Thursday, November 1, 2012

Happy Birthday to the Queen of Bollywood: Aishwarya Rai


Declared as the Queen of Bollywood, here's some trivia and fun facts of one of the biggest Actress in Bollywood Cinema!


Often cited by the media as the "most beautiful woman in the world" Rai made her acting debut with Mani Ratnam's Tamil film Iruvar (1997) and had her first commercial success with Jeans (1998). She earned public recognition with the Hindi films Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam (1999) and Devdas (2002), which fetched her two Best Actress awards atFilmfare.





In 2004 Aishwarya took on the leading role in her first English-language film: Gurinder Chadha's Bride & Prejudice (2004). 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

She began 2005 with appearances on "60 Minutes" , "Late Show with David Letterman"  and the most watched television program in the world: "The Oprah Winfrey Show".

  

Her career continues to grow even stronger. She was seen in _Mistress of Spices (2007)_ for director Paul Mayeda Berges, Jag Mundhra's Provoked: A True Story (2006), and legendary film producer Dino De Laurentiis' The Last Legion (2007) opposite Colin Firth and Sir Ben Kingsley.

Miss World 1994.



The first Indian actress to be on the jury of the Cannes International Film Festival.


Is featured in the 2004 edition of the Guinness Book of World Records.
In a poll conducted by Hello magazine, she was voted the number-one attractive woman of 2003, beating actresses such as Nicole Kidman,Catherine Zeta-Jones, and Gwyneth Paltrow.
In April 2003, L'Oréal signed her as its new international brand ambassador (spokesperson).

The first Bollywood star to appear in Rolling Stone magazine (Issue 932, October 2, 2003)
Appeared on Time Magazine!
Is a trained classical dancer. She learnt classical dance and music for five years while in her teens.
Has won over 100 awards since 1994 when she was 20.
Was listed in Time magazine as one of 100 most influential people in the world (The 2004 TIME 100).
Turned down a small role as Breseis in the film Troy (2004).

Director Andy Tennant offered her a small part in _Hitch (2005)_, but she was busy filming Bride and Prejudice at the time.
Was voted number 12 on VH1's 50 Sexiest Actresses of the Last 20 Years. (December 2005)
Roger Ebert has said he considers her the most beautiful actress in the world.
Was voted as E's 7th sexiest celebrity in the world
Director Brett Ratner is a fan of Aishwarya's and he wanted her to be cast in Rush Hour 3 (2007), but she turned down the offer.


Was considered for the part of Vesper Lynd in Casino Royale (2006).

Rai is an idol and worshiped by many young guys and girls all over the world....especially one particular young lady in Miramar, Fl...

Here at Film Junkeez, we wish Ashwariya Rai a very happy birthday!


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