Aishwarya Rai, also known by her married name Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, is an Indian actress, model and the winner of the Miss World 1994 pageant.
Biodata
Name: Aishwarya Rai
Nick Name: Ash, Aishu, Gullu
Date of Birth (Birthday): 1 November 1973
Zodiac Sign: Scorpio
Height: 5′ 7
Weight: 122 lbs.
Hair Color: Black
Birth Place: Mangalore (Karnataka)
Religion: Hindu
Marital Status: Single
Languages: English, Hindi, Kannada, Tamil and Urdu
Hobbies: She loves collecting watches
Contact Address: Ramlaxmi Niwas, 19th Road, Khar, Mumbai 400 052
Nick Name: Ash, Aishu, Gullu
Date of Birth (Birthday): 1 November 1973
Zodiac Sign: Scorpio
Height: 5′ 7
Weight: 122 lbs.
Hair Color: Black
Birth Place: Mangalore (Karnataka)
Religion: Hindu
Marital Status: Single
Languages: English, Hindi, Kannada, Tamil and Urdu
Hobbies: She loves collecting watches
Contact Address: Ramlaxmi Niwas, 19th Road, Khar, Mumbai 400 052
Family Background
Father’s Name: Krishnaraj Rai
Mother’s Name: Vrinda Rai
Brother(s): Aditya Rai
Film Background (Filmography)
Debut Film: Iruvar
Famous Movies: Bunty Aur Babli, The Heart of India, Shabd, Bride & Prejudice, Kyun…Ho Gaya Na, Raincoat, Khakee, Kuch Naa Kaho, Chokher Bali, Dil Ka Rishta, Shakti: The Power, 23rd March 1931: Shaheed, Hum Kisi Se Kum Nahin, Hum Tumhare Hain Sanam, Devdas, Albela, Mohabbatein, Dhaai Akshar Prem Ke, Hamara Dil Aapke Paas Hai, Josh, Kandukondain Kandukondain, Mela, Sanam Tere Hain Hum, Ravoyi Chandamama, Taal, Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam, Aa Ab Laut Chalen, Jeans, Aur Pyaar Ho Gaya, Iruvar
Latest Movies: Bunty Aur Babli, Shabd, Bride & Prejudice
Upcoming Movies: Singularity, Saamna, Racing the Monsoon, Chaos, The Last Legion, Windfall, Provoked, Mistress of Spices
Other Facts: She also knows classical dance
Favourites
Favourite Dish/ Recipes: Not fussy about food at all
Favorite Actor: A.B., Dilip Kumar, Raj Kapoor
Favorite Actress: Madhubala & Nargis
Favorite Color: White and Blue
Likes: Honesty, family, friends, dignity, strength of character, chocolates
Hobbies: She loves collecting watches
Father’s Name: Krishnaraj Rai
Mother’s Name: Vrinda Rai
Brother(s): Aditya Rai
Film Background (Filmography)
Debut Film: Iruvar
Famous Movies: Bunty Aur Babli, The Heart of India, Shabd, Bride & Prejudice, Kyun…Ho Gaya Na, Raincoat, Khakee, Kuch Naa Kaho, Chokher Bali, Dil Ka Rishta, Shakti: The Power, 23rd March 1931: Shaheed, Hum Kisi Se Kum Nahin, Hum Tumhare Hain Sanam, Devdas, Albela, Mohabbatein, Dhaai Akshar Prem Ke, Hamara Dil Aapke Paas Hai, Josh, Kandukondain Kandukondain, Mela, Sanam Tere Hain Hum, Ravoyi Chandamama, Taal, Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam, Aa Ab Laut Chalen, Jeans, Aur Pyaar Ho Gaya, Iruvar
Latest Movies: Bunty Aur Babli, Shabd, Bride & Prejudice
Upcoming Movies: Singularity, Saamna, Racing the Monsoon, Chaos, The Last Legion, Windfall, Provoked, Mistress of Spices
Other Facts: She also knows classical dance
Favourites
Favourite Dish/ Recipes: Not fussy about food at all
Favorite Actor: A.B., Dilip Kumar, Raj Kapoor
Favorite Actress: Madhubala & Nargis
Favorite Color: White and Blue
Likes: Honesty, family, friends, dignity, strength of character, chocolates
Hobbies: She loves collecting watches
Personal Information
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan (born Aishwarya Rai, and sometimes known simply as Aish, 1 November 1973) is an Indian actress and former Miss World. Before starting her acting career, she worked as a model and gained fame after winning the Miss World title in 1994.
