Aishwarya Rai – Actress

AISHWARYA RAI - PERSONAL INFORMATION

AISHWARYA RAI - RELATIONSHIPS

* Salman Khan (Bollywood actor)

* Vivek Oberoi (Bollywood actor)

AISHWARYA RAI - CONTACT INFORMATION

Address : 402 Ramlaxmi Niwas, 16th Road (Near Khar Gym), Mumbai 400054, INDIA

AISHWARYA RAI - BIOGRAPHY

Aishwarya Rai is an Indian actress and a model. She was former 1994 Miss World, and known as Queen of Bollywood. She is one of the most recognizable names and faces in her native land, India. Her incredible beauty and grace have taken her to the top as a model, actress and general superstar in India and other Asian countries. She's almost considered a saint back home: During a trip to an orphanage, a child remarked that the warmth of her kindness was more radiant than her beauty.

Aishwarya Rai was born in Mangalore, in the southern Indian state of Karnataka, on November 1st, 1973. Her father, a merchant navy officer, relocated the family to Mumbai (formerly Bombay) when Aishwarya was four years old. She excelled at academics as a child and chose science as her area of concentration, hoping for a career in medicine (zoology being her favorite subject at the time). Instead, Ash -- one of her nicknames -- opted for a career in architecture, and passed her college entrance interviews with flying colors.

This former Miss World with the captivating blue-green eyes has captured the hearts and imagination of millions of male admirers in her native India. Aishwarya Rai may not be well known outside of Asia, but we think it's only a matter of time (and perhaps a role in a Western film) before India's jewel becomes the whole world's darling. Aishwarya was crowned Miss World in 1994. She had previously done some modeling, and became well known in India after appearing in an ad for Pepsi. Since winning the Miss World title, she has become one of the most popular stars of India's huge film industry known as Bollywood.

AISHWARYA RAI – HONOURS & RECOGNITIONS

• Rajiv Gandhi Award for Excellence in Field of Entertainment in 2002
• India Times named her No.1 on the list of the "100 Most Beautiful Indian Women in the Past Century".
• Most photographed woman in India
• GR8! Women Award for Contribution to Cinema in 2004
• She was voted No. 2 in the India's "Most Desirable Women List" in 2006.
• She was ranked number one in its list of "Top 10 Actresses of 2006" by BollySpice.com a web-based Indian film magazine.
• She was ranked No. 10 in the list of the "Best Bollywood Actresses Ever".
• Miss World in 1994
• Most Beautiful International Titleholder of All Times Gold Medal Winner in 200o
• Most Beautiful Miss World of All Times-Received the highest score of 9.911 in 200o
• She was ranked 7th in the list of the "Most admired Indians" by The Week, a British Magazine conducted a survey in 2000 where. She was the only actress in that top list.
• First person to make her mark on the Dubai Studio City Wall of Fame during the IIFA Awards in Dubai.
• She was voted 3rd in the list of "Sexiest Asian Women" by Eastern Eye, a UK based magazine.
• She placed number seven on "The World’s 101 Sexiest Celebrity Bodies On Earth".
• Time Magazine put her picture on its cover page in 2003. Before Aishwarya, only Parveen Babi’s picture was placed in 1976.
• She is the only Bollywood star to appear in Rolling Stone (Issue 932, October 2, 2003), Rolling Stone one of the most popular and iconic magazines of USA.
• She became the first Indian actor to be a member of the jury at the Cannes Film Festival in 2003.
• Wax London's prestigious Madame Tussauds Wax museum
• She was voted as the "World’s Most Attractive Woman" in 2003 by Hello Magazine readers. one of the most popular British Magazines. She got the place beating Nicole Kidman, Catherine Zeta-Jones and Gwyneth Paltrow
• She was in the list Time Magazine’s "100 Most Influential People in the World" in 2004.
• She was ranked No. 30 in TIME magazine's issue of "100 Most Influential People of the Year". This is her second time making the list, her first being in 2004.
• She was featured in the 2004 edition of the Guinness Book of World Records
• Mattel, the largest toy producing company released Barbie dolls adorned with costumes of Aishwarya Rai in 2005. The dolls were a super hit. They were sold in minutes after release.
• In the 2005 IIFA awards ceremony that took place in Amsterdam a new breed of tulip was named after her.
• British Govt’s Next Step World Diversity Champion Award in 2005
• Global Diversity Award by the European Union in 2005.
• She was voted number 12 on VH1's 50 Sexiest Actresses of the Last 20 Years in 2005.
• She is the only Bollywood personality appeared on CBS 60 mins, Oprah Winfrey, Good Morning America and The David Letterman Show
• People Magazine, one of the most popular American weekly magazines included her in their list of "100 Most Beautiful People in the World" in 2006.
• She was voted No. 5 in the list of "Sexiest Stars of 2006". She was the only woman in the Top 5.
• She is the first Indian actress to be signed on with the American Library Association. In addition, a poster with her picture on it has been made for schools and libraries all over USA.
• E! Entertainment television, an American cable television voted her the "7th sexiest Celebrity in the World".
• VH1, an American cable television channel voted her 12 out 50 "Sexiest Actresses of the Last 20 Years".
• She was voted "Ninth Most Beautiful Woman in the World" for second year in a row in a survey conducted by Harpers & Queen in their list of the world’s 100 most beautiful women.
• Wax New Yorks prestigious Madame Tussauds Wax museum at Time Square in 2007

• L'Oreal Paris' Colour Riche Triple Rich
• L'Oréal Préférence
• L'Oréal Paris' Volume Shocking mascara
• L'Oreal Volume Shocking Exact Applicator
• Rupa Cosmetics
• Sheetal Bridal Wear
• Colgate Palmolive
• Lux Soap
• Fujifilm
• Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and AB Corp. Ltd.
• Lux Aqua Sparkle
• Lux White Glow soap
• Coca-Cola
• Pepsi
• Creamy Lipcolour
• DeBeers diamonds
• Polio immunisation campaign
• Palmolive
• HELP! Concert

AISHWARYA RAI - FILMOGRAPHY

AISHWARYA RAI - AWARDS & NOMINATIONS