Aishwarya Rai Contribute At International Media and Big Star Entertainment Awards

Aishwarya Rai Is The Most Popular Actress In The World and Her Great Achievement-

A sixteenth century love story about a marriage of alliance that gave birth to  true love between a great Mughal emperor, Akbar, and a Rajput princess, Jodha.  Salman Khan.s blockbuster film .Dabangg. sweeped five tropies at the debut Big Star Entertainment awards here Tuesday night.The film won best film, best actor, best director, best entertaining song (.Munni badnaam hui.) and best male singer Rahat Fateh Ali Khan for the song .Mast mast do nain..Salman Khan won the most entertaining film actor award and Dharmendra bagged the Big star entertainer for 50 years of glory.Many other winners of different categories were also announced and the awards will be aired Dec 31 on Star TV. The announcements were made by bigwigs such as Amitabh Bachchan, Aishwarya Rai, Vidya Balan, Karan Johar, Rajkumar Hirani, Vidhu Vinod Chopra, Tina Ambani and Sushir Mishra, among others.   Aishwarya Rai
Aishwarya Rai in 2010
Born	Aishwarya Rai 1 November 1973 (age 37)(1973-11-01) Mangalore, Karnataka, India
Other names	Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1997 – present
Spouse	Abhishek Bachchan (2007–present)

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan (née Aishwarya Rai, Tulu: ಐಶ್ವರ್ಯಾ ರೈ, pronounced [əjɕʋərjaː rəj]; born 1 November 1973) is an Indian actress and former Miss World. Before starting her acting career, she worked as a model and gained fame after winning the Miss World title in 1994. During her career, Rai has acted in over 40 movies in Hindi, English, Tamil and Bengali, which include a number of international productions.

Often cited by the media as the most beautiful woman in the world, Rai made her movie debut in Mani Ratnam's Tamil film Iruvar (1997) and had her first commercial success in the Tamil movie Jeans (1998). She came to the attention of Bollywood in the movie Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam (1999), directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali. Her performance in the film won her the Filmfare Best Actress Award. In 2002 she appeared in Bhansali's next project, Devdas (2002), for which she won her second Filmfare Best Actress Award.

After a low phase in her career during 2003–2005, she appeared in the blockbuster Dhoom 2 (2006), which turned out to be her biggest Bollywood commercial success. She later appeared in films like Guru (2007), Jodhaa Akbar (2008), and Enthiran (2010) which were commercially and critically successful. Rai has thus established herself as one of the leading contemporary actresses in the Indian film industry.

Early life-

Rai was born in Mangalore to Krishnaraj Rai and Vrinda Rai. She has one elder brother, Aditya Rai, who is an engineer in the merchant navy and has also co-produced one of Rai's movies, Dil Ka Rishta (2003). At an early age 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 planned to become an architect, and started studying architecture, but gave up her education to pursue a career in modelling.


She can communicate in several languages, including her mother tongue Tulu, as well as Hindi, English, Marathi and Tamil.

 Miss World-

While pursuing her studies in architecture, Rai began modelling on the side. In the 1994 Miss India contest, she won the second place behind Sushmita Sen, and was crowned Miss India World. She went on to win the Miss World title the same year, where she also won the Miss Photogenic award. She abandoned her academic education 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.

Film career-

Early career (1997–98):

Rai made her acting debut in Mani Ratnam's Tamil biopic film, Iruvar (1997) with Mohanlal, The controversial film was a critical success and won many awards including Best Film award at the Belgrade International Film Festival, two National Film Awards, and two Filmfare Awards South. Rai appeared in dual roles, opposite veteran actor Mohanlal, with one of her roles being a cinematic depiction of political leader and ex-actress J. Jayalalithaa. Rai made her Bollywood debut in the film, Aur Pyaar Ho Gaya opposite Bobby Deol, which also released that year; the film did not do well at the box office, and was also panned by critics. However, her third project, S. Shankar's Tamil film, Jeans (1998) was a commercial success. The film was also noted for the song "Poovukkul", written by Vairamuthu, in the lyrics of which, she is compared to the seven wonders of the world and described as the eighth.

