Aishwarya Raï is an Indian
film actress and model. She won the Miss India and Miss
World pageants of 1994, and has received two Filmfare Awards,
two Screen Awards, and two IIFA Awards for her performances
in Hindi films of Bollywood. She is a leading contemporary
actress of Indian cinema and is often cited in the media as the "most
beautiful woman in the world".
Rai made her acting debut in the 1997 biographical
film Iruvar and starred in the commercially successful 1998
film Jeans. She received wide public recognition and several Best Actress
awards for her leading roles in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's 1999
melodrama Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam and 2002 period
film Devdas.
In 2007, she married
Abhishek Bachchan in Mumbai after her tumultuous relationship with actor Salman
Khan, with whom she had marital problems.
Bollywood's hottest stars
Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai exchanged nuptial vows at a colourful but
extremely private ceremony in Mumbai. Ash wore a golden yellow Kanjeevaram sari
reworked by designer Neeta Lulla using Swarovski crystals and pure gold
threads. It was one of the most beautiful indian wedding outfit of all the
previous Bollywood wedding. Her hair was braided, and covered with flowers and
22 karat gold jewelry. She also sported an armband made of 22K gold and
emeralds. At the mehndi, she wore a peach-coloured lehenga from Neeta Lulla
with full thread-work.
Ashwarya Raï, is nowadays
one of the most popular Indian celebrities in the world, and one of the most
beautiful obviously.
