Aishwarya Rai and Abhishek Bachchan to co-host a fundraising event with Sharon Stone

The foundation for AIDS Research, amfAR, will present amfAR INDIA, its inaugural fundraising gala in Mumbai. The event will take place at the Taj Mahal Palace in Mumbai, and will be hosted by amfAR's Global Fundraising Chair Sharon Stone and the India select co-chairs, Aishwarya Rai and Abhishek Bachchan.

World-renowned recording artist Ke$ha will travel to India to give a special performance at the event.

Sharon Stone said, `We are grateful and humbled to be welcomed by the Indian community and to share in the wealth of knowledge provided by the Indian people and its government.`

The event will include a formal black-tie dinner and will be followed by the auction.

A host of celebrities are expected to attend this inaugural event.