Success (1999–2002):

In 1999 Rai starred in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam opposite Salman Khan and Ajay Devgan. The film was centered on Rai's character, Nandini, who is forced to marry Devgan's character despite being in love with another man (Khan). As her husband tries to get her to her previous love, she eventually falls for him. Rai's portrayal won her critical acclaim, with a review on Rediff.com writing, "Aishwarya looks beautiful as usual ... This film will most likely draw her accolades from all over, maybe even get her recognised as an actress the way Manisha Koirala did in Khamoshi. In many scenes, there is no trace of makeup and she looks very fresh". The film became her first box office success in Bollywood and earned her first Filmfare Best Actress Award for her.

In the same year she appeared in Subhash Ghai's Taal, in which she played the role of a young village woman, Mansi, who becomes a big pop star after being hurt by her lover played by Akshay Khanna. The film was an average performer in India but was a big success among the international audience, especially in the United States, where it became the first Indian film to reach the top 20 on Variety's box office list. Her performance in the film was praised with Rediff.com writing, "After being praised for her looks and acting talent in Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam, Aishwarya has excelled in Taal. She looks ethereal and unlike the former film, has a very sober and soft role. Though she looks pained and tragic in most of the film, she does a good job of a woman who is very protective of her father and one who doesn't think twice before rejecting a lover who has insulted her father." She received another Best Actress nomination at the Filmfare for her performance in the film.


In 2000, she appeared in Mansoor Khan's Josh alongside Shahrukh Khan and Chandrachur Singh, in which she played a Catholic named Shirley who falls in love with the sibling of her brother's enemy. The film was a commercial success. Later that year she appeared in Satish Kaushik's Hamara Dil Aapke Paas HaiAnil Kapoor. It was a moderate success and her performance earned her a Filmfare Best Actress AwardAditya Chopra's Mohabbatein alongside Amitabh Bachchan and Shahrukh Khan. The film was a major commercial success and became the second-highest grosser of the year, and it earned her a Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award nomination. Later that year, she starred in the Tamil film Kandukondain Kandukondain, alongside Mammooty, Ajith KumarTabu. and nomination. Later that year she played a supporting role in opposite

Rai and Rajinikanth at Machu Picchu, Peru during a song picturization for Enthiran

In 2002, Rai appeared alongside Shahrukh Khan and Madhuri Dixit in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Devdas, an adaptation of Sharat Chandra Chattopadhyay's famous novel by the same name. She played the role of Paro (Parvati), the love interest of the protagonist, played by Khan. The film received a special screening at the Cannes Film Festival. It became the highest-grossing film of the year in both India and overseas, earning a revenue of Rs 390 million domestically. Devdas won numerous awards, including 10 Filmfare Awards, and Rai received her second Filmfare Best Actress Award for her performance.

Setback (2003–05)

In 2003, she acted in Rituparno Ghosh's Bengali film Chokher Bali, an adaptation of Rabindranath Tagore's novel by the same name. She portrayed the character of a young woman called Binodini, who is left to her own devices when her sickly husband dies soon after they are married. That year she appeared in her home production Dil Ka Rishta with Arjun Rampal and Rohan Sippy's Kuch Na Kaho alongside Abhishek Bachchan, neither of which fared well at the box office.

In 2004 she appeared in Gurinder Chadha's Bollywood-style English adaptation of Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen, Bride and Prejudice alongside Martin Henderson. She played the role of Lalita Bakshi, the film's counterpart of Elizabeth Bennet in Austen's novel. This was followed by Rajkumar Santoshi's KhakeeAmitabh Bachchan, Akshay Kumar, Ajay Devgan and Jayapradha; in the film she played a negative role for the first time in her career. In the same year she appeared in her second film with Rituparno Ghosh, Raincoat alongside Ajay Devgan. The film was highly acclaimed by the critics, with Rai receiving rave reviews for her performance. 


In 2005 she appeared in Shabd, a film based on a love triangle, alongside Sanjay Dutt and Zayed Khan. The film was a box office flop; it received average reviews from the critics. Her next release that year was Paul Mayeda Berges's The Mistress of Spices based on the novel The Mistress of Spices by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, in which she starred alongside Dylan McDermott. The film received negative reviews from critics and was also a commercial failure. The same year she made a special appearance in Shaad Ali's Bunty Aur Babli in a hugely popular seven-minute dance sequence for the song "Kajra Re", with Amitabh Bachchan and Abhishek Bachchan.

