Aishwarya Rai

Date of Birth: 1 november,1973
Birth Name: Aishwarya Krishnaraj Rai
Nickname: Ash,Gullu,The Queen of Bollywood
Height: 5' 7" (1.70 m)
spouse(s):Abhishek Bachchan
Awards / Achivements :
- Miss World title at Sun City in 1994;
- Miss Femina World (Miss India 1st Runners Up) 1994
Place of Birth : Mangalore, Karnataka, India
Biography:
Aishwarya Rai was born in the south indian state of Karnataka in Manglore on 1st Nov 1973. She was younger of the two siblings, her brother being 3 yrs elder. When she was about 4 years old her family moved to Bombay permanatly. Her father worked as a merchant navy officer. Aishwarya did her schooling at Arya Vidya Mandir, Santacruz. Academically, she did very well and earned her position as the head girl of her school. Ash chose the science stream while at DG Ruparel College, her favorite subject being Zoology. Aishwarya wanted to do medicine, but circumstances didn't let her. Instead she chose Architecture and passed the interview at Raheja College with flying colors. By this time, Aishwarya had started getting modelling assignments. She then decided to take a break from architecture and concentrate on modelling. From that point there was no looking back. Ash became a household name with the pepsi ad campaign. She was crowned Miss Femina World and went on to win the Miss world title at Sun City in 1994. Ash had now joined the Bollywood film industry and working under many prestigious banners.
Filmography:
Year | Title | Language | Role | Notes |
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1997 | Iruvar | Tamil | Pushpa/Kalpana | Dubbed in Telugu as Iddaru |
Aur Pyaar Ho Gaya | Hindi | Ashi Kapoor | ||
1998 | Jeans | Tamil | Madhumitha/Vaishnavi | Winner, Filmfare Best Actress Award South India's official entry to the Oscars Dubbed in Hindi and Telugu as Jeans |
1999 | Aa Ab Laut Chalen | Hindi | Pooja | |
Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam | Hindi | Nandini | Winner, Filmfare Best Actress Award | |
Ravoy Chandamama | Telugu | Special appearance (item number) | ||
Taal | Hindi | Mansi | Nominated, Filmfare Best Actress Award Dubbed in Tamil as Taalam | |
2000 | Mela | Hindi | Champakali | Special appearance |
Kandukondain Kandukondain | Tamil | Meenakshi Bala | Dubbed in Telugu as Priyuraalu Pilichindi | |
Josh | Hindi | Shirley | ||
Hamara Dil Aapke Paas Hai | Hindi | Preeti Virat | Nominated, Filmfare Best Actress Award | |
Dhaai Akshar Prem Ke | Hindi | Sahiba Grewal | ||
Mohabbatein | Hindi | Megha | Nominated, Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award | |
2001 | Albela | Hindi | Sonia | |
2002 | Hum Tumhare Hain Sanam | Hindi | Suman | Cameo |
Hum Kisi Se Kum Nahin | Hindi | Komal Rastogi | ||
23rd March 1931: Shaheed | Hindi | Cameo | ||
Devdas | Hindi | Parvati (Paro) | Winner, Filmfare Best Actress Award India's official entry to the Oscars | |
Shakti: The Power | Hindi | Aishwarya Rai | Special appearance (item number) | |
2003 | Chokher Bali | Bengali | Binodhini | |
Dil Ka Rishta | Hindi | Tia Sharma | ||
Kuch Naa Kaho | Hindi | Namrata Shrivastav | ||
2004 | Bride & Prejudice | English | Lalita Bakshi | Dubbed in Hindi as Balle Balle! From Amritsar To L.A |
Khakee | Hindi | Mahalakshmi | First villain role | |
Kyun...! Ho Gaya Na | Hindi | Diya Malhotra | ||
Raincoat | Hindi | Neerja | Nominated, Filmfare Best Actress Award | |
2005 | Shabd | Hindi | Antara Vashist | |
Bunty Aur Babli | Hindi | Special appearance (item number) | ||
2006 | Mistress of Spices | English | Tilo | |
Umrao Jaan | Hindi | Umrao Jaan | ||
Dhoom 2 | Hindi | Sunehri | Nominated, Filmfare Best Actress Award | |
2007 | Guru | Hindi | Sujata | Nominated, Filmfare Best Actress Award |
Provoked | English | Kiranjit Ahluwalia | ||
The Last Legion | English | Mira | ||
2008 | Jodhaa Akbar | Hindi | Jodhaa Bai | |
Sarkar Raj | Hindi | Neha | Post-production | |
2009 | The Pink Panther Deux | English | Sophie Solandres | Releasing February 13, 2009 |
2010 | Robot | Tamil | Pre-production |
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