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  Aishwarya Rai (aka Aishwarya Rai Bachchan) is a Bollywood model and actress and Miss World 1994. She recently married Bollywood actor Abhishek Bachchan.

  Aishwarya has acted in over forty movies including the international productions Bride & Prejudice (2003), Mistress of Spices (2005), The Last Legion (2007) and The Pink Panther 2 (2009). Her new releases will be Raavan, Action replay and Endhiran.

• 1. Born: November 1, 1973Yahoo! Movies: Aishwarya Rai Profile
  2. Birthplace: Mangalore, India
  3. Husband: Abhishek Bachchan
  4. Father-in-law: Amitabh Bachchan
  5. Mother-in-law: Jaya Bhaduri
  6. Debut film: Iruvar (1997)All Famous People: Aishwarya Rai Profile
  7. Notable Film: Devdas
  8. Filmfare Awards: 3All Famous People: Aishwarya Rai Profile
  9. 2004 TIME Magazine's Asian Edition "100 Most Influential People"Yahoo! Movies: Aishwarya Rai Profile
  10. Crowned as Miss World in 1994
  11. Commonly known as "Ash"

• Life and Career

  Aishwarya Rai was born in Mangalore, India. Her father was a marine biologist and her mother was a writer.

  Rai got her college degree and had plans to be an architect, but in 1994 she won Miss World and decided to pursue a career as a model and actress.

  Her breakthrough film in Bollywood was Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam, in which she starred opposite ex-boyfriend Salman Khan. Following the success of this film, she appeared in a number of other hit films and today is one of the top leading ladies in the Mumbai film industry.

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