Aishwarya Rai

Aishwarya Rai : The Queen of Bollywood

Born on 1st November 1973 in Mangalore, Karnataka this green-blue eyed beauty has captured the hearts of millions. Her tryst with fame began with ad campaigns for many prestigious firms, that brought her into limelight. Aishwarya was an architecture student before she entered modelling as her part time job. She was best known for her Pepsi commercial. With her green gray eyes, she was already approached by big names in India's film industry to star in films. She rejected the film offers since she aimed to be an architect. However, fate had other things in store for her.

Road to Stardom
Aishwarya Rai's career took off as soon as she became 1994 MISS WORLD. Soon after her winning, again she received offers to star in movies.Rai made her film debut in Mani Rathnam's "Iruvar" (1997). Her performance in Rahul Rawail's "…Aur Paar Ho Gaya" (1997) garnered her the Best Female Debutante Award.In 2000 she was awarded Best Actress by FilmFare and Zee Cine for her work in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's "Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam". In 2001 Ash was nominated for FilmFare's Best Supporting Actress Award for Satish Kaushik's "Hamara Dil Aapke Paas Hai".Aiswarya Rai reteamed with Sajay Leela Bhansali in "Devdas," most successful film in Bollywood history. It became the first Bollywood picture to ever receive a special screening at this year's Cannes Film Festival and broke box-office records in India and the United States. Rai was showered with praise with her performance in the sumptious drama. Julia Roberts calls her "the world's most beautiful woman".