
aishwarya rai and abhishek Aishwarya Rai was born in Mangalore to Krishnaraj Rai, a marine biologist, and Vrinda Rai, a writer. Her family belongs to the Bunt community of Mangalore. She has one elder brother, Aditya Rai, who is an engineer in the merchant navy and also co-produced one of Rai's movies, Dil Ka Rishta (2003). After she was born, her parents moved to Mumbai where she attended the Arya Vidya Mandir high school in Santa Cruz. Rai then entered Jai Hind College at Churchgate for one year, and then moved to Ruparel College in Matunga to finish her "HSC" studies. She did well in school and planned to become an architect. She can communicate in several languages, including Tulu, Hindi, English, Marathi and Tamil .While pursuing her studies in architecture, Rai began modeling on the side. In the 1994 Miss India contest, she won the second place (behind Sushmita Sen), and went on to win the Miss World title the same year, where she also won the Miss Photogenic award. She abandoned her studies after winning the pageant and spent one year reigning as Miss World in London. Rai then started working as a professional model and then moved on to her current profession as an actress. Rai has previously dated Bollywood actors Salman Khan and Vivek Oberoi. She is now married to Indian actor Abhishek Bachchan. The wedding took place on April 20, 2007. 1997 Iruvar Tamil Pushpa/Kalpana Dubbed in Telugu as Iddaru Aur Pyaar Ho Gaya Hindi Ashi Kapoor 1998 Jeans Tamil Madhumitha/Vaishnavi Winner, Filmfare Best Actress Award South India's official entry to the Oscars Dubbed in Hindi and Telugu as Jeans 1999 Aa Ab Laut Chalen Hindi Pooja Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam Hindi Nandini Winner, Filmfare Best Actress Award Ravoyi Chandamama Telugu Special appearance (item number) Taal Hindi Mansi Nominated, Filmfare Best Actress Award Dubbed in Tamil as Taalam 2000 Mela Hindi Champakali Special appearance Kandukondain Kandukondain Tamil Meenakshi Bala Dubbed in Telugu as Priyuraalu Pilichindi Josh Hindi Shirley Hamara Dil Aapke Paas Hai Hindi Preeti Virat Nominated, Filmfare Best Actress Award Dhaai Akshar Prem Ke Hindi Sahiba Grewal Mohabbatein Hindi Megha Nominated, Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award 2001 Albela Hindi Sonia 2002 Hum Tumhare Hain Sanam Hindi Suman Cameo Hum Kisi Se Kum Nahin Hindi Komal Rastogi 23rd March 1931: Shaheed Hindi Cameo Devdas Hindi Parvati (Paro) Winner, Filmfare Best Actress Award India's official entry to the Oscars Shakti: The Power Hindi Aishwarya Rai Special appearance (item number) 2003 Chokher Bali Bengali Binodhini Dil Ka Rishta Hindi Tia Sharma Kuch Naa Kaho Hindi Namrata Shrivastav 2004 Bride & Prejudice English Lalita Bakshi Dubbed in Hindi as Balle Balle! From Amritsar To L.A Khakee Hindi Mahalakshmi First villain role Kyun...! Ho Gaya Na Hindi Diya Malhotra Raincoat Hindi Neerja Nominated, Filmfare Best Actress Award 2005 Shabd Hindi Antara Vashist Bunty Aur Babli Hindi Special appearance (item number) 2006 Mistress of Spices English Tilo Umrao Jaan Hindi Umrao Jaan Dhoom 2 Hindi Sunehri Nominated, Filmfare Best Actress Award 2007 Guru Hindi Sujata Nominated, Filmfare Best Actress Award Provoked English Kiranjit Ahluwalia The Last Legion English Mira 2008 Jodhaa Akbar Hindi Jodhaa Bai Sarkar Raj Hindi Anita 2009 The Pink Panther Deux English Sophie Solandres Releasing on February 13, 2009 2010 Robot Tamil Pre-production
