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JYOTHIKA Profile
Jyothika Sadanah Saravanan is an Indian actress who has acted in the Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Hindi film industries as the lead heroine. She is regarded as a Superstar in South Indian Cinema because of her continuous string of hits. She is paid the highest salary among Indian actresses, beating Trisha and Kareena Kapoor
Personal life
Born in Bombay, she is the daughter of a film producer, Chander Sadanah, and Seema Sadanah. She has two sisters, Nandita (Nagma), who is also an actress, Radhika (Roshni), and a younger brother Rahul. She has a Psychology Degree from Mithibai College of Arts, Bombay. She is one of the very few Indian actress who had a clean image among the general public. She had dated Surya for over 4 years and married him on 11 September 2006. After the wedding, she announced her decision to stop acting. She's expecting her first baby in the month of August 2007.However she continues to do ad films and some work for TV. She is one of the few actresses who remained at top for a very long time. Jyothika continuely gave hits after hits and she was still in the lead among newcomers like Sneha, Trisha, Asin and Nayanthara. She is considered even more successful than Simran (her proffessional rival in the industry) becouse the latter only remain at top for 5 years unlike Jyothika who have been in the lead for past 10 years. In a recent poll conducted by popular magazine in Chennai, she has been named in top 5 all time tamil actresses. Jyothika was ranked 4th after Savitiri, Revathi and Saroja Devi.
Career
Her first movie was the Hindi film Doli Saja Ke Rakhna, directed by Priyadarshan, opposite Akshaye Khanna. Though the film did not do well at the box office, she was noticed by the Tamil and Telugu industry. She proceeded to act in Kollywood, where she debuted in a guest appearance in Vaali. Her first Tamil movie as a heroine was Poovellam Kettuppar with Surya. A string of successful movies followed, among them Kushi, Dumm Dumm Dumm and Snegithiye. In 2003 she starred in Dhool with Vikram, in Kaaka Kaaka with Surya and in Thirumalai with Vijay. Other films include Nagarahavu (Kannada) and Tagore (Telugu). In 2004, she acted in a double role for Perazhagan and received the Dinakaran Best Actress Award for it. In 2005, she acted in Manmadhan opposite Silambarasan and won accolades for her role in it. Her most successful movie to date is Chandramukhi in 2005 with Rajinikanth. She is widely recognised for her notable role in the film Chandramukhi, which is a remake of Apthamithra, a successful Kannada film (that also starred the late actress Soundarya), which in fact was the remake of a national award Malayalam film "Manichithrathazhu" starring national award winning Malayalam actress Shobhana. It's reported that her first and last Malayalam movie Seethakalyanam is not going to be released because of financial problems. Her last films are Pachaikili Muthucharam, Mozhi and Manikanda in 2007 .
She was also the Brand Ambassador for RMKV, the famous wardrobe hub in Chennai. It was reported that her inception had increased the market value of the store. At a given point of time, "Entha Colour", the caption for one of the advertisement, were the buzz words among chennai-ites. After her marriage with the well-acclaimed actor Surya on 11 September 2006, she left the film industry.However she continues to do ad films and some work for TV.
When queried whether Jyothika will return to acting, Suriya says, “It is for her to decide. If she is keen to continue to act, I have no hesitation”.
Awards
* Filmfare Award - 1999 - Best Debutant (Vaali)
* Filmfare Award - 2000 - Best Actress (Tamil) (Khushi)
* Filmfare Award - 2003 - Best Actress (Tamil) (Perazhagan)
* Dinakaran Award - 2004 - Best Actress (Perazhagan)
* Tamil Nadu Government Award - 2004 - Best Actress (Perazhagan)
* Kalaimamani Award - 2005 - Best Actress (Chandramukhi)
* 55th Fans Association awards - 2005 - Best Actress (Chandramukhi)
* Hub Awards Choice Award - 2006 - Best Actress (Sillunu Oru Kaadhal, Vettaiyadu Villaiyadu)
Filmography
Movies in Tamil
Year Film Director Co-Stars Other Notes
2007 Manikanda Selva Arjun Dubbed into Telugu as Manikanda
2007 Mozhi Radha Mohan Prithwiraj
2007 Pachaikili Muthucharam Gautham Menon Sarath Kumar
2006 Sillunu Oru Kaadhal N. Krishna Surya Sivakumar Dubbed into Telugu as Nuvvu Nenu Prema
2006 Vettaiyadu Villaiyadu Gautham Menon Kamal Haasan Dubbed into Telugu as Magadheera
2006 Saravana K. S. Ravikumar Silambarasan
2006 June R Revathy S. Varma Surya Sivakumar Dubbed into Telugu as June 7
2005 Chandramukhi P. Vasu Rajinikanth, Prabhu Dubbed into Telugu as Chandramukhi
2005 Maayavi D. P. Singhampuli Surya Sivakumar Dubbed into Telugu as Kidnap
2004 Arul Hari Vikram
2004 Perazhagan Sasi Shanker Surya Sivakumar Dubbed into Telugu as Sundarangudu
2004 Manmadhan A. J. Murugan Silambarasan Dubbed into Telugu as Manmadha
2003 Thirumalai Ramana Vijay
2003 Three Roses Parameshwar Abbas, Govinda
2003 Kaaka Kaaka Gautham Menon Surya Sivakumar
2003 Dhool Dharani Vikram
2003 Priyamana Thozhi Vikraman Madhavan
2002 Raja Ezhil Ajith Kumar Dubbed into Telugu as Nuvvu Naaku Kavali
2002 Little John Srinivasa Rao Bentley Mitchum Dubbed into Telugu, Hindi and English as Little John
