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| At the end of the year 2006, she had two releases: '']'' and '']''. Umrao Jaan did poorly in India; however, her role in '']'', a sequel to the 2004 hit movie '']'' brought her great attention. While it was a hit commercially,<ref></ref> it also sparked controversy for a scene containing an overly sensuous kiss between Rai and Hrithick Roshan, which made several conservative female audiences uncomfortable, and a court case is currently pending in India.<ref></ref> 2007 saw the release of ]'s '']'' which premiered in ]. The film, based on the life of Indian businessman ], was critically acclaimed and a big box office hit.<ref>http://www.ibosnetwork.com/asp/curyeartotals.asp</ref> Her most recent film, '']'', based on the book "Circle of Light" where she portrays a real life character, was released on 6 April, 2007 in India and the UK. The film did well commercially in the ]. It was critically acclaimed all over the world. At the end of April 2007 her first American film, '']'', was released in Russia and the Netherlands. The film opened in North American theaters in August 2007. | At the end of the year 2006, she had two releases: '']'' and '']''. Umrao Jaan did poorly in India; however, her role in '']'', a sequel to the 2004 hit movie '']'' brought her great attention. While it was a hit commercially,<ref></ref> it also sparked controversy for a scene containing an overly sensuous kiss between Rai and Hrithick Roshan, which made several conservative female audiences uncomfortable, and a court case is currently pending in India.<ref></ref> 2007 saw the release of ]'s '']'' which premiered in ]. The film, based on the life of Indian businessman ], was critically acclaimed and a big box office hit.<ref>http://www.ibosnetwork.com/asp/curyeartotals.asp</ref> Her most recent film, '']'', based on the book "Circle of Light" where she portrays a real life character, was released on 6 April, 2007 in India and the UK. The film did well commercially in the ]. It was critically acclaimed all over the world. At the end of April 2007 her first American film, '']'', was released in Russia and the Netherlands. The film opened in North American theaters in August 2007. | ||
| ===The World's Most Beautiful Woman?=== | |||
| In a ] special edition, a feature discussed who is the most beautiful woman in the world. Correspondent Bob Simon reported according to thousands of Web sites and internet polls, the title would go to Aishwarya Rai. According to ], that's also true. During the taping, they followed her to a temple housing ], where she started to attract more attention than the God, where more than 100,000 people come from all over India to pray. | |||
| During the interview Bob Simon stated, "Someone said to me this week that you are a Greek goddess with the soul of an Indian."<ref><ref> | |||
| ===Personal life=== | ===Personal life=== | ||
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| File:Aishwarya10.jpgAishwarya Rai at the music launch of Guru (2007) | |
| Spouse | Abhishek Bachchan (2007 - present) |
Aishwarya Bachchan Rai (Tulu-Kannada: ಐಶ್ವರ್ಯ ರೈ, Devanāgarī: ऐश्वर्या राय, Template:IPA2) (born November 1, 1973), is an award-winning Indian actress. Rai, who won the Miss World title in 1994, made her film debut in Mani Ratnam's Iruvar (1997) and had her first critical and commercial success with Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam (1999), with whom she repeated this success with Devdas (2002). Since then, she has acted in nearly forty Hindi, Tamil, Bengali and English films. Today, she is considered to be one of the most popular actresses in India and the best-known Indian actress in the world. Rai is married to Indian actor Abhishek Bachchan and is daughter-in-law to Amitabh Bachchan and Jaya Bachchan.
Biography
Early life
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 relocated to Mumbai (Bombay) after her birth. Rai has one elder brother, Aditya Rai who is in the merchant navy. Rai attended the Arya Vidya Mandir at Santacruz, Mumbai, then entered Jai Hind College, Churchgate, Mumbai for one year and then moved to Ruparel College, Matunga, Mumbai to finish her HSC. 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 pursuing for studies in Architecture, which did not materialise. In the 1994 Miss India contest, she was controversially 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 and later got into the Indian film industry.
Career
Rai debuted in Tamil language film, Iruvar (1997) with Mohanlal. She was introduced to Bollywood in the film, Aur Pyaar Ho Gaya with Bobby Deol as her co-star; the film was not a big hit on box office. However, her third project, a Tamil-language film, Jeans (1998) by S. Shankar was a critical and commercial success for which she was awarded the Filmfare Best Actress Award South. Aishwarya then appeared in many Bollywood films; a few successful films of her career include Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam (1999) and Taal (1999) for which her performance was lauded. She was awarded the Filmfare Best Actress Award for her role in the former. In 2000 she had a supporting role in the hit film Mohabbatein and also in another hit film Josh. Her third film in Tamil language project to date is, Kandukondain Kandukondain won her positive reviews for her serious portrayal of her character, Meenakshi.
