Aishwarya Rai

Published: January 22, 2015

Aishwarya Rai is an Indian actress and the winner of the Miss World pageant of 1994 . Through her successful Bollywood career, she has established herself as one the most popular and high-profile celebrities in India.

She made her acting debut with the 1997 Tamil film Iruvar and had her first Hindi film release in Aur Pyaar Ho Gaya that same year. Her first commercial success was the Tamil romantic drama Jeans (1998), following which she achieved wider success with her collaborations with the filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali in Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam (1999) and Devdas (2002). Rai’s greatest commercial successes have been the adventure film Dhoom 2 (2006), the historical romanceJodhaa Akbar (2008), and the science fiction film Enthiran (2010).

Rai has received two Filmfare Awards from ten nominations. Rai’s off-screen roles include duties as a brand ambassador for several charity organisations and campaigns; she is a Goodwill Ambassador for the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS).

Personal
Name	Aishwarya Rai
Real Name	Aishwarya Krishnaraj Rai
DOB	01/11/1973
Place of Birth	Mangalore
Complexion	Very Fair
Hair color	Brown
Eye color	Grey-Green
Nationality	Indian
Religion	Hindu
School	Arya Vidya Mandir High School,Mumbai
College	DG Ruparel College,Matunga
Height	5ft 7 in
Birth Sign	Scorpio
Hobbies	collecting watches
Professional
Occupation	Indian film Actress and Model
Active from	1997
Debut movie	Iruvar (Tamil)
Known For	Jeans,Devdas,Dhoom 2,Jodhaa Akbar,Enthiran
Awards	Padma Shri, Filmfare Awards
Family
Home Town	Mangalore
Parents	Krishnaraj Rai – Vrinda Rai
Spouse	Abhishek Bachchan
Date of Marriage	20/04/2007
Children	Aaradhya Bachchan
Siblings	Aditya Rai
Relative	Amitabh Bachchan
Favourite
Foods	Vegetarian
Actors	Raj Kapoor,Nargis
Car	Mercedes
Costume	Jeans
Colour	Red
Movies	Casablanca