Aishwarya Rai


Actress

About

Also Known As
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Aishwarya Rai-Bachchan, Aishwarya Bachchan
Birth Place
Mangalore, Karnataka, IN
Born
November 01, 1973

Biography

Life Events

1994

Awarded the Miss World title

1997

Made film debut playing a duel role in Mani Ratnam's "Iruvar"

1997

First Bollywood film "Aur Pyaar Ho Gaya"; directed by Rahul Rawail

1998

Starred in the critically successful, "Jeans" by S. Shankar

2002

Garnered international attention for the lavishly produced "Devdas," which was a major box-office success; film received a special screening at the Cannes Film Festival

2003

Was the first Indian actress to be invited to sit on the jury at the Cannes Film Festival

2004

Chosen by TIME Magazine's Asian Edition as one of Asia's "100 Most Influential People"

2005

Made her US film debut in Gurinder Chadha's "Bride and Prejudice," a Bollywood update of Jane Austen's classic tale

2006

Appeared in "Mistress of Spices," from the novel by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni

2007

Played an abused wife in Jag Mundhra's indie film, "Provoked"

2007

Co-starred with Sir Ben Kingsley and Colin Firth in "The Last Legion"

2009

Co-starred with Steve Martin in "The Pink Panther 2"

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