Aishwarya Rai Bachchan or Aishwarya
Bachchan(Birthname: Aishwarya Rai; born November 1,
1973) is an internationally renowned Indian actress.
Before starting her acting career, she worked as a
model, and gained fame after winning the Miss World
contest in 1994.
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan or Aishwarya
Bachchan(Birthname: Aishwarya Rai; born November 1,
1973) is an internationally renowned Indian actress.
Before starting her acting career, she worked as a
model, and gained fame after winning the Miss World
contest in 1994.
Bachchan(Birthname: Aishwarya Rai; born November 1,
1973) is an internationally renowned Indian actress.
Before starting her acting career, she worked as a
model, and gained fame after winning the Miss World
contest in 1994.
Aishwarya Rai was born in Mangalore, as the daughter
of 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.
of 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.
