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Aishwarya Rai

6660092 reads Mumbai Updated: July 18, 2021 11:13 pm
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  • Name: Aishwarya Rai
  • Born: Oct 31, 1973
  • Born Place: Mangalore
  • Zodiac: Scorpio
  • Height: 5 feet 7 inches
  • Biography: The ravishing beauty of Bollywood, Actress Aishwarya Rai is known for setting new beauty standards. Aishwarya Rai Bachchan who was born on 1st November 1973 established herself as one of the most popular and successful actresses in Bollywood. She was born in a South Indian family in Mangalore, Karnataka. It was during her education as an architect when she was crowned as Miss World in 1994. Her modelling career was quite a success and she landed up with many big projects with PepsiCo, Coca, and so on. Later on, the diva made her acting debut in 1997 with Mani Ratnam's Iruvar. The film was a critical success and Aishwarya was seen in dual roles as Pushpavalli and Kalpana.

    Following in the same year, she had her Bollywood debut with Aur Pyaar Ho Gaya (1997). Furthermore, she also starred in some classic Bollywood hits including Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam (1999), Mohabbatein (1999), Devdas (2002), Dhoom 2 (2006), Jodha Akbar (2008), and so on. Along with her Bollywood career, the actress also featured in other regional films including Bengali and Tamil.

    Later in 2004, Aishwarya gained international recognition for her Hollywood debut in the British film Pride and Prejudice.

    The personal life of Rai has always been in the limelight due to her relationship with actor Salman Khan whom she started dating during the shooting of the film Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam. She later called it off in 2002, stating it as an 'abusive' relationship. It was that time when Aishwarya was already dating actor Vivek Oberoi. However, the relationship did not last long and they eventually broke up in 2005. Aishwarya finally got married to the versatile actor Abhishek Bachchan with whom she fell in love during the shooting of Dhoom 2.

    Their engagement was announced on 14th January 2007 and they got married on 20 April 2007. Later in the year 2011, Rai gave birth to her daughter, Aaradhya.

    Other than her professional and personal life, Aishwarya is also quite active in several social and humanitarian works and she was also appointed as the brand ambassador for The Eye Bank Association of India. She is also one of the top brand ambassadors in the country and is said to be one of the most top paid Bollywood actresses in this respect.

Other Aishwarya Rai Details


Family Father: Krishnaraj Rai
Mother: Vrinda Rai
Sibling: Aditya Rai
Spouce: Abhishek Bachchan
Children: Aaradhya Bachchan, Aaradhya Bachchan
Controversies

 

  • Salman and Aishwarya’s explosive affair: Aishwarya Rai and actor Salman Khan's controversial relationship has always been in the limelight. They started dating during the shooting of Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam. However, after a series of dramas, they broke up in 2001. Aishwarya has allegedly accused Salman of being abusive in their relationship and he also misbehaved with her parents. After an ugly string of incidents, the couple finally parted ways.

  • Vivek Oberoi: It has been said that Aishwarya Rai started dating Vivek Oberoi after breaking up with Salman Khan. However, the actress never acknowledged the relationship. Vivek's relationship with Aishwarya however didn't go well with Salman. Addressing a press conference, Vivek stated that he was threatened by Salman which eventually affected his Bollywood career. Since then, Aishwarya started avoiding Vivek and things went south between the two.
  • The Cannes Controversy: It was during the Cannes Film Festival, 2020 when the incident happened. Actor Vivek Oberoi shared a meme on his Twitter handle referring to Salman and Aishwarya's relationship. The post was strongly opposed and the actor was slammed for his tweet. At that time, Aishwarya who was attending the Cannes Film Festival, on hearing about the controversy was perplexed and shocked. However, she remained calmed and chose to avoid such publicity stunts. Later, Vivek took down the post and also apologized for the same.

  • Casting Couch Controversy: One of the bizarre controversies about the actress is her name in 'casting couch'. Once during a sting operation, actor Shakti Kapoor named the actress and said that she has been giving sexual favors to director Subhash Ghai for her role in the 1999 film, Taal.

