It would be no one who doesnt know about Aishwarya Roy in India. She is the heart of young generation as she is one of the most beautiful and most popular bollywood film actress. Date of birth of Aishwarya Rai is 1 November, 1973, Mangalore, India .Sometimes she is also known by the name Ash. Many people say her by the name Ash, though may be she is unaware of that. The turning point in Ash's life was when she got the Miss World title in 1994. Though its long way back but from than onwards she is enjoying her life in the bollywood as an actress. She has played leading actress role in films in different languages like Tamil, Bengali, Hindi and English as well. Currently she is considered as one of the biggest names in Indian Film Industry.

Aishwarya Roy believes in all Hindu religions and she is also practicing Hindu and she says that she has immense faith in the Hindu Gods and Goddesses.She is a great fan of Lord Ganeha and often visits Siddhivinayak Mandir, devoted to Lord Ganesh. Rai lives in Mumbai with her parents.

Aishwarya Rai first time acted in the film "Iruvar" (along with Mohanlal and Tabu)directed by Mani Ratnam and it was a Tamil language film. Ash played a dual role in the film. Rahul Rawail was the one who introduced her to the Bollywood in the film "Aur Pyaar Ho Gaya" though the film performed poorly at the box office. After that she worked in another Tamil-language film named "Jeans" directed by S.Shankar .This film was successful commercially though a critical failure. Her main films which helped in gaining popularity were her earlier hindi films like "Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam (1999)" and "Mohabbatein" (2000). Her film "Devdas" was the major success at the box-office in which she acted along with the great great Madhuri Dixit and the king Shah Rukh Khan. This film was also given special attention at the Cannes Film Festival.

Aishwarya Rai became a member of the jury at Cannes in the year 2003. And in the year 2004 Time Magazine's Editor had chosen her as one of Asia's 100 Most Influential People. on January 2, 2005 she also became the subject of a 60 min. profile as "The Most Beautiful Face in the World." What else she could expect from this world of beatiful people who praise her beauty. Along with the great Indian actor Amitabh Bachchan Aishwarya Roy's Wax figure have been placed in London's Madame Tussaud's wax museum. You dont really get such an opportunity unless you are some real beauty. Young generation have gone mad by seeing her beauty. Mr. Amitabh Bachan is also a great fan of her and it seems he would soon become Ash's father-in-law .Ash and Abhishek Bachchan are soon gona get married, this is quite in news .

Rai started dating Salman Khan who is her co-star in the film "Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam", after the filming of that movie.At one time Salman and Aishwarya were major attention in the press due to their breakup or some poor relationship. Salman was angry with her as during those days Rai was frequently seen in public with her co-star Vivek Oberoi.Then gossip columnists started to link her with Bollywood celebrity Abhishek Bachchan, son of Amitabh Bachchan, who co-starred with her in several films. She was frequently seen in public with Abhishek and his family, fueling rumors of an engagement. Finally, on January 14, 2007, Abhishek and Aishwarya officially announced their engagement. Their wedding is on Februrary 19th.

List of films of Aishwarya Roy:

2007 Raaste
2007 Sarkar 2
2007 Happy Birthday
2007 Jodha-Akbar
2007 The Heart of India
2007 Provoked
2007 The Last Legion
2007 Guru
2006 Dhoom 2
2006 Umrao Jaan
2005 Mistress of Spices
2005 Bunty Aur Babli
2005 Shabd
2004 Bride & Prejudice
2004 Kyun...! Ho Gaya Na
2004 Raincoat
2004 Khakee
2003 Kuch Naa Kaho
2003 Chokher Bali
2003 Dil Ka Rishta
2002 Shakti: The Power
2002 23rd March 1931:
2002 Hum Kisi Se Kum Nahin
2002 Hum Tumhare Hain Sanam
2002 Devdas
2001 Albela
2000 Mohabbatein
2000 Dhaai Akshar Prem Ke
2000 Hamara Dil Aapke Paas Hai
2000 Josh
2000 Kandukondain Kandukondain
2000 Mela
2000 Sanam Tere Hain Hum
1999 Taal
1999 Ravoyi Chandamama Akkineni Nagarjuna
1999 Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam
1999 Aa Ab Laut Chalen
1998 Jeans Prashanth, Nassar, Raju Sundaram Tamil Madhumitha/Vaishnavi
1997 Aur Pyaar Ho Gaya Bobby Deol Hindi Ashi Kapoor
1997 Iruvar Mohanlal, Prakash Raj, Tabu, Revathi, Gouthami Tamil Pushpa/Kalpana
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