Often cited by media as the most beautiful woman in the world, Rai made her movie debut in Mani Ratnam’s Tamil film Iruvar (1997) and had her first commercial success in the Tamil movie Jeans (1998). She came to the attention of Bollywood in the movie Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam (1999), directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali. Her performance in the film won her the Filmfare Best Actress Award. In 2002 she appeared in Bhansali’s next project, Devdas (2002), for which she won her second Best Actress Award at the Filmfare. After a low phase in her career during 2003-2005, she appeared in the blockbuster Dhoom 2 (2006), which turned out to be her biggest Bollywood commercial success. She later appeared in films like Guru (2007) and Jodhaa Akbar (2008), which were commercially successful and got her critical acclaim. Rai has thus established herself as one of the leading contemporary actresses in the Indian film industry.
During her career, Rai has acted in over forty movies in Hindi, English, Tamil and Bengali including the international productions Bride & Prejudice (2003), Mistress of Spices (2005), The Last Legion (2007) and The Pink Panther 2 (2009) in English.
Early life
Rai was born in Mangalore to Krishnaraj Rai and Vrinda Rai. She has one elder brother, Aditya Rai, who is an engineer in the merchant navy and has also co-produced one of Rai’s movies, Dil Ka Rishta (2003). At an early age, her parents moved to Mumbai where she attended the Arya Vidya Mandir high school in Santa Cruz. Rai then entered Jai Hind College at Churchgate for one year and then moved to Ruparel College in Matunga to finish her HSC studies. She did well in school and planned to become an architect and went on pursuing studies in architecture. She can communicate in several languages, including her mother tongue Tulu, as well as Hindi, English, Marathi and Tamil. She started studying architecture but gave up her education to pursue a career in modeling.
Rai was born in Mangalore to Krishnaraj Rai and Vrinda Rai. She has one elder brother, Aditya Rai, who is an engineer in the merchant navy and has also co-produced one of Rai’s movies, Dil Ka Rishta (2003). At an early age, her parents moved to Mumbai where she attended the Arya Vidya Mandir high school in Santa Cruz. Rai then entered Jai Hind College at Churchgate for one year and then moved to Ruparel College in Matunga to finish her HSC studies. She did well in school and planned to become an architect and went on pursuing studies in architecture. She can communicate in several languages, including her mother tongue Tulu, as well as Hindi, English, Marathi and Tamil. She started studying architecture but gave up her education to pursue a career in modeling.
Miss World
While pursuing her studies in architecture, Rai began modeling on the side. In the 1994 Miss India contest, she won the second place behind Sushmita Sen and was crowned Miss India World. She went on to win the Miss World title the same year, where she also won the Miss Photogenic award. She abandoned her academic education after winning the pageant and spent one year reigning as Miss World in London. Rai then started working as a professional model and then moved on to her current profession as an actress.
While pursuing her studies in architecture, Rai began modeling on the side. In the 1994 Miss India contest, she won the second place behind Sushmita Sen and was crowned Miss India World. She went on to win the Miss World title the same year, where she also won the Miss Photogenic award. She abandoned her academic education after winning the pageant and spent one year reigning as Miss World in London. Rai then started working as a professional model and then moved on to her current profession as an actress.