Recent work (2006–present):

Rai in a different getup, as an old Dwarf, in the movie Dhoom 2

In 2006, Rai starred in J P Dutta's Umrao Jaan, a second film adaptation of the Urdu novel Umrao Jaan Ada (1905), written by Mirza Hadi Ruswa. She portrayed courtesan and poetess by the same name from 19th century Lucknow. The film was a critical and commercial failure, though Rai's work was generally well received. Critic Taran Adarsh wrote, "Aishwarya Rai looks ethereal. She has looked heavenly and performed so convincingly. She emotes through her expressive eyes and the consistency in her performance is evident from start to end". Later that year she appeared as a master thief, Sunheri, in Yash Raj Films's Dhoom 2Sanjay Gadhvi, with an ensemble cast of Hrithik Roshan, Abhishek Bachchan, Bipasha Basu and Uday Chopra. The film turned out to be a blockbuster and became the highest grossing film of the year in India, earning revenues of over Rs 770 million domestically. The film also sparked a controversy for a scene containing a kiss between her and Hrithik Roshan. 

However, Rai's performance in the film received mostly negative reviews with a reviewer on Rediff.com writing, "Ash's character too is all gloss and no depth. You seldom feel any tension in her behaviour and expressions as she accompanies the master thief on potentially dangerous missions. Sunehri enters the film nearly 50 minutes after its opening in a disguise. In no time, she is wearing the flimsiest of clothes. Once she opens her mouth—and she does it two minutes after appearing in the film—she spoils the image. There is no sensuality anymore, and half an hour later, one wonders what made the master thief fall for her." Nonetheless, her performance earned her a sixth nomination for Filmfare Best Actress Award. 


In 2007 she appeared in Mani Ratnam's Guru as Sujata. Speculated to be based on the life of Indian businessman Dhirubhai Ambani, it was a rag to riches story about an ambitious small town man who ends up as the owner of the biggest corporation in India. The film was premièred at the Elgin Theatre in Toronto, Canada, making it the first Indian film to have a mainstream international premiere in Canada. The film was critically acclaimed and performed well at the box office. Critical reception for Rai was mixed. While Nikhat Kazmi from The Times of India wrote that she is "just okay and fails to register the growth in her character", Rediff.com's Raja Sen described it as "arguably her finest performance, visible especially when she takes over the film's climax." Rai got her seventh Filmfare nomination for Best Actress for the role. 

In the same year she starred in Jag Mundhra's British film Provoked as Kiranjit Ahluwalia (an NRI woman who killed her abusive husband after facing severe domestic violence) alongside Naveen Andrews. The film was panned by critics and was also a commercial failure, though Rai received positive reviews from critics. In the same year she appeared as a female Indian warrior from Kerala named Mira in Doug Lefler's epic film The Last Legion alongside Sir Ben Kingsley, Colin Firth and Thomas Sangster. The film was a critical failure.

Rai at the Cannes Film Festival (2008)

In 2008, she starred alongside Hrithik Roshan in Ashutosh Gowariker's historical drama Jodhaa Akbar, a partly fictionalised account of the life of Muslim Mughal emperor Jalaluddin Muhammad Akbar, played by Roshan and his Hindu wife Jodha Bai, played by Rai. The film was a critical and commercial success, earning revenues of over Rs 590 million domestically. Rai's performance in the film was praised by critics, with Rajeev Masand writing, "Aishwarya Rai is wonderfully restrained and uses her eyes expertly to communicate so much, making this one of her finest outings on screen". She earned her eighth nomination for Best ActressFilmfare for her performance. Later that year she co-starred with husband Abhishek Bachchan and father-in-law Amitabh Bachchan in Ram Gopal Verma's Sarkar Raj, a sequel to his previous film Sarkar. She played the CEO of a major power company proposing to establish a new power plant in rural Maharashtra.  

In 2009 she appeared in Harald Zwart's spy comedy film The Pink Panther 2 playing the role of criminology expert, Sonia Solandres. Like its predecessor, the sequel received negative reviews from critics and did a moderate business of $75,871,032 worldwide. In 2010, she collaborated with Mani Ratnam for a bilingual, with both versions featuring Rai portraying a character based on the goddess Sita. Both films were shot simultaneously, with Rai's role being one of the only roles which were played by the same performer in both versions. Upon release, Raavanan received mixed reviews from film critics. Though her portrayal of Ragini in both languages were praised, the Hindi Raavan alongside Abhishek Bachchan failed commercially, whilst the Tamil Raavanan, became a massive success. Despite the mixed reviews in India, various US media including the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, and Hollywood reporters praised the Hindi movie.

