Aishwarya Rai
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Birth name: | Aishwarya Krishnaraj Rai |
Birthdate: | November 1, 1973 (1973-11-01) (age 33) |
Birth location: | Karnataka, India |
Height: | 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) |
Eye color: | green/blue |
Hair color: | Brown |
Ethnicity: | Indian |
Title(s): | Miss World 1994 |
Aishwarya Rai (Tulu-Kannada: ??????? ??, Devanagari: ???????? ??, IPA: [?v?rj?? r??j]) (born on November 1, 1973), is a two-time Filmfare Award-winning Indian actress and is supposedly the highest paid actress in India. She was Miss World in 1994. Rai has acted in Hindi, Urdu, Tamil, Bengali and English films. She married Abhishek Bachchan on April 20, 2007. She is regarded as one of the biggest stars in South Asia.
Biography
Career
Aishwarya Rai debuted in Mani Ratnam's Tamil language film, IRUVAR with Mohanlal. She played a dual role in the film. She was introduced to Bollywood in the film, Aur Pyaar Ho Gaya; the film was a poor performer at the box office. However, her third project, a Tamil-language film, Jeans by S. Shankar was a critical success. Thus, she was awarded the Filmfare Best Actress Award South for Jeans.
Aishwarya then appeared in popular Bollywood films Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam (1999) and Taal (1999). Her performance in the latter was highly acclaimed. She was awarded the Filmfare Best Actress Award for her role in the film. Taal was also commercially successful. She then had a cameo in the hit Mohabbatein(2000). Her role as a rape victim in Hamara Dil Aapke Paas Hai was appreciated.
In 2002, Rai appeared with superstars Shah Rukh Khan and Madhuri Dixit in the lavishly produced Devdas, which was a major box-office success. The film attracted overseas attention as well, receiving a special screening at the Cannes Film Festival. She won the Filmfare Best Actress Award for her role. Thereafter, she gained the media's attention abroad for her beauty.
In 2003, Rai was a member of the jury at Cannes, and in 2004, she was chosen by TIME Magazine's Asian Edition as one of Asia's "100 Most Influential People" and in 2003, appeared on the Cover of TIME Magazine . She was the subject of a 60 Minutes profile on January 2, 2005 - "The Most Beautiful Face in the World." A month later she appeared on the Late Show with David Letterman. She was also featured on Oprah's "Women Across the Globe" segment.
In October 2004, a wax figure of Rai became on display in London's Madame Tussaud's wax museum. The same month, her first foreign film released: Bride and Prejudice. It was a Hollywood-funded but Bollywood-influenced version of Jane Austen's classic novel, Pride and Prejudice which did well in UK, but flopped in the Inidan market.
She then appeared at the Closing Ceremony of the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, as part of a performance showcasing Indian culture, on behalf of the 2010 Commonwealth Games, to be held in New Delhi. For her one-and-a-half-minute dance performance, Rai was reportedly paid three crore rupees, the equivalent of about US$ 600,000. At the end of the year, she had two releases: Umrao Jaan and Dhoom 2. Umrao Jaan was a commercial disaster but it gained Aishwarya positive reviews for her performance. However, her negative role in Dhoom 2, a sequel to the 2004 hit Dhoom brought her great attention as the movie was a hit.
On January 11, 2007, her film Guru, premiered in Toronto. The film was commercially and critically very successful. Her most recent film Provoked, where she played the protagonist, was released in India and the UK. Although the movie was critically acclaimed all over the world, it did commercially well only in the UK.
Personal life
Aishwarya Rai was born in Mangalore in the state of Karnataka, India to Krishnaraj and Vrinda Rai. A practicing Hindu, Rai has described herself as having "immense faith in God and my friends". When at home she attends the Siddhivinayak Mandir, devoted to Ganesha. In the words of Amitabh Bachchan, Aishwarya is very "domesticated".
Aishwarya began dating Salman Khan, her co-star from Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam, after filming ended. They broke up four years later, generating substantial amount of press attention. Aishwarya reportedly said that Salman physically abused her, which precipitated their parting of ways. Soon after in 2004, she started dating actor, Vivek Oberoi. They broke up in 2006 when Ash felt he was using her name to his popularity.
Then gossip columnists started to link her with Bollywood celebrity Abhishek Bachchan, son of Amitabh Bachchan. She was frequently seen in public with him and his family, fueling rumors of an engagement. Finally, on January 14, 2007, Abhishek and Aishwarya officially announced their engagement. Then on April 20th they were married in India.