Film career
Early career
Rai made her acting debut in Mani Ratnam’s Tamil biopic film, Iruvar (1997) with Mohanlal, The controversial film was a critical success and won many awards including Best Film award at the Belgrade International Film Festival, two National Film Awards, and two Filmfare Awards South. Rai appeared in dual roles, opposite veteran actor Mohanlal, with one of her roles being a cinematic depiction of political leader and ex-actress J. Jayalalithaa. Rai made her Bollywood debut in the film, Aur Pyaar Ho Gaya opposite Bobby Deol, which also released that year; the film did not do well at the box office and was also panned by critics. However, her third project, S. Shankar’s Tamil film, Jeans (1998) was a commercial success, earning her the Filmfare Best Actress Award South. The film was also noted for the song “Poovukkul”, written by Vairamuthu, dubbing Rai as the “eighth wonder of the world”, with the music video comparing her to seven other prominent world monuments.
Success (1999-2005)
In 1999 Rai starred in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam opposite Salman Khan and Ajay Devgan. The film was centered around Rai’s character, Nandini, who is forced to marry Devgan’s character despite being in love with another man (Khan), and as her husband tries to get her to her previous love, she eventually falls for him. Rai’s portrayal won her critical acclaim, and the film became her first box office success in Bollywood. She won her first Filmfare Best Actress Award for the film. In the same year she appeared in Subhash Ghai’s Taal, in which she played the role of a young village girl Mansi, who becomes a big Pop star after being hurt by her lover played by Akshay Khanna, the film was an average performer in India but was a big success among the international audience, especially in the United States, where it became the first Indian film to reach the top 20 on Variety’s box office list. Rai received another Best Actress nomination at the Filmfare for her performance.
In 1999 Rai starred in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam opposite Salman Khan and Ajay Devgan. The film was centered around Rai’s character, Nandini, who is forced to marry Devgan’s character despite being in love with another man (Khan), and as her husband tries to get her to her previous love, she eventually falls for him. Rai’s portrayal won her critical acclaim, and the film became her first box office success in Bollywood. She won her first Filmfare Best Actress Award for the film. In the same year she appeared in Subhash Ghai’s Taal, in which she played the role of a young village girl Mansi, who becomes a big Pop star after being hurt by her lover played by Akshay Khanna, the film was an average performer in India but was a big success among the international audience, especially in the United States, where it became the first Indian film to reach the top 20 on Variety’s box office list. Rai received another Best Actress nomination at the Filmfare for her performance.
In 2000, she appeared in Mansoor Khan’s Josh alongside Shahrukh Khan and Chandrachur Singh, in which she played a Catholic girl named Shirley who falls in love with the sibling of her Brother’s enemy. The film was a commercial success. Later that year she appeared in Satish Kaushik’s Hamara Dil Aapke Paas Hai opposite Anil Kapoor. It was a moderate success and her performance earned her a Filmfare Best Actress Award nomination. Later that year she played a supporting role in the Aditya Chopra’s Mohabbatein alongside Amitabh Bachchan and Shahrukh Khan, the film was a major commercial success and became the second highest grosser of the year, it also earned her a Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award nomination. Later that year, she also starred in the Tamil film Kandukondain Kandukondain, alongside Mammooty, Ajith and Tabu.
In 2002, Rai appeared alongside Shahrukh Khan and Madhuri Dixit in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Devdas, an adaptation of Sharat Chandra Chattopadhyay famous novel by the same name. She played the role of Paro (Parvati), the love interest of the protagonist played by Khan. The film received a special screening at the Cannes Film Festival. and became the highest grossing film of the year both in India and overseas. Devdas won numerous awards including 10 Filmfare Awards, and Rai received her second Filmfare Best Actress Award for her performance. In 2003, she acted in Rituparno Ghosh’s Bengali film, Chokher Bali, an adaptation of one of Rabindranath Tagore’s novels by the same name. She portrayed the character of a young woman called Binodini, who is left to her own devices when her sickly husband dies soon after they are married. That year she also appeared in her home production Dil Ka Rishta alongside Arjun Rampal and Rohan Sippy’s Kuch Na Kaho alongside Abhishek Bachchan, none of which succeeded.