2002 123 Subhash Prabhu Deva Dubbed into Telugu as 123
2001 Poovellam Un Vasam Ezhil Ajith Kumar
2001 Dumm Dumm Dumm Alaga Perumal Madhavan Dubbed into Telugu as Dum Dum Dum
2001 12B Jeeva Shaam Dubbed into Telugu as 12B
2001 Star Pravinkaanth Prashanth
2001 Thenali K. S. Ravikumar Kamal Hassan Dubbed into Telugu as Thenali
2000 Khushi S. J. Suryah Vijay
2000 Rhythm Vasanth Arjun Dubbed into Telugu as Rhythm
2000 Uyirile Kalanthathu K. R. Jaya Surya Sivakumar Dubbed into Telugu as Poratam
2000 Mugavari Durai Ajith Kumar Dubbed into Telugu as Chirunama
2000 Snegithiye Priyadarshan Sharbani Mukherjee, Tabu Dubbed into Hindi as Friendship and into Malayalam as Raakilipaatu
2000 Poovellam Kettuppar Vasanth Surya Sivakumar Dubbed into Telugu as Deal
1999 Vaali S. J. Suryah Ajith Kumar , Simran Dubbed into Telugu and Hindi as Vaali
Movies in Telugu
Year Film Director Co-Stars Other Notes
2007 Raghavan Gautam Menon Kamal Hassan
2006 Shock Harish Shankar Ravi Teja
2004 Mass Lawrence Raghavendra Nagarjuna Dubbed into Tamil as Veeran
2003 Tagore V. V. Vinayak Chiranjeevi
Movies in Hindi
Year Film Director Co-Stars Other Notes
1998 Doli Saja Ke Rakhna Priyadarshan Akshaye Khanna
Movies in Kannada
Year Film Director Co-Stars Other Notes
2000 Nagarahavu Venkatesh Upendra
Movies in Malayalam
Year Film Director Co-Stars Other Notes
2000 Raakilipaatu Priyadarshan Sharbani Mukherjee, Tabu remake of tamil film Snegithiye
Seethakalyanam Jayaram
Ayesha Takia (born April 10, 1986 in Mumbai, India) is an Indian actress.Personal
Ayesha Takia was born and raised on April 10, 1986 in Mumbai, Maharashtra She comes from a mixed family. Her father is Gujarati, and her mother is half British and half Maharashtrian. She has said in interviews that she grew up speaking English at home and had to learn Hindi and Telugu for her film roles.
CareerAccording to Ayesha, she has been a model since she was four years old. She appeared in the famous I'm a Complan Boy! I'm a Complan Girl! campaign alongside Shahid Kapoor and also in a music video, Falguni Pathak's Meri Chunar Udd Udd Jaye, when she was fifteen. She then appeared in the video, Shake It Daddy, which brought her to the attention of the movie industry, and a few film offers followed. She signed a contract for Socha Na Tha, then for Taarzan: The Wonder Car. However, delays in making Socha Na Tha meant that Taarzan released first and was therefore her "debut" film
She won the Filmfare Best Debut Award in 2004 for her performance in Taarzan.
She has appeared in a number of films that have done poorly at the box office. However, she has been highly praised for her work in the 2006 Dor, a smaller budget film in which she plays the role of a young widowed Rajasthani woman living in a traditional joint family. She went on to win a Zee Cine Critics Award for Best Actress for her performance in the film Dor. Also in 2006, Ayesha Takia was amongst the top 10 on the listing of India's 50 most desirable women alive, a poll conducted by Zoom, an Indian TV channel.
Awards
* 2004, Filmfare Best Debut Award for Taarzan
* 2004, IIFA Star debut
* 2005, Star's Sabsey Favourite Nayi Heroine
* 2006, Star Screen Award Best Actress (Critics) for Dor
* 2007, Stardust Best Supporting Actress Award for Dor
* 2007, Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards, Best Actress for Dor
* 2007, Zee Cine Critics Award - Best Actress , tied with Gul Panag for Dor
Filmography
Film Year Role Other notes
Taarzan:
The Wonder Car 2004 Priya Rakesh Kapoor
Dil Maange More 2004 Shagun
Socha Na Tha 2005 Aditi
Shaadi No. 1 2005 Bhavana
Super 2005 Siri Valli Telugu film
Home Delivery:
Aapko... Ghar Tak 2005 Jenny
Shaadi Se Pehle 2006 Rani
Yun Hota Toh Kya Hota 2006 Khushboo
Dor 2006 Meera
Salaam-e-Ishq:
A Tribute To Love 2007 Gia Bakshi Released
Kya Love Story Hai 2007 Kajal Released
Fool and Final 2007 Tina Released
Cash 2007 Special Appearance Released
De Taali 2007 Amrita (Post-Production)
No Smoking...! 2007 Anjali / Annie (Double Role) (Post-Production)
Sunday 2007 Sehar Thaper (Post Production)
Blood Brothers 2007 (Post Production)
Wanted Dead And Alive 2008 (In Production)
Tasveer 2008 (To Go on Floor)
Full Name: Genelia D’Souza
Nick Name: Jeenu ,Harini
Date of birth: August 5, 1987
Place of birth: England
Debut Film: Boys
Awards: Best actress
Screen Name :Genelia D'Souza 5'.6½"
Nick Name :Harini (Name given by Director Shanker)
Date of Birth :August 5, 1987, in England
First film :Tujhe Meri Kasam (2002)
First hero :Ritesh Deshmukh
First Director :K.Vijay Bhasker
First Producer :Ramoji Rao
Films done :Boys, Satyam, Masti, Samba, Sye, Happy,
Bommarillu, Dhee etc.,
Films on hand :Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na, Mr. Medhavi, Sathya In Love, Vaaranam Aayiram etc.,
Favorite films :Boys, Bommarillu etc.,
Sports :I was a State level Athlete - a sprinter, and a national level football player
Favorite director :Shanker
First Screen Presence :Parker (Ad. Film) with Amitabh Bachchan
First Ad. film Director :Mansoor Khan
AwardsNominated- :Screen Award for Most Promising
Newcomer - Female(2004) Movie-Tujhe Meri Kasam
Favorite color :Red, White
Genelia D’Souzawas born on August 5, 1987 in England. Her full name is Genelia D’Souza. She is also known to people close to her as Harini.
