Indian acting superstars Aishwarya and Abhishek Bachchan dropped into Toronto Friday to announce the city as a likely first stop for the upcoming Unforgettable Tour, celebrating the world of Bollywood cinema.

The hot newlywed couple were greeted by a mob of fans outside downtown Toronto's Royal York Hotel, where they made the announcement.

Abhishek Bachchan, with wife Aishwarya Bachchan in Toronto on Friday, said he wanted the tour to begin in the Canadian city.
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"If all goes well, and God willing, we will premiere the Unforgettable Tour in the city of Toronto because we feel that it is the best city to premiere the tour in," Abhishek Bachchan said during a flashy press conference Friday that also included Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty.

The Bachchans say The Unforgettable Tour aims to raise awareness about global warming.

"Terrible, terrible things are happening to this Earth of ours and we want to use this platform to try to acquaint people about what it's about and what they can do," said Abhishek. "We're using this opportunity to spread the word."

Bachchan, son of Bollywood veteran Amitabh Bachchan, praised Toronto as home to a large fanbase for Indian cinema.

It was also where the couple, who were married in April, premiered their film Guru in January — the first Bollywood movie to debut outside of India.

The globe-trotting tour will feature concerts showcasing the lavish song-and-dance performance numbers from popular Bollywood films, with the three Bachchans as well as other South Asian film stars set to take the stage.

Lara Dutta, Bipasha Basu and Ritesh Deshmukh were among those also on the lineup when the musical extravaganza was first announced in June, during the festivities around the International Indian Film Academy Awards in Sheffield, England.

Set to begin next summer, the Unforgettable Tour is scheduled to stop in 18 countries around the world, including Vancouver, New York, Los Angeles, London, Cairo, Sydney, Singapore and Hong Kong.

Organizers have also expressed a desire to create a TV special revealing life behind the scenes on the road with the performers as they proceed through the tour.

With files from the Canadian Press