In 2004 she appeared in Gurinder Chadha’s Bollywood-style English adaptation of Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen, Bride, and Prejudice alongside Martin Henderson. In the film, she portrayed the role of Lalita Bakshi, the film’s counterpart of Elizabeth Bennet in Austen’s novel. This was followed by Rajkumar Santoshi’s Khakee alongside Amitabh Bachchan, Akshay Kumar, Ajay Devgan, and Jayapradha, in the film she played a negative role for the first time in her career. In the same year, she appeared in in her second film with Rituparno Ghosh, Raincoat alongside Ajay Devgan. The film was highly acclaimed by the critics, whereas Rai received rave reviews for her performance.
In 2005 she appeared in Shabd a film based on a love triangle alongside Sanjay Dutt and Zayed Khan. The film was a box office flop whereas it received average reviews from the critics. Her next release that year was Paul Mayeda Berges’s The Mistress of Spices based upon the novel The Mistress of Spices by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni in which she starred alongside Dylan McDermott. The film received a negative review by critics and was also a commercial failure. The same year she made a special appearance in Shaad Ali’s Bunty Aur Babli in a hugely popular seven-minute dance sequence for the song “Kajra Re”, alongside Amitabh Bachchan and Abhishek Bachchan.
(2006-present)
In the year 2006, Rai starred in J P Dutta’s Umrao Jaan, a second film adaptation of the Urdu novel Umrao Jaan Ada (1905), written by Mirza Hadi Ruswa. She portrayed courtesan and poetess by the same name from the 19th century. The film was a critical and commercial failure, though Rai’s work was generally well received. Critic Taran Adarsh wrote, “Aishwarya Rai looks ethereal. She has looked heavenly and performed so convincingly. She emotes through her expressive eyes and the consistency in her performance is evident from start to end”. Later that year she appeared as a master thief, Sunheri, in Yash Raj Films’ Dhoom 2 directed by Sanjay Gadhvi, with an ensemble cast of Hrithik Roshan, Abhishek Bachchan, Bipasha Basu and Uday Chopra. The film turned out to be a blockbuster and became the highest grossing film of the year in India. The film also sparked a controversy for a scene containing a kiss between her and Hrithik Roshan. Her performance earned her a sixth nomination for Filmfare Best Actress Award.
In the year 2006, Rai starred in J P Dutta’s Umrao Jaan, a second film adaptation of the Urdu novel Umrao Jaan Ada (1905), written by Mirza Hadi Ruswa. She portrayed courtesan and poetess by the same name from the 19th century. The film was a critical and commercial failure, though Rai’s work was generally well received. Critic Taran Adarsh wrote, “Aishwarya Rai looks ethereal. She has looked heavenly and performed so convincingly. She emotes through her expressive eyes and the consistency in her performance is evident from start to end”. Later that year she appeared as a master thief, Sunheri, in Yash Raj Films’ Dhoom 2 directed by Sanjay Gadhvi, with an ensemble cast of Hrithik Roshan, Abhishek Bachchan, Bipasha Basu and Uday Chopra. The film turned out to be a blockbuster and became the highest grossing film of the year in India. The film also sparked a controversy for a scene containing a kiss between her and Hrithik Roshan. Her performance earned her a sixth nomination for Filmfare Best Actress Award.
In 2007 she appeared in Mani Ratnam’s Guru as Sujata, speculated to be based on the life of Indian businessman Dhirubhai Ambani, it was a rag to riches story about an ambitious small town man who ends up as the owner of the biggest corporation in India. The film was premièred at the Elgin Theatre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, making it the first Indian film to have a mainstream international premiere in Canada. The film was critically acclaimed and performed well at the box office, becoming one of the highest grosser of the year. Rai won the critical acclaim, with one critic writing, “Aishwarya Rai stuns you with a powerful performance. Known for her angelic looks all the while, the actor will make people sit up and notice the reservoirs of talent in Guru”. Rai got her seventh nomination for the Filmfare Best Actress Award for the film. In the same year, she starred in Jag Mundhra’s British film Provoked as Kiranjit Ahluwalia(an NRI woman who killed her abusive husband after facing severe domestic violence) alongside Naveen Andrews. The film was panned by critics and was also a commercial failure, though rai received positive reviews from critics. In the same year, she appeared as a female Indian warrior from Kerala named Mira, in Doug Lefler’s epic film The Last Legion alongside Sir Ben Kingsley, Colin Firth, and Thomas Sangster. The film was a critical failure.
