her work.

In addition to her filmwork, Miss Rai was named Miss World in 1994. She is widely considered as "the most beautiful woman in the world."

Miss Rai joins another legend of Bollywood, Shahrukh Khan, as a notable owner of land on Luna. Coincidentally, both starred together in the landmark film "Devdas."

King Khan was gifted with several acres in the Sea of Tranquillity by his fans, and later obtained the rights to another substantial tract of moon land nearby.

Perhaps the most famous of all lunar property owners, however, was the late "King of Pop," Michael Jackson, who owned a parcel of land estimated at more than a thousand acres. The property was left to his three children in equal amounts according to his estate following his tragic death a year ago.

Al though full details were not released by the Lunar Registry, confirmation was given that the deed and title to the eighty acres was made in the actress' married name, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan.

The exact location of the property was not given but it is believed to be centrally located in the moon's Lacus Somniorum (Lake of Dreams), which, according to the Lunar Registry's website, is zoned for tourism, operations and industrial development.

The land, according to the company's website, is valued at US$34.25, making the entire parcel worth about Rs 127,355 based on current exchange rates.

Lake of Dreams Property Listing:
http://www.lunarregistry.com/land/sleep.shtml

Times of India: "Star On Moon - Lunar Crater Named For S R Khan" [link]

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Bollywood Superstar Gets Land On The Moon For His Birthday ... Every Year

India's Mid-Day Infomedia reports that Bollywood legend Shahrukh Khan, who celebrates his 44th birthday today (2 November) is among the many Indian nationals owning property on the Moon:

Every year on his birthday, an ardent Shah Rukh Khan fan buys a piece of the moon (you heard that right!) and sends it to him.

SRK confirms, "Yes, an Australian lady buys a little land on the moon for me every year on my birthday. She has been buying it for a while now and I get these certificates from the Lunar Republic Society."

SRK adds that he has met his fan and she keeps in touch with him all year through mails, "She writes me colourful emails (in the sense one line is red, one is blue and so on). I feel blessed to have the love of so many people worldwide."

According to one online lunar real estate agency, http://www.LunarRegistry.com, the Sea of Tranquility is the most sought-after address on the moon. 1 acre (approximately 43,560 sq ft, or 4,047 sq mtrs) costs US $37.50 (Rs 1758.75) and the actor owns several acres there.

An ownership package includes a beautifully engraved parchment deed, a satellite photograph of the property and an information sheet detailing the geography of your region. An interactive Full Moon Atlas on CD-ROM is available at an additional cost.

Now while there are many websites on the internet (based in the US, UK and Russia) that allow you to buy land on the moon, it doesn't mean you can charge NASA or other space agencies for trespassing when they land on your property.

Complete story from Mid-Day Infomedia...

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