Bollywood Profile of AISHWARYA RAI

AISHWARYA RAI was born in Mangalore, Karnataka (India) on 1^st November 1973. She was younger of the two siblings, her brother being 3 yrs elder from her named ADITIYA RAI, when she was about 4 years old. Her family moved to Mumbai forever. Her father worked as a merchant navy officer. Her friends also called her as Ash, Aishu, and Gullu. Aishwarya did her schooling from Arya Vidya Mandir, Santacruz. She did very well and became the head girl of her school. She was a science student and completed her graduation from DG Ruparel College, Mumbai. Her favorite subject was Zoology. Aishwarya wanted to complete her degree in medicine, but because of some personal problems she failed to complete her Medical Education. Instead of Medical she had chosen Architecture and passed out the diploma from Raheja College with flying colors. By this time, Aishwarya had started accepting modeling assignments. She then decided to take a break from architecture and concentrate on Modeling. From the point of view towards Modeling she never looked back. Aishwarya became household and to hold her house she got her first add campaign from PEPSI. She was success in her first add and soon got many add from Lux, Pamolive and many more. She was crowned Miss Femina World and went on to win the Miss World title at Sun City in 1994. Aishwarya Rai had now joined the Bollywood film industry and currently working under many prestigious banners. Her looks and talent gave her assurance in wining the beauty pageants but faring equally well in films was a point to be debated from her views. Ash's first film, 'Iruvar' (in Tamil) laid an expensive egg in the south and gave her a good success. Ditto for ‘Aur Pyar Ho Gaya’ and ‘Jeans’ gave her opportunity to enter in Bollywood with a million-dollar face combined with a strong personality and intelligence. The debate concluded and always went in Aishwarya favor. Almost all the happening directors and producers of Bollywood started booking her dates for their projects. The success of Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam and Taal proved her and possessed that she could deliver all that it takes her to be in the top charts of Bollywood.This has also given her an International edge star status which even she enjoys from the title allotted to her of Miss World. All this has given Aishwarya career graph a great inevitable. She has the major producers and directors chasing her for dates. Leading men in the industry send feelers to producers to cast them opposite her. She is also known as the lady with beauty and brain in the Bollywood. She is the actress who is stepping into the Hollywood very soon. In the year 2000 she was awarded Best Actress by Filmfare and Zee Cine for her work in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Blockbuster film” Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam", in that same year, she was nominated for Best Supporting Actress for her special appearance in Aditya Chopra's film “MOHABBATEIN”. This year gave her many title and award such as the title of “ The Most Beautiful Miss World Of All Times”. Most Beautiful titleholder of All Times Gold Medal Winner was also allotted to her. She was also titled as Face of the year by ZEE. In the year 2001 she was nominated for Best Actress by Filmfare Award for Satish Kaushik film "Hamara Dil Aapke Paas Hai". She also receives an award by BWSX Fantasy for Best Supporting Actress in “Mohabbatein”. Aishwarya star gave her success in the year 2002 when she was again working for Sanjay Leela Bhansali in 'Devdas'. 'Devdas' was the most ambitious and most successful film in Bollywood history. It became the first Bollywood picture broke the box-office records in India and the United States. This picture receives a special screening in the year 2002 by Cannes Film Festival and Daily Variety on 6^th December 2002. The year 2003 brought for her more exciting opportunities. Aishwarya became the first Indian actress to be a member of the jury at the Cannes Film Festival. She is also the newly member of the elite L'Oreal Dream Team, joining beautiful lady Catherine Deneuve & Andie MacDowell who are the International Ambassador. She also receives an award from Screen Jodi No.1 Award with Shahrukh Khan. She is the lady who give’s grace to the magazines covers such as India Today and the prestigious TIME Magazine. In the year 2004 she had taken her first leading role in her first English film of Gurinder Chadha’s “Bride & Prejudice”. She also became the first Indian female Actress to be immortalized in wax at the world famous Madame Tussaud’s wax museum in London. She also receives an award in 2005 from “ZEE CINE” as “CRITICS Actress” of the year. In the year 2006 she was seen in Mistress of Spices directed by Paul Berges “ Jag Mundhra’s Provoked “and upcoming films like J. P. Dutta’s “ Umrao Jaan”, Sanjay Gadhvi’s “ Dhoom 2”, Ashutosh Gowariker’s “Jodha Akbar”, Mani Ratnam's “Guru”. The Queen of Bollywood is already becoming the talk of tinseltown and is currently in negotiations on two major motion pictures and had made film commitments till the year 2009.

