Biography
Name: Aishwarya Rai
Country: India
Nickname : Aishu
Family: Mother-Brindya, Brother-Aditya
DOB: November 1, 1973
Place of Birth: Karnataka, India
Star: Scorpio
Height: 5′7″
Eyes: Green
Early life
Aishwarya Rai was born in Mangalore, in the South Indian state of Karnataka, to Krishnaraj Rai, a marine engineer, and Vrinda Rai, a writer. Her ancestors are from the Bunt community of Mangalore. Her family later relocated to Mumbai. Rai has one brother, Aditya Rai, who is three years older than she is. Aditya is a film producer, and has occasionally produced films in which Rai acted. Aditya got married in early 2004.
Rai attended the Arya Vidya Mandir at Santacruz, Mumbai, then entered Ruparel College, Matunga, Mumbai. She was an A student and was on track to become an architect. Rai’s native language is Tulu; she also speaks Hindi, English, Urdu, Kannada, Marathi, and Tamil.
Rai began modeling on the side while studying architecture. In the 1994 Miss India contest, she placed second behind Sushmita Sen, and went on to win the Miss World title that same year and the Miss Photogenic award. After the one year reign as Miss World in London, she then worked as a professional model, in advertising and Indian fashion magazines.
Rise of acting career
The first film Rai acted in was a Tamil movie Iruvar in (1997), directed by Mani Ratnam. Her first Hindi film was Aur Pyar Ho Gaya opposite Bobby Deol. Her breakthrough performance came in 1999 with Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s film Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam. Later standout successes include Taal and Devdas. Besides Hindi language, Bollywood films, Rai has also acted in Tamil films such as Jeans and Kandukondain Kandukondain and the Bengali film Chokher Bali, and appeared in a Telugu film Ravoyi Chandamama. Since 2004 Rai has also been appearing in an increasing number of English language films.
International stardom
Rai in a scene from Bride and Prejudice. In 2002, Rai appeared with Bollywood superstars Shah Rukh Khan and Madhuri Dixit in the lavishly produced Devdas, which was a huge hit. The film attracted overseas attention as well, receiving a special screening
at the Cannes Film Festival, garnering international attention for Rai. In 2003, Rai was a member of the jury at Cannes. In 2004, she was chosen by TIME Magazine’s Asian Edition as one of Asia’s “100 Most Influential People.” She was the subject of a 60 Minutes profile on January.
She has been nominated four times in the Best Actress category and once in the Best Supporting Actress category at the Filmfare Awards. She has also won three IIFA Awards, three Z-Gold Awards, four Star Screen Awards, an EU’s Global Diversity Award, three Zee Cine Awards and a Rajiv Gandhi Award. When the IFFA awards took place in Amsterdam, Aishwarya had a breed of tulip named after her as well.
Monday, June 22, 2009
AISHWWARYA RAI
Sunday, June 21, 2009
PRIYANKA CHOPRA
BIOGRAPHY
Name: Priyanka Chopra
Country: India
Birthday: 18th July 1982
Zodiac: Cancer
Place of Birth: Jamshedpur, Bihar-India (Bareilly-town in Rohelkhand region of Uttar Pradesh)
Petname: Sunshine and Mimi
Height: 5′7 1/2″
Stats: 35-24-34.
Weight: 53 Kgs
Favourite song/ MusicVideo: Careless Whispers, I will always love you….
Favourite Movie star(s) : Mel Gibson, kishore kumar
Favourite food: Dish Lasagna, Makki roti and sarson kasaag
Favourite Dress: Saree
Favourite Book: Shakespeare’s Romeo Juliet and Sidney Sheldon’s - Tell me your Dreams
Magazine: Femina and Readers Digest
Favourite movie: Pretty Woman: Walk in the Clouds
Hobbies: Singing & Writing poetry
Priyanka Chopra was born on 18th July 1982 to the family of Capt. Dr. Ashok Chopra & Dr. Madhu Chopra, an event that transformed the life of every one around her. This first born girl child of a large extended family was welcomed like a star. With large twinkling eyes and the most fascinating smile she was a winner.
Priyanka had a very varied upbringing . Having joined an Army family, she moved from Leh-ladakh in the north to Kerala in the south from Bombay in the west to Jamshedpur in the East . She imbibed the ethos of the multicultural Indian society. A family favorite she grew up in the warmth & Love offered by her grandparents, aunts & uncles. All of this went into the making of a very warm, loving & confident personality.
She started her Education from La Martiniere Girls College in Lucknow as a resident student, A short stay at Maria Goretti College in Bareilly prepared her for further studies in the USA. Having completed class 10th from Boston USA she decided to become a software Engineer or a Criminal Psychologist. Suddenly life took change with the Femina Miss India contest, which she won with aplomb.