Aishwarya Rai is a former model-actress best known for winning the 1994 Miss World pageant before appearing in films such as Jeans (1998), Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam (1999), Kandukondain Kandukondain (2000) and Devdas (2002).
The talented actress who has received multiple awards for her acting skills and being the first actress of Indian origin to be a judge at the Cannes Film Festival, she has also received national awards from the Indian and French governments. In 2009 she received the fourth highest Indian civil award, the Padma Shri, and in 2012 the French national order, the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, for her contributions to the arts.
The multiple most beautiful Indian women list contestant is also being commended for her humanitarian work which has led to her being named a Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations Joint AIDS Program (UNAIDS).
Aishwarya Rai Biography (Age)
Aishwarya Rai was born on November 1, 1973 to father Krishnaraj and mother Vrinda from Bunt Community in Mangaluru, Karnataka, India. Her father worked as a biologist in the Indian Army while her mother was a housewife.
Despite her early years in Karnataka, Rai grew up in Mumbai where she attended Arya Vidya Mandir High School and then Jai Hind College before moving to DG Ruparel College in Matunga. Rai had hoped to be either an architect or a doctor. She went so far as to enroll in the Rachana Sansad Academy of Architecture before later deciding to pursue modelling.
Aishwarya Rai Family – Father, Parents, Brother
Aishwarya Rai is one of those people who believe in maintaining close family ties. She has made sure to keep her immediate family alive over the years. Father Krishnaraj Rai, mother Vrinda Rai and brother Aditya Rai, a merchant marine engineer, are very close to her as they have been frequently spotted by her daughter’s side on the red carpet and other social events. In 2003, the trio of sister (actor), brother (co-producer) and mother (co-writer) collaborated on the Hindi novel Dil Ka Rishta, which was a huge box office hit.
However, tragedy struck the family in March 2017 when Rai’s father died after a long battle with cancer. Aishwarya frequently visited her father in the hospital as she canceled all appointments and professional travel to be by her father’s side in his final moments.
her husband, daughter
Aishwarya Rai is married to actor AbhishekBachchan, the son of legendary Indian film actor and politician; Jaya Bachchan, an actress-turned-politician, and Amitabh Bachchan, who ruled Bollywood in the 70’s before becoming a politician but is still acting, most recently in The Great Gatsby (2013) and Piku (2015). Born on February 5, 1976 in Mumbai, Abhishek is best known for films like Yuva (2004), Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna (2006), Dostana (2008), Bol Bachchan (2012), Happy New Year (2014) and Stubborn 3 (2016).
Bachchan is said to have fallen in love with Rai while they were filming the action thriller Dhoom 2 (2006), although they have since fallen in love and had previously appeared in a number of other films together. The couple went public in January 2007 and tied the knot a few months later in April 2007. Dubbed a super couple by Indian media, the duo welcomed their first child, a daughter named Aaradhya Bachchan, on November 16, 2011.
Height
The former beauty pageant winner is remarkably tall for a woman at 5ft 7in (1.7m), which is 2 inches taller than the average woman’s height and a whopping 7 inches taller than the average Indian woman.
Other facts
Birth name: Aishwarya Rai
Date of Birth: November 1, 1973
Place of Birth: Mangalore, Karnataka, India
Profession(s): Actress, Model
Nationality: Indian
Weight: 58kg
Body measurements: 86-66-86 cm
Eye color: hazel green-blue
Hair Color: Black
Religion: Hindu
Zodiac sign: Scorpio