Some of Aishwarya Rai Hit Movies : Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam, Mohabbatein, Devdas, Josh, Taal, Dhoom 2.

AWARDS :

1997:Star Screen Award Most Promising Newcomer - Female for Aur Pyar Ho Gaya
1999:Star Screen Award Best Actress for Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam

1999:Filmfare Best Actress Award for Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam,filmfare.indiatimes.com
2000:IIFA Best Actress Award for Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam

2000: Zee Cine Award Best Actor- Female for Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam

2000:Zee Gold Best Actress Award in a Sensational Role for Taal
2000:Zee Gold Best Actress Critic’s Award for Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam
2000:Zee Gold Best Actress Award for Taal

2002:Filmfare Best Actress Award for Devdas
2002:Star Screen Award Jodi No. 1 along with Shahrukh Khan for Devdas
2002:Star Screen Award Best Actress for Devdas
2003:IIFA Best Actress Award for Devdas

2003: Zee Cine Award Best Actor- Female for Devdas
2003: Zee Cine True Indian Beauty Award
2003:Sansui Best Actress Award for Devdas
2005:Best Performance in a Song-Female for Kajra Re

2005:IIFA Global Indian Media Personality Award
2007: Stardust Star of the Year Award - Female for Dhoom 2


Other Awards :

2000, Rupa Filmgoers Millenium Best Actress Award, Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam
2000, Priyadarshini International Best Actress Award, Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam
2001, BWSK Fantasy Award for Best Supporting Actress, Mohabbatein
2002, RACE Best Actress Award, Devdas
2002, RACE (V Shantaram) Best Female Artist Award, Devdas
2004, GR8! Women Award for Contribution to Cinema
2004, Global Foreign Artiste Debutantes to Mainstream Media Award
2004, F Awards-For Excellence in Indian Fashion-Female Celebrity Model of the Year
2005, MTV Immies Best Performance in a Song-Kajra Re
2006, Zee Astitva Awards-Outstanding Contribution to Cinema

National Honours :

1994, Miss Catwalk
1994, Miss Miraculous
1994, Miss Photogenic
1994, Miss Perfect Ten
1994, Miss Popular
1994, Femina Miss India World-1st Runner-up
2002, Rajiv Gandhi Award for Excellence in Field of Entertainment

International Honours and Achievements :

1994, Most Photogenic Face
1994, Miss World 1994
2000, Most Beautiful International Titleholder of All Times Gold Medal Winner
2000, Most Beautiful Miss World of All Times-Received the highest score of 9.911
2003, Cover of Time Magazine
2003, Official Cannes Jury Member
2004, Ran to Olympic Torch
2004, Hello Magazine's Yearly Most Beautiful Poll, Winner
2004, Wax London's prestigious Madame Tussauds Wax museum
2005, British Govt’s Next Step World Diversity Champion Award
2005, Appeared on CBS 60 mins, Oprah Winfrey, Good Morning America and The David Letterman Show

FILMOGRAPHY:

Singularity (2008)
Chaos (2008)
Untitled Tarun Mansukhani Project (2008)
Raaste (2008)
The Rebel (2007)
Sarkar 2 (2007)
Jodha-Akbar (2007)
Journey Across India (2007)
The Last Legion (2007)
Guru (2007)
Dhoom 2 (2006)
Umrao Jaan (2006)
Singularity (2006)
Saamna (2006)
Racing the Monsoon (2006)
Chaos (2006)
Windfall (2006)
Provoked (2005)
Mistress of Spices (2005)
Bunty Aur Babli (2005)
The Heart of India (2005)
Shabd (2005)
Bride & Prejudice (2004)
Kyun...! Ho Gaya Na (2004)
Raincoat (2004)
Khakee (2004)
Kuch Naa Kaho (2003)
Chokher Bali (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)
Kandukondain Kandukondain (2000)
Mela (2000)
Sanam Tere Hain Hum (2000)
Ravoyi Chandamama (1999)
Taal (1999)
Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam (1999)
Aa Ab Laut Chalen (1999)
Jeans (1998)
Aur Pyaar Ho Gaya (1997)
Iruvar (1997)