Bollywood queen Aishwarya Rai
Bollywood’s paragon of ancient and obedient Indian femininity
That’s what the Indian press has to say about her. No wonder because her hindi appearance of her and deep set eyes of her say that she is a goddess incarnate in a beautiful woman. She took Hollywood by storm when she appeared in her latest offering. The Last Legion like Mira, the warrior woman.
Aishu had some acting experience, but that doesn’t stop her from wowing film critics in her breakout film Iruvar (The Duo) in 1997. Her third film, Jeans, where she played a double role, garnered her Filmfare Award. for Best Actress in the South. As of this date, this emerald-eyed beauty has created nearly 40 films, including one film in production. Her performances in the film Devdas brought her international fame as this film is chosen to receive a special screening at the Cannes Film Festival. Since then she became a regular at Cannes and finally a member of the jury in 2003. In October her first film in English, Bride and Prejudice, a musical drawn from the famous Jane Austen novel, premiered along with her wax figure at the Museum of Madame Tussaud’s wax.
As of this date, she will appear in films such as Jodhaa Akbar and Sarkar for 2007, Raj Singularity and Bhopal Movie set in 2008, and Steve Martin’s Pink Panther 2, where she replaced Beyonce as the female lead. She will also appear in the hit American sci-fi series Heroes where she has 8 episodes slated for her.
Aishu kept private in her personal life, but her love life caused her too many controversies. Her romance with Salman Khan ruled the tabloids as she is a Hindu and Salman is a Muslim, they cannot be together because it is not allowed in their culture. She also dated Vivek Oberoi and Abhishek Bachachan. Abhishek and Aishu got married on April 27, 2007.
