Aishwarya Rai Bachchan is an Indian actress, model, and former Miss World. She is one of the leading and finest actresses in the Indian film industry. She is known for her roles in the movies like Devdas, Mohabbatein, Dhoom 2, Guzaarish, and Dil Ka Rishta.
Aishwarya Rai Wiki/Biography
Born on 01 November 1973, Aishwarya Rai’s age is 47 years as of 2020. She was born and brought up in an upper-middle-class and educated Hindu family from Mangalore, Karnataka, India. She completed her early schooling from Arya Vidya Mandir in Mumbai and completed her 11th standard at Jai Hind College, Mumbai, and her intermediate class at DG Ruparel College, Mumbai.
Since childhood, she has had a passion for acting, modeling, dancing, and music and has always wanted to pursue her career as an actress and model in the Indian film industry. Before entering the glamour world she wanted to build her career in medicine as a Zoologist but later on, she enrolled herself at Rachana Sansad Academy of Architecture from where she completed her graduation. She also received professional training in classical singing and dancing for five years.
Family, Boyfriend & Relationships
Aishwarya Rai belongs to a well-settled Bengali Hindu family from Mangalore, Karnataka, India. After her birth, her family moved to Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. She spends most of her childhood and teenage in Mumbai. Her nationality is Indian and she has her belief in the Hindusim religion. Moreover, she belongs to the Tuluva Bunt community.
Her father’s name was Krishnaraj Rai who was an army biologist and her mother’s name is Vrinda Rai who is a housewife. She lost her father back in the year 2017.
She also has one sibling, her elder brother’s name is Aditya Rai who is an engineer in the Merchant Navy by profession.
Aishwarya Rai’s marital status is married. She is married to Abhishek Bachchan who is a well-known actor in the Indian film industry.
The couple got married on 20 April 2007 and has a daughter named Aaradhya Bachchan.
Her father-in-law’s name is Amitabh Bachchan who is one of the legendary actors in the industry and her mother-in-law’s name is Jaya Bachchan who is also a known actress in the industry.
Before her marriage, she was in a relationship with Salman Khan who is one of the superstars of the Indian film industry.
She was also in the rumor of dating actor and director Vivek Oberoi and model Rajeev Mulchandani.
Physical Appearance
Aishwarya Rai is one of the most beautiful and hot actresses in the film industry. She is a gorgeous lady with a cute smile, adorable looks, and attractive personality. She owns a perfect shaped figure with an hourglass slim body type and her figure measurements measures 34-26-36 inches approximately.
She is 5 feet and 7 inches in height and her body weight is around 56 Kg. She has beautiful, long black color hair and also has beautiful hazel green-blue mesmerizing eyes. She is very passionate about her fitness and follows regular gym and diet schedules to maintain her figure, health, and fitness.
Career
Aishwarya Rai started her career in the film industry as a model. She appeared in various TV commercials and brand endorsements before entering the field of acting. She appeared in a TV commercial for Calmin Pencils as a child artist. After that, at the age of 18 years, she has won the International Supermodel contest organized by Ford Motor Company.
In the year 1997, she made her acting debut with her appearance in the Tamil film titled Iruvar. Later, in the same year, she also made her debut in the Bollywood industry with the Hindi film Aur Pyaar Ho Gaya.
Since then she has appeared in several popular Hindi movies like Taal, Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam, Devdas, Mohabbatein, Dhoom 2, Jodhaa Akbar, Guzaarish, Jazbaa, Ae Dil Hai Mushkil, and many other popular Hindi movies.
Facts and Information
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan is very committed to her work. She has faced several injuries during her shoots for the movie Devdas and Khakee.
She admires the acting skills of actors like Raj Kapoor, Amitabh Bachchan, and actress Nargis. Her favorite film directors are Sanjay Leela Bhansali and Mani Ratnam.
In the year 2009, she appeared in the Oprah Winfrey Show and become the first South Asian and Indian Actress to appear in the show. She has a huge fan following across the globe and has a variety of Tulip flowers named after her in the Netherlands.
In the year 2002, after the success of her movie Devdas, Mattel released Aishwarya Rai Barbie Doll’s limited edition in the United Kingdom.
She likes reading during her free time and loves to collect watches, and wear dresses designed by Giorgio Armani.