Her parents originally hail from Goa and later moved to England. She got her first break in the movie ‘Boys’ directed by Shankar. Genelia has so far acted in over a dozen Telugu, Tamil and Hindi movies.
She acted in movies like Satyam, Masti, Samba, Sye, Happy, Bommarillu, and Dhee. Bommarillu is the biggest hit in Genelia’s career starring Siddharth Narayan in the lead.
Filmography
Boys (2003)
Satyam (2003)
Samba (2004)
Sye (2005)
Subash Chandra Bose (2005)
Na Alludu (2005)
Happy (2006)
Raam (2006)
Bommarillu (2006)
Dhee (2007)
Ready(2008)
Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na (2008)
Mere Baap Pehle Aap(2008)
Santosh Subrahmanyam (2008)
Name : Kaajal Aggarwal
Pet name : Kaaju
Birth Date:Jun 19th, 1985
Birthplace : Mumbai
Height : 5′6″
Star Sign : Gemini
Marital Status: Single
Hair: Brown
Role model : Mother, because she is an intelligent person.
Life Goal : To become a big actress in india .
Profession : Modeling & Actress.
Debut : Hindi film - Kyun Hogaya na!!
Education : completed graduation (BMM) in Mumbai
Hobbies : Music ,watching films & dancing
First Movie: Bommalattam (Yet to be released), first Telugu movie is Lakshmi Kalyanam
Favorite Films:
Hindi: DDLJ, Sarfarosh, Aaina, JJWS, Socha Na Tha
Telugu: Jayam, Kadgam, Murari, Nuvvu Nenu, Sye, Manmadhudu
Favorite Colour : Blue , white& Red.
Favorite Food : Hyderabadi Biryani , any Spicy foods
Favorite Clothes : Jeans,t-shirts & Sarees
Favorite Drink : Any soft drinks
Favorite place : kerala, goa, Mauritius
Favorite Car : BMW
Favorite Book: Bridges of Madison County.
Favorite Hotel: Taj Krishna
Favorite Holiday Spot: Goa
Favorite Actors: All the people whom I worked with and Aamir Khan
Favorite Actress: Kajol, Sridevi and Sushimta Sen
Favorite Song: Naalo Uhalaku from Chandamama
Favorite Sport: I am not that into sports but I like to watch cricket on TV
Favorite Perfume: Light Blue by DNG , Summer Breeze
Favorite Hobbies: Watching movies and chatting with friends
Leisure Activities: Oh..I have so many to name..Traveling meeting friends and going out with them.
First Crush: It happened when I was in Ninth standard
Likes in others : Innocent , Loving nature & Honest.
For beauty : aerobics & Yoga.Eats Healthy food.
Strengths : Ability to understand and make the feel the people comfortable at any situation
Weakness: Getting attached to everyone
I Hate: Hypocrisy
I Love: Honesty
Hot and sexy young actress Kajal Agarwal was born on 19th June 1985 in Mumbai, India. She made her debut in films with a Tollywood film “Laksmi Kalyanam” in 2007 in the direction of acclaimed director Teja. She has become a celebrity in the film Industry in a very short span of time. Later on her performance in a Telugu film “Chandamama” got good appreciation from the public as well as from the critics.
Kajal Agarwal, has emerged as the latest heartthrob of Andhra youth with her romantic performance in Ramcharan movie Magadheera. She is also doing a lead role in “Arya-2” opposite to Allu Arjun and against Ram (Devdas Fame) in Just Ganesh. She made her presence in Tamil and Hindi films too.
Biography:
Kyun...! Ho Gaya Na (2004), starring Vivek Oberoi and Aishwarya Rai was Kajal Aggarwal’s debut under the arc lights but like many other pretty, sexy and young hopefuls, she trekked down south to try her luck. And here she found the pot at the end of the rainbow in the form of Lakshmi Kalyanam opposite Kalyan Ram in Tollywood.
The five-feet-four svelte girl from Mumbai armed with a degree in Mass communication entered the tinsel town through Bharathiraja, the talent spotter. The veteran director decided to cast her as the female protagonist in his bilingual Cinema (in Hindi) and Bommalattam (in Tamil). Even before the release of her debut film, Kajal Agarwal is hot property in Telugu films thanks to Teja who introduced her there with Lakshmi Kalyanam.The film did not do too well, yet Krishna Vamsi came to her rescue with Chandamama, a runaway hit.
The Telugu film industry embraced the innocent faced nymphet and she has quite a number of hits under her belt starring opposite Sumanth, Navdeep and Nitin. Her movies like Chandamama, Pourudu and Aatadista have firmly established her as a contender for the top slot in the Telugu film industry.
Kajal is breaking into the big league with her forthcoming lineup of under production films such as Dheerudu opposite Ram Charan Teja, Arya- 2 starring Allu Arjun with another untitled flick opposite Junior NTR in the pipeline. Understandably the young actress is extremely proud of her achievement, that too in such a short time.
Notwithstanding her inroads into the Telugu film industry, her Tamil movies like Pazhani, the Bharath-starrer and Saroja as Mirchi Shiva’s romantic interest have brought her to the notice of Tamil film goers as well. She is now acting in two Tamil movies: Bommalattam directed by Bharathiraja, which also stars Nana Patekar and Modhi Vilayadu starring Vinay (Unnale Unnale Fame).