Wedding
The run-up as well as the marriage between Rai and Abhishek Bachchan was heavily covered by the media. Ongoing press coverage was also devoted to the fact that Rai is considered to be a "manglik" Some media reports suggested that Rai underwent a number of rituals before the marriage took place in order to remove her status as a "manglik." Abhishek's father, Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan, denied these reports. Rai and Bachchan married in 20th April 2007 in a private ceremony. But being a high profile wedding in India, the venue - Amitabh Bachchan's home, Prateeksha - was flooded with hundreds of fans and media. There was a big scuffle between the media and the security guards leading to reports that the media are now proposing that Bachchans will be greeted with protests from media in their forthcoming film functions despite Amitabh Bachchan's apology two days after the wedding. Outside the venue of the wedding, was chaos and high drama as a girl alleging to be Abhishek's first wife slit her wrist.
Awards and Nominations
Filmfare Awards
Winner
- 1998:Filmfare Best Actress Award South for Jeans (film)
- 1999:Filmfare Best Actress Award for Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam
- 2002:Filmfare Best Actress Award for Devdas
Nominated
- 1999:Filmfare Best Actress Award for Taal
- 2000:Filmfare Best Actress Award for Hamara Dil Aapke Paas Hai2000:Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award for Mohabbatein
- 2004:Filmfare Best Actress Award for Raincoat
- 2006:Filmfare Best Actress Award for Dhoom 2
- She has received six nominations for Best Actress at the Filmfare Awards and won twice.In 1999 she received two nominations in the Best Actress category for Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam and Taal and won for Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam.In 2000 she was nominated in the Best Actress category as well as the Best Supporting Actress category.
Star Screen Awards
Winner
- 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
- 2002:Star Screen Award Jodi No. 1 along with Shahrukh Khan for Devdas
- 2002:Star Screen Award Best Actress for Devdas
Nominated
- 1998:Star Screen Award Best Actress for Taal
- 2000:Star Screen Award Best Actress for Hamara Dil Aapke Paas Hai
- 2000:Star Screen Award Best Supporting Actress for Mohabbatein
- 2004:Star Screen Award Best Actress for Raincoat
- 2006:Star Screen Award Best Actress for Dhoom 2
- 2006:Star Screen Award Jodi No. 1 along with Hrithik Roshan for Dhoom 2
International Indian Film Academy Awards
Winner
- 2000:IIFA Best Actress Award for Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam
- 2003:IIFA Best Actress Award for Devdas
- 2005:IIFA Global Indian Media Personality Award
When the IIFA awards took place in Amsterdam, Aishwarya had a breed of tulip named after her.[30] She is also the first female celebrity to make her mark on the Dubai Studio City Wall of Fame during the IIFA Awards in Dubai
Nominated
- 2000:IIFA Best Actress Award for Taal
- 2001:IIFA Best Actress Award for Hamara Dil Aapke Paas Hai
- 2005:IIFA Best Actress Award for Raincoat
Zee Cine Awards
Winner
- 2000: Zee Cine Award Best Actor- Female for Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam
- 2003: Zee Cine Award Best Actor- Female for Devdas
- 2003: Zee Cine True Indian Beauty Award
- 2005: Zee Cine Award Best Actor- Female for Raincoat
Nominated
- 2000:Zee Cine Award Best Actor- Female for Taal
- 2007:Zee Cine Award Best Actor- Female for Umrao Jaan
Z Gold Awards
- 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
Other
- 2002, Rajiv Gandhi Award for Excellence in Field of Entertainment
- 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
- 2007: Stardust Star of the Year Award - Female for Dhoom 2[39]
Femina Miss India
- 1994, Miss Catwalk
- 1994, Miss Miraculous
