AISHWARYA RAI'S BIOGRAPHY
Name: Aishwarya Rai
Height: 5' 7"
Sex: F
Nationality: Indian
Birth Date: November 1, 1973
Birth Place: Mangalore, Karnataka, India
Profession: actress
Education: Arya Vidar Mandir in Santa Cruz, Bombay, India
DG Ruparel College, Matunga, Bombay, India
Raheja College Architecture in Bandra, Bombay, India
Relationship: Salman Khan (actor; born on December 27, 1965)
Father: Krishnaraj Rai (ex-merchant navy officer)
Mother: Vrinda Rai (writer)
Brother: Aditya Rai (producer; born in 1970)
Claim to fame:
Miss World 1994Ranked #30 in TIME magazines issue of '100 Most
Influential People of the Year'. This is her second time making the
list, her first being in 2004. (The Time 100, 2007).
Her
wax statue at Madame Tussauds Museum in London was borrowed by the
museum in New York for six weeks. The statue was flown to New York and
made its debut on August 15, 2007, making her the first Indian actress
in the American version of the museum.
Director Brett Ratner is a fan of Aishwarya's and he wanted her to be cast in RUSH HOUR 3 (2007), but she turned down the offer.
Is set to star with actor Steve Martin in THE PINK PANTHER sequel.(August 9, 2007)
Married Indian actor Abhishek Bachchan on April 20, 2007.
The
priests at the Brahma temple at the Hindu holy town of Pushka held
cleansing rites at the temple premises after Aishwarya's visit - they
alleged that during her visit to the shrine, one of the actress'
bodyguards was drunk. (December 31, 2006)
When
President George W. Bush visited India in March 2006, he invited
Aishwarya, along with Aamir Khan, to a luncheon. Aishwarya could not
attend because she was in Brazil at the time filming for DHOOM:2 (2006).
Was considered for the role of Priya in KRRISH (2006).
Was considered for the part of Vesper Lynd in CASINO ROYALE (2006).
Turned down the part of SANDHYA IN SAAMNA (2006).
Turned down the part of MALVIKA TALWAR IN BAABUL (2006).
Turned
down the lead in CORPORATE (2006) because she didn't have any dates
available for filming. The role was given to Bipasha Basu.
Performed
to an audience of 85,000 in Melbourne, Australia at the closing
ceremony of the 2006 Commonwealth Games with 800 backup dancers. (March
2006)
Listed as number 3 of 'Top Bollywood Actresses' of 2006. (rediff.com, 8-25- 2006)
Listed
#3 by UK magazine Eastern Eye one of Asia's Sexiest Women (Sept/
2006).Featured in People Magazine as one of the 100 Most Beautiful
People in the World. (Issue May,8,2006)
Caused
a day long traffic jam in Dubai, United Arab Emirates while filming a
soap commercial. People would stop for hours just to catch a glimpse of
their favorite actress. (September 5, 2006)
Came in #1 in BollySpice.com Magazine's list of Top 10 Actresses of 2006.
Voted #9 in Harpers and Queen magazine's list of the 100 most beautiful women of today. (Harpers and Queen, June 6, 2005)
Turned down the role of Mastani in the film BAJIRAO MASTANI (2005).
Turned down the role of Anna in A SUBLIME LOVE STORY: BARSAAT (2005).
Turned down a role in SAN WA (2005) due to her touring schedule. The role was eventually given to Mallika Sherawat.
She
was the first choice for the role of Jane Smith in MR. & MRS. SMITH
(2005), but she turned it down due to filming conflicts.
On January 2nd, 2005, she became the first Indian actress to be interviewed on 60 Minutes (1968).
In
the summer of 2005, Mattel released limited-edition Barbie dolls
inspired by Aishwarya and her costumes. They were released only in
Britain and sold out within minutes. These dolls are now considered rare
collectibles among fans.
In
2005, Hugh M. Hefner attempted to create and Indian version of Playboy
for India, which would feature South Asian women and Indian pop culture
articles, but no nudity. He wanted to have Aishwarya on the cover of the
first issue. The magazine was rejected.
Director Andy Tennant offered her a part in HITCH (2005), but she turned it down because she was so busy with other films.
A tulip produced in 2005 was named for her.
Twice turned down the lead in the Hindi version of CHANDRAMUKHI (2005).
Was considered for the role of Kalyani in WATER (2005).
Was invited in 2005 to be a presenter at The 77th Annual Academy Awards (2005) (TV), but was unable to attend because she
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