Kajal Agarwal is one actress who knows what she wants. The lady, who is in Chennai to shoot for the film Modhi Vilayadu, says that there is nothing wrong in being glamourous.
"I find nothing wrong in it," she says. "Every person has their own limits and boundaries. As long as it is decent and not vulgar and as long as my family approves it, I have no issues with being glamourous," the actress says with a smile.
However, Kajal also makes it clear that she prefers character-oriented roles to glamour ones. "I prefer family roles and I want to be known as a good character artiste," she says.
Currently, she is on cloud nine after replacing Tamannaah opposite the hot 'n' happening Allu Arjun in his next film, a sequel to his blockbuster Arya in Telugu. One sensible dame, we'd say!
Kajal Agarwal has also showed matured performance in Magadheera especially in the flashback episode as a princess. She proved that she is not just after glamour.
Information
Kajal Aggarwal is a Mumbai-based famous South Indian Actress. Kajal Aggarwal was born on 19 June1985 in Mumbai, India.
Kajal Aggarwal is a prominent actress in both Tamil and Telugu film industries. Kajal Aggarwal Agg arwal started her film career in 2007.
Kajal Aggarwal first film was Lakshmi Kalyanam Directed by famous telugu director Teja. Very soon Kajal Aggarwal Became one of the top actress in both Kollywood and Tollywood industries.
Kajal Aggarwal rose to fame with her roles in also in Telugu movies Chandamama also in Tamil movies Pazhani. She has appeared in Hindi, Tamil and Telugu films.
Kajal Agarwal has a sister named Nisha Agarwal, upcoming Kollywwood Heroine who is going to rock like her sister.
Filmography :
2007
Laksmi Kalyanam....Lakshmi
Chandamama....Maha Lakshmi
2008
Pourudu.....Samyuktha
Pahazani (Tamil).....Deepthi
Aatdista.....Sunaanda
Saroja.....Pooja
Bommalattam (Tamil) (Telugu: Raana).....Anitha
Bhrgava...
2009
Modhi Vijayadu.....L R Eashwari
Magadheera.....Yuvarani Mitravinda, Indu
Arya-2.....Geethanjali
Just Ganesh.....
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan Profile
Name: Aishwarya Rai
Birth name: Aishwarya Krishnaraj Rai
Nicknames: Ash / Aishu / Gullu
Birthday: November 1, 1973 (Tuesday)
Birthplace: Karnataka, Mangalore - India
Sign: Scorpio
Height: 5' 7.5''
Family
Father: Krishnaraj Rai, ex-merchant navy officer
Mother: Vrinda Rai, homemaker
Brother: Aditya Rai, merchant navy officer (born 1970)
Sister-in-law: Shrima Rai
Husband: Abhishek Bachchan, actor (born Feb. 5, 1976)
Arya Vidya Mandir, Santacruz, Bombay, India
DG Ruparel College, Matunga, Bombay, India. (Considered as the #1 science college in the city)
Raheja College of Architecture, Bandra, Bombay, India
Breakthrough Performances
1999 Nandini in Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam
2002 Paro in Devdas
Philosophy: "Happiness is a relative term. It’s the way you like to perceive it. Happiness plays a lot of hide-n-seek with me, but happiness and I are good friends." -- Aishwarya Rai
Salman Khan: Actor; no longer together; met during the filming of Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam
Vivek Oberoi: Actor; no longer together; met during the filming of Kyun? Ho Gaya Na
Abhishek Bachchan: Actor; engaged on Jan. 14, 2007, married on Apr. 20, 2007
Other Works
Producer: Aishwarya and her family own a production company called Target Films
Endorses: Longines, Loreal, Coke, Nakshatra, Lux
Model: Aishwarya posed in various ad campaigns for Longines, Loreal, Coke, Nakshatra, Lux, Fuji, Pepsi, Pamolive, Rupa Softline, Eye Bank Association of India, Lakme, Colgate and many more.
Philanthropy: Eye Bank Association of India (EBAI), PETA India, Pulse Polio Campaign
Favorite Actor/Actress: Raj Kapoor & Nargis
Favorite Movie of All-time: Casablanca
Favourite Perfume: Happy by Clinique
Motto: Be kind, there are battles being fought and not all of them are on the battlefield.
The article below is hand written by Aishwarya Rai and is taken from Stardust MagazineContact Info
Aishwarya Rai
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Website: Canyon Entertainment
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Biography
Aishwarya Rai was born in Mangalore to Krishnaraj Rai, a marine biologist, and Vrinda Rai, a writer. Her family belongs to the Bunt community of Mangalore. She has one elder brother, Aditya Rai, who is an engineer in the merchant navy and also co-produced one of Rai's movies, Dil Ka Rishta (2003).
After she was born, her parents moved to Mumbai where she attended the Arya Vidya Mandir high school in Santa Cruz. Rai then entered Jai Hind College at Churchgate for one year, and then moved to Ruparel College in Matunga to finish her "HSC" studies. She did well in school and planned to become an architect.
She can communicate in several languages, including Tulu, Hindi, English, Marathi and Tamil. While pursuing her studies in architecture, Rai began modeling on the side. In the 1994 Miss India contest, she won the second place (behind Sushmita Sen), and went on to win the Miss World title the same year, where she also won the Miss Photogenic award. She abandoned her studies after winning the pageant and spent one year reigning as Miss World in London. Rai then started working as a professional model and then moved on to her current profession as an actress.
Rai has previously dated Bollywood actors Salman Khan and Vivek Oberoi. She is now married to Indian actor Abhishek Bachchan. The wedding took place on 20 April 2007.
Early career
Rai made her acting debut in Mani Ratnam's Tamil film, Iruvar (1997) with Mohanlal, and was introduced to Bollywood in the film, Aur Pyaar Ho Gaya opposite Bobby Deol, which also released that year; the film didn't do well at the box office.
