Aishwarya Rai

Renowned Actress, Model and former Miss World for the year 1994; all three identities are meant for the most gorgeous lady in the World - Aishwarya Rai; who made India feel proud about the inherent Indian beauty. Popular among the friends and the dear ones as Ash or Aishu; no doubt, Aishwarya Rai has progressed by leaps and bounds to attain the present status in the glamour industry of India.

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Born on 1st of November 1973, this green blue-eyed female steals the heart of numerous males, in a single sigh, as soon as she appears on the silver screen even today. A native of Karnataka state and daughter of Shri Krishnaraj Rai and Brinda Rai, Aishwarya Rai is a polyglot with a reasonable command on Hindi, English, Kannada and a little bit of Tamil. Her favourite pastimes are interacting with people and listening to music. A student of Life Sciences in DG Ruparel College in Santacruz, the leading science college of Mumbai, she also did Architecture course from Raheja college.

She got her first modelling assignment for Camelin industries when she was merely a student of ninth standard. The modelling career of Aishwarya Rai blossomed with the assignments done with Palmolive, Phillips, Pepsi, Casio Pager, Sheetal Diva and Prudent. Ash also associated herself with the Vogue Magazine. A scorpion who describes herself as "An Average Woman with Average Concerns; Aishwarya Rai was quite expressive since childhood. In 1994, she represented India winning the title of Miss World 1994, preceded by the honour of being the Most Photogenic Face Miss India 1994. Then Aishwarya stepped into Bollywood with her lustrous eyes and ultra confidence to face the music.

Her first debut Mani Ratnam's 'Iruvar' included Aishwarya in the film industry. Aishwarya Rai's debut Hindi commercial film was 'Aur Pyar Ho Gaya', which recognised her as the Best Female Debutante but did average business on the box office. The biggest commercial success 'Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam' bagged numerous awards for her in the year 2000; namely: Screen Videocon Best Actress Award, Filmfare Best Actress Award, Stardust Millennium Best Actress Award, Zee Cine Best Actress Award, IIFA Best Actress Award, Zee Gold Best Actress Critics Award, Rupa Filmgoers Millennium Best Actress Award and Priyadarshini International Best Actress Award. Other films of Aishwarya that followed the suit were 'Mohabattein', 'Taal' and 'Hamara Dil Aapke Paas Hai'. 'Devdas' directed by Sanjay Leela Bhanshali and one of the most expensive films in the cine world took her to the peak of popularity and fame.

The other prestigious awards received by her include Most Beautiful International Titleholder of All Times, Most Beautiful Miss World of All Times with a perfect score of 9.911 and Zee Lux Face of the Year in 2000; Rajiv Gandhi Award in 2002; Screen Best Actress Award for Devdas, Screen Jodi No.1 Award with Shahrukh Khan, Zee Cine Best Actress Award for Devdas and True Indian Actress Award in 2003; World's Most Attractive Woman by Hello Magazine in 2004 and latest the Critics' Actress of the Year in 2005 Zee Cine Awards.

In 2003, Aishwarya Rai became the first Indian actor to be made a jury member at the Cannes Film Festival. She is also a member of L'Oreal Dream Team accompanied by other international members. A survey conducted by the Times Magazine listed her in the "100 Most Influential People in the World Today". The latest release "Bride and Prejudice" in which Aishwarya Rai acted opposite Martin Henderson received an international acclaim. In 2004 only, Aishwarya Rai became the first Indian female shaped in wax preserved in the Madame Tussaud's Wax Museum in London. 'The Aishwarya Rai Foundation' is an attempt of Aishwarya Rai to help the downtrodden and the needy in India.

In the year 2005, this beauty diva became the first Indian star profile to be interviewed in the #1 news show in America for an hour. Also the film 'Raincoat' having Aishwarya as the female actor in a leading role credited the National Award for 'The Best Film' in 2005. The upcoming films of Aishwarya Rai are 'Dhoom 2', 'Mistress of Spices' and 'Windfall - The Bhopal Story'. Overall, the ideology that guides the sizzling Aishwarya Rai is "enjoying the success till it lasts, without believing it".