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).
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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 |
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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 |
Interesting Facts
First time she appeared for the commercial ads for Camlin pencil when she was studying in 9th standard.She signed on the eye donation papers and she stood as the first among the Indian actresses in doing so.
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Movie:
Devdas, Dhoom 2, Enthiran, Jeans, Jodhaa Akbar
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Aishwarya Rai