However, her third project, S. Shankar's Tamil film, Jeans (1998) was a critical and commercial success, earning her the Filmfare Best Actress Award South. She went on to appear in many Bollywood films. The film, which portrayed Rai in a dual role, took Rai two years to complete. A few successful films of her career include Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam (1999), which earned the actress her first Filmfare Best Actress Award and Taal (1999), which gave her another nomination for Best Actress at the Filmfare; her performances in both the films were lauded. In 2000, she played a supporting role in the hit films Mohabbatein and Josh. Later that year, she starred in the Tamil film Kandukondain Kandukondain, which won her positive reviews.
Success
In 2002, Rai appeared alongside Shahrukh Khan and Madhuri Dixit in Sanjay Leela Bansali's lavishly produced Devdas. The film attracted overseas attention as well, receiving a special screening at the Cannes Film Festival. It was during this time that she garnered the attention of the West as an Indian actress and went on to appear in a few Hollywood projects. Devdas went on to become the highest grossing film of the year both in India and overseas, earning the actress her second Filmfare Best Actress Award.
As her name gained popularity overseas, she was chosen by Time magazine in 2004 as one of the World's "100 Most Influential People", and appeared on the cover of Time magazine, Asia Edition (TIMEasia) in 2003. She was the subject of a 60 Minutes profile on 2 January. A month later she appeared on the Late Show with David Letterman. She was also featured on Oprah's "Women Across the Globe" segment. In 2003, she acted in the critically acclaimed and commercial successful Bengali film, Chokher Bali, an adaptation of one of Rabindranath Tagore's novels by the same name.
Rai has been a regular at the Cannes Film Festival since 2002, and was a member of the Jury at Cannes in the year 2003. In October 2004, a wax figure of Rai was put on display in London's Madame Tussaud's wax museum. The same month, her first foreign film, Bride and Prejudice released. The film was an Indian version of Jane Austen's classic novel Pride and Prejudice. Her next overseas venture was The Mistress of Spices. She then appeared at the closing ceremony of the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, as part of a performance showcasing Indian art, on behalf of the 2010 Commonwealth Games, to be held in New Delhi. In between her overseas acting stints, she appeared in the Indian film Bunty Aur Babli in a hugely popular seven minute dance sequence for the song "Kajra Re".
In 2005, Rai signed a three-year contract with L'Oréal, as a spokesmodel for the cosmetics company. At the end of the year 2006, she had two releases: Umrao Jaan and Dhoom 2. While the former did poorly in India, her role in the latter, which was a sequel to the 2004 hit movie Dhoom brought her great attention. The film went on to become the biggest hit of the year, and sparked a controversy for a scene containing a kiss between her and Hrithik Roshan. For her performance, she received nominations for Best Actress at a number of award ceremonies, including Filmfare.
2007 saw the release of Mani Ratnam's Guru which premiered in Toronto. The film, based on the life of Indian businessman Dhirubhai Ambani, was critically acclaimed and did well at the box office. Her most recent film, Provoked, based on the book Circle of Light where she portrays a real life character, was released on 6 April 2007 in India and the UK. The biographical movie portrays the life of Kiranjit Ahluwalia who faced severe domestic violence. The movie won Aishwarya a lot of critical acclaim. At the end of April 2007, her first American film, The Last Legion released in Russia and the Netherlands and later opened in North American theaters in August 2007 disappointingly. In 2008, she starred alongside Hrithik Roshan in Ashutosh Gowariker's historical drama Jodhaa Akbar playing the role of Jodha Bai, the wife of the Mughal emperor Jalaluddin Muhammad Akbar, played by Roshan; and also co-starred with husband Abhishek Bachchan and her father-in-law Amitabh Bachchan in Sarkar Raj, playing the CEO of a major power company proposing to establish a new power plant in rural Maharashtra.
Trivia
Aishwarya is a close friend of Preity Zinta and Twinkle Khanna.
She was featured as one of the 100 Most Influential and Powerful People in the World by Time Magazine.
Aishwarya has a little puppy named Sunshine which was given to her by Vivek Oberoi.
Shahrukh Khan wanted the two big beauty queens, Ash and Sushmita Sen in Asoka during the initial planning process for the movie. Aishwarya Rai nearly signed the lead role in Asoka, until director Santosh Sivan decided he wanted an actress that had not been paired with Shahrukh before on the big screen. Well, it seems Shahrukh also wanted Sushmita Sen to appear in the movie for the special song and dance number. However, its a shame that things didn’t work out, other Asoka would have managed that casting coup that so many directors and producers have tried beforehand - Miss World and Miss Universe together on the big screen at last!
Aishwarya would have been a doctor or an architect if not an actress.
Long long ago, Aishwarya had auditioned for voice dubbing for a teleserial. And can you believe it, the Ms. World was rejected outright!
The host, Richand Steinmelz, of the Miss World 1994 event, actually asked Aishwarya Rai out. Aishwarya Rai, being a professional refused right away.
When Ash is at home she’s always casually dressed and she spends hours chatting up friends. She cherishes every gift she gets. During the Pepsi campaign Ash dropped in on a young girl who presented her with a framed collage of her pictures. It has pride of place on one of the walls in her room. Some dolls her friends presented her with rub shoulders with other expensive show pieces in her treasured collection.
Aishwarya Rai was to act in Lajja? Well Santoshi had also signed her for the film. She was to appear in a scene where Manisha Koirala imagines a Sita Ram confrontation and finds Aishwarya doing the scene. But the length of the film was a big impediment. The film ran all the way up to three hours and 23 minutes even without Aishwarya Rai’s scene. Now the film had to be anyway chopped to 3 hours and 10 minutes. Now there was no alternative but to cut Rai's scene out.
