Aishwarya Rai

Aishwarya's films are in Hindi, except where noted below. It was conquered by the Catalans and became part of the Kingdom of Majorca. 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 succeeding centuries, it passed to the Visigoths, the Byzantines, the Vandals, and the Arabs. She has been nominated four times in the Best Actress category and once in the Best Supporting Actress category at the Filmfare. The island's name is usually said to derive from the Latin word frumentum, meaning "grain." The island had been occupied by the Carthaginians before passing to the Romans. Aishwarya Rai has won two Filmfare Awards to date:. It is part of the autonomous community of the Balearic Islands.

Since then she has been romantically linked to rising star Vivek Oberoi and film dynasty scion Abhishek Bachchan. Formentera comprises one municipality, also called Formentera, and has a population of 7,461 (2002). Gossip has it that she was forced to drop out of the film Chalte Chalte after visits from Salman disrupted filming. It is best known for the fact that nude sunbathing is allowed on most of its beaches. Earlier in her career, Aishwarya was involved in a high profile, allegedly turbulent relationship with Bollywood star Salman Khan. The island can only be reached by ship, so relatively few tourists come to this location, making it a much quieter place than the other islands in the region.
. It is 19 kilometres long and is located approximately 3 nautical miles (6 km) south of Ibiza in the Mediterranean Sea.

The movie did well at the box office and Aishwarya's Hollywood profile rose a notch. Formentera is the smallest and most southerly island of the Balearic Islands group; it is one of the two Illes Pitiüses, along with Ibiza. 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. 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. A wax figure of Rai is on display in London's Madame Tussaud's wax museum.

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. In 2003, Rai was a member of the jury at Cannes. Rai was becoming an international star rather than simply a Bollywood one. The film attracted overseas attention as well, receiving a special screening at the Cannes Film Festival.

Devdas, in which Aishwarya joined Bollywood superstars Shah Rukh Khan and Madhuri Dixit, was a huge hit, lavishly produced as it was. Rai has also acted in other Tamil films such as Jeans, Kandukondain Kandukondain, and in the Bengali film Chokher Bali. Later successes include Taal and Devdas. Her breakthrough came with Sanjay Leela Bhansali's film Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam.

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. The first film she acted in was the popular Tamil movie Iruvar in (1997), directed by Mani Ratnam. 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. In the 1994 Miss India Contest Rai placed second behind Sushmita Sen and went on to win the Miss World title.

Her brother Aditya Rai is a film producer. Rai was born in Mangalore to Krishnaraj and Vrinda Rai, in the South Indian state of Karnataka; her mother tongue is Tulu. . She is currently regarded as one of the biggest names in Bollywood.

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. 2006 : Guru by Mani Ratnam (announced) (Tamil title: Guru). 2006 : Indie Pop by Miko Reyes (pre-production). 2006: "Chaos" by Coline Serreau (in English).

2006 : The Last Legion by Doug Lefler (in English). 2006 : Akbar-Jodha by Ashutosh Gowariker (pre-production). 2006 : Singularity by Roland Joffé (in English). Dutta (filming).

2006 : Umrao Jaan by J.P. 2006 : Dhoom 2 by Sanjay Gadhvi (filming). 2006 : Provoked by Jagmohan Mundhra (in English) (filming). 2005 : Mistress of Spices by Paul Mayeda Berges (in English).

2005 : The Heart of India by Ganapathy Bharat (in English). 2005 : Bunty Aur Babli by Shaad Ali (special appearance). 2005 : Shabd by Leena Yadav. 2004 : Raincoat by Rituparno Ghosh.

2004 : Bride and Prejudice by Gurinder Chadha (in English). 2004 : Kyun...! Ho Gaya Na by Samir Karnik. 2003 : Khakee by Rajkumar Santoshi. 2003 : Chokher Bali by Rituparno Ghosh (in Bengali).

2003 : Dil Ka Rishta by Naresh Malhotra. 2002 : Nee Kidappen Njan Adippen: The Power by Krishna Vamshi. 2003 : Kuch Na Kaho by Rohan Sippy. 2002 : Shakti (movie) by Krishna Vamshi (special appearance).

2002 : 23rd March 1931 : Shaheed by Guddu Dhanoa. Adiyaman (special appearance). 2002 : Hum Tumhare Hain Sanam by K.S. 2002 : Hum Kisise Kum Nahin by David Dhawan.

2002 : Devdas by Sanjay Leela Bhansali (Filmfare Best Actress Award). 2001 : Albela by Deepak Sareen. 2000 : Sanam Tere Hain Hum by Jayant Paranji (special appearance). 2000 : Kandukondain Kandukondain by Rajiv Menon (in Tamil) (Telugu title: Priyuraalu Pilichindi).

2000 : Josh by Mansoor Khan. 2000 : Dhai Akshar Prem Ke by Raj Kanwa. 2000 : Mohabbatein by Aditya Chopra (cameo). 2000 : Hamara Dil Aapke Paas Hai by Satish Kaushik.

1999 : Taal by Subhash Ghai. 1999 : Aa Ab Laut Chalein by Rishi Kapoor. 1999 : Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam by Sanjay Leela Bhansali (Filmfare Best Actress Award). Shankar (in Tamil).

1998 : Jeans by S. 1997 : Aur Pyar Ho Gaya by Rahul Rawail. 1997 : Iruvar by Mani Ratnam (in Tamil) (Telugu title: Iddaru). Was featured in the 2004 edition of the Guinness Book of World Records.

India Times named Aishwarya #1 on the list of the "100 Most Beautiful Indian Women in the Past Century". Praised by several people, including Julia Roberts ([2], [3]) and film critic Roger Ebert ([4]) as the most beautiful woman in the world. Was positioned at number 3 in the Filmfare Top Ten Actress' List.[1]. 2003, Filmfare Best Actress Award, Devdas.

2000, Filmfare Best Actress Award, Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam. The film was shot mainly in Britain. She is co-starring with Nandita Das. She recently (summer of 2005) completed filming on director Jagmohan Mundhra's film Provoked.

She is in the cast for The Last Legion co-starring Colin Firth and Ben Kingsley. She will star opposite Brendan Fraser. Rai is now said to be signed for another Hollywood movie, Rolland Joffe's project Singularity.