In 2008, she starred alongside Hrithik Roshan in Ashutosh Gowariker’s historical drama Jodhaa Akbar playing the role of Jodha Bai, the Hindu wife of the Muslim Mughal emperor Jalaluddin Muhammad Akbar, played by Roshan. The film was a critical and commercial success, becoming one of the highest Bollywood grosser that year. She earned her eighth nomination for Best Actress at the Filmfare for her performance. Later that year she co-starred with husband Abhishek Bachchan and father-in-law Amitabh Bachchan in Ram Gopal Verma’s Sarkar Raj, playing the CEO of a major power company proposing to establish a new power plant in rural Maharashtra.
Rai returned to the Tamil film industry and is working with Rajinikanth for the movie Endhiran, directed by S. Shankar, in an interview to the news channel Aaj Tak she confirmed a fee of Rs 6 crores for the film, making her the highest paid actress in India. She is also slated to co-star with Vikram in Mani Ratnam’s next film, Ashokavanam which is also to be simultaneously made in Hindi, titled Raavan, with Abhishek Bachchan in the lead. She set to appear in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s next film opposite Hrithik Roshan, Vipul Shah’s Action Replay opposite Akshay Kumar, Abhinay Deo’s next film produced by Farhan Akhtar and Vishal Bharadwaj’s next directorial venture.
In 2009 Rai was awarded the Padma Shri for her contributions to Indian cinema. In the same year, she refused to accept the second-highest Order Of France, Ordre des Arts et des Lettres as her father was suffering from serious illness, and she wanted her whole family to attend the award function. She is only the fourth Indian actor after Amitabh Bachchan, Nandita Das and Shahrukh Khan to be chosen for an Order Of France.
Other work
In 1999 Rai participated in a world tour called the Magnificent Five along with Aamir Khan, Rani Mukerji, Akshaye Khanna and Twinkle Khanna. In 2003 she became the first Indian actress to be a jury member at the Cannes Film Festival.
In 1999 Rai participated in a world tour called the Magnificent Five along with Aamir Khan, Rani Mukerji, Akshaye Khanna and Twinkle Khanna. In 2003 she became the first Indian actress to be a jury member at the Cannes Film Festival.
In 2004 she traveled all the way to Siachen Glacier, which at a height of 13000 ft is the highest battlefield in the world, to boost the morale of the jawans for a special New Year episode on the NDTV show, Jai Jawan. In 2005, she became a brand ambassador for Pulse Polio, a campaign established by the Government of India in 1994 to eradicate Polio in India.
In February 2005, Rai performed at the HELP! Telethon Concert to help raise money for the victims of 2004 tsunami earthquake in company with other Bollywood stars.
In 2006 she appeared at the closing ceremony of the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, as part of a performance showcasing Indian art, on behalf of the 2010 Commonwealth Games, to be held in New Delhi. In 2008 she along with her family laid the foundation of a special school for underprivileged girls in the Daulatpur village in Uttar Pradesh.The school will be made by her family and is going to be named after her.
In Summer 2008, Rai joined her husband and father-in-law along with Preity Zinta and Ritesh Deshmukh, Shilpa Shetty on the Unforgettable World Tour. The first leg of the tour covered the USA, Canada, London, and Trinidad. The second leg of the tour will most likely happen by the end of this year 2008. Amitabh’s company AB Corp Ltd. along with Wizcraft International Entertainment Pvt. Ltd are behind the concert.
Personal life
Aishwarya has previously dated Bollywood actors Salman Khan and Vivek Oberoi. She is married to Indian actor Abhishek Bachchan who is three years younger. After much speculation concerning their relationship, her engagement to Abhishek Bachchan was announced on January 14, 2007. The announcement was later confirmed by Amitabh Bachchan. Rai married Bachchan on April 20, 2007 according to traditional Hindu rites of the South Indian Bunt community, to which she belongs. Token North Indian and Bengali ceremonies were also performed. The wedding took place in a private ceremony at the Bachchan residence Prateeksha in Juhu, Mumbai. Though the wedding was a private affair intended for the Bachchan and Rai family and friends, the involvement of the media turned it into a national extravaganza.
