Aishwarya Rai Bachchan (born 1 November 1973) is an Indian actress and
the winner of the Miss World 1994 pageant. Through her successful
acting career, she has established herself as one of the most popular
and influential celebrities in India. Rai has received numerous
accolades, including two Filmfare Awards, and was honoured with the
Padma Shri by the Government of India in 2009 and the Ordre des Arts
et des Lettres by the Government of France in 2012. She has often been
cited in the media as "the most beautiful woman in the world".While in
college, Rai did a few modelling jobs. Following appearances in
several television commercials, she entered the Miss India pageant, in
which she placed second. She was then crowned Miss World 1994, after
which she began receiving offers to act in film. She made her acting
debut in Mani Ratnam's 1997 Tamil film Iruvar and had her first Hindi
film release in Aur Pyaar Ho Gaya that same year. Her first commercial
success was the Tamil romantic drama Jeans (1998), which was the most
expensive film to be made in Indian cinema at the time. She achieved
wider success and won two Best Actress awards at Filmfare for her
performances in Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam (1999) and Devdas (2002).
the winner of the Miss World 1994 pageant. Through her successful
acting career, she has established herself as one of the most popular
and influential celebrities in India. Rai has received numerous
accolades, including two Filmfare Awards, and was honoured with the
Padma Shri by the Government of India in 2009 and the Ordre des Arts
et des Lettres by the Government of France in 2012. She has often been
cited in the media as "the most beautiful woman in the world".While in
college, Rai did a few modelling jobs. Following appearances in
several television commercials, she entered the Miss India pageant, in
which she placed second. She was then crowned Miss World 1994, after
which she began receiving offers to act in film. She made her acting
debut in Mani Ratnam's 1997 Tamil film Iruvar and had her first Hindi
film release in Aur Pyaar Ho Gaya that same year. Her first commercial
success was the Tamil romantic drama Jeans (1998), which was the most
expensive film to be made in Indian cinema at the time. She achieved
wider success and won two Best Actress awards at Filmfare for her
performances in Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam (1999) and Devdas (2002).
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