- 1994, Miss Photogenic
- 1994, Miss Perfect Ten
- 1994, Miss Popular
- 1994, Miss India World-1st Runner-up
International Honours
- 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[40]
- 2003, Cover of Time Magazine
- 2003, Official Cannes Jury Member
- 2004, Wax London's prestigious Madame Tussauds Wax museum
- 2005, British Govt's Next Step World Diversity Champion Award
Filmography
Year | Film | Co-Stars | Language | Role |
2008 | Untitled Tarun Mansukhani Project[43] | Abhishek Bachchan | Hindi | |
2008 | Singularity[citation needed] | Brendan Fraser | English | Tulaja |
2008 | Chaos[citation needed] | Meryl Streep | English | |
2008 | The Rebel [citation needed] | Hindi | Rani Laxmibai | |
2008 | Raaste | John Abraham, Abhishek Bachchan | Hindi | |
2008 | Happy Birthday | John Abraham, Shilpa Shetty, Amitabh Bachchan, Paresh Rawal | Hindi | |
2007 | Sarkar 2 | Amitabh Bachchan, Abhishek Bachchan | Hindi | Neha |
2007 | Jodha-Akbar | Hrithik Roshan | Hindi | Jodha Bai |
2007 | The Heart of India | Hindi | Mumtaz Mahal | |
2007 | The Last Legion | Colin Firth, Ben Kingsley | English | Mira |
2007 | Provoked | Naveen Andrews, Robbie Coltrane, Nandita Das | English | Kiranjit Alluwalia |
2007 | Guru | Abhishek Bachchan, Vidya Balan, Madhavan | Hindi | Sujatha |
2006 | Dhoom 2 | Hrithik Roshan, Abhishek Bachchan, Bipasha Basu, Uday Chopra | Hindi | Sunehri |
2006 | Umrao Jaan | Shabana Azmi, Sunil Shetty, Abhishek Bachchan | Hindi | Umrao Jaan |
2006 | Mistress of Spices | Dylan McDermott | English | Tilo |
2005 | Bunty Aur Babli | Amitabh Bachchan, Abhishek Bachchan | Hindi | Item number |
2005 | Shabd | Sanjay Dutt, Zayed Khan | Hindi | Antara Vashist |
2004 | Bride & Prejudice | Martin Henderson, Namrata Shirodkar | English | Lalita Bakshi |
2004 | Kyun...! Ho Gaya Na | Amitabh Bachchan, Vivek Oberoi | Hindi | Diya Malhotra |
2004 | Raincoat | Ajay Devgan | Hindi | Neerja |
2004 | Khakee | Amitabh Bachchan, Akshay Kumar | Hindi | Mahalakshmi |
2003 | Kuch Naa Kaho | Abhishek Bachchan | Hindi | Namrata Shrivastav |
2003 | Chokher Bali | Prasenjit Chatterjee, Raima Sen | Bengali | Binodhini |
2003 | Dil Ka Rishta | Arjun Rampal, Isha Koppikar | Hindi | Tia Sharma |
2002 | Shakti: The Power | Shahrukh Khan, Sanjay Kapoor, Karishma Kapoor | Hindi | Item number |
2002 | 23rd March 1931: Shaheed | Bobby Deol, Sunny Deol, Amrita Singh | Hindi | Cameo |
2002 | Hum Kisi Se Kum Nahin | Amitabh Bachchan, Ajay Devgan, Sanjay Dutt | Hindi | Komal Rastogi |
2002 | Hum Tumhare Hain Sanam | Shahrukh Khan, Salman Khan, Madhuri Dixit | Hindi | Cameo |
2002 | Devdas | Shahrukh Khan, Madhuri Dixit | Hindi | Parvati |
2001 | Albela | Govinda, Namrata Shirodkar | Hindi | Sonia |
2000 | Mohabbatein | Amitabh Bachchan, Shahrukh Khan, Shamita Shetty | Hindi | Megha (Cameo) |
2000 | Dhaai Akshar Prem Ke | Abhishek Bachchan | Hindi | Sahiba Gareval |
2000 | Hamara Dil Aapke Paas Hai | Anil Kapoor | Hindi | Preeti Virat |
2000 | Josh | Shahrukh Khan | Hindi | Shirley |
2000 | Kandukondain Kandukondain | Ajith Kumar, Mammooty, Abbas, Tabu, Dino Morea, Pooja Batra | Tamil | Meenakshi Bala |
2000 | Mela | Aamir Khan, Twinkle Khanna | Hindi | Champakali (Special Appearance) |
2000 | Sanam Tere Hain Hum | Hindi | Item number | |
1999 | Taal | Anil Kapoor, Akshaye Khanna | Hindi | Mansi |
1999 | Ravoyi Chandamama | Akkineni Nagarjuna, Jagapati Babu | Telugu | Song sequence. |
1999 | Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam | Salman Khan, Ajay Devgan | Hindi | Nandini |
1999 | Aa Ab Laut Chalen | Akshaye Khanna, Rajesh Khanna | Hindi | Pooja |
1998 | Jeans | Prashanth, Nassar, Raju Sundaram | Tamil | Madhumitha/Vaishnavi |
1997 | Aur Pyaar Ho Gaya | Bobby Deol | Hindi | Ashi Kapoor |
1997 | Iruvar | Mohanlal, Prakash Raj, Tabu, Revathi, Gouthami | Tamil | Pushpa/Kalpana |
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