Aishwarya Rai Pictures and photo collection

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Aishwarya Rai Childhood Pictures

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Aishwarya Rai Bachchan Profile

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Name - Aishwarya Rai
Nick name- Ash, Aishu, Gullu, Mrs.Bachan, The Queen of Bollywood (like to be called only Aishwarya)
Profession - Actress, Model
Date of Birth - November 1, 1973
Star - Scorpio
Birth Place- Mangalore
Height- 5'7"
Mother tongue - Tulu
Nationality - Indian

Family
Father - Krisnaraj Rai
Mother - Vrinda Rai
Elder brother - Aditya Rai
Husband - Abhishek Bachan

Education
Arya Vidya Mandir, Santacruz, Bombay, India
DG Ruparel College, Matunga, Bombay, India.
Raheja College of Architecture, Bandra, Bombay, India (got the admission but did not pursue further)
Fluent - in English, Hindi/Urdu, Kannada, and Tamil.

discovered by - her Professor, also a photographer, who did a photo shoot with her

Debut
Tamil: - Mani Rathnam's 'Iruvar' (1997)
Hindi: Aur Paar Ho Gaya' (1997)
English: “Bride & Prejudice”(2004)
Bengali: Choker Bali

Marriage
Married Abhishek Bachchan on April 20, 2007

Her trademark - green-blue eyes.

Mole - Mole on left hand above elbow

Blockbusters -Hum dil de chukhe Sanam, Devdas, Jeans, Kandukondain kandukondain, Bride and Prejudice, Taal,Guru

Loves
* to collect watches
* good massage, a hot shower and good sleep
* to giggle and talk a lot

Modelled for
De Beers Diamonds, Coca-Cola. Longines, Loreal, Coke, Nakshatra, Lux, Fuji, Pepsi, Pamolive, Rupa Softline, Eye Bank Association of India, Lakme, Colgate, garden sarees, Pamolive, Casio pager, Philips, Sheetal diva, Prudent

Brand Ambassador
L'Oréal, Longines watches
Honour Life like Wax figure is displayed in London's Madame Tussaud's wax museum.

unforgettable moments
* During her 21st birthday (during the Miss World contest) all the 82 contestants as well as the organizers got together and gave her a huge surprise bash - they sang 'Happy Birthday' in all the different languages.
* Miss World Title and the welcome back home.

TV
* Was the subject of a 60 Minutes profile on January 2, 2005 - "The Most Beautiful Woman in the World."
* Appeared on the Late Show with David Letterman, and on April 25, 2005,
* She was featured on Oprah's "Women Across the Globe" segment.

Magazine covers
* Time
* Vogue
* Bejing review
* India today
* Entertainment plus
* Merge
* America
* Cosmopolitan
* Stuff Magazine
* FHM magazine
* V-Life from Variety Magazine
* GQ Magazine
* New York Times Magazine
* Harper's & Queen
and numerous covers back home and worldwide including USA, UK, China, Russia, Israel, United Emerites, Italy, Spain and France

Cannes film festival - She was a member of the jury in 2003

when young
* loved to watch Chaayageet and hindi movies on TV
* love to spend time with uncles and aunts
* very good in her studies
* not much interested in Math
* came eighth in class with 83 percent in ICSE exams
* very upset when she was not able to make to the top three in her 10th grade.
* wanted to be a doctor and later as an architect

Favourites
colour: black, white and blue
subject: zoology
Car: Mercedes
actors: Amitabh Bachan, Dilip Kumar, Raj Kapoor
actresses:Madhubala & Nargis
film: Casablanca
attire: Jeans and a white blouse

past time - sleeping

food habits
* never diets and not very picky about food
* likes dal chawal and vegetables.
* loves chocolates

Kiss - not comfortable with the idea of doing a kissing scene

Detests - people who burp aloud and cockroaches

Best performers according to her
* Kamal hasan in Nayakan and Sadma.
* Naseeruddin Shah in Sparsh.
* Robert DeNiro in The Awakenings
* Al Pacino in The Godfather
* Whoopi Goldberg in The Color Purple.

