Aishwarya Rai’s films are in Hindi, except where noted below.

* 1997 : Iruvar by Mani Ratnam (in Tamil) (Telugu title: Iddaru)
* 1997 : Aur Pyar Ho Gaya by Rahul Rawail
* 1998 : Jeans by S. Shankar (in Tamil)
* 1999 : Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam by Sanjay Leela Bhansali
* 1999 : Aa Ab Laut Chalein by Rishi Kapoor
* 1999 : Taal by Subhash Ghai
* 2000 : Hamara Dil Aapke Paas Hai by Satish Kaushik
* 2000 : Mohabbatein by Aditya Chopra (cameo)
* 2000 : Dhai Akshar Prem Ke by Raj Kanwa
* 2000 : Josh by Mansoor Khan
* 2000 : Kandukondain Kandukondain by Rajiv Menon (in Tamil)
* 2000 : Sanam Tere Hain Hum by Jayant Paranji (special appearance)
* 2001 : Albela by Deepak Sareen
* 2002 : Devdas by Sanjay Leela Bhansali
* 2002 : Hum Kisise Kum Nahin by David Dhawan
* 2002 : Hum Tumhare Hain Sanam by K.S. Adiyaman (special appearance)
* 2002 : 23rd March 1931 : Shaheed by Guddu Dhanoa
* 2002 : Shakti: The Power by Krishna Vamshi (special appearance)
* 2003 : Kuch Na Kaho by Rohan Sippy
* 2002 : Nee Kidappen Njan Adippen: The Power by Krishna Vamshi
* 2003 : Dil Ka Rishta by Naresh Malhotra
* 2003 : Chokher Bali by Rituparno Ghosh (in Bengali)
* 2003 : Khakee by Rajkumar Santoshi
* 2004 : Kyun…! Ho Gaya Na by Samir Karnik
* 2004 : Bride and Prejudice by Gurinder Chadha (in English)
* 2004 : Raincoat (Indian Movie) by Rituparno Ghosh
* 2005 : Shabd by Leena Yadav
* 2005 : Bunty Aur Babli by Shaad Ali (special appearance)
* 2005 : The Heart of India by Ganapathy Bharat (in English)
* 2006 : Provoked by Jagmohan Mundhra (in English) (filming)
* 2006 : Dhoom 2 by Sanjay Gadhvi (filming)
* 2006 : Saamna by Rajkumar Santoshi (filming)

Aishwarya Rai (Kannada: ಐಶ್ವರ್ಯಾ ರೈ, Hindi: ऐश्वर्या राय; born on November 1, 1973) is an actress from India. Aishwarya Rai Born in Mangalore, in the South Indian state of Karnataka, Aishwarya Rai is a beauty contest winner, a professional model, and an actress in Bollywood and Hollywood films.

Aishwarya Rai has appeared as a model in many Indian fashion magazines, including the Indian Vogue; Aishwarya Rai is currently featured in international ads for L’Oréal Paris, De Beers Diamonds, and Coca-Cola.

Aishwarya Rai won the Miss World title in 1994 at the age of 20. On the crest of the ensuing publicity, Aishwarya Rai became an actress, and her debut in Mani Rathnam’s Iruvar (1997) was a critical success. Aishwarya Rai soon became one of the highest-paid actresses in Bollywood, starring in hits from Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam to Taal and Devdas. Aishwarya Rai has also acted in films for the Tamil-speaking regional film industry, such as Kandukondain Kandukondain, and for the Bengali film industry, in Chokher Bali.

Devdas, a lavishly-produced mega-hit, brought her into the international limelight. It was the first-ever Bollywood picture to receive a special screening at the Cannes Film Festival.

In 2003 Aishwarya Rai was a member of the jury at the Cannes Film Festival. In 2004, Aishwarya Rai was chosen as one of TIME Magazine’s “100 Most Influential People in the World.” Aishwarya Rai was the subject of a 60 Minutes profile on January 2, 2005; the profile called her “The Most Beautiful Woman in the World.” A month later Aishwarya Rai appeared on the Late Show with David Letterman, and on April 25, 2005, Aishwarya was featured on Oprah’s “Women Across the Globe” segment. A wax figure of Aishwarya Rai is on display in London’s Madame Tussaud’s wax museum.

Gossip columns had frequently buzzed with news that Aishwarya Rai was being considered for high-profile Hollywood productions, but the job offers never materialized, until British director Gurinder Chadha hired Aishwarya to play the heroine of Bride and Prejudice, a Hollywood-funded but Bollywood-ized version of Jane Austen’s classic novel, Pride and Prejudice. The film has been a modest success in the UK and U.S.

Aishwarya Rai is now said to be signed for another Hollywood movie, Rolland Joffe’s project Singularity. Aishwarya Rai will play opposite Brendan Fraser. Aishwarya Rai is also said to be slated for a Bollywood film to be called Provoked, to be directed by Jas Mundhra.

Aishwarya Rai was born in the South indian state of Karnataka in Manglore on 1st Nov 1973. She was younger of the two siblings, her brother being 3 years elder. When she was about 4 years old, her family moved to Bombay permanently. Her father worked as a merchant navy officer. Aishwarya Rai did her schooling