Aishwarya Rai Bacchan aka Aishwarya Rai, the Miss World stunning beauty queen is considered to be one of the beautiful actresses in the movie industry. She was born to Krishnaraj Rai(a marine biologist)and Vrinda Rai(a writer) on 1 November 1973 in Mangalore. Her elder brother is a Merchant Navy and has
co-produced one of ash’s film i.e. Dil Ka Rishta.In the year 1994, she won the Miss World title and brought fame to her mother land. She is married to Abhishek Bachan,son of Amitabh Bachan on 20 April 2007.

Ash as she is fondly called by, attended Arya Vidya Mandir high school in Santa Cruz, then entered Jai Hind College at Church gate for one year, and then moved to Ruparel College in Matunga to finish her "HSC" studies. She did well in school and planned to become an architect and while pursuing her studies in
architecture, Ash began modeling on the side. In the 1994 Miss India contest, she won the second place (behind Sushmita Sen), and went on to win the Miss World title the same year, where she also won the Miss Photogenic award. She abandoned her studies after winning the pageant and spent one year reigning as
Miss World in London. Aishwarya then started working as a professional model and then moved on to her current profession as an actress.

Actual Name: Aishwarya Rai

Screen Name: Aishwarya Rai

Current Name: Aishwarya Rai Bachan

Birth Date: 1 November 1973

Birth Place: Mangalore

Native Language: Tulu

Known Languages: Tulu, Hindi, English, Marathi, Urdu, Kannada,
and Tamil.

Father: Krishnaraj Rai

Mother: Vrinda Rai

Spouse: Abhshek Bachan s/o of Bollywood's First Couple Amitabh & Jaya Bacchan

Siblings: One elder Brother Aditya Rai (He is in the merchant navy)


Awards:9 Filmfare Awards for the films Devdas, Hum Dil
De Chuke Sanam, Jeans, Guru, Dhoom 2,
Raincoat, Hamara Dil Aapke Paas Hai,
Mohabbatein, Taal.

International Indian Film Academy Awards-
IIFA Best Female Acting Award for Guru
IIFA Most Searched Personality on MSN India
IIFA Glamorous Star Award
IIFA Global Indian Media Personality Award
IIFA Best Actress Award for Devdas
IIFA Best Actress Award for Hum Dil De Chuke
Sanam
IIFA Best Actress Award for Raincoat
IIFA Best Actress Award for Taal

Zee Cine Awards for the films Raincoat, Devdas, Hum Dil
De Chuke Sanam, Taal.
And other awards like Zee Cine True Indian Beauty
Award,Lux Face of the Year.

First film as Heroine:Iruvar directed by Mani Ratnam in Tamil and
Aur Pyaar Ho Gaya in Hindi.



Glittering Aishwarya Rai made her movie debut in Mani Ratnam's Tamil film, Iruvar opposite Mohanlal. Ash’s first film in Bollywood was Aur Pyaar Ho Gaya opposite Bobby Deol,but the film didn’t do well at the box office. Her next film was from tamil industry directed by S. Shankar's titled Jeans which was a super hit and gained a very good commercial success. This film earned Filmfare Best Actress Award South to Ash.

Aishwarya started to act in Bollywood from then. Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali was her next bollywood film.Salman Khan was hero. Her acting skills in this film has bought her Filmfare Best Actress Award. Her next film was Subhash Ghai’s Taal.Then came the films Mohabbatein and Josh in which she played supporting role. In the same year Kandukondain Kandukondain was her next movie with Rajiv Menon in which she was paired with Mammootty.
Devdas which was directed by Sanjay Leela Bansali was her next film in Bollywood alongside Shahrukh Khan and Madhuri Dixit.It is after this film that she
garnered the attention of the West as an Indian actress and went on to appear in a few Hollywood projects. She also won her second Filmfare Best Actress Award.She then acted in the critically acclaimed and commercial successful Bengali film, Chokher Bali, an adaptation of one of Rabindranath Tagore's novels by the same name.Wax figure of Beautiful Bollywood Actress Aishwarya Rai was put on display in London's Madame Tussaud's wax museum. The same month, her first foreign film, Bride and Prejudice released. The film was an Indian version of Jane Austen's classic novel Pride and Prejudice. Her next overseas venture was The Mistress of Spices.

Kollywood Actress Aishywarya Rai made her next appearance in the song Kajra re in Bunty Aur Babli which was a huge hit. Umrao Jaan and Dhoom 2 were released
in the same year.Umrao Jaan was turned out to be a flop but Dhoom 2 was one of the big hits in that year. Her following film was Mani Ratnam’s Guru. She was
starring opposite Abhishek Bachan.The film did well at the box office. Her most recent film, Provoked, based on the book "Circle of Light" was released in India and the UK The movie won Aishwarya a lot of critical acclaim. Kollywood Actress Aishwarya Rai’s first American film, The Last Legion released in Russia and the Netherlands. She starred alongside Hrithik Roshan in Ashutosh Gowariker's historical drama Jodhaa Akbar.She was then seen in the film Sarkar Raj which costars husband
Abhishek Bachan and her father-in-law Amitabh Bachan. Ash’s next film would be Pink Panther and Endhiran

Filmography

Title
Iruvar
Aur Pyaar Ho Gaya
Jeans
Aa Ab Laut Chalen
Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam
Ravoyi Chandamama
Taal
Mela
Kandukondain Kandukondain
Josh
Hamara Dil Aapke Paas Hai
Dhaai Akshar Prem Ke
MohabbateinAlbela
Hum Tumhare Hain Sanam
Hum Kisi Se Kum Nahin
23rd March 1931: Shaheed
Devdas
Shakti: The Power
Chokher Bali
Dil Ka Rishta
Kuch Naa Kaho
Bride & Prejudice
Khakee
Kyun...! Ho Gaya Na
Raincoat
Shabd
Bunty Aur Babli
Mistress of Spices
Umrao Jaan
Dhoom 2
Guru
Provoked
The Last Legion
Jodhaa Akbar
Sarkar Raj

TRIVIA
Aishwarya Rai is often acclaimed as the most beautiful woman in the world.
She is an international brand ambassador for L'Oreal along with also endorsing Pepsi, Longines and Fuji Films.