Trivia
  • What is the mother tongue of Aishwarya Rai?

The mother tongue of actress Aishwarya Rai is Tulu.

  • Who is the favorite actor of Aishwarya Rai?

Aishwarya Rai's favorite actor is said to be none other than the superstar, Rajnikanth with whom she also got a chance to act in the film Robot. 

  • What is the qualification of Aishwarya Rai?

After completing her schooling, she started pursuing a career in medicine but later on joined Rachana Sansad Academy of Architecture for becoming an architect. However, again she left her course and finally decided to pursue her modelling career. 

 

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Place of ResidenceKapol Housing Society, VL Mehta Road, Juhu, Mumbai
Relationship StatusMarried
Wedding Date20 Apr, 2007
Net Worth$35 Million
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Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aishwarya_Rai

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  • 1998 Screen Awards: Most Promising Debut Actress for ...Aur Pyaar Ho Gaya (1997)
  • 2000 Zee Cine Awards: Lux Face of the Year for Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam (1999) and Taal (1999)
  • 2000 Zee Cine Awards: Best Actress for Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam (1999)
  • 2000 Screen Awards: Best Actress for Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam (1999)
  • 2000 Priyadarshni Academy Awards: Smita Patil Memorial Award 
  • 2000 Filmfare Awards: Best Actress for Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam (1999)
  • 2000 Awards of the International Indian Film Academy: Best Actress in a Leading Role for Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam (1999)
  • 2003 Zee Cine Awards: Best Actress for Devdas (2002)
  • 2003 Zee Cine Awards: True Indian Actress for Devdas (2002)
  • 2003 Screen Awards: Best Actress for Devdas (2002)
  • 2003 Screen Awards: Jodi No. 1 for Devdas (2002) Shared with Shah Rukh Khan
  • 2003 Sansui Viewer's Choice Awards: Best Actress for Devdas (2002)
  • 2003 Filmfare Awards: Best Actress for Devdas (2002)
  • 2003 Bollywood Awards: Best Actress for Devdas (2002)
  • 2005 Awards of the International Indian Film Academy: Best Actress in a Leading Role for Devdas (2002)
  • 2005 Awards of the International Indian Film Academy: Global Indian Media Personality Trophy
  • 2007 Stardust Awards, India: Star of the Year - Actress for Dhoom:2 (2006)
  • 2007 Awards of the International Indian Film Academy: Most Glamorous Star of the Year (Female)
  • 2008 Annual Central European Bollywood Awards, India: Best Actress for Guru (2007)
  • 2008 Zoom Glam Awards: Most Glam Couple of the Year Shared with Abhishek Bachchan
  • 2009 Videocon India Youth Icon Awards: Global Face of the Year
  • 2009 Screen Awards: Best Actress (Popular) for Jodhaa Akbar (2008)
  • 2009 Awards of the International Indian Film Academy: Outstanding Achievement in International Cinema "Star of the Decade - Female"
  • 2010 BIG Star Entertainment Awards, India: Best Actress of the Decade "Decade Award"
  • 2011 Cosmopolitan Fun Fearless Awards: Fun Fearless Female of All Time "Fun Fearless Award"
  • 2011 Stardust Awards, India: Best Actress - Drama "Reader's Choice"
  • 2011 Vogue Beauty Awards: Global Beauty Icon "Winner of Vogue Beauty Award"
  • 2011 Zee Cine Awards: Best Actress for Guzaarish (2010)(Critics Choice Award)
  • 2015 Filmfare Glamour And Style Awards: Filmfare Glamour and Style Award "Global Icon of the Year (Female)"
  • 2016 Filmfare Glamour And Style Awards: Trendsetter of the Year
  • 2016 Filmfare Glamour And Style Awards: Filmfare Glamour and Style Award "Most Glamorous Star (Female)"
  • 2017 Stardust Awards, India: Icon of the Year "Editor's Choice"

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