Aishwarya RaiAaishwarya Rai
Early Life Aishwarya Rai was born in Mangalore to Krishnaraj and Vrinda Rai, in the South Indian state of Karnataka; She speaks English, Hindi, Kannada, Tamil and Tulu. Her brother Aditya Rai is a film producer. In the 1994 Miss India contest, Aishwarya Rai placed second behind
Sushmita Sen, and eventually went on to win the Miss World title
that same year. She then worked as a model, in advertising and Indian
fashion magazines. Bollywood Breakthrough
The first film she acted in was a Tamil movie Iruvar in (1997), directed by Mani Ratnam. Aishwarya Rai's earliest films made money, but Rai herself did not impress critics -- they commented that her performances were stilted, as if she were still modeling. Her breakthrough performance came in 1999 with Sanjay Leela Bhansali's film Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam. Later successes include Taal and Devdas. Aishwarya Rai has also acted in other Tamil films such as Jeans and Kandukondain Kandukondain, and in the Bengali film Chokher Bali. International Stardom Devdas, in which Aishwarya joined Bollywood superstars Shah Rukh Khan and Madhuri Dixit, was a huge hit, lavishly produced as it was. The film attracted overseas attention as well, receiving a special screening at the Cannes Film Festival. In 2003, Aishwarya Rai was a member of the jury at Cannes. In 2004, she was chosen by TIME Magazine's Asian Edition as one of Asia's "100 Most Influential People." Aishwarya Rai was the subject of a 60 Minutes profile on January 2, 2005 - "The Most Beautiful face in the Bollywood." A month later she appeared on the Late Show with David Letterman, and on April 25, 2005, she was featured on Oprah's "Women Across the Globe" segment. A wax figure of Aishwarya Rai is on display in London's Madame Tussaud's wax museum.
Although frequently the subject of gossip column speculation about an imminent Hollywood career, it was only in 2004 that Aishwarya Rai finally acted in a foreign film. By an Indian director Gurinder Chadha hired her to play the heroine in Bride and Prejudice, a Hollywood-funded but Bollywood-ized version of Jane Austen's classic novel, Pride and Prejudice. The movie failed to break even at the US box office but more than made back its cost in the rest of the world; as a result, Aishwarya's Hollywood profile rose a notch. She appeared at the Closing Ceremony of the 2006 Commonwealth Games
in Melbourne, as part of a performance showcasing Indian culture,
on behalf of the 2010 Commonwealth Games, to be held in New Delhi. Personal Life Earlier in her career, Aishwarya had a turbulent relationship with Bollywood star Salman Khan. Since breaking up with Salman, she has been romantically linked with Vivek Oberoi and Abhishek Bachchan. Awards Aishwarya Rai has won two Filmfare Awards to date: 2000, Filmfare Best Actress Award, Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam.
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Aishwarya
Rai born on November 1, 1973 (Ash to fans and media) is a Bollywood
and Hollywood actress, also a supermodel and Miss World of 1994.
