This page will contain news stories about aishwarya, as they become available.Aishwarya RaiAishwarya Rai on the cover of TIME AsiaAishwarya Rai (IPA: əʃwəɹiə ɹaɪ, Kannada: ಐಶ್ವರ್ಯಾ ರೈ, Hindi: ऐश्वर्या राय; born on November 1, 1973; Ash to fans and media) is a supermodel and an award-winning actress from India. She is currently regarded as one of the biggest names in Bollywood. Early lifeRai was born in Mangalore to Krishnaraj and Vrinda Rai, in the South Indian state of Karnataka; her mother tongue is Tulu. Her brother Aditya Rai is a film producer. In the 1994 Miss India Contest Rai placed second behind Sushmita Sen and went on to win the Miss World title. As a professional model, Rai has appeared in many Indian fashion magazines, including the Indian Vogue; more recently she has featured in international ads for L'Oréal, De Beers Diamonds, and Coca-Cola. Bollywood breakthroughThe first film she acted in was the popular Tamil movie Iruvar in (1997), directed by Mani Ratnam. Rai's earliest films made money, but Rai herself did not impress critics -- they commented that her performances were stilted, as if she were still modeling. Her breakthrough came with Sanjay Leela Bhansali's film Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam. Later successes include Taal and Devdas. Rai has also acted in other Tamil films such as Jeans, Kandukondain Kandukondain, and in the Bengali film Chokher Bali. International stardomAishwarya Rai on the cover of Cosmopolitan India magazine.Devdas, in which Aishwarya joined Bollywood superstars Shah Rukh Khan and Madhuri Dixit, was a huge hit, lavishly produced as it was. The film attracted overseas attention as well, receiving a special screening at the Cannes Film Festival. Rai was becoming an international star rather than simply a Bollywood one. In 2003, Rai was a member of the jury at Cannes. In 2004, she was chosen by TIME Magazine's Asian Edition as one of Asia's "100 Most Influential People." Rai was the subject of a 60 Minutes profile on January 2, 2005 - "The Most Beautiful Woman in the World." A month later she appeared on the Late Show with David Letterman, and on April 25, 2005, she was featured on Oprah's "Women Across the Globe" segment. A wax figure of Rai is on display in London's Madame Tussaud's wax museum. Although frequently the subject of gossip column speculation about an imminent Hollywood career, it was only in 2004 that Rai finally acted in a foreign film. British director Gurinder Chadha hired her to play the heroine in Bride and Prejudice, a Hollywood-funded but Bollywood-ized version of Jane Austen's classic novel, Pride and Prejudice. The movie did well at the box office and Aishwarya's Hollywood profile rose a notch.
Personal lifeEarlier in her career, Aishwarya was involved in a high profile, allegedly turbulent relationship with Bollywood star Salman Khan. Gossip has it that she was forced to drop out of the film Chalte Chalte after visits from Salman disrupted filming. Since then she has been romantically linked to rising star Vivek Oberoi and film dynasty scion Abhishek Bachchan. AwardsAishwarya Rai has won two Filmfare Awards to date:
She has been nominated four times in the Best Actress category and once in the Best Supporting Actress category at the Filmfare. She has also won three IIFA Awards, three Z-Gold Awards, four Screen Awards, an EU's Global Diversity Award, three Zee Cine Awards and a Rajiv Gandhi Award. TriviaAishwarya Rai on the cover of Cineblitz magazine.
FilmographyAishwarya's films are in Hindi, except where noted below.