Ash loves to watch serious films like Garam Hawa. She catches up with such classics whenever she has the time.
Sachin Tendulkar is Aishwarya's neighbour. He lives a floor right above Aishwarya's apartment.
Rajiv Menon's Kandukondain Kandukondain is the first 'commercial' Indian film that was shown at the London Film Festival a few years ago.
Aishwarya Rai is willing to do any role with any actor in Tamil as long as the storyline is good.
Aishwarya Rai was ranked the 7th Most Admired Indian in a countrywide poll conducted by The Week magazine recently. The only film celebrities in the list were Lata Mangeshkar (2nd) and Amitabh Bachchan (4th).
Ash is a spontaneous actress and can reel off sheets of dialogue in one take.
Ash does not like to entertain guests in her trailer van. She meets them only the sets where when she’s not giving a shot she’s usually giggling over some joke a co-star cracked.
Ash hates talking on the cell phone when she’s working. She believes they should be banned on the sets.
Kandukondain Kandukondain means “I’ve found it, I’ve found it”? Yup, director Rajiv Menon’s found his calling, Tabu and Ash found their director and the audience found a film that appealed to their Sense and Sensibility! `Tis a success story all around!
Aishwarya Rai always gets at least 2 movie offers everyday.
Ash is also the only star, besides Aamir Khan, to campaign for both Pepsi and Coca Cola.
Aishwarya Rai, was first offered Karisma Kapoor's role in Raja Hindustani. She was also offered, Rani Mukherjee's role in Kuch Kuch Hota Hai. Also, she was offered Sonali Bendre's role in Hum Saath Saath Hain and Kaho Naa Pyaar Hai. Of course, these are not the only films she was offered. Which director would not want to cast this angel...!!!
Salman Khan wanted to change the ending of Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam, but director Sanjay Leela Bhansali stood his ground.
Govinda refused the role eventually played by Anil Kapoor in Taal.
In the song sequence of ‘Hai Re Hai Re Hai Rabba’ from the movie Jeans, in the canyon scene, Aishwarya wore a yellow top and a maroon fitted skirt. Ash wore that without anyone noticing that her clothes weren't the ones that she was told to wear. The actual clothes were too tight for her. She found a yellow dupatta, and wound it around both her shoulders. She used many pins and literally stitched it over her body. She had a maroon colored maxi below. The original blouse was beige colored, but it was not fitting her at all. Nobody came to know the problem with her dress. She even slept throughout the night with those clothes for the next morning’s shoot as the dupatta was difficult to remove due to the enormous amount of pins holding it together.
Aishwarya Rai did her own stunt scenes in Josh.
Shahrukh Khan was asked to wear contact lenses in Josh so that his eyes matched Aishwarya's and they both could look like siblings.
That the song 'Aati Kya Khandala' was given to Mansoor Khan by Nitin Raikwar for Josh. Mansoor Khan did not like the lyrics and the song was passed on to Vikram Bhatt who used it in Ghulam which went on to become a rage. Realising his folly, Mansoor asked Nitin to write a similar type of song for Josh and he came up with 'Apun Bola' which has been sung by Shahrukh. Apparently, they also offered Ash to sing the song but Ash did not.
The song 'Taal se taal mila' in Taal was shot at Khandala in natural rains for seven consecutive days.
Taal is the first Indian Film being fully insured by the Indian Insurance Company.
Taal is the first Hindi Film to top the chart of Hollywood Top 60 ( per screen average wise ) in its first weekend.
Aishwarya wore very little makeup in Josh and had to tan her skin to look more like a Goan.
Aishwarya's pet name at home is "Gullu".
Aishwarya was hurt in Mela during the 'falling on top of the truck' scene.
The first half of Kandukondain Kandukondain was completed in a week's time.
In the movie Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam, the scene at the restaurant with Ash and Ajay Devgan, she ate 12 real chillies!
She secured 90% (PCB) in HSC at Ruparel College in Mumbai.
Aishwarya learnt classical dance and music in her teens for 5 years.
Her Pepsi ad with Aamir Khan was shot in one night during the infamous Bombay riots.
During the shoot of the scene of Abbas and Aishwarya in the Mercedes in Kandukondain Kandukondain, she nearly missed getting run over by an autorickshaw while getting out of the car. She and the unit breathed a sigh of relief.
In 1993, it was rumoured that she had decided to enter the Miss India contest and certain newspapers began endorsing her as the 'Face of 1993'. When she did enter in 1994, a spontaneous publicity campaign awaited her.
Aishwarya is India's 2nd model to win the Miss World title.
Before Aishwarya left for the Miss India finals, her zip had split and her gown was brought by the designer to Goa, since the contest was in Goa. The same thing happened to her in Miss World. On the evening she was doing her final trial on her gown, the zip split. It had to be repaired, so it came in later.
Aishwarya used to accompany her mother to marketplace and haggle over the prices with vegetable vendors when she was young.
Aishwarya Rai sued a magazine, 'Star And Style' for a sum of Rs 2 crores for printing an article that said Raveena Tandon had caught her and Akshay Kumar together in a compromising position at the pool side of a five star hotel.
On the day for the 1994 Miss India pageant, nothing seemed to go right for Aishwarya. The swimsuit, her father's gift, simply disappeared and later, a valuable 'good luck' ring from her mother was misplaced by a friend whom she had given it for safekeeping. Then there was the much-publicised 'showdown' that took place backstage. According to Sushmita Sen, it began when the hair-dressers and make-up artists (who naturally knew Ash from her modelling days) spent all their time styling her and leaving the other girls waiting until 15 minutes before showtime. Angry and upset, Sushmita said she had an argument with The Times of India authorities and threatened to quit the pageant.
Aishwarya is the first Indian actress to have decided to donate her eyes.
