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 AISHWARYA RAI
(Ash) is one of Bollywood's pre-eminent leading ladies. This
Indian darling burst upon the world stage when her striking
beauty, poise and commanding intelligence won her the Miss
World crown in 1994. This former architecture major soon
became one of India's most famous models landing a
prestigious Pepsi campaign and appearing in Vogue Magazine.
India's top Bollywood directors were soon lining up to work
with Ash. Her film debut in Mani Rathnam's 'Iruvar' (1997)
received critical acclaim and her performance in Rahul
Rawail's '…Aur Paar Ho Gaya' (1997) garnered her the Best
Female Debutante Award. In 2000 she was awarded Best Actress
by FilmFare and Zee Cine for her work in Sanjay Leela
Bhansali's "Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam", in that same year,
nominated for Best SUPPORTING Actress for her special
appearance in Aditya Chopra's MOHABBATEIN. In 2001 Ash was
nominated for FilmFare's Best Actress Award for Satish
Kaushik's "Hamara Dil Aapke Paas Hai".
Ash's star continued to rise in 2002 working again with
Sajay Leela Bhansali in 'Devdas'. 'Devdas' is the most
ambitious and most successful film in Bollywood history. It
became the first Bollywood picture to ever receive a special
screening at this year's Cannes Film Festival and broke
box-office records in India and the United States. Daily
Variety's (06/12/02) Derek Elley describes 'Devdas' as
"…some of the most sumptuous production values in Bollywood
history…" Elley describes Ash as "almost Audrey
Hepburn-like", Moulin Rouge director Baz Luhrmann says "I
loved her in Devdas" and Julia Roberts calls her "the
world's most beautiful woman".
2003 brought even more exciting opportunities. Ash became
the first Indian actor to be a member of the jury at the
Cannes Film Festival. Ash is also the latest member of the
elite L'Oreal Dream Team, joining beauties Catherine Deneuve
& Andie MacDowell as their international ambassador. She
graced the covers of India Today and the prestigious TIME
Magazine. Time Magazine has also listed her on their list of
the “100 Most Influential People in the World Today”. She
has graced numerous covers worldwide including USA, UK,
CHINA, RUSSIA, ISRAEL, UNITED EMERITES, ITALY, SPAIN, MEXICO
and FRANCE. Ash was also listed on Rolling Stone Magazine's
annual "Hot List", Hello Magazine’s Most Attractive Women in
the World”, Stuff Magazine, FHM magazine, V-Life from
Variety Magazine, GQ Magazine, New York Times Magazine,
Harper’s & Queen and countless others.
2004 saw Aishwarya take on the leading role in her first
English language film for Gurinder Chadha in “Bride &
Prejudice”. She also became the first Indian female to be
immortalized in wax at the world famous Madame Tussaud’s wax
museum in London.
With over 17,000 websites dedicated to her, Ash finally
launched her “Official Website”
www.AishwaryaWorld.com
2005 started with appearances on “60 Minutes”, “David
Letterman Show” and the most watched television program in
the world the “Oprah Winfrey Show”. Her recent appearance on
the top rated BBC show “HardTalk Extra” was seen in
200 countries. She currently graces the covers of
Cosmopolitan Magazine, Emirates Woman, Paris Match, Cine
Blitz, America Way Magazine and America Magazine.
Aishwarya’s career continues to grow even stronger. In 2006
she will be seen in Mistress of Spices for director
Paul Berges, Jag Mundhra’s Provoked, J. P. Dutta’s
Umrao Jaan, Sanjay Gadhvi’s Dhoom 2, Ashutosh
Gowariker’s Jodha Akbar and legendary film producer
Dino De Laurentiis’s The Last Legion opposite Colin
Firth and Sir Ben Kingsley. The Queen of Bollywood is
already becoming the talk of tinseltown and is currently in  negotiations
on two major motion pictures and has film commitments well
into 2009.
International Representation:
Canyon Entertainment / Simone Sheffield
Telephone 760-778-7966 / Email
Simone@AngelsHQ.com
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