On October 1, 2010, she appeared with Rajinikanth in the Tamil film Enthiran, directed by S. Shankar. She appeared in Vipul Shah's Action ReplayAkshay Kumar which received mixed reviews from critics. On November 19, 2010, she appeared with Hrithik Roshan in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Guzaarish She will appear in Abhinay Deo's next film produced by Farhan Akhtar and Vishal Bharadwaj's next directorial venture. which has become the biggest blockbuster in India ever. opposite which opened to positive reviews from critics.

In 2009 Rai was awarded the Padma Shri for her contributions to Indian cinema. In the same year she refused to accept the second-highest Order Of France, Ordre des Arts et des Lettres as her father was suffering from serious illness, and she wanted her whole family to attend the award function. She is only the fourth Indian actor after Amitabh Bachchan, Nandita Das and Shahrukh Khan to be chosen for an Order Of France. In June 2009, she was declared the Female Star of The Decade at the tenth International Indian Film Academy Awards held in Macau.

Other work-

In 1999 Rai participated in a world tour called the Magnificent FiveAamir Khan, Rani Mukerji, Akshaye Khanna and Twinkle Khanna. In 2003 she became the first Indian actress to be a jury member at the Cannes Film Festival. 


Rai is the brand ambassador for The Eye Bank Association of India's nationwide campaign to promote eye donation in India.

In 2004 she travelled to Siachen Glacier, which at a height of 13,000 ft is the highest battlefield in the world, to boost the morale of the jawans for a special New Year episode on the NDTV show, Jai Jawan. In 2005, she became a brand ambassador for Pulse Polio, a campaign established by the Government of India in 1994 to eradicate polio in India.

In February 2005, Rai performed at the HELP! Telethon Concert to help raise money for the victims of 2004 tsunami earthquake in company with other Bollywood stars. In 2008 she along with her family laid the foundation of a special school for underprivilged girls in the Daulatpur village in Uttar Pradesh. The school will be made by her family and is going to be named after her.

She appeared along with various other Bollywood actors 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.

In summer 2008, Rai joined her husband and father-in-law along with Preity Zinta and Ritesh Deshmukh on the Unforgettable World Tour. The first leg of the tour covered the US, Canada, London, and Trinidad. The second leg of the tour most likely happened by the end of the year 2008. Amitabh's company AB Corp Ltd. along with Wizcraft International Entertainment Pvt. Ltd are behind the concert.

Personal life-

Aishwarya Rai with her husband Abhishek Bachchan at the IIFA Awards (2007)

Aishwarya is Hindu and deeply religious. Her favourite temple is a 200-year-old Lord Ganesha Temple.
In 1999 Aishwarya began dating Bollywood actor Salman Khan; their relationship was often reported in the media until the couple separated in 2001. Rai cited "abuse (verbal, physical and emotional), infidelity and indignity" on the part of Khan as a reason for ending their relationship. However, in a 2009 Times of India article titled "Salman didn't hit Ash!" Khan denied ever beating her: "It's not true that I hit a woman."

Rai is married to actor Abhishek Bachchan. After much speculation concerning their relationship, their engagement was announced on 14 January 2007. The announcement was later confirmed by his father, Amitabh Bachchan. The couple got married on 20 April 2007 according to traditional Hindu rites of the Bunt community to which she belongs. Token North Indian and Bengali ceremonies were also performed. The wedding took place in a private ceremony at the Bachchan residence "Prateeksha" in Juhu, Mumbai. Though the wedding was a private affair intended for the Bachchan and Rai families and friends, the involvement of the media turned it into a national extravaganza. They have been cited as a supercouple in the Indian media. Rai has been very close to her family and lived with them in Bandra, Mumbai, until her marriage.

International media-

Rai has been the most popular face of Indian cinema globally. In 2004 she was chosen by Time magazine as one of the World's "100 Most Influential People", and appeared on the cover of Time magazine, Asia Edition in 2003. In October 2004 a wax figure of Rai was put on display in London's Madame Tussaud's wax museum. She was the sixth Indian and the second Bollywood personality after her father-in-law Amitabh Bachchan to get this honour.


