Aishwarya Rai also known as Aishwarya Rai Bachchan was born on 1st November 1973, to a Tulu-speaking Bunt family in Kudla (Mangalore). Her father is Krishnaraj and her mother is Vrinda. She has an elder brother named Adithya Rai, who is an engineer in the merchant navy. Aishwarya is the winner of the Miss World 1994 pageant. She is considered as the “most beautiful woman in the world”. She married the actor Abhishek Bachchan on 20th April 2007 as per Tuluva traditional rites. The couple welcomed their first child, daughter named Aradhya, on 16 November 2011.
Aishwarya attended Arya Vidya Mandir High School in Mumbai and later pursued a degree in architecture from the Rachana Sansad Academy of Architecture.
Aishwarya is one of the most popular and influential Indian celebrity. Started off with modeling and a few TV commercials, and she entered the Miss India pageant in 1994 in which she came second. After becoming Miss World she started acting in films. She made her acting debut in Mani Ratnam’s Tamil 1997 film Iruvar. She has acted in several Hindi, Tamil, Bengali, and English films.
Aishwarya received the Padma Shree award in the year 2009 for her contribution to the cinema. She has also received two Film Fare awards for best actress for the films Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam(1999) and Devdas(2002). In 2012, she finally accepted the second-highest Order of France,Ordre des Arts et des Lettres.
Aishwarya Rai has also been a brand ambassador for several international brands, including L’Oreal Paris, Coca-Cola, Longines, and De Beers. She has also been a regular at the Cannes Film Festival, representing L’Oreal Paris.
Aishwarya has always been proud of her mother tongue Tulu and is often seen visiting Tulunad on various occasions.