Aishwarya Rai (born November 1, 1973), is a three-time Filmfare Award-winning Indian actress. She was Miss World in 1994 and has acted in Hindi, Tamil, Bengali and English films. Rai is married to Indian actor Abhishek Bachchan and is daughter-in-law to Amitabh Bachchan.
Biography
Aishwarya Rai was born in Mangalore, in the South Indian state of Karnataka, to Krishnaraj Rai, a marine engineer, and Vrinda Rai, a writer. Her ancestors are from the Bunt community of Mangalore. Her family later relocated to Mumbai (Bombay). Rai has one brother, Aditya Rai, who is three years older than she is. Aditya initially followed in his father’s footstep and became a Marine Officer. Later as Aishwarya’s star ascended he became a film producer. He has occasionally produced films in which Rai acted. Aditya got married in early 2004.
Rai attended the Arya Vidya Mandir at Santacruz, Mumbai, then entered Ruparel College, Matunga, Mumbai. She was an A student and was on track to become an architect.Her mother tongue is Tulu. She also speaks Hindi, English, Kannada, Marathi and Tamil.
Rai began modeling on the side while studying architecture. In the 1994 Miss India contest, she was placed second behind Sushmita Sen, and went on to win the Miss World title that same year and the Miss Photogenic award. After the one year reign as Miss World in London, she then worked as a professional model, in advertising and Indian fashion magazines.
After much speculation concerning their relationship, her engagement to Abhishek Bachchan was announced on January 14, 2007. The event was heavily covered by the media.They married on April 20, 2007 in a private ceremony held at the Bachchans’ bungalow Prateeksha.
Awards and Nominations
Filmfare Awards
Winner
v 1998 – Filmfare Best Actress Award South for Jeans
v 1999 – Filmfare Best Actress Award for Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam
v 2002 – Filmfare Best Actress Award for Devdas
Nominated
v 1999 – Filmfare Best Actress Award for Taal
v 2000 – Filmfare Best Actress Award for Hamara Dil Aapke Paas Hai
v 2000 – Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award for Mohabbatein
v 2004 – Filmfare Best Actress Award for Raincoat
v 2006 – Filmfare Best Actress Award for Dhoom 2
International Indian Film Academy Awards
Winner
v 2000 – IIFA Best Actress Award for Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam
v 2003 – IIFA Best Actress Award for Devdas
v 2005 – IIFA Global Indian Media Personality Award
v 2007 – IIFA Most Glamorous Female Star Award
Nominated
v 2000 – IIFA Best Actress Award for Taal
v 2001 – IIFA Best Actress Award for Hamara Dil Aapke Paas Hai
v 2005 – IIFA Best Actress Award for Raincoat
Star Screen Awards
Winner
v 1997 – Star Screen Award Most Promising Newcomer – Female for Aur Pyar Ho Gaya[20]
v 1999 – Star Screen Award Best Actress for Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam
v 2002 – Star Screen Award Jodi No. 1 along with Shahrukh Khan for Devdas
v 2002 – Star Screen Award Best Actress for Devdas
Nominated
v 1998 – Star Screen Award Best Actress for Taal
v 2000 – Star Screen Award Best Actress for Hamara Dil Aapke Paas Hai
v 2000 – Star Screen Award Best Supporting Actress for Mohabbatein
v 2004 – Star Screen Award Best Actress for Raincoat
v 2006 – Star Screen Award Best Actress for Dhoom 2
v 2006 – Star Screen Award Jodi No. 1 along with Hrithik Roshan for Dhoom 2
Zee Cine Awards
Winner
v 2000 – Zee Cine Award Best Actor- Female for Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam
v 2003 – Zee Cine Award Best Actor- Female for Devdas
v 2003 – Zee Cine True Indian Beauty Award
v 2005 – Zee Cine Critics’ Best Actor Award- Female for Raincoat
Nominated
v 2000 – Zee Cine Award Best Actor- Female for Taal
v 2007 – Zee Cine Award Best Actor- Female for Umrao Jaan
Z Gold Awards
v 2000 – Zee Gold Best Actress Award in a Sensational Role for Taal
v 2000 – Zee Gold Best Actress Critic’s Award for Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam
v 2000 – Zee Gold Best Actress Award for Taal
Other
v 2002 – Rajiv Gandhi Award for Excellence in Field of Entertainment
v 2004 – GR8! Women Award for Contribution to Cinema
v 2004 – Global Foreign Artiste Debutantes to Mainstream Media Award
v 2004 – F Awards-For Excellence in Indian Fashion – Female Celebrity Model of the Year
v 2005 – MTV Immies Best Performance in a Song – Kajra Re
v 2007 – Stardust Star of the Year Award – Female for Dhoom 2
Femina Miss India
v 1994 – Miss Catwalk
v 1994 – Miss Miraculous
v 1994 – Miss Photogenic
v 1994 – Miss Perfect Ten
v 1994 – Miss Popular
v 1994 – Miss India World (Winner of the title)
International honours and recognitions
v 1994 – Miss World 1994
v 2000 – Most Beautiful International Titleholder of All Times Gold Medal Winner
v 2000 – Most Beautiful Miss World of All Times-Received the highest score of 9.911
v 2003 – Cover of Time Magazine
v 2003 – Official Cannes Jury Member
v 2004 – Wax London’s prestigious Madame Tussauds Wax museum
v 2005 – British Govt’s Next Step World Diversity Champion Award
v 2005 – European Union Award
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