She was the subject of a 60 Minutes profile on 2 January 2005, which said that "at least according to thousands of Web sites, Internet polls and even Julia Roberts", she was "The World's Most Beautiful Woman". In that same year she became a global brand ambassador of L'Oreal alongside Andie Macdowell, Eva Longoria and Penelope Cruz. The same year, a special tulip in the Netherlands was named "Aishwarya Rai" after her. Rai became the first Indian to appear on such shows as Late Show with David Letterman, and was the first Bollywood personality to appear on Oprah's "Women Across the Globe" segment. In 2005, Harpers and Queen's list of 10 Most beautiful women in the world ranked her at the ninth spot. In 2009 she made an appearance on Martha Stewart's show Martha. The same year she also appeared on The Tyra Banks Show hosted by Tyra Banks.


In 2010 she appeared for the second time in list Time Magazine's "100 Most Influential People in the World".

Awards and nominations-

Winner

• 1999 - Filmfare Best Actress Award for Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam,
• 2002 - Filmfare Best Actress Award for Devdas

Nominated

• 1999 - Filmfare Best Actress Award for Taal 
• 2000 - Filmfare Best Actress Award for Hamara Dil Aapke Paas Hai 
• 2000 - Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award for Mohabbatein 
• 2004 - Filmfare Best Actress Award for Raincoat 
• 2006 - Filmfare Best Actress Award for Dhoom 2 
• 2007 - Filmfare Best Actress Award for Guru 
• 2008 - Filmfare Best Actress Award for Jodhaa Akbar 

 International Indian Film Academy Awards-

Winner

• 2000 - IIFA Best Actress Award for Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam
• 2003 - IIFA Best Actress Award for Devdas
• 2005 - IIFA Global Indian Media Personality Award
• 2007 - IIFA Glamorous Star Award
• 2007 - IIFA Most Searched Personality on MSN India
• 2009 - IIFA Star of the Decade - Female
• 2009 - IIFA Outstanding Achievement by an Indian in International Cinema 

Nominated

• 2000 - IIFA Best Actress Award for Taal
• 2005 - IIFA Best Actress Award for Raincoat
• 2007 - IIFA Best Actress Award for Dhoom 2
• 2008 - IIFA Best Actress Award for Guru
• 2009 - IIFA Best Actress Award for Jodhaa Akbar

 Star Screen Awards-

Winner

• 1997 - Star Screen Award Most Promising Newcomer - Female for Aur Pyar Ho Gaya
• 1999 - Star Screen Award Best Actress for Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam
• 2002 - Star Screen Award Jodi No. 1 along with Shahrukh Khan for Devdas
• 2002 - Star Screen Award Best Actress for Devdas
• 2008 - Star Screen Award for Best Actress (Popular Choice) for Jodhaa Akbar 

Nominated-

• 1998 - Star Screen Award Best Actress for Taal
• 2000 - Star Screen Award Best Actress for Hamara Dil Aapke Paas Hai
• 2000 - Star Screen Award Best Supporting Actress for Mohabbatein
• 2004 - Star Screen Award Best Actress for Raincoat
• 2006 - Star Screen Award Best Actress for Dhoom 2
• 2006 - Star Screen Award Jodi No. 1 along with Hrithik Roshan for Dhoom 2
• 2007 - Star Screen Award Best Actress for Guru 
• 2008 - Star Screen Award Best Actress for Jodhaa Akbar 
• 2008 - Star Screen Award Jodi No. 1 along with Hrithik Roshan for Jodha Akbar
• 2010 - Star screen Award Jodi of the decade along with Salman Khan

 Big Star Entertainment Awards-

Winner

• 2010 - BIG Star - Film Actor of Decade (Female) 

Nominated

• 2010 - BIG Star Most Entertaining Film Actor - Female 

 Zee Cine Awards-

Winner

• 2000 - Lux Face of the Year
• 2000 - Zee Cine Award Best Actor- Female for Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam
• 2003 - Zee Cine Award Best Actor- Female for Devdas
• 2003 - Zee Cine True Indian Beauty Award
• 2005 - Zee Cine Critics' Best Actor Award- Female for Raincoat

