Aishwarya Rai

 

 

                                                   
                                                              Aishwarya Rai

 Aishwarya Rai also known as Aishwarya Rai Bachchan after her marriage Tulu pronunciation (Ajcoarja,Rai]) born 1 Nov (1973) is an Indian film actress. She worked as a model before starting her acting career, and ultimately won the Miss World pageant in 1994.                            Aishwarya has featured in films in various languages including Hindi, English, Tamil, Telugu, and Bengali.

Often cited by the media as the  most beautiful woman in the world Aishwarya Rai made her acting debut with Mani Ratnam's Tamil film Iruvar (1997) and had her first commercial success in Jeans (1998). She found success in Bollywood with Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam (1999) and Devdas (2002) and eventually won two Film fare Awards in the Best Actress category.

After a series of unsuccessful films during 2003–2005, she appeared in the blockbuster action thriller Dhoom 2 (2006) and subsequently featured in such films as Guru (2007), Jodhaa Akbar (2008), and Enthiran (2010). She gained critical acclaim for her performances in offbeat, independent films such as Chokher Bali (2003) and Raincoat (2004) etc. Aishwarya has thus established herself as one of the leading contemporary actresses of Indian cinema.

Aishwarya off-screen roles include duties as brand ambassador for various charity organizations and campaigns. She is married to fellow actor Abhishek Bachchan, son of actors Amitabh Bachchan and Jaya Bachchan. In 2009 she was honored with the Padma Shri, the fourth-highest civilian award given by the Government of India.

In 2000 she appeared in Mansoor Khan's Josh alongside Shahrukh Khan and Chandrachur Singh, in which she plays a Catholic named Shirley who falls in love with the sibling of her brother's enemy. The film was a commercial success. Later that year she appeared in Satish Kaushik's Hamara Dil Aapke Paas Hai, opposite Anil Kapoor. It was a moderate success, and her performance earned her a Film fare Best Actress Award nomination. Later that year she played a supporting role in Aditya Chopra's Mohabbatein, alongside Amitabh Bachchan and Shahrukh Khan. The second-highest grosser of the year, the film was a major commercial success, and earned her a Film fare Best Supporting Actress Award nomination. Later that year, she starred in the Tamil film Kandukondain Kandukondain, alongside Mammooty, Ajith Kumar, and Tabu. Rai plays Tabu's younger sibling, a dreamer at heart, whose hopes come crashing down when she discovers she's been cheated by her lover. Directed by Rajiv Menon, the movie was a successful venture commercially.