During Aishwarya's rendition of Yengai Yennada Kavithai in Kandukondain Kandukondain, it actually poured cats and dogs as Chennai was facing the brunt of the North East monsoon. In fact, it rained so heavily that they actually found it difficult to shoot.
The last shot of the song Konjum Mainakale in Kandukondain Kandukondain has Ash running towards the horizon. She didn't quite hear the "shot over" call and continued to run much after!
The library scene in Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam, took Aishwarya 3 days of retakes.
A chandelier broke on Ash's hand and blood oozed out during Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam. During the Nimbooda Nimbooda number, her feet were swollen for two days.
Aishwarya was gifted a puppy named ‘Sunshine’ by her friend Vivek Oberoi.
In the October 2, 2003 issue of Rolling Stone Magazine, Aishwarya is described as "the hottest thing from India since chicken tikka."
During the shooting of the song ‘Dola Re Dola’ from Devdas, Aishwarya’s ears were bleeding due to the heavy ear rings she had to wear. But being the professional she is, she continued the shoot in silent pain, smiling all the while.
Aishwarya is the first Indian actor to be on the jury at the prestigious Cannes Film Festival.
Aishwarya's picture is featured in the 2004 Guinness Book of World Records. Click here to view the insert.
Ash Quotes
"I'm still being asked if I was physically abused. It saddens me that I'm being portrayed as this battered woman."
- Aishwarya Rai
"I have openly told David Dhawan that his film is like a vacation for me, a paid holiday."
- Aishwarya Rai
"My first priority now is work. I have achieved a bit of what I wanted to do, as an actress. Now it's my time to grow as an artiste and do good quality work."
- Aishwarya Rai
"It's strange that Rakesh Roshan thinks I look older than Hrithik. In fact, he's approached me for all his home productions."
- Aishwarya Rai
"I believe that as an actress all my fears and phobias exist till I sign on the dotted line for a film."
- Aishwarya Rai
"I definitely don't have a chip on my shoulder."
- Aishwarya Rai
"I am an emotional person off-screen and would hate to hurt or snub someone."
- Aishwarya Rai
"I have been a part of the media glare since 1992. And today there are so many channels, so much more media that you don't know what stray comment is coming from where."
- Aishwarya Rai
"I don't believe in proving a point to anybody. Nobody is that important."
- Aishwarya Rai
"I always knew I would be successful. So there was no element of surprise."
- Aishwarya Rai
"I'm not a tease. I don't go around fluttering my eyelashes and wrapping men around my little finger."
- Aishwarya Rai
"I know for a fact that if there's a role which I am suited for, I'll be signed on. I'll never go begging."
- Aishwarya Rai
"It's nice to be important, but it's more important to be nice."
- Aishwarya Rai
"Honestly, I do not have the time, energy and manpower (in media or social circuit) to keep reiterating validations against every (and seemingly constant) false story or allegation."
-Aishwarya Rai
"I was greedy about every moment in Cannes."
- Aishwarya Rai
"Elegance is innate...individual...eternal...it stands the test of time!"
- Aishwarya Rai
"I'm here as an actor. That's my basic karma. As an actor, I am always seeking great roles."
- Aishwarya Rai (Anokhi Vibe Summer 2003)
"I am very sensitive to the needs of my fans. They want to see fantasy and glamour, so I will always fulfill that by carefully choosing which Bollywood formula script I'm going to commit to."
- Aishwarya Rai (Anokhi Vibe Summer 2003)
"I am particular about everything I do. I do not wish to be defined in any particular way. Versatility is the key."
- Aishwarya Rai (Anokhi Vibe Summer 2003)
"I do not wish to get trapped in one particular image."
- Aishwarya Rai (Anokhi Vibe Summer 2003)
"I've been excited, honest, earnest, enthusiastic about whatever course my life has taken, but never anxious about the results. Because when you've given your best, you don't need to bother."
- Aishwarya Rai (Filmfare Aug. 2002)
"You live with the good, bad and the ugly."
- Aishwarya Rai (Filmfare Aug. 2002)
"I'm told that I've transcended the demands of the box office. But honestly, I'm not aware of it. If that's so then I'm thankful to God and extremely grateful to my audience. Their faith in me has prevented me from crumbling during the bad times."
- Aishwarya Rai (Filmfare Aug. 2002)
"I'd rather be mysterious."
- Aishwarya Rai (Filmfare Aug. 2002)
"There's been a lot of speculation about my personal life, mainly because I don't like talking about my personal life. The day I want to do it, I'll write a book and it'll be one hell of a book."
- Aishwarya Rai (Filmfare Aug. 2002)
"What's important is to flow with life, to retain your perspective and to learn from it."
- Aishwarya Rai (Filmfare Aug. 2002)
"When you go through a lot, it's very easy to sink. Staying afloat can be very tough. At that point, which straws you grab at is what defines your next moment. And there are some very easy straws to help you escape life. The tough part is to stay attuned to reality."
- Aishwarya Rai (Filmfare Aug. 2002)
"Ironically, my best of times have also been my worst of times."
- Aishwarya Rai (Filmfare Aug. 2002)
"Happiness is a relative term. It's the way you like to perceive it. Happiness plays a lot of hide-n-seek with me, but happiness and I are good friends."
- Aishwarya Rai (Filmfare Aug. 2002)
"I haven't developed a rhino's hide. I'm still sensitive to these things. I used to get really worked up and hurt in the beginning. Now, I just smile a lot and let things tide over. I don't wear my emotions on my sleeve."
- Aishwarya Rai on how she handles gossip (The Straits Times, Feb. 2003)
"I would say, the quality to speak volumes without really being that verbose - innate strength and silent conviction."
- Aishwarya Rai on the qualities she has in common with the character "Paro" from the film Devdas.