Nominated

• 2000 - Zee Cine Award Best Actor- Female for Taal
• 2007 - Zee Cine Award Best Actor- Female for Umrao Jaan

 Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards-

Nominated

• 2005 - WAFCA Award Best Breakthrough Performance for Bride and Prejudice 

 Stardust Awards-

Winner

• 2007 - Stardust Star of the Year Award - Female for Dhoom 2

Nominated

• 2008 - Stardust Star of the Year Award - Female for Guru
• 2009 - Stardust Star of the Year Award - Female for Sarkar Raj
• 2009 - Stardust Star of the Year Award - Female for Jodha Akbar

 Bollywood Movie Awards-

Winner-

• 2003 - Bollywood Movie Award – Best Actress for Devdas

 Zee Gold Awards-

Winner-

• 2000 - Zee Gold Best Actress Award for Taal 
• 2000 - Zee Gold Best Actress in a sensational role for Taal 
• 2000 - Zee Gold Critics' Best Actress Award for Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam 

 Sansui Awards-

Winner

• 2002 - Sansui Best Actress Award for Devdas

 

Apsara Film & Television Producers Guild Awards-

Nominated

• 2008 - Apsara Award for Best Actress In Leading Role for Guru 
• 2009 - Apsara Award for Best Actress In Leading Role for Jodha Akbar 

 Other awards-

• 2005 - MTV Immies Best Performance in a Song (Kajra Re)
• 2007 - MTV Lycra Style Awards: Most Stylish Female for Dhoom 2
• 2007 - MTV Lycra Style Awards: Most Stylish Couple along with Hrithik Roshan for Dhoom 2
• 2008 - Reebok Zoom Glam Awards: Glam Couple Award along with Abhishek Bachchan
• 2008 - Central European Bollywood Awards: Best Actress Award for Guru
• 2009 - V. Shantaram Awards: Best Actress for Jodhaa Akbar
• 2009 - Indian Youth Icon Awards: Global Face of the Year 
• 2010 - NDTV Awards: "Icon of 21 years of Entertainment Award". 
• 2010 - GQ awards: "Global Indian Woman" or woman of substance. 
• 2010 – 'Hello! Hall Of Fame' awards: Global Icon Award. 

 Femina Miss India-

• 1994 - Miss Catwalk
• 1994 - Miss Miraculous
• 1994 - Miss Photogenic
• 1994 - Miss Perfect Ten
• 1994 - Miss Popular
• 1994 - Miss India (2nd runner up)

 National honours and recognitions-

• Rajiv Gandhi Award for Excellence in Field of Entertainment in 2002
• GR8! Women Award for Contribution to Cinema in 2004.
• Padma Shri in 2009, India's fourth highest civilian award from the Government of India.
• IIFA-FICCI Frames, one of ten actors to receive Most Powerful Entertainer of the Decade Award.
• India Today Women Award for Global Achievement in 2010.
• GR8! Women Award for Social services and international recognition in 2010.

 International honours and recognitions-

• Miss World 1994.
• TIME magazine put her picture on its cover page in 2003. Before Aishwarya, only Parveen Babi’s picture was placed in 1976.
• Most Beautiful International Titleholder of All Times Gold Medal Winner in 2000.
• Most Beautiful Miss World of All Times - Received the highest score of 9.911 in 2000.
• She is the only Bollywood star to appear in Rolling Stone (Issue 932, October 2, 2003), Rolling Stone one of the most popular and iconic magazines of USA.
• She became the first Indian actor to be a member of the jury at the Cannes Film Festival in 2003.
• Her life-like statue was installed in London's Madame Tussauds Wax museum in 2004.
• She was in the list Time Magazine’s "100 Most Influential People in the World" in 2004.
• She was featured in the 2004 edition of the Guinness Book of World Records.
• British Govt’s Next Step World Diversity Champion Award in 2005.
• She was voted number 12 on VH1's 50 Sexiest Actresses of the Last 20 Years in 2005.
• She is the only Bollywood personality appeared on CBS 60 mins, Oprah Winfrey's show, Good Morning America, The Tyra Banks Show and The David Letterman Show.
• E! Entertainment television, an American cable television voted her the "7th sexiest Celebrity in the World".
• Wax New York's Madame Tussauds Wax museum at Time Square in 2007.
• She was the only Bollywood Celebrity to appear in the Most Desired Women List with Rank of 27 by Askmen.com in 2008.
• Ranked 60 on Most Desired Woman List by Askmen.com in 2009.
• She has been accorded France's second highest civilian honour, Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (Order of the Arts and Literature) by the French government for her “exceptional career” in 2009.
• Ranked 63 on Most Desired Woman List by Askmen.com in 2010.
• She was in the list Time Magazine’s "100 Most Influential People in the World" in 2010. 
• She was the Most Beautiful Miss World Ever again in 2010 by Global Beauties magazine.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Filmography-

