Bollywood Beauty Aishwarya Rai -A small bibliography

Bollywood Beauty Aishwarya Rai :

Date of Birth

1 November 1973, Mangalore, Karnataka, India

Birth Name

Aishwarya Krishnaraj Rai

Nickname

Ash
Gullu
The Queen of Bollywood

Height

5' 7" (1.70 m)

Spouse

Abhishek Bachchan

(20 April 2007 - present)

Trade Mark

Her green - blue eyes

Languages known to her

She can communicate in several languages, including Tulu, Hindi, English, Marathi and Tamil,Urdu,Kannad

About her……..

Aishwarya Rai was born in Mangalore to Krishnaraj Rai, a marine biologist, and Vrinda Rai, a writer. Her family belongs to the Bunt community of Mangalore. She has one elder brother, Aditya Rai, who is an engineer in the merchant After she was born, her parents moved to Mumbai where she attended the Arya Vidya Mandir high school in Santa Cruz. Rai then entered Jai Hind College

at Churchgate for one year, and then moved to Ruparel College in Matunga to finish her "HSC" studies. She secured 90% marks in HSC and planned to become an architect.

While pursuing her studies in architecture, Rai 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. Rai then started working as a professional model and then moved on to her current profession as an actress. Ash stormed into the Indian movie industry, where she has proven herself a brilliant & genuine actress.

Her film debut in Mani Rathnam's 'Iruvar' (1997) received critical acclaim and her performance in Aur Paar Ho Gaya' (1997) directed by Rahul Rawail garnered her the Best Female Debutante Award. In 2000 she was awarded Best Actress by FilmFare and Zee Cine for her work in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's "Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam", in that same year, nominated for Best Supporting Actress for her special appearance in Aditya Chopra's Mohabbatein (2000). In 2001 Ash was nominated for FilmFare's Best Actress Award for Satish Kaushik's "Hamara Dil Aapke Paas Hai".

This green-blue-eyed beauty appeared in advertisements for many prestigious firms; the ones that brought her into the limelight were the garden sari and the Pepsi ad.

She is now married to Indian actor Abhishek Bachchan. The wedding took place on April 20, 2007.

About her………..

Is the second of five Indian women to win the Miss World title. The first was Reita Faria, who won in 1966. Others include Diana Hayden who won in 1997, Yukta Mookhey in 1999, and Priyanka Chopra in 2000.

Her wax statue at Madame Tussauds Museum in London was borrowed by the museum in New York for six weeks. The statue was flown to New York and made its debut on August 15, 2007, making her the first Indian actress in the American version of the museum.

Ranked #30 in TIME magazines issue of '100 Most Influential People of the Year'. This is her second time making the list, her first being in 2004. (The Time 100, 2007).

Is the second Indian actress to appear on the cover of TIME magazine in 2003. The first was Parveen Babi in 1976.

Is very popular in many Arab countries.

Featured in People Magazine as one of the 100 Most Beautiful People in the World. (Issue May,8,2006)

Her favourite film is Casablanca.

Aamir Khan and Aishwarya Rai are the only stars to advertise for both Coca Cola and Pepsi.