AISHWARYA RAI'S BIOGRAPHY

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