Aishwarya Rai

From her first break in a Pepsi commercial, Aishwarya Rai has never been given the chance to look back. Her modeling career led her to the Miss India pageant, which translated into her eventually winning the Miss World Title.

Her transition from modeling to films was natural, yet even Aishwarya had never imagined that she would be launched in a film by Mani Ratnam, in his Tamil film, Iruvar. Her first film only proved that Aishwarya does not believe in any language barriers when it comes to the world of cinema. Starting with Tamil films, she quickly began her mainstream Hindi film career with Aur Pyaar Ho Gaya, and although the film did not do well at the box-office, Aishwarya’s screen presence did not go unnoticed and her dancing prowess left the audiences spellbound. Her first real taste of success in films came with Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam a film which won her accolades for her performance and she immediately followed it up with another splendid performance in Subhash Ghai’s Taal.

Aishwarya then began her foray into a variety of roles and genres of films. At the same time, Rai stayed true to her title of Miss World by embracing opportunities to act in prestigious international projects including Bride and Prejudice, The Last Legion and the under production Pink Panther, while continuing to be cast in powerful roles in Hindi films like Devdas, Umrao Jaan and Guru.

Aishwarya has been the only actor from the Hindi film industry to have made appearances on the Late Show with David Letterman, the Oprah Winfrey Show and the prestigious 60 minutes. In addition Aishwarya is an international brand ambassador for L’Oreal along with also endorsing Pepsi, Longines and Fuji Films.

Date of Birth: 1 November 1973

Place of Bith: Mangalore, Karnataka, India

Nickname: Ash, Gullu & The Queen of Bollywood

Profession: Actress [Bollywood, Tamil, Bengali and Hollywood] & Model

Height: 5′ 7″ (1.70 m)

Husband: Abhishek Bachchan

Affairs: Salman Khan(former) and Vivek Oberoi(former)

Alternate Names: Aishwarya Abhishek Bachchan

Achievements: Won Miss World Title

Movies

* Robot(Aeinthiran) [tamil] [forthcoming] [starring Rajinikanth and Aishwarya Rai] [2009]
* Chaos [fothcoming][2009]
* Pink Panther [forthcoming][2009]
* Journey Across India [forthcoming][as Mumtaz Mahal] [2009]

* Bhopal Movie[forthcoming][as Jasmine Singh][2009]
* Singularity [forthcoming][as Tulaja][2009]
* Sarkar Raj [as Neha][2007]
* Jodhaa Akbar [as Jodhaa Bai][2008]
* The Last Legion [as Mira][2007]
* Guru [as Sujata Desai][2007]
* Dhoom 2 [as Sunehiri][2006]
* Umrao Jaan [as Umrao Jaan][2006]
* Provoked: A True Story [as Kiranjit Ahluwalia][2006]
* The Mistress of Spices [as Tilo][2005]
* Bunty Aur Babli [Special Appearance-song][2005]
* Shabd [as Antara Vashisth/Tammana][2005]
* Bride & Prejudice /Balle Balle! Amritsar to L.A. [as Lalita Bakshi][2004]
* Kyun…! Ho Gaya Na [as Diya Malhotra][2004]
* Raincoat [as Neerja/Neeru][2004]
* Khakee [as Mahalaxshmi] [2004]
* Kuch Naa Kaho [as Namrata Shrivastav][2003]
* Chokher Bali [as Binodini][2003]
* Dil Ka Rishta [as Tia Sharma] [2003]
* Shakti: The Power [as Dream Girl][2002]
* 23rd March 1931: Shaheed [as Special Appearance-song][2002]
* Hum Kisi Se Kum Nahin [as Komal Rastogi][2002]
* Hum Tumhare Hain Sanam [Special Appearence][2002]
* Devdas [as Parvati/Paro][2002]
* Albela [as Sonia][2001]
* Mohabbatein [as Megha][2000]
* Dhaai Akshar Prem Ke [as Sahiba Gareval][2000]
* Hamara Dil Aapke Paas Hai [as Preeti Virat][2000]
* Josh [as Shirley][2000]
* Kandukondain Kandukondain [as Meenakshi][2000]
* Mela [as Champakali][2000]
* Sanam Tere Hain Hum [Special Appearance][2000]
* Ravoyi Chandamama [Special Appearance-Song][1999]
* Taal [as Mansi][1999]
* Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam [as Nandini][1999]
* Aa Ab Laut Chalen [as Pooja Walia][1999]
* Jeans [as Madhumitha/Vaishnavi][1998]
* Aur Pyaar Ho Gaya [as Ashi Kapoor][1997]
* Iruvar [as Pushpa/Kalpana][1997]