Talents - Knows Hindustani and Classical music, Bharatanatyam

International manager - Simone Sheffield, based in California

considers herself- as a Humanist

Best compliment received
"A child at an orphanage told me that my warmth over shines my beauty. I was bowled over!"
Production company Owns Target Films

Pet - little puppy named Sunshine which was given to her by Vivek Oberoi.

Salary - a crore and above per film and total annual earnings around 15 crores.

Perfume - Happy by Clinique

Awards
1994
Miss World
1998
Screen Most Promising Newcomer.. Aur Pyar Ho Gaya
2000
Screen Videocon Best Actress Award.. Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam
Filmfare Best Actress Award.. Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam
Stardust Millenium Best Actress Award.. Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam
Zee Lux Face of the Year
Zee Cine Best Actress Award.. Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam
IIFA Best Actress Award.. Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam
Zee Gold Best Actress Award in Sensational Role.. Taal
Zee Gold Best Actress Critics Award.. Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam
Zee Gold Best Actress Award.. Taal
Rupa Filmgoers Millenium Best Actress Award.. Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam
Priyadarshini International Best Actress Award.. Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam
Most Beautiful International Titleholder of All Times Gold Medal Winner
Most Beautiful Miss World of All Times - Received the highest score of 9.911
2001
BWSX Fantasy Award for Best Supporting Actress.. Mohabbatein
2002
Rajiv Gandhi Award
RACE Best Actress Award.. Devdas
2003
Zee Cine True Indian Actress Award
Zee Cine Best Actress Award.. Devdas
Screen Jodi No.1 Award with Shahrukh Khan
Screen Best Actress Award.. Devdas
Filmfare Best Actress Award.. Devdas
Sansui Best Actress Award.. Devdas
RACE (V Shantaram) Best Female Artist Award.. Devdas
IFFA Best Actress Award.. Devdas
Bollywood Awards Best Actress Award.. Devdas
2004
Global Foreign Artiste Debutantes to Mainstream Media Award
F Awards - For Excellence in Indian Fashion.. Female Celebrity Model of the Year
2005
Zee Cine Critics' Best Actress Award.. Raincoat
IIFA's Global Indian Media Personality
British Govt's The Next Step World Diversity Champion Award
MTV Immies' Best Performance in a Song (Kajra Re)

Facts
* Besides Aamir Khan, she is the only star to campaign for both Pepsi and Coca Cola.
* Sued the magazine, 'Star And Style' for a sum of Rs 2 crores for printing an article that said Raveena Tandon had caught her and Akshay Kumar together in a compromising position at the pool side of a five star hotel.
* The first Indian actress to have decided to donate her eyes.
* Runner up- Miss India 1994
* Has made over 50 music videos in only seven years.
* Made her first commercial for Camlin pencils when she was in the 9th grade.
* Has gained a cult following in Pakistan.
* A tulip produced in 2005 was named after her.
* 2005, Mattel released limited-edition Barbie dolls inspired by Aishwarya and her costumes.
* turned down an offer to endorse a mineral water product named after the holy river Ganga, in America.
* Not fond of Jewellery
* Walks very fast so nicknamed as 'Gandhi
* Likes to dream a lot .
* Loves to watch serious films.
* Time Magazine has also listed her on their list of the "100 Most Influential People in the World Today".
* Her ex-boyfriend was Salman Khan.

About her
Sushmita Sen: I am proud of Aishwarya. She has given every Indian a reason to be proud.
Amitab: I'd love to romance Aishwarya Rai. But I'm 58 now. So I have to play her father.
vivek Oberoi:Of course she has a beautiful face but she's even more beautiful inside, in her soul.
Subbash Ghai: an Indian soul in a western packaging.
Lara Dutta: Aishwarya's more diplomatic. She's a great business woman.
Madhuri dixit: She looks good, dances well and at the same time acts well.
Ajay Jadeja (cricket player): I would give up on cricket if I was offered a film with Aishwarya Rai.
Asha Bhosle (singer): She is a very simple girl.
Rekha (actress): I find her natural, unaffected and down to earth.
Preity zinta: Aishwarya is drop dead gorgeous!

Quote
"Be kind, there are battles being fought and not all of them are on the battlefield."