Aishwarya has previously dated Bollywood actors Salman Khan and Vivek Oberoi. She is married to Indian actor Abhishek Bachchan who is three years younger. After much speculation concerning their relationship, her engagement to Abhishek Bachchan was announced on January 14, 2007. The announcement was later confirmed by Amitabh Bachchan. Rai married Bachchan on April 20, 2007 according to traditional Hindu rites of the South Indian Bunt community, to which she belongs. Token North Indian and Bengali ceremonies were also performed. The wedding took place in a private ceremony at the Bachchan residence Prateeksha in Juhu, Mumbai. Though the wedding was a private affair intended for the Bachchan and Rai family and friends, the involvement of the media turned it into a national extravaganza.
International media
Rai has been the most popular face of Indian cinema globally. In 2004 she was chosen by Time magazine as one of the World’s “100 Most Influential People”, and appeared on the cover of Time magazine, Asia Edition in 2003. She was the subject of a 60 Minutes profile on 2 January 2005, which said that “at least according to thousands of Web sites, Internet polls and even Julia Roberts”, she was “The World’s Most Beautiful Woman”. In October 2004 a wax figure of Rai was put on display in London’s Madame Tussaud’s wax museum. She was the 6th Indian and the second Bollywood personality after her father-in-law Amitabh Bachchan to get this honor.
Rai has been the most popular face of Indian cinema globally. In 2004 she was chosen by Time magazine as one of the World’s “100 Most Influential People”, and appeared on the cover of Time magazine, Asia Edition in 2003. She was the subject of a 60 Minutes profile on 2 January 2005, which said that “at least according to thousands of Web sites, Internet polls and even Julia Roberts”, she was “The World’s Most Beautiful Woman”. In October 2004 a wax figure of Rai was put on display in London’s Madame Tussaud’s wax museum. She was the 6th Indian and the second Bollywood personality after her father-in-law Amitabh Bachchan to get this honor.
In 2005 she became a global brand ambassador of L’Oreal alongside Andie Macdowell, Eva Longoria and Penelope Cruz. The same year, a special Tulip in the Netherlands was named “Aishwarya Rai” after her. Rai became the first Indian to appear on such shows as Late Show with David Letterman, and was the first Bollywood personality to appear on Oprah’s “Women Across the Globe” segment. In 2005, Harpers and Queen’s list of 10 Most beautiful women in the world ranked her at the 9th spot.
Filmfare Awards
Winner
- 1998 – Filmfare Best Actress Award South for Jeans
- 1999 – Filmfare Best Actress Award for Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam,
- 2002 – Filmfare Best Actress Award for Devdas
Nominated
- 1999 – Filmfare Best Actress Award for Taal
- 2000 – Filmfare Best Actress Award for Hamara Dil Aapke Paas Hai
- 2000 – Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award for Mohabbatein
- 2004 – Filmfare Best Actress Award for Raincoat
- 2006 – Filmfare Best Actress Award for Dhoom 2
- 2007 – Filmfare Best Actress Award for Guru
- 2008 – Filmfare Best Actress Award for Jodhaa Akbar
International Indian Film Academy Awards
Winner
- 2000 – IIFA Best Actress Award for Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam
- 2003 – IIFA Best Actress Award for Devdas
- 2005 – IIFA Global Indian Media Personality Award
- 2007 – IIFA Glamorous Star Award
- 2007 – IIFA Most Searched Personality on MSN India
- 2009 – IIFA Star of the Decade – Female
- 2009 – IIFA Outstanding Achievement by an Indian in International Cinema
Nominated
- 2000 – IIFA Best Actress Award for Taal
- 2005 – IIFA Best Actress Award for Raincoat
- 2008 – IIFA Best Actress Award for Guru