"Like every other girl, even I dream of it. But love, I have heard somewhere, stands the test of time and circumstances!!"
-Aishwarya Rai on marriage.
Awards
1994
1994.. Miss Catwalk
1994.. Miss Photogenic
1994.. Miss Perfect 10
1994.. Miss Popular
1994.. Femina Miss India World - 1st Runner-up
1994.. Most Photogenic Face
1994.. Miss World 1994
1998
1998.. Screen Most Promising Newcomer.. Aur Pyar Ho Gaya
1998.. Screen Discovery of the year
2000
2000.. Screen Videocon Best Actress Award.. Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam
2000.. Filmfare Best Actress Award.. Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam
2000.. Stardust Millenium Best Actress Award.. Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam
2000.. Zee Lux Face of the Year
2000.. Zee Cine Best Actress Award.. Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam
2000.. IIFA Best Actress Award.. Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam
2000.. Zee Gold Best Actress Award in Sensational Role.. Taal
2000.. Zee Gold Best Actress Critics Award.. Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam
2000.. Zee Gold Best Actress Award.. Taal
2000.. Rupa Filmgoers Millenium Best Actress Award.. Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam
2000.. Priyadarshini International Best Actress Award.. Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam
2000.. Most Beautiful International Titleholder of All Times Gold Medal Winner
2000.. Most Beautiful Miss World of All Times - Received the highest score of 9.911
2001
2001.. BWSX Fantasy Award for Best Supporting Actress.. Mohabbatein
2002
2002.. Rajiv Gandhi Award
2002.. RACE Best Actress Award.. Devdas
2003
2003.. Zee Cine True Indian Actress Award
2003.. Zee Cine Best Actress Award.. Devdas
2003.. Screen Jodi No.1 Award with Shahrukh Khan
2003.. Screen Best Actress Award.. Devdas
2003.. Filmfare Best Actress Award.. Devdas
2003.. Sansui Best Actress Award.. Devdas
2003.. RACE (V Shantaram) Best Female Artist Award.. Devdas
2003.. IFFA Best Actress Award.. Devdas
2003.. Bollywood Awards Best Actress Award.. Devdas
2004
2004.. GR8! Women Award.. Cinema
2004.. Global Foreign Artiste Debutantes to Mainstream Media Award
2004.. F Awards - For Excellence in Indian Fashion.. Female Celebrity Model of the Year
2005
2005.. Zee Cine Critics' Best Actress Award.. Raincoat
2005.. IIFA's Global Indian Media Personality
2005.. British Govt's The Next Step World Diversity Champion Award
2005.. MTV Immies' Best Performance in a Song (Kajra Re)
2006
2006.. Zee Astitva's Outstanding Contribution to Cinema Award
2007
2007.. Stardust Star of the Year (Female) Award.. Dhoom 2
2007.. MSN-India's Most Searched Indian on the Web
2007.. IIFA's/IDEA's Most Glamorous Female Star Of The Year
Filmography
The Pink Panther 2 (Feb 6, 2009)
Sarkar Raj (June 6, 2008) (Released) ...... Anita Rajan
Jodhaa Akbar (February 15, 2008) (Released) ...... Jodhaa
Rani Laxmibai (2008) (Announced)
Happy Birthday (2008) (To Go On Floor)
Raaste (2008) (Announced)
Enthiram (2008) (Under Production)
Provoked (April 6, 2007) (Released)
Guru (January 12, 2007) (Released) ...... Sujatha
Dhoom 2 (November 24, 2006) (Released) ...... Sunheri
Umrao Jaan (November 3, 2006) (Released) ...... Umraao Jaan
The Mistress Of Spices (2006) (Released) ...... Tilo
The Last Legion (2006) (Under Production)
Saamna (2006)
Bunty Aur Babli (May 27, 2005) (Released) ...... Special Appearance
Shabd (February 4, 2005) (Released) ...... Antara Vashisth/Tammana
Raincoat (December 24, 2004) (Released) ...... Neeru
Balle Balle! From Amritsar To L.A (October 8, 2004) (Released) ...... Lalita Bakshi
Kyun! Ho Gaya Na (August 13, 2004) (Released) ...... Diya Malhotra
Khakee (January 23, 2004) (Released) ...... Mahalaxmi
Kuch Naa Kaho (September 5, 2003) (Released) ...... Namrata Shrivastav
Dil Ka Rishta (January 17, 2003) (Released) ...... Tia
Chokher Bali (2003) (Released)
Shakti - The Power (September 20, 2002) (Released) ...... Dream Girl
Devdas (July 12, 2002) (Released) ...... Parvati ('Paro')
23rd March 1931 Shaheed (June 7, 2002) (Released) ...... Bhagat Singh'S Fiancee (Sp.App Song)
Hum Kisi Se Kum Nahin (May 31, 2002) (Released) ...... Komal Rastogi
Hum Tumhare Hain Sanam (May 24, 2002) (Released) ...... Special Appearance
Albela (April 20, 2001) (Released) ...... Tony
Mohabbatein (October 27, 2000) (Released) ...... Megha
Dhaai Akshar Prem Ke (September 29, 2000) (Released) ...... Sahiba Gareval
Hamara Dil Aapke Paas Hai (August 24, 2000) (Released) ...... Preeti Virat
Josh (June 9, 2000) (Released) ...... Shirley
Mela (January 7, 2000) (Released) ...... Champakali Special Appearance
Radheshyam Seetaram (2000)
Hum Panchhi Ek Daal Ke (2000)
Taal (August 13, 1999) (Released) ...... Mansi
Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam (June 18, 1999) (Released) ...... Nandini
Aa Ab Laut Chalen (January 22, 1999) (Released) ...... Pooja Walia
...Aur Pyaar Ho Gaya (August 15, 1997) (Released) ...... Ashi Kapoor
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