Biography of Aishwarya Rai

Biography of Aishwarya Rai

Born in Mangalore in the state of Karnataka in India on 1 st November 1973, Aishwarya Rai has enormous faith in God and her friends. She attends prayers offered to Lord Ganesha at her home. Krishnaraj and Vrinda Rai are her parents and they right now live together in Mumbai.

Aishwarya Rai's aim was to be become an architect. She took up modeling as a part time job and she also appeared in commercials. One of her popular commercial for a soft drink made her to be approached by many directors but she rejected the offers to become an architect. Aishwarya Rai is engaged to Abhishek Bachchan and their wedding is expected to be held on 20 th of April.

Her debut movie was in the Tamil industry that was directed by Mani Ratnam titled Iruvar. Even in her debut movie she has handled dual roles along with Mohanlal and Tabu. Aur Pyaar Ho Gaya was her first movie in Bollywood. Jeans was her third project with director Shankar and the movie made her to be identified in the industry as a good actress.

Kandukondain Kandukondain was her next movie with Rajiv Menon in which she was paired with Mammootty. Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam in the year 1999 was her hit movie in Bollywood with Salman Khan. She has won awards in the Film Fare for the best actress in the movies like Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam and Devdass.

Aishwarya Rai has also won Star Screen Awards, International Indian film Academy Awards, Zee Cine Awards, Star dust Awards and Sansui Awards in her movie career.

Awards

National Honours

IIFA-FICCI Frames, one of ten actors to receive Most Powerful Entertainer of the Decade Award

2009

Padma Shri - India's fourth highest civilian award from the Government of India.

2004 –

GR8! Women Award for Contribution to Cinema

2002 –

Rajiv Gandhi Award for Excellence in Field of Entertainment

1994

Miss Catwalk

Miss Miraculous

Miss Photogenic

Miss Perfect Ten

Miss Popular

Femina Miss India World-1st Runner-up

International Honours and Achievements

2009

France's second highest civilian honor, Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (Order of the Arts and Literature) by the French government for her “exceptional career” in 2009

2007

Wax New York's Madame Tussauds Wax museum at Time Square

2005

Received British Govt’s Next Step World Diversity Champion Award Voted number 12 on VH1's 50 Sexiest Actresses of the Last 20 Years Only Bollywood personality to appear on CBS 60 mins, Oprah Winfrey's show, Good Morning America, The Tyra Banks Show and The David Letterman Show.

2005

British Govt's Next Step World Diversity Champion Award

Appeared on CBS 60 mins, Oprah Winfrey, Good Morning America and The David Letterman Show

2004

Life-like statue installed in London's Madame Tussauds Wax museum Listed in Time Magazine’s "100 Most Influential People in the World" Featured in the 2004 edition of the Guinness Book of World Records.

2004

Ran to Olympic Torch

Hello Magazine's Yearly Most Beautiful Poll, Winner

Wax London 's prestigious Madame Tussauds Wax museum

2003

TIME magazine put her picture on its cover page Only Bollywood star to appear in Rolling Stone (Issue 932, October 2, 2003) First Indian actor to be a member of the jury at the Cannes Film Festival

2003 - Cover of Time Magazine - Official Cannes Jury Member

2000

Most Beautiful International Titleholder of All Times Gold Medal Winner

Most Beautiful Miss World of All Times-Received the highest score of 9.911

1994 - Miss World 1994

Filmfare Awards

Winner

2002 - Filmfare Best Actress Award for Devdas

1999 - Filmfare Best Actress Award for Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam

1998 - Filmfare Best Actress Award South for Jeans

International Indian Film Academy Awards

Winner

2009 - IIFA Outstanding Achievement by an Indian in

International Cinema

2009 - IIFA Star of the Decade - Female

2008 - IIFA Best Female Acting Award for Guru

2007 - IIFA Most Searched Personality on MSN India

2007 - IIFA Glamorous Star Award

2005 - IIFA Global Indian Media Personality Award

2003 - IIFA Best Actress Award for Devdas

2000 - IIFA Best Actress Award for Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam

Star Screen Awards

Winner

2008 - Star Screen Award 2008 - Best Popular Actress Award for

Jodhaa Akbar

2002 - Star Screen Award Jodi No. 1 along with Shahrukh Khan for Devdas

2002 - Star Screen Award Best Actress for Devdas

1999 - Star Screen Award Best Actress for Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam

1997 - Star Screen Award Most Promising Newcomer - Female for Aur Pyar Ho Gaya

Zee Cine Awards

Winner

2005 - Zee Cine Critics' Best Actor Award- Female for Raincoat

2003 - Zee Cine Award Best Actor- Female for Devdas

2003 - Zee Cine True Indian Beauty Award

2000 - Lux Face of the Year

2000 - Zee Cine Award Best Actor- Female for Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam

Femina Miss India

1994 - Miss Catwalk

1994 - Miss Miraculous

1994 - Miss Photogenic

1994 - Miss Perfect Ten

1994 - Miss Popular

1994 - Miss India World (Winner of the title)

Other awards

Winner

2009 - V. Shantaram Awards: Best Actress for Jodhaa Akbar

2008 - Central European Bollywood Awards: Best Actress Award for Guru

2008 - Reebok Zoom Glam Awards: Glam Couple Award along with Abhishek Bachchan

2008 - Central European Bollywood Awards: Best Actress Award for Guru

2007- Stardust Star of the Year Award - Female for Dhoom 2

2007- MTV Lycra Style Awards: Most Stylish Female for Dhoom 2

2007 - MTV Lycra Style Awards: Most Stylish Couple along with Hrithik Roshan for Dhoom 2

2005 - MTV Immies Best Performance in a Song - Kajra Re

2005 - Voted The Most Desired Dream Date

2004 - Global Foreign Artiste Debutantes to Mainstream Media Award

2004 - F Awards-For Excellence in Indian Fashion - Female Celebrity Model of the Year

2001 - BWSX Fantasy Award for Best Supporting Actress Mohabbatein

2000 - Rupa Filmgoers Millennium Best Actress Award for Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam

2000 - Priyadarshini International Best Actress Award for Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam