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Aishwarya Rai Bachchan Telugu was born 1 November 1973 is an Indian actress and former Miss World. Before starting her acting career, she worked as a model and gained fame after winning the Miss World title in 1994. During her career, Rai has acted in over forty movies in Hindi, English, Tamil and Bengali. She is sometimes known simply as "Ash" or "Aish Often cited by the media as the most beautiful woman in the world, Rai made her movie debut in Mani Ratnam's Tamil film Iruvar (1997) and had her first commercial success in the Tamil movie Jeans (1998). She came to the attention of Bollywood in the movie Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam (1999), directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali. Her performance in the film won her the Filmfare Best Actress Award. In 2002 she appeared in Bhansali's next project, Devdas (2002), for which she won her second Filmfare Best Actress Award.
After a low phase in her career during 2003–2005, she appeared in the blockbuster Dhoom 2 (2006), which turned out to be her biggest Bollywood commercial success. She later appeared in films like Guru (2007) and Jodhaa Akbar (2008), which were commercially successful and gained her critical acclaim. Rai has thus established herself as one of the leading contemporary actresses in the Indian film industry.
Nick Name : Aishu
Family : Mother-Brindya, Brother-Aditya
DOB : November 1, 1973
Place of Birth : Karnataka, India
Star : Scorpio
Height : 5 ' 7 "
Eyes : Green
Family : Mother Brindya, Brother Aditya
Languages : English, Hindi,Kannada,Tami
Address : 402 Ramlaxmi Niwas, 16th Road (Near Khar Gym), Mumbai 400054, INDIA l
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Website : www.aishwarya-rai.com/
(Telugu: ఐశ్వర్య) Clothes, Casuals and Formals: I like structure jackets,form fitting gowns for formal wear and chikan salwaar kameez for
casual wear. Jeans & T- Shirt do very well too. I hate anything that's fussy and frilly.
Favourite hero-heroine: Raj Kapoor, Nargis.
Favourite all-time movie: Casablanca
Food habits: Fussy About Very plain fare. I am not fussy about food at all. I can survive on dal chawal and vegetables.
Do you diet: NO!
What makes you happiest: My family and a very close group of friends.
What scares you the most: Roaches, I abhor them.
What do you absolutely hate: Gossip, hypocrisy.
Your dream man: Should be handsome but not necessarily tall and dark!
Your idea of love: Is what my parents share.
Your weakness: My willing-ness to take people at face value.
Your strength: My self-assurance. It's ever present even in the worst situations.
The most outrageous pass made at you: Nah, can't talk about it.
Your idea of bliss: Lies somewhere in the vicinity of my bed (I love to laze, that's all I mean!).
You're possessive about: The people I care for.
Motto: Be kind, there are battles being fought and not all of them are on the battlefield.
Best compliment you've received: A child at an orphange told me that my warmth over shines my beauty. I was bowled over!
MESSAGE TO FANS: Life may be one BIG drama, and we, character in it.... But....LIVE IT.....Every moment in it
Movie
Hindi
Jodhaa Akbar 2008
Sarkar Raj 2008
Guru - 2007
Dhoom 2 - 2006
Umrao Jaan - 2006
Bunty Aur Babli - 2005
Shabd - 2005
Kyun...! Ho Gaya Na - 2004
Raincoat - 2004
Khakee - 2004
Kuch Naa Kaho - 2003
Dil Ka Rishta - 2003
Shakti: The Power - 2002
23rd March 1931: Shaheed - 2002
Hum Kisi Se Kum Nahin - 2002
Hum Tumhare Hain Sanam - 2002
Devdas - 2002
Albela - 2001
Mohabbatein - 2000
Dhaai Akshar Prem Ke - 2000
Hamara Dil Aapke Paas Hai - 2000
Josh - 2000
Mela - 2000
Sanam Tere Hain Hum - 2000
Taal - 1999
Ravoyi Chandamama (Telugu)
Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam - 1999
Aa Ab Laut Chalen - 1999
Aur Pyaar Ho Gaya - 1997
Telugu
Ravoyi Chandamama - 1999
English
The Pink Panther 2009
The Last Legion 2007
Provoked - 2007
Mistress of Spices - 2006
Bride & Prejudice - 2004
Tamil
Guru - 2007
Kandukondain Kandukondain - 2000
Jeans - 1998
Iruvar - 1997
Bengali
Chokher Bali - 2003 Telugu
Ravoyi Chandamama - 1999
Upcoming Movies 2009
Endhiran (Tamil)
Ashokavanam (Tamil)
Raavan (Hindi)
Action Replay (Hindi)
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 Achievements2009
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
Nominated
2007 - Filmfare Best Actress Award for Guru
2006 - Filmfare Best Actress Award for Dhoom 2
2004 - Filmfare Best Actress Award for Raincoat
2000 - Filmfare Best Actress Award for Hamara Dil Aapke Paas Hai
2000 - Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award for Mohabbatein
1999 - Filmfare Best Actress Award for Taal
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
Nominated
2008 - IIFA Best Actress Award for Guru
2005 - IIFA Best Actress Award for Raincoat
2000 - IIFA Best Actress Award for Taal
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
Nominated
2007 - Star Screen Award Best Actress for Guru
2006 - Star Screen Award Best Actress for Dhoom 2
2006 - Star Screen Award Jodi No. 1 along with Hrithik Roshan for Dhoom 2
2004 - Star Screen Award Best Actress for Raincoat
2000 - Star Screen Award Best Actress for Hamara Dil Aapke Paas Hai
2000 - Star Screen Award Best Supporting Actress for Mohabbatein
1998 - Star Screen Award Best Actress for Taal
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
Nominated
2007 - Zee Cine Award Best Actor- Female for Umrao Jaan
2000 - Zee Cine Award Best Actor- Female for Taal
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 AwardGuru
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
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