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Aishwarya Rai Biography

Aishwarya Rai (born November 1, 1973) is a Bollywood actress and model. She won the Miss World competition in 1994. Her films are mostly in the Hindi language. Biography
As a model, Ms. Rai has appeared in many Indian fashion magazines, including the Indian Vogue; she is currently featured in international ads for L'Oréal Paris, DeBeers Diamonds, and Coca-Cola.

Aishwarya Rai won the Miss World title in 1994 at the age of 20. On the crest of the ensuing publicity, she became an actress, and her debut in Mani Rathnam's Iruvar (1997) was a critical success. She soon became one of the highest-paid actresses in Bollywood, starring in hits from Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam to Taal and Devdas. She has also acted in films for the Tamil-speaking regional film industry, such as Kandukondain Kandukondain, and for the Bengali film industry, in Chokher Bali.

Devdas, a lavishly-produced mega-hit, brought her into the international limelight. It was the first-ever Bollywood picture to receive a special screening at the Cannes Film Festival.

In 2003 Rai was a member of the jury at the Cannes Film Festival. In 2004, she was chosen as one of TIME Magazine's 100 Most Influential People in the World. Rai was the subject of a 60 Minutes profile on January 2, 2005; the profile called her "The Most Beautiful Woman in the World." A month later she appeared on the Late Show with David Letterman, and on April 25, 2005, Aishwarya was featured on Oprah's "Women Across the Globe" segment. A wax figure of Rai is on display in London's Madame Tussaud's wax museum.

Gossip columns had frequently buzzed with news that Rai was being considered for high-profile Hollywood productions, but the job offers never materialized, until indie director Gurinder Chadha hired Aishwarya to play the heroine of Bride and Prejudice, a Hollywood-funded but Bollywood-ized version of Jane Austen's classic novel, Pride and Prejudice. The film has been a modest success in U.K. and U.S. cinemas, and may be a harbinger of more Hollywood offers for Rai.

Upcoming movies including tentaive international projects are: Rolland Joffe's Singularity opposite Brendan Fraser, Provoked, directed by Jas Mundhra, and offers with Brad Pitt and Michael Douglas.

Trivia: Aishwarya Rai can recite 200 digits of pi

Filmography






1997 : Iruvar by Mani Ratnam (in Tamil) (Telugu title: Iddaru)
1997 : Aur Pyar Ho Gaya by Rahul Rawail
1998 : Jeans by S. Shankar (in Tamil)
1999 : Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam by Sanjay Leela Bhansali
1999 : Aa Ab Laut Chalein by Rishi Kapoor
1999 : Taal by Subhash Ghai
1999 : Ravoyi Chandamama by Jayant Paranji
2000 : Mela by Dharmesh Darshan
2000 : Hamara Dil Aapke Paas Hai by Satish Kaushik
2000 : Mohabbatein by Aditya Chopra
2000 : Dhai Akshar Prem Ke by Raj Kanwa
2000 : Josh by Mansoor Khan
2000 : Kandukondain Kandukondain by Rajiv Menon (in Tamil)
2000 : Sanam Tere Hain Hum by Jayant Paranji
2001 : Albela by Deepak Sareen
2002 : Devdas by Sanjay Leela Bhansali
2002 : Hum Kisise Kum Nahin by David Dhawan
2002 : Hum Tumhare Hain Sanam by K.S. Adiyaman
2002 : 23rd March 1931 : Shaheed by Guddu Dhanoa
2002 : Shakti: The Power by Krishna Vamshi
2003 : Kuch Na Kaho by Rohan Sippy
2002 : Nee Kidappen Njan Adippen: The Power by Krishna Vamshi
2003 : Dil Ka Rishta by Naresh Malhotra
2003 : Chokher Bali by Rituparno Ghosh (in Bengali)
2003 : Khakee by Rajkumar Santoshi
2004 : Kyun...! Ho Gaya Na by Samir Karnik
2004 : Bride and Prejudice by Gurinder Chadha (in English)
2004 : Raincoat (Indian Movie) by Rituparno Ghosh
2005 : Shabd by Leena Yadav
2006 : Provoked by Jagmohan Mundhra (in English)