Goodbye Ms Rai and hello Mrs Bachchan

New Delhi: 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 yesterday.

"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.

Acting career

"Jaya and I have insisted that Aishwarya must continue with her acting career," he said. "There is no problem or issue with us." Amitabh Bachchan's wife, Jaya, is also a famous actress who largely stopped working in films after getting married.