Year	Title	Language	Role	Notes
1997	Iruvar	Tamil	Pushpa / Kalpana
	Aur Pyaar Ho Gaya	Hindi	Ashi Kapoor
1998	Jeans	Tamil	Madhumita
1999	Aa Ab Laut Chalen	Hindi	Pooja
	Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam	Hindi	Nandini	Winner, Filmfare Best Actress Award
	Ravoyi Chandamama	Telugu		Special appearance
	Taal	Hindi	Mansi	Nominated, Filmfare Best Actress Award
2000	Mela	Hindi	Champakali	Guest appearance
	Kandukondain Kandukondain	Tamil	Meenakshi Bala
	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	Guest appearance
	Hum Kisi Se Kum Nahin	Hindi	Komal Rastogi
	23rd March 1931: Shaheed	Hindi		Special appearance
	Devdas	Hindi	Parvati (Paro)	Winner, Filmfare Best Actress Award
	Shakti: The Power	Hindi	Herself	Special appearance in song "Ishq Kamina"
2003	Chokher Bali	Bengali	Binodhini
	Dil Ka Rishta	Hindi	Tia Sharma
	Kuch Naa Kaho	Hindi	Namrata Shrivastav
2004	Bride & Prejudice	English	Lalita Bakshi
	Khakee	Hindi	Mahalakshmi
	Kyun...! Ho Gaya Na	Hindi	Diya Malhotra
	Raincoat	Hindi	Neerja	Nominated, Filmfare Best Actress Award
2005	Shabd	Hindi	Antara Vashist/Tammana
	Bunty Aur Babli	Hindi		Special appearance in the song "Kajra Re"
	Mistress of Spices	English	Tilo
2006	Umrao Jaan	Hindi	Umrao Jaan
	Dhoom 2	Hindi	Sunehri	Nominated, Filmfare Best Actress Award
2007	Guru	Hindi	Sujata	Nominated, Filmfare Best Actress Award
	Journey Across India	English	Mumtaz Mahal
	Provoked	English Hindi	Kiranjit Ahluwalia
	The Last Legion	English	Mira
2008	Jodhaa Akbar	Hindi	Jodhaa Bai	Nominated, Filmfare Best Actress Award
	Sarkar Raj	Hindi	Anita Rajan
2009	The Pink Panther 2	English	Sonia Solandres
2010	Raavan	Hindi	Ragini Sharma
	Raavanan	Tamil	Ragini Subramaniam
	Enthiran	Tamil	Sana
	Action Replayy	Hindi	Mala
	Guzaarish	Hindi	Sofia D'Souza

Chennai: The latest buzz in tinsel town is that Bollywood diva Aishwarya Rai Bachchan faced a harrowing time at the Chennai airport while traveling from New Delhi to Chennai as she lost her personal belongings.

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Aishwarya had traveled to the south capital for a promotional event but unfortunately lost her belongings and was left with an awkward situation as she had no clothes to wear for the event.

The airlines admitted that it was their mistake. The organizers kept no stone unturned to arrange for an outfit for Ash. They got hold of a designer store and also arranged some local shoes for her.

Ash got dressed and attended the event which was organized in a mall. She looked stunning in her new clothes.

In true Bollywood style, Aishwarya’s lost luggage was eventually found and returned to its owner.

  Aishwarya Rai nudges Katrina Kaif and Kajol to win Best Actress trophy-

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Katrina Kaif may be the cream of the season what with her item song ‘Sheila Ki Jawani’ being played in every discotheque but if we talk of the numero uno actress then the Barbie Doll of Bollywood has still a lot of catching to do to match with the mantle of Aishwarya Rai.

