Ash in Pink Panther 2 Premiere

A gorgeous Aishwarya Rai Bachchan attended the world premiere of The Pink Panther 2 in a ravishing, shiny black dress. The Former Miss World was all smiles when she paraded the red carpet with hubby Abhishek Bachchan and accompanied by the Bachchan family.

The Pink Panther 2, a Columbia Pictures film, is a sequel to the runaway-hit The Pink Panther. Held at Ziegfield Theater in New York yesterday, the premiere was attended by the who's who of Hollywood. Steve Martin, the lead man in the movie, along with other members of the cast Andy Gracia, Emily Mortimer, Jean Reno, Yuki Matsuzaki, Armel Bellec and Jack Metger attended. Apart from the film's cast and crew, other guests who attended included Alana Stewart, Alessandro Nivola, Anil Kapoor, Stephen Baldwin, writer Lorne Michaels and Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

In The Pink Panther 2, Steve Martin plays�bumbling French police detective Jacques Clousseau; Ash plays a detective alongside Alfred Molina.

It is said that Aishwarya will tour the U.S. and then travel to Madrid, Moscow, Paris and Berlin promoting the film. Sources say that though hubby Abhishek is also interested in touring with his wife, he may not travel as he is caught up with the promos of his film Delhi 6.