- 2009 – IIFA Best Actress Award for Jodhaa Akbar
Star Screen Awards
Winner
- 1997 – Star Screen Award Most Promising Newcomer – Female for Aur Pyar Ho Gaya
- 1999 – Star Screen Award Best Actress for Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam
- 2002 – Star Screen Award Jodi No. 1 along with Shahrukh Khan for Devdas
- 2002 – Star Screen Award Best Actress for Devdas
- 2008 – Star Screen Best Popular Actress Award for Jodhaa Akbar
Nominated
- 1998 – Star Screen Award Best Actress for Taal
- 2000 – Star Screen Award Best Actress for Hamara Dil Aapke Paas Hai
- 2000 – Star Screen Award Best Supporting Actress for Mohabbatein
- 2004 – Star Screen Award Best Actress for Raincoat
- 2006 – Star Screen Award Best Actress for Dhoom 2
- 2006 – Star Screen Award Jodi No. 1 along with Hrithik Roshan for Dhoom 2
- 2007 – Star Screen Award Best Actress for Guru
- 2008 – Star Screen Award Best Actress for Jodhaa Akbar
Zee Cine Awards
Winner
- 2000 – Lux Face of the Year
- 2000 – Zee Cine Award Best Actor- Female for Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam
- 2003 – Zee Cine Award Best Actor- Female for Devdas
- 2003 – Zee Cine True Indian Beauty Award
- 2005 – Zee Cine Critics’ Best Actor Award- Female for Raincoat
Nominated
- 2000 – Zee Cine Award Best Actor- Female for Taal
- 2007 – Zee Cine Award Best Actor- Female for Umrao Jaan
Other awards
- 2005 – MTV Immies Best Performance in a Song – Kajra Re
- 2007 – Stardust Star of the Year Award – Female for Dhoom 2
- 2007 – MTV Lycra Style Awards: Most Stylish Female for Dhoom 2
- 2007 – MTV Lycra Style Awards: Most Stylish Couple along with Hrithik Roshan for Dhoom 2
- 2008 – Reebok Zoom Glam Awards: Glam Couple Award along with Abhishek Bachchan
- 2008 – Central European Bollywood Awards: Best Actress Award for Guru
- 2009 – V. Shantaram Awards: Best Actress for Jodhaa Akbar
Femina Miss India Femina
- 1994 – Miss Catwalk
- 1994 – Miss Miraculous
- 1994 – Miss Photogenic
- 1994 – Miss Perfect Ten
- 1994 – Miss Popular
- 1994 – Miss India World (Winner of the title)
National honours and recognitions
- Rajiv Gandhi Award for Excellence in Field of Entertainment in 2002
- GR8! Women Award for Contribution to Cinema in 2004.
- Padma Shri in 2009, India’s fourth highest civilian award from the Government of India.
- IIFA-FICCI Frames, one of ten actors to receive Most Powerful Entertainer of the Decade Award.
International honours and recognitions
- Miss World 1994.
- TIME magazine put her picture on its cover page in 2003. Before Aishwarya, only Parveen Babi’s picture was placed in 1976.
- She is the only Bollywood star to appear in Rolling Stone (Issue 932, October 2, 2003), Rolling Stone one of the most popular and iconic magazines of USA.
- She became the first Indian actor to be a member of the jury at the Cannes Film Festival in 2003.
- Her life-like statue was installed in London’s Madame Tussauds Wax museum in 2004.
- She was in the list Time Magazine’s “100 Most Influential People in the World” in 2004.
- She was featured in the 2004 edition of the Guinness Book of World Records.
- British Govt’s Next Step World Diversity Champion Award in 2005.
- She was voted number 12 on VH1’s 50 Sexiest Actresses of the Last 20 Years in 2005.
- She is the only Bollywood personality appeared on CBS 60 mins, Oprah Winfrey’s show, Good Morning America, The Tyra Banks Show and The David Letterman Show.
- E! Entertainment television, an American cable television voted her the “7th sexiest Celebrity in the World”.
- Wax New York’s Madame Tussauds Wax museum at Time Square in 2007.
- She has been accorded France’s second highest civilian honour, Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (Order of the Arts and Literature) by the French government for her “exceptional career” in 2009.
