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Aishwarya Rai (Tulu-Kannada: ಐಶ್ವರ್ಯ ರೈ, Devanāgarī: ऐश्वर्या रय), also known as Ash, is an Indian actress. She was awarded the Miss World title in 1994. Aishwarya Rai has acted in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Bengali and English films. She is currently regarded as one of the biggest names in Bollywood.

Aishwarya Rai was born November 1, 1973 in Mangalore, in the South Indian state of Karnataka, to Krishnaraj Rai, a marine engineer, and Vrinda Rai, a writer. She studied in Mangalore until 7th grade. Her family later relocated to Mumbai. Rai has one brother, Aditya Rai, who is three years older. Aditya is in the merchant navy, and has also co-produced a film with Rai in the lead.

Her native language is Tulu; she also speaks Hindi, Marathi, English and Tamil. She is Hindu. She attended the Arya Vidya Mandir at Santacruz, then entered Ruparel College, Matunga, Mumbai. She was an A student and was on track to become an architect.

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Rai began modeling on the side while studying architecture. She was a contestant in the Miss India 1994 pageant, which she lost to Sushmita Sen but later went on to compete for the Miss World title and won.

Career
Aishwarya Rai debuted in Mani Ratnam's Tamil language film, Iruvar with Mohanlal and Tabu. She played a dual role in the film. She was introduced to Bollywood by Rahul Rawail in the film, Aur Pyaar Ho Gaya; the film was a poor performer at the box office. However, her third project, a Tamil-language film, Jeans by S. Shankar was a critical success. She then appeared in popular films Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam (1999) and Mohabbatein (2000). In 2002, Rai appeared with Shah Rukh Khan and Madhuri Dixit in the lavishly produced Devdas, which was a major box-office success. The film attracted overseas attention as well, receiving a special screening at the Cannes Film Festival and garnering international attention.

In 2003, 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." She was the subject of a 60 Minutes profile on January 2, 2005 - "The Most Beautiful Face in the World." 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 Rai is on display in London's Madame Tussaud's wax museum.

In the past, Indian actors and actresses were celebrities in South Asia, Central Asia, and the Middle East, but mostly unknown to the rest of the world. Aishwarya is one of the few Indian actresses to have attempted to step into Western territory. Although frequently the subject of gossip column speculation about an imminent Hollywood career, it was only in 2004 that Rai finally acted in a foreign film, when British director Gurinder Chadha hired her to play the heroine in Bride and Prejudice, a Hollywood-funded but Bollywood-influenced version of Jane Austen's classic novel, Pride and Prejudice.

Her next overseas venture, Mistress of Spices, from the novel by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni and directed by Berges, was released in the U.K. in April 2006. The film Dhoom 2, a sequel to the 2004 hit Dhoom, was released on November 24, 2006.

On January 11, 2007, her film Guru, premiered in Toronto. It is rare for a Bollywood film to premier in North America

Personal life
A practicing Hindu, Rai has described herself as having "immense faith in God". When at home she attends the Siddhivinayak Mandir, devoted to Lord Ganesh. Rai lives in Mumbai with her parents.

Rai began dating Salman Khan, her co-star from Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam, after the filming of that movie. Their breakup a few years later generated a substantial amount of press attention. For a time, Rai was frequently seen in public with her co-star Vivek Oberoi.

Rai officially solemnized her engagement to Bollywood celebrity Abhishek Bachchan on January 14, 2007. Abhishek, a leading Bollywood star , is the son of Amitabh Bachchan Source.

Trivia
Stands 5 foot 7 inches tall.
The song "Kajra Re", which Rai performed in the film Bunty Aur Babli, was voted best song of 2005 and best choreographed song of 2005 in a poll by the Hindustan Times.
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. For her three-minute dance performance, Rai was reportedly paid three crore rupees, the equivalent of about 600,000 U.S. dollars.
When the IFFA awards took place in Amsterdam, Aishwarya had a breed of tulip named after her as well.
In 2000, Aishwarya Rai, Miss World 1994 from India, was named the Most Beautiful Miss World of All Time
Julia Roberts credited her as one of the most beautiful women in the world.
She is the target of an obscenity case filed by a lawyer offended by her onscreen kiss in the recently released hit, Dhoom 2.



Awards and Honours

Popular
1998, Star Screen Award Most Promising Newcomer - Female, Aur Pyar Ho Gaya
1998, Screen Discovery of the Year
1998, Filmfare Best Actress Award South, Jeans
2000, Star Screen Award Best Actress, Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam
2000, Filmfare Best Actress Award, Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam
2000, Stardust Millennium Best Actress Award, Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam
2000, Zee Lux Face of the Year
2000, Zee Cine Award Best Actor- Female, Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam
2000, IIFA Best Actress Award , Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam
2000, Zee Gold Best Actress Award in Sensational Role, Taal
2000, Zee Gold Best Critics Actress Award, Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam
2000, Zee Gold Best Actress Award, Taal
2003, Zee Cine Award True Indian Beauty
2003, Zee Cine Award Best Actor- Female, Devdas
2003, Star Screen Award Jodi No. 1 shared with Shahrukh Khan for Devdas
2003, Star Screen Award Best Actress, Devdas
2003, Filmfare Best Actress Award, Devdas
2003, Sansui Best Actress Award, Devdas
2003, IIFA Best Actress Award, Devdas
2003, Bollywood Awards Best Actress, Devdas
2005, Zee Cine Critic’s Best Actress Award, Raincoat
2005, IIFA’s Global Indian Media Personality
2006, Indiatimes Number *5 In Sexiest Bollywood Stars Poll