In an online survey, former Miss World Aishwarya Rai has been voted as the Best Actress of 2010 for her stellar performance in the film ‘Guzaarish.’ Even though the film didn’t make a mark at the box office, the performances were hailed by the critics and certainly Aishwarya looked sublime in her role of Sophia.

Aishwarya plays a nurse in the film who is the walking stick of wheelchair bound quadriplegic patient Hrithik Roshan. Out of 10,867 votes cast, Aishwarya won a decisive 77 percent and thus claimed the trophy to best actress.

In the process, she nudged past the likes of Kajol (My Name is Khan), Katrina Kaif (Rajneeti) and Vidya Balan (Ishqiya). Kajol was the runners up with 17 percent votes while Katrina Kaif bagged 3 percent of the total votes. Vidya Balan, too, barely managed 3 percent which is surprising since she had won numerous trophies for Paa the previous season.

So, for the moment it’s advantage Aishwarya Rai. You can move over the likes of Kareena, Priyanka and Deepika. The veteran Aish is here to stay.

New Delhi, Dec 22 (IANS) Glamorous looks and designer outfits have been synonymous with Bollywood, but 2010 saw a lot of mainstream stars going de-glam. From Bipasha Basu and Aishwarya Rai to John Abraham and Akshay Kumar, few shied away from experimenting with their on-screen appearance.

'Actors are not shying away from experimenting and they are willing to shed those extra kilos of jewellery, designer outfits and make-up to get into character,' trade analyst Taran Adarsh told IANS.

'Moreover, since the storylines are getting real, audiences also look for real characters they can connect with. They have started accepting actors in plain looks,' he added.

The otherwise bold and sensual Bipasha opted for a no make-up look in two of her films, 'Aakrosh' and 'Lamhaa'. While 'Lamhaa' saw her playing a simple Kashmiri girl, in 'Aakrosh' she played the role of a tortured wife.

Akshay Kumar played a struggling road contractor in 'Khatta Meetha'. With his shirt buttoned up to the collar, oily hair, and a small pouch and umbrella in hand, Akshay immersed himself in the character of the common man.

John Abraham also turned geek for Abbas Tyrewala's 'Jhoota Hi Sahi'. But the actor admitted he was unsure whether he would be able to carry it off.

'When Abbas spoke to me about the character, I was not worried about the way I would look because I think the look completely befitted the character...I was worried about whether I would be able to carry off the look,' John said.

The glamorous Katrina Kaif broke the mould by going completely de-glam for her role as a politician in Prakash Jha's 'Rajneeti'. Her simply tied hair and subdued saris proved to be as popular with the audiences as her fashionable looks.

Vidya Balan oozed sensuality in her bold village girl avatar in Vishal Bharadwaj's 'Ishqiya'. Aishwarya Rai too sported a no-make up look for Mani Ratnam's 'Raavan'. Minissha Lamba went plain for her role in Shyam Benegal's National Award-winning film 'Well Done Abba'.

Deepika Padukone's plain appearance in Ashutosh Gowariker's 'Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey' has already become a rage. Neha Dhupia also sported a no-make-up look in 'Phas Gaye Re Obama', where she played the role of a woman gangster.

'Glamour no longer remains the key thing. Young actors have also started realising that success comes from real and entertaining films,' Habib Faisal, director of the lighthearted film 'Do Dooni Chaar', told IANS.

'Do Dooni Chaar' saw the real life couple Rishi Kapoor and Neetu Kapoor coming together on screen after 30 years.

'Filmmakers are trying to be true to the demographics and the material of the story. So if it requires the actors to go de-glam, they are game for it. The directors want to tell the story honestly and not create false glamour,' he added.

The evergreen yet glamorous couple dressed down for their role of a typical middle class husband and wife in the film. Faisal said the crew went shopping in Lajpat Nagar and also went to roadside vendors to pick their clothes.

Yesteryear diva Dimple Kapadia made a comeback with Kabir Sadanand's 'Tum Milo Toh Sahi', where she played a simple Parsi lady wearing frocks, skirts and shirts with glasses.

'Dimple Kapadia has always been known for her flowing hair and glamorous looks. In my film, I wanted to highlight her as a human being and not someone glamorous. It was a risk in its own way considering her image, but we are happy that our efforts paid off,' said Sadanand.

'When I told her that this is going to be her look, there were no apprehensions and she was really happy. We picked up a lot of her clothes from street shops,' he added.

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