Aishwarya Rai Wiki
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan is a leading contemporary actress of Indian cinema. She was the first runner-up of the Miss India pageant and the winner of the Miss World pageant of 1994. She has been honoured with 2 Filmfare Awards, 2 Screen Awards, and 2 IIFA Awards for her various performances in Bollywood. She was awarded with ‘Padma Shri’ by the Government of India in 2009 and ‘Ordre des Arts et des Lettres’ by the Government of France in 2012. She is the brand ambassador of L’Oreal Paris.
Biography
Aishwarya Rai was born on 1 November 1973 in Mangalore, Karnataka. Later, her family moved to Mumbai where she attended Arya Vidya Mandir High School. She did her intermediate schooling from Jai Hind College for a year and then joined DG Ruparel College in Matunga. She is trained in classical dance and music for five years during her teens. She initially wanted a career in medicine but later decided to become an architect and got enrolled at Raheja College. Later, gave up her education to pursue a career in modelling.
Personal Profile
Name : Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
Birth name : Aishwarya Krishnaraj Rai
Birth Place : Mangalore, Karnataka, India
Date of Birth : 1 November 1973
Age : 43 years
Height : 5’5″
Hair Color : Brown
Eye Color : Blue-Green
Bollywood Debut Movie : Aur Pyaar Ho Gaya
Latest news
As per the latest reports, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan has finally signed her next and it is Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra’s Fanney Khan. The movie was in the news last year when Anil Kapoor had shared his first look from the movie. The movie will be produced by Rakeysh and Prerna Arora of KriArj Entertainment. Aishwarya will reportedly have a strong role in the movie. If reports are to be believed, Aishwarya Rai will be seen in Mani Ratnam’s next romantic drama. This will her 4th film with the director after Iruvar, Guru and Raavan.
In Sujoy Ghosh’s next
Director Sujoy Ghosh has planned to start a new movie, which is an adaptation of Keigo Huganshino’s Japanese novel The Devotion Of Suspect X. Saif Ali Khan and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan will be seen in lead roles. Great actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui will also be a part of this murder mystery.
Parents/Marriage
Aishwarya Rai was born into an ethnic Bunt family in Mangalore, Karnataka. Her father, Krishnaraj who passed away on 18 March 2017,[9] was an Army biologist, while her mother, Brinda, is a homemaker.
She has one elder brother Aditya Rai, who is an engineer in merchant navy.
Aishwarya Rai got married in 2007 with the famous bollywood filmstar Abhishek Bachchan, son of the legend Amitabh Bachchan and actress Jaya Bachchan.
The couple is blessed with a cute daughter named Aaradhya Bachchan on November 16, 2011.
In Ae Dil Hai Mushkil
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan shared the screen space with Ranbir Kapoor and Anushka Sharma in Karan Johar’s film Ae Dil Hai Mushkil. She played the role as Saba Taliyar Khan in the flick.
Family Details
Father : Krishnaraj Rai
Mother : Brindya Rai
Spouse : Abhishek Bachchan
Daughter : Aaradhya Bachchan
Brother : Aditya Rai
Father-In-Law : Amitabh Bachchan
Mother-In-Law : Jaya Bachchan
Sister-In-Law : Shweta Bachchan
Career
In early days of Aishwarya’s career, she began with modelling and gained public recognition for her appearance in a Pepsi commercial with actor Aamir Khan. In 1994, she was crowned as Miss India World. She made her acting debut with Mani Ratnam’s Tamil film Iruvar and later reached at peak in her career. She has done many popular films like Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam, Devdas, Jodha Akbar and many more.
‘Miss Photogenic’
Aishwarya Rai has also been the winner of “Miss Photogenic” award and Miss World Continental Queen of Beauty – Asia & Oceania. She continued to move ahead in her career as a model until she became an actress. She has been ranked 2nd in the Top 20 most popular brand ambassadors worldwide. She has been the brand ambassador for Pepsi, UNAIDS, LOreal Paris, Longines, Malabar Gold and Diamonds and many more.