Aishwarya Rai Bachchan

Biography

Aishwarya Rai was born on 1 November 1973 in Mangalore, Karnataka, India. She won the Miss India pageant, won second place, and was crowned Miss India World in 1994. She became a famous actress by acting in many films. Her first film was in Tamil in 1997 with Mani Ratnam's Iruvar, featuring Mohanlal, Prakash Raj, Tabu, and Revathi. She also won the Best Film award at the Belgrade International Film Festival. Her first debut in Hindi was with Bobby Deol That same year, she was cast as Ashi, a naive teenager in her first Bollywood film – Aur Pyaar Ho Gaya, a romantic comedy opposite Bobby Deol Aur Pyaar Ho Gaya and she won a Screen Award for Best Female Debut. She then appeared with Tamil actor Prashanth Jeans and Jeans was later submitted as India's official entry to the Academy Awards for 1998. Her best movie from 1991 to 2001 are Aa Ab Laut Chalen,l Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam, Taal, Kandukondain Kandukondain, Josh, Hamara Dil Aapke Paas Hai,a Mohabbatein.In 2002 she appeared in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's movie Devdas with the band the film was screened at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival. She has acted with Abhishek Bachchan Kuch Naa Kaho, Dhoom, Dhoom 2, Guru, and many more. She married to Abhishek Bachchan on 20 April 2007. In 2008 she appeared in a period romantic drama Jodhaa Akbar with Hrithik Roshan. She has acted with the great actor Rajinikanth in Enthiran which is, directed by S. Shankar. She has acted in Karan Johar's movie Ae Dil Hain Mushkil with Ranbir Kapoor. She will be next seen in Mani Ratnam's movie m Ponniyin Selvan: I which also stars Trisha Krishnan, Karthi, Vikram, and Jayam Ravi in the lead roles. The movie will be released on 30 September 2022. She has become a brand ambassador for Pulse Polio, a campaign established by the Government of India in 1994 to eradicate polio in India, and also was appointed spokesperson for the International Year of Microcredit, raising awareness of the main goals and priorities of the United Nations poverty alleviation efforts. In 2009 Rai was appointed as the first Goodwill Ambassador of Smile Train, an international charity that provides free Cleft lip and palate surgery to children in need.