Other
2000, Rupa Filmgoers Millennium Best Actress Award, Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam
2000, Priyadarshini International Best Actress Award, Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam
2001, BWSK Fantasy Award for Best Supporting Actress, Mohabbatein
2002, RACE Best Actress Award, Devdas
2002, RACE (V Shantaram) Best Female Artist Award, Devdas
2004, GR8! Women Award for Contribution to Cinema
2004, Global Foreign Artiste Debutantes to Mainstream Media Award
2004, F Awards-For Excellence in Indian Fashion-Female Celebrity Model of the Year
2005, MTV Immies Best Performance in a Song-Kajra Re
2006, Zee Astitva Awards-Outstanding Contribution to Cinema

National Honours
2002, Rajiv Gandhi Award for Excellence in Field of Entertainment

International Honours and Achievements
1994, Miss Catwalk
1994, Miss Photogenic
1994, Miss Perfect Ten
1994, Miss Popular
1994, Femina Miss India World-1st Runner-up
1994, Most photogenic Face
1994, Miss World 1994
2000, Most Beautiful International Titleholder of All Times Gold Medal Winner
2000, Most Beautiful Miss World of All Times-Received the highest score of 9.911
2003, Cover of Time Magazine
2003, Official Cannes Jury Member
2004, Ran to Olympic Torch
2004, Hello Magazine's Yearly Most Beautiful Poll, Winner
2004, Wax London's prestigious Madame Tussauds Wax museum
2005, Appeared on CBS 60 mins, Oprah Winfrey, Good Morning America and The David Letterman Show

Filmography
Year Film Co-Stars Language Role
2007 Untitled Tarun Mansukhani Project [8] Abhishek Bachchan Hindi
2007 Raaste John Abraham, Abhishek Bachchan Hindi
2007 Sarkar 2 Amitabh Bachchan, Abhishek Bachchan Hindi Neha
2007 Happy Birthday John Abraham Hindi
2007 Chaos Meryl Streep English
2007 The Rebel English Rani Laxmibai
2007 Singularity Brendan Fraser English Tulaja
2007 Akbar-Jodha Hrithik Roshan Hindi Jodha Bai
2007 The Heart of India Hindi Mumtaz Mahal
2007 Provoked Naveen Andrews, Robbie Coltrane, Nandita Das English Kiranjit Alluwalia
2007 The Last Legion Colin Firth, Ben Kingsley English Mira
2007 Guru Abhishek Bachchan, Vidya Balan, Madhavan Hindi Sujatha
2006 Dhoom 2 Hrithik Roshan, Abhishek Bachchan, Bipasha Basu Hindi Sunehri
2006 Umrao Jaan Shabana Azmi, Sunil Shetty, Abhishek Bachchan Hindi Umrao Jaan
2005 Mistress of Spices Dylan McDermott English Tilo
2005 Bunty Aur Babli Amitabh Bachchan, Abhishek Bachchan Hindi Item number
2005 Shabd Sanjay Dutt, Zayed Khan Hindi Antara Vashist
2004 Bride & Prejudice Martin Henderson, Namrata Shirodkar English Lalita Bakshi
2004 Kyun...! Ho Gaya Na Amitabh Bachchan, Vivek Oberoi Hindi Diya Malhotra
2004 Raincoat Ajay Devgan Hindi Neerja
2004 Khakee Amitabh Bachchan, Akshay Kumar Hindi Mahalakshmi
2003 Kuch Naa Kaho Abhishek Bachchan Hindi Namrata Shrivastav
2003 Chokher Bali Raima Sen Bengali Binodhini
2003 Dil Ka Rishta Arjun Rampal, Isha Koppikar Hindi Tia Sharma
2002 Shakti: The Power Shahrukh Khan, Sanjay Kapoor, Karishma Kapoor Hindi Item number
2002 23rd March 1931: Shaheed Bobby Deol, Sunny Deol, Amrita Singh Hindi Cameo
2002 Hum Kisi Se Kum Nahin Amitabh Bachchan, Ajay Devgan, Sanjay Dutt Hindi Komal Rastogi
2002 Hum Tumhare Hain Sanam Shahrukh Khan, Salman Khan, Madhuri Dixit Hindi Cameo
2002 Devdas Shahrukh Khan, Madhuri Dixit Hindi Parvati
2001 Albela Govinda, Namrata Shirodkar Hindi Sonia
2000 Mohabbatein Amitabh Bachchan, Shahrukh Khan Hindi Megha
2000 Dhaai Akshar Prem Ke Abhishek Bachchan Hindi Sahiba Gareval
2000 Hamara Dil Aapke Paas Hai Anil Kapoor Hindi Preeti Virat
2000 Josh Shahrukh Khan Hindi Shirley
2000 Kandukondain Kandukondain Ajith Kumar, Mammooty, Abbas, Tabu, Dino Morea, Pooja Batra Tamil Meenakshi Bala
2000 Mela Aamir Khan, Twinkle Khanna Hindi Champakali
2000 Sanam Tere Hain Hum Hindi Item number
1999 Taal Anil Kapoor, Akshaye Khanna Hindi Mansi
1999 Ravoyi Chandamama Akkineni Nagarjuna, Jagapati Babu Telugu Cameo
1999 Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam Salman Khan, Ajay Devgan Hindi Nandini
1999 Aa Ab Laut Chalen Akshaye Khanna, Rajesh Khanna Hindi Pooja
1998 Jeans Prashanth, Nassar, Raju Sundaram Tamil Madhumitha/Vaishnavi
1997 Aur Pyaar Ho Gaya Bobby Deol Hindi Ashi Kapoor
1997 Iruvar Mohanlal, Prakash Raj, Tabu, Revathi Tamil Pushpa/Kalpana

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