In 2002, Rai appeared with superstars Shah Rukh Khan and Madhuri Dixit in the lavishly produced Devdas, which was a major box-office success. and earned her the Filmfare Best Actress Award. The film attracted overseas attention as well, receiving a special screening at the Cannes Film Festival. It was during this time that she garnered the attention of the West as an Indian actress and went on to appear in a few Hollywood projects.
As her name gained popularity in the West, she was chosen by Time magazine in 2004 as one of the World's "100 Most Influential People" and in 2003, appeared on the cover of Time magazine. She was the subject of a 60 Minutes profile on January 2. A month later she appeared on the Late Show with David Letterman. She was also featured on Oprah's "Women Across the Globe" segment. In 2003, she acted in the critically acclaimed and commercial success Bengali film, Chokher Bali, an adaptation of one of Rabindranath Tagore's novels by the same name.
Rai has been a regular at the Cannes Film Festival since 2002, and was a member of the Jury at Cannes in the year 2003. In October 2004, a wax figure of Rai became on display in London's Madame Tussaud's wax museum. The same month, her first foreign film was released: Bride and Prejudice. The film was an Indian version of Jane Austen's classic novel Pride and Prejudice. The film did well commercially in the U.K but not in India. Her next overseas venture, The Mistress of Spices, was critically acclaimed though not commercially successful. She then appeared at the closing ceremony of the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, as part of a performance showcasing Indian culture, on behalf of the 2010 Commonwealth Games, to be held in New Delhi. In between her overseas acting stints, she appeared in the Indian film Bunty Aur Babli in a hugely popular seven minute dance sequence for the song "Kajra Re".
In 2005, Rai signed a contract with L'Oréal, as a spokesmodel for the cosmetics company.
At the end of the year 2006, she had two releases: Umrao Jaan and Dhoom 2. Umrao Jaan did poorly in India; however, her role in Dhoom 2, a sequel to the 2004 hit movie Dhoom brought her great attention. While it was a hit commercially, it also sparked controversy for a scene containing an overly sensuous kiss between Rai and Hrithick Roshan, which made several conservative female audiences uncomfortable, and a court case is currently pending in India. 2007 saw the release of Mani Ratnam's Guru which premiered in Toronto. The film, based on the life of Indian businessman Dhirubhai Ambani, was critically acclaimed and a big box office hit. Her most recent film, Provoked, based on the book "Circle of Light" where she portrays a real life character, was released on 6 April, 2007 in India and the UK. The film did well commercially in the UK. It was critically acclaimed all over the world. At the end of April 2007 her first American film, The Last Legion, was released in Russia and the Netherlands. The film opened in North American theaters in August 2007.
Personal life
She dated actors Salman Khan & Vivek Oberoi. Her turbulent relationship with Salman Khan filled gossip columns. Her parents also had lodged a complaint against him.
After much speculation concerning their relationship, her engagement to Abhishek Bachchan was announced on January 14, 2007
They married on April 20, 2007 in a private ceremony held at the Bachchans' bungalow Prateeksha. The event was heavily covered by the media.
Awards and nominations
Main article: List of Aishwarya Rai's awards and nominationsFilmography
See also
Template:S-awards| Filmfare Award | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded byKajol for Minsaara Kanavu |
Best Actress (Tamil) for Jeans 1999 |
Succeeded byRamya Krishnan for Padayappa |
| Preceded byKajol for Kuch Kuch Hota Hai |
Best Actress for Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam 2000 |
Succeeded byKarisma Kapoor for Fiza |
| Preceded byKajol for Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham |
Best Actress for Devdas 2003 |
Succeeded byPreity Zinta for Kal Ho Naa Ho |
References
- http://imdb.com/title/tt0119385/
- "boxofficeindia.com". Box office report of 1999.
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{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|accessmonthday=ignored (help); Unknown parameter|accessyear=ignored (|access-date=suggested) (help) - "filmfareawards.indiatimes.com". Ash wins second Best Actress award at the Filmfare.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|accessmonthday=ignored (help); Unknown parameter|accessyear=ignored (|access-date=suggested) (help) - "time.com". Devdas at the Cannes Film Festival.
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- The Hindu: Obscenity case filed against Aishwarya and Hrithik
- http://www.ibosnetwork.com/asp/curyeartotals.asp
- http://www.tribuneindia.com/2002/20020303/spectrum/main6.htm Aishwarya's parents lodge complain against Salman Khan
- "ibnlive.com". Its official! Abhishek and Aishwarya are engaged.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|accessmonthday=ignored (help); Unknown parameter|accessyear=ignored (|access-date=suggested) (help) - "news.bbc.co.uk". Ash weds Abhishek.
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External links
| Preceded byLisa Hanna | Miss World 1994 |
Succeeded byJacqueline Aguilera |
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