The stunning Aishwarya Rai turns a fabolous forty today!
Here's wishing Aishwarya Rai a very happy birthday!
She is currently the brand ambassador for Kalyan Jewellers and TTK Prestige along with her husband Abhishek Bachchan.
Aishwarya Rai gave up her career to embrace motherhood. “Motherhood is wonderful. You ask the question and I beam!" the Daily Mail quoted her as saying. "It's splendid... It's inexplicable. The joy, the bliss, is wonderful. A smile from my daughter
Ever since the photograph of Aishwarya Rai Bachchan with a double chin appeared, it has sparked a flurry of cruel criticism, with some suggesting that she has a "duty" to her fans to regain her pre-pregnancy figure.
She has been a regular at the Cannes Film Festival for 12 years now.
The beauty queen, who is well known across the world, was featured on Oprah and even wrapped Oprah Winfrey in a sari!
She dated Vivek Oberoi briefly. They were paired opposite each other in 'Kyun...! Ho Gaya Na'.
Before her marriage, she was previously involved with Salman Khan. She broke it off, reporting the actor used to physically and mentally abuse her.
She gave birth to a baby girl in 2011 and named her Aaradhya Bachchan.
On the sets of 'Dhoom 2', Aishwarya Rai and Abhishek Bachchan fell in love with each other and tied the knot in 2007. Don't they look like a happy family?
Her other English flicks were 'Mistress of Spices', 'Provoked', 'The Last Legion' and the comedy riot 'The Pink Panther 2' with Steve Martin.
Her popularity soared in 2004 when she became one of the few Indian actresses to star in a Hollywood movie as a lead. She was seen in 'Bride & Prejudice', a desi version of Jane Austen's '‘Pride and Prejudice'.
Her other stellar performances include 'Taal', 'Mohabbatein', 'Chokher Bali', 'Devdas', 'Raincoat', 'Guru', 'Raavanan' and 'Guzaarish' which was her last movie.
Her other memorable performance was in 'Jodhaa Akbar' in which she donned the role of a Rajput princess. She was paired opposite Hrithik Roshan.
In 1999, she was widely acclaimed for her performance in 'Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam' opposite Salman Khan and Ajay Devgn. She bagged her first Best Actress award for this movie. Director Sanjay Leela Bhansali was so mesmerized by Aishwarya that he
She made her debut in Mani Ratnam's Tamil movie, 'Iruvar' that starred Mohanlal. Her Hindi debut was 'Aur Pyaar Ho Gaya' opposite Bobby Deol.
Her winning answer was: 'The Miss Worlds we have had up to date have been proof enough that they have had compassion for the the underprivileged, not only the people who have status and stature, who can look beyond the barriers that man has set up
In 1994, she struck gold when she won the Miss India first runner-up title and was later crowned Miss World.
Born on 1 November, 1973, the cat-eyed belle from Mangalore wanted to pursue a career in architecture. But she dropped the idea to become a full-time model.