Aishwarya Rai Indian Actress Born 1973 in Mangaluru

Aishwarya Rai is an Indian actress born on 1 November 1973 in Mangaluru. She is recognised as Mariam-uz-Zamani Sahi Begum, Jodhaa Bai in Jodhaa Akbar (2008).

Early life

She studied at Kishinchand Chellaram College, University of Mumbai and Ruparel College.

Career

Records list Aur Pyaar Ho Gaya (1997) as her earliest screen credit. In the 1990s, she appeared in Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam (1999) and Taal (1999). The 2000s brought Om Shanti Om (2007) and The Pink Panther 2 (2009). Her 2010s credits include Enthiran (2010) and Ae Dil Hai Mushkil (2016). During the 2020s, she worked on Ponniyin Selvan: I (2022, as Nandini) and Ponniyin Selvan: II (2023, as Nandini).

In all, 45 films appear in her credits from 1997 to 2023. Drama is the most frequent genre among her listed titles (14), followed by romance (10) and musical (5).

Amitabh Bachchan appears in seven of her listed titles, including Mohabbatein (2000) and Khakee (2004). Other co-stars who recur in her credits are Shah Rukh Khan (five titles) and Hrithik Roshan (four titles). Mani Ratnam directed four of her titles on record, among them Iruvar (1997) and Guru (2007). Sanjay Leela Bhansali is credited as director on two of them.

Recognition

Her awards include an award at the International Indian Film Academy Awards. Further recognition came with the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actress – South (1998) for Jeans and two Filmfare Awards (1999 and 2002). Altogether, 9 wins are listed.

Personal life

She has been married to Abhishek Bachchan since 2007. She has one child on record.