The lovely green
eyed Miss world 1994, Aishwarya Rai popularly known as Ash was born on 1st
November 1973 at Mangalore.
Born to parents Krishna Raj and Vrinda Rai, she and her brother Aditya, were
brought up in a middle class background. Aishwarya did her schooling at Arya
Vidya Mandir, Santacruz in Mumbai and junior college from Jai Hind. She pursued
her graduation in Architecture from Rachana Sansad School, Mumbai. By this
time, Aishwarya started getting modelling assignments in Fashion shows and
advertisemnet campaigns. She won the Famous Ford Supermodels Contest at the
age of 17. From that point there was no looking back. She participated in
the Miss India Femina contest 1994 and became the Ist runner up which paved
her way for winning the Miss world crown 1994. Aishwarya Rai's career took
off as soon as she became 1994 Miss World.
She made her debut into films with Mani Rathnam's ' Iruvar'
in which she did her part wonderfully, but it was 'Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam'
that made her popular as an actress. She has acted in several films like 'Taal', 'Josh',
'Khakee', 'Mohabbattein', and
has won the Filmfare Awards for the Best Actress category for 'Hum Dil De
Chuke Sanam'. Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam not only gave her the real breakthrough
but also proved her mettle as an actress
Aiswarya
Rai reteamed with Sajay Leela Bhansali in 'Devdas'
which was released world wide and received a special screening at the Cannes
Film Festival. The Bengali film 'Choker Bali', adapted from Rabindranath Tagore's
novel 'Binodini' fetched her critics acclaim.
Aishwarya is the first Indian actress
to be on the jury of the Cannes International Film Festival (2003). She was also
featured on the cover of the Time magazine.
2004 saw Aishwarya take on the lead role in her first English
language film for Gurinder Chadha in "Bride
& Prejudice" (of "Bend It Like Beckham" fame) and Rituparna
Ghosh's 'Raincoat'.
2005 started with appearances on "60 Minutes",
"David Letterman Show" and the most watched television program in
the world the "Oprah Winfrey Show". Aishwarya was seen in more Hollywood
flicks like 'Mistress
of Spices' by director Paul Berges, Jag Mundhra's 'Provoked', and legendary
film producer Dino De Laurentiis's 'The Last Legion' opposite Colin Firth
and Sir Ben Kingsley.
In 2006 she is back in Bollywood with movies like Sanjay
Gadhvis' 'Dhoom-2',
JP Dutta's
'Umrao Jann', Mani Ratnam's
'Guru', and Ashutosh Gowariker's 'Jodha- Akbar', in which she plays
the title role of Mughal king Emperor Akbar's Hindu wife and queen.
Aishwarya’s
life has been eclipsed by an unhappy affair with bollywood star Salman
Khan. After years of speculation she declared that she would never work with
him again for personal reasons. She was also linked to Bollywood actor Vivek
Oberoi and now it is said that, she is dating Abhishek Bachchan and was frequently
seen in public with him and his family, fueling rumors of an engagement. After
much gossips concerning their relationship, her engagement to Indian actor
Abhishek Bachchan
was announced on January 14, 2007. The event was heavily covered by the media.
And finally they got married on April 20, 2007 in a private ceremony held
at the Bachchans' bungalow Prateeksha.
On the personal front, Aishwarya campaigns for many social causes. She has
generously volunteered to donate her eyes and has set an example for the rest of the
world. Lovely Aishwarya Rai has proved her mettle in whatever she does
especially in acting, and still remains one of the leading actresses in the
tinsel world.
Contact Address
1) 402, Ramlakshmi Niwas,
16th Road (Near Khar Gym), Khar (W)
Mumbai- 400054
2) Pratiksha, 10th Road,
J.V.P.D. Scheme,
Mumbai 400049
