Aishwarya Rai
Ash's star continued to rise in 2002 working again with Sajay Leela Bhansali in DEVDAS. DEVDAS was the most ambitious and most successful film in Bollywood history. It became the first Bollywood picture to ever receive a special screening at the Cannes Film Festival and broke box-office records in India and the United States. Daily Variety's Derek Elley describes DEVDAS as "...some of the most sumptuous production values in Bollywood history... Elley describes Ash as almost Audrey Hepburn-like, Moulin Rouge director Baz Luhrmann says I loved her in DEVDAS and Julia Roberts calls her the world's most beautiful woman."
2003 brought even more exciting opportunities. Ash became the first Indian actor to be a member of the jury at the Cannes Film Festival. Ash is also the latest member of the elite L'Oreal Dream Team, joining beauties Catherine Deneuve & Andie MacDowell as their international ambassador. She graced the covers of India Today and the prestigious Time Magazine. Time has also listed her on their list of the '100 Most Influential People in the World Today'. She has graced numerous covers in numerous countries worldwide including the USA, UK, China, Russia, Israel, United Emirates, Germany, Italy, Spain and France. Ash was also listed on Rolling Stone Magazine's annual 'Hot List', Hello Magazine's 'Most Attractive Women in the World', Stuff Magazine, FHM magazine, V-Life from Variety Magazine, GQ Magazine, New York Times Magazine, Harper's & Queen and countless others.
2004 saw Aishwarya take on the leading role in her first English language film in BRIDE & PREJUDICE for Gurinder Chadha. She also became the first Indian female to be immortalized in wax at the world famous Madame Tussaud's wax museum in London.
With over 17,000 websites dedicated to her, Ash finally launched her official website: www.AishwaryaWorld.com
Aishwarya's career continues to grow even stronger-she will soon be seen in Ashutosh Gowariker's JODHAA AKBAR and The Queen of Bollywood is already becoming the talk of Tinseltown and is currently in negotiations on other major motion pictures.
Aishwarya's other film credits include Manit Ratnam's GURU; THE MISTRESS OF SPICES for director Paul Berges, Jag Mundhra's PROVOKED, JP Dutta's UMRAO JAAN and Sanjay Gadhvi's DHOOM 2.
Aishwarya Rai Facts
Occupation | Actress, Model |
Birthday | November 1, 1973 (49) |
Sign | Scorpio |
Birthplace | Mangalore, Karnataka, India |
Height | 5' 7" (1m70) How tall is Aishwarya Rai compared to you? |
Selected Filmography
Bride and Prejudice (2005) |
Kuch Na Kaho (2003) |
Devdas (2002) ![]() |
Shakti: The Power (2002) |
Mohabbatein (2000) |