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Aishwarya's films are in Hindi, except where noted below. The most popular station broadcasting talkback radio is historically Sydney's 2UE, whose right-wing hosts, particularly John Laws, are widely syndicated across the continent, though it has in recent years been eclipsed by Sydney's 2GB after the defection of 2UE most popular talkback host, Alan Jones. She has also won three IIFA Awards, three Z-Gold Awards, four Screen Awards, an EU's Global Diversity Award, three Zee Cine Awards and a Rajiv Gandhi Award. In Australia, talk radio is known as talkback radio. She has been nominated four times in the Best Actress category and once in the Best Supporting Actress category at the Filmfare. Syndicated programs from the United States which air on Canadian radio stations include:. Aishwarya Rai has won two Filmfare Awards to date:. Others include the CHUM Radio Network and the Standard Radio Network. Since then she has been romantically linked to rising star Vivek Oberoi and film dynasty scion Abhishek Bachchan. The largest of these is the Corus Radio Network. Gossip has it that she was forced to drop out of the film Chalte Chalte after visits from Salman disrupted filming. Privately-owned talk radio syndication networks in Canada are generally formed for the purposes of sharing programs across a group of stations with common ownership, although some are formed to distribute their one or two talk radio programs to a number of stations regardless of ownership. Earlier in her career, Aishwarya was involved in a high profile, allegedly turbulent relationship with Bollywood star Salman Khan. Both networks are commercial-free. The movie did well at the box office and Aishwarya's Hollywood profile rose a notch. The two largest talk radio networks in Canada are the publicly-owned Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's English language CBC Radio One and French language Première Chaîne. British director Gurinder Chadha hired her to play the heroine in Bride and Prejudice, a Hollywood-funded but Bollywood-ized version of Jane Austen's classic novel, Pride and Prejudice. Other Canadian talk radio programs which have been syndicated to different markets include:. Although frequently the subject of gossip column speculation about an imminent Hollywood career, it was only in 2004 that Rai finally acted in a foreign film. Rutherford is no longer syndicated nationally but continues to air in Calgary and London. A wax figure of Rai is on display in London's Madame Tussaud's wax museum. Both programs are distributed by the Corus Radio Network and, coincidentally, both hosts had hosted different morning call-in programs in the same time slot on Winnipeg, Manitoba's CJOB 680 before they became nationally syndicated (Adler's show still originates from CJOB and retained its original title, while Warren is now based in Victoria, British Columbia.) Prior to Adler On Line, Corus had syndicated Rutherford, hosted by Dave Rutherford and originating from its Calgary station, QR77. In 2004, she was chosen by TIME Magazine's Asian Edition as one of Asia's "100 Most Influential People." Rai was the subject of a 60 Minutes profile on January 2, 2005 - "The Most Beautiful Woman in the World." A month later she appeared on the Late Show with David Letterman, and on April 25, 2005, she was featured on Oprah's "Women Across the Globe" segment. Peter Warren's Warren on the Weekend is heard Saturdays and Sundays. In 2003, Rai was a member of the jury at Cannes. The only nationally-syndicated, politically-oriented weekday talk radio show in Canada is Adler On Line, hosted by Charles Adler and heard on eleven stations across the country. Rai was becoming an international star rather than simply a Bollywood one. There is no Canadian content requirement for talk radio, or "spoken word", programming. The film attracted overseas attention as well, receiving a special screening at the Cannes Film Festival. In contrast to talk radio stations in the United States where syndicated programs tend to make up a significant part of most schedules, privately-owned Canadian talk radio stations tend to be predominantly local in programming and focus. Devdas, in which Aishwarya joined Bollywood superstars Shah Rukh Khan and Madhuri Dixit, was a huge hit, lavishly produced as it was. Previously, he kept a suicidal teenager talking for 45 minutes before meeting him to convince him against that course of action [2]. Rai has also acted in other Tamil films such as Jeans, Kandukondain Kandukondain, and in the Bengali film Chokher Bali. Pete Price on Magic 1548 is also known as the DJ who rushed to the aid of a regular caller who died live on air during a call [1]. Later successes include Taal and Devdas. Some notable presenters include Clive Bull, Steve Allen, Daisy Sampson, Nicky Campbell, Simon Mayo. Her breakthrough came with Sanjay Leela Bhansali's film Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam. Talk radio expanded dramatically when the BBC's monopoly on radio broadcasting was ended in the 1970s with the launch of Independent Local Radio. Rai's earliest films made money, but Rai herself did not impress critics -- they commented that her performances were stilted, as if she were still modeling. LBC currently operates two services in London - LBC 97.3, a newstalk station on FM; and LBC News 1152, a rolling news station on AM. The first film she acted in was the popular Tamil movie Iruvar in (1997), directed by Mani Ratnam. Other notable commercial talk stations include London's LBC which pioneered the newstalk format in Europe. As a professional model, Rai has appeared in many Indian fashion magazines, including the Indian Vogue; more recently she has featured in international ads for L'Oréal, De Beers Diamonds, and Coca-Cola. Many BBC Local Radio stations offer a talk format, for example, BBC London, the BBC's flagship local ststion. In the 1994 Miss India Contest Rai placed second behind Sushmita Sen and went on to win the Miss World title. Nationwide talk stations include BBC Radio 4, BBC Radio Five Live and TalkSport. Her brother Aditya Rai is a film producer. Talk radio in the United Kingdom is popular, though not as much as music radio. Rai was born in Mangalore to Krishnaraj and Vrinda Rai, in the South Indian state of Karnataka; her mother tongue is Tulu. Sports talk stations like WFAN in New York City and WEEI in Boston have done well in the ratings (aided by baseball and football game broadcasts). . Sports talk radio can be found locally and nationally (with the networks ESPN Radio, Fox Sports Radio, and Sporting News Network). She is currently regarded as one of the biggest names in Bollywood. Some shock jocks such as Opie and Anthony, Ron and Fez, Howard Stern, Don Imus, and Tom Leykis, are also considered talk radio hosts. Aishwarya Rai (IPA: əʃwəɹiə ɹaɪ, Kannada: ಐಶ್ವರ್ಯಾ ರೈ, Hindi: ऐश्वर्या राय; born on November 1, 1973; Ash to fans and media) is a supermodel and an award-winning actress from India. Radio show hosts such as Alex Jones focus on exposing Government corruption. 2006 : Guru by Mani Ratnam (announced) (Tamil title: Guru). Jeff Rense, who hosts an Internet radio show, also features paranormal matters, conspiracy theories, and some politics. 2006 : Indie Pop by Miko Reyes (pre-production). George Noory, Art Bell and others take turns hosting the late-night talk radio show Coast to Coast AM, which deals with a variety of paranormal topics. 2006: "Chaos" by Coline Serreau (in English). Other hosts specialize in talk radio comedy, such as Phil Hendrie, who voices his own fictional guests and occassionally parodies other programs. 2006 : The Last Legion by Doug Lefler (in English). Other topics of discussion in talk radio include:. 2006 : Akbar-Jodha by Ashutosh Gowariker (pre-production). In 2002 an alternative to the progressive / conservative talk radio dichotomy emerged called Free Talk Live. 2006 : Singularity by Roland Joffé (in English). Some conservatives argue that the long-format news programming on National Public Radio serves as a platform for liberal commentary on radio, although the network denies any partisan agenda. Dutta (filming). Left-wing opinion radio has long existed on the Pacifica network, though only available in a small number of cities, and in formats that more often act as a volunteer-run community forum than as a platform for charismatic hosts who would be likely to attract a large audience. 2006 : Umrao Jaan by J.P. A few earlier syndicated programs were hosted by prominent Democrats who were not experienced broadcasters, such as Jim Hightower, Jerry Brown, Mario Cuomo and Alan Dershowitz; these met with limited success, and Air America has been faced with various legal and financial problems. 2006 : Dhoom 2 by Sanjay Gadhvi (filming). KABC in Los Angeles. 2006 : Provoked by Jagmohan Mundhra (in English) (filming). Air America Radio, a network featuring The Al Franken Show that was founded in 2004 as a "progressive alternative" to right-wing talk, is a prominent example of liberal talk on commercial radio, and there are syndicated liberal talk programs of recent vintage as well, such as The Ed Schultz Show. In some markets, local liberal hosts have existed for years, such as Bernie Ward in San Francisco, Alan Colmes in New York, Lionel in New York, Stephanie Miller in Los Angeles, and Mr. 2005 : Mistress of Spices by Paul Mayeda Berges (in English). Politically liberal talk radio aimed at a national audience has also emerged, although its ultimate success in competing with conservative talk radio for dominance remains in question. 2005 : The Heart of India by Ganapathy Bharat (in English). Many of these hosts also publish books, appear on television, and give public lectures (Limbaugh, again, was a pioneer of this model of multi-media punditry). 2005 : Bunty Aur Babli by Shaad Ali (special appearance). Libertarians such as Neal Boortz have also achieved some success. 2005 : Shabd by Leena Yadav. The Salem Radio Network syndicates a group of religiously-oriented Republican activists, including evangelical Christian Hugh Hewitt and Jewish conservatives Dennis Prager and Michael Medved. 2004 : Raincoat by Rituparno Ghosh. Gordon Liddy, Laura Ingraham, Michael Savage, Bill O'Reilly, Glenn Beck, Larry Elder, Michael Reagan, Ken Hamblin, and The Weekend Warriors. 2004 : Bride and Prejudice by Gurinder Chadha (in English). Limbaugh's success demonstrated that there was a market for passionately delivered conservative (and in most cases, partisan Republican) commentary on contemporary events, and many nationally-syndicated hosts have followed Limbaugh's lead in recent years, including Ben Ferguson, Lars Larson, Sean Hannity, G. 2004 : Kyun...! Ho Gaya Na by Samir Karnik. (There had been some precursors for this, such as the Los Angeles-area controversialist Joe Pyne, who would attack callers on his program in the early 1960s – one of his famous insults was "gargle with razor blades!" – as well as the similar Bob Grant in New York City.) The most successful pioneer in the 1990s talk radio movement was the politically conservative commentator Rush Limbaugh. 2003 : Khakee by Rajkumar Santoshi. The repeal of the FCC "fairness doctrine" in 1987-which had required that stations provide free air time for responses to any controversial opinions that were broadcast-provided an opportunity for a kind of flatly partisan (and often intentionally inflammatory) programming that had not previously existed. 2003 : Chokher Bali by Rituparno Ghosh (in Bengali). The United States saw dramatic growth in the popularity of talk radio during the 1990s. 2003 : Dil Ka Rishta by Naresh Malhotra. In the United States and Canada, Satellite Radio broadcasters syndicate many conventional "AM" talk radio shows, as well as produce their own original talk shows. 2002 : Nee Kidappen Njan Adippen: The Power by Krishna Vamshi. These shows often rely less on political discussion and analysis than their AM counterparts, and often employ the use of pranks and staged phone calls for entertainment purposes. 2003 : Kuch Na Kaho by Rohan Sippy. The commercial FM talk stations often feature hosts such as Tom Leykis and Howard Stern whose audiences are comprised of more men than women. 2002 : Shakti (movie) by Krishna Vamshi (special appearance). Commercial all-talk stations can be found on the FM band in Los Angeles, Boston and other cities. 2002 : 23rd March 1931 : Shaheed by Guddu Dhanoa. "Non-commercial" usually referred to as "public radio", which is located in a reserved spectrum of the FM band, also broadcasts talk programs. Adiyaman (special appearance). Talk radio is not limited to the AM band. 2002 : Hum Tumhare Hain Sanam by K.S. Former music stations such as WLW (Cincinnati, Ohio), WHAS (Louisville, Kentucky), WHAM (Rochester, New York), WLS (Chicago, Illinois), KFI (Los Angeles, California), WRKO (Boston, Massachusetts) and WABC (New York, New York) made the switch to all-talk as their ratings slumped due to listener migration to the FM band. 2002 : Hum Kisise Kum Nahin by David Dhawan. In the 1970s and early 1980s, as many listeners abandoned AM music formats for the high fidelity sound of the FM radio dial, the Talk Radio format began to catch on in more large cities. 2002 : Devdas by Sanjay Leela Bhansali (Filmfare Best Actress Award). KABC station manager Ben Hoberman and KMOX station manager Robert Hyland independently developed the all-talk format. 2001 : Albela by Deepak Sareen. Louis, Missouri, and KABC, 790 AM in Los Angeles—adopted an all-talk show format in 1960, and both claim to be the first to have done so. 2000 : Sanam Tere Hain Hum by Jayant Paranji (special appearance). Two radio stations—KMOX, 1120 AM in St. 2000 : Kandukondain Kandukondain by Rajiv Menon (in Tamil) (Telugu title: Priyuraalu Pilichindi). Joe Pyne and John Nebel were also among the first to explore the medium in the 1950s. 2000 : Josh by Mansoor Khan. Soon followed by listener call-ins, this is often credited as the first instance of talk radio, and Gray is often billed as "The Father of Talk Radio". 2000 : Dhai Akshar Prem Ke by Raj Kanwa. Working for New York's WMCA in 1945, Barry Gray was bored with playing music and put a telephone receiver up to his microphone to talk with bandleader Woody Herman. 2000 : Mohabbatein by Aditya Chopra (cameo). Talk radio has existed since at least the mid-1940s. 2000 : Hamara Dil Aapke Paas Hai by Satish Kaushik. . 1999 : Taal by Subhash Ghai. (In public or non-commercial radio, sometimes music is played in place of commercials to separate the program segments). 1999 : Aa Ab Laut Chalein by Rishi Kapoor. Generally, the shows are organized into segments, each separated by a pause for advertisements. 1999 : Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam by Sanjay Leela Bhansali (Filmfare Best Actress Award). Listener contributions are usually screened by a show's producer(s) in order to maximize audience interest and, in the case of commercial talk radio, attract advertisers. Shankar (in Tamil). Talk radio typically includes an element of listener participation, usually by broadcasting conversations with listeners who have placed telephone calls to speak with the program's host or guest. 1998 : Jeans by S. Most shows feature a regular host, who interviews a number of different guests. 1997 : Aur Pyar Ho Gaya by Rahul Rawail. Talk radio is a radio format which features discussion of topical issues. 1997 : Iruvar by Mani Ratnam (in Tamil) (Telugu title: Iddaru). Catharines. Was featured in the 2004 edition of the Guinness Book of World Records. The Phil Hendrie Show on CKTB St. India Times named Aishwarya #1 on the list of the "100 Most Beautiful Indian Women in the Past Century". The Jim Rome Show. Praised by several people, including Julia Roberts ([2], [3]) and film critic Roger Ebert ([4]) as the most beautiful woman in the world. the Brick. Was positioned at number 3 in the Filmfare Top Ten Actress' List.[1]. GameTime React with J.T. 2003, Filmfare Best Actress Award, Devdas. Laura. 2000, Filmfare Best Actress Award, Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam. Dr. The film was shot mainly in Britain. Joy Browne Show. She is co-starring with Nandita Das. The Dr. She recently (summer of 2005) completed filming on director Jagmohan Mundhra's film Provoked. Coast to Coast AM with George Noory, arguably the most widely distributed U.S.-based program in Canada. She is in the cast for The Last Legion co-starring Colin Firth and Ben Kingsley. It is also syndicated throughout the United States. She will star opposite Brendan Fraser. The 'X' Zone, a nightly show about paranormal topics hosted by Rob McConnell. Rai is now said to be signed for another Hollywood movie, Rolland Joffe's project Singularity. A three-hour program originating from The Fan 590, usually only the third hour is broadcast nationally. Prime Time Sports, a sports talk program hosted by Bob McCown. Love and Romance, a relationship advice program hosted by Sue McGarvie. It is the most widely distributed talk radio program in Canada. Renovations Cross Canada, a weekend program about home renovations hosted by Ren Molnar. The Home Discovery Show, a call-in home renovation program hosted by Shell Busey. The George Stroumboulopoulos Show airs on Sunday nights on stations in Toronto and Montreal. Movies from Mike Mayo and Max Weiss. Personal finance from Bob Brinker and Dave Ramsey, and. Automobiles, as on Car Talk,. Clark Howard,. Consumer advocacy e.g. Computers from Leo Laporte,Kim Komando, Bill Dubie and Dave Sciuto. Mental health from David Viscott. Dean Edell. Health and Medicine from Dr. Relationships, as on shows such as Loveline and The Satellite Sisters. Laura,. Joy and Dr. Ethics and Morality from Dr. |