Aishwarya
Rai Bachchan: Actress, model, Miss World 1994 winner biography
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Name: Aishwarya Rai Bachchan (née Aishwarya Rai)
Date of
Birth: November 1, 1973
Place of
Birth: Mangalore, Karnataka, India
Nationality: Indian
Profession: Actress,
model, Miss World 1994 winner
Early
Life and Family
Aishwarya was born
on November 1, 1973, in Mangalore, Karnataka, India, into a Tulu-speaking Bunt
family.
Father:
Krishnaraj Rai, a marine biologist (passed away in 2017)
Mother: Brindya
Rai, a homemaker
Brother: Aditya
Rai, a merchant navy engineer
The family later
moved to Mumbai, where Aishwarya spent most of her childhood and youth.
Education
She completed her
schooling at Arya Vidya Mandir High School in Mumbai. She pursued higher
studies at Jai Hind College and later DG Ruparel College. Initially, Aishwarya
planned to become an architect and joined Rachana Sansad Academy of
Architecture, but her modeling career and rising fame led her to transition
into films.
Modeling
and Miss World
Aishwarya started
her modeling career in college and quickly became one of India's top models.
Her big break came when she won the Miss World title in 1994, which brought her
international recognition and opened doors to the film industry.
Acting
Career
She made her film
debut in 1997 with Mani Ratnam’s Tamil film Iruvar and the Hindi film Aur Pyaar
Ho Gaya. Her breakthrough role came in Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam (1999), opposite
Salman Khan, for which she won the Filmfare Award for Best Actress.
Some of
her most acclaimed films include:
Taal (1999)
Devdas (2002)
Raincoat (2004)
Dhoom 2 (2006)
Guru (2007)
Jodhaa Akbar (2008)
Sarbjit (2016)
Ponniyin Selvan: I & II (2022–2023)
She has also acted
in international films such as Bride and Prejudice, The Mistress of Spices, and
The Pink Panther 2.
Personal
Life
Aishwarya married
actor Abhishek Bachchan in 2007, and the couple has a daughter, Aaradhya
Bachchan, born in 2011. She is the daughter-in-law of Bollywood legends Amitabh
Bachchan and Jaya Bachchan.
Achievements
and Honors
Miss World 1994
Padma Shri (2009) – India's fourth-highest civilian award
Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (France, 2012)
Regular representative at the Cannes Film Festival
Global brand ambassador for L'Oréal Paris
Height
5 feet 7 inches (170 cm)
Net Worth
(2024)
Estimated at $100
million (approx. ₹830 crore)
Aishwarya Rai
Bachchan continues to be an icon of Indian beauty, talent, and global cultural
representation. Her legacy bridges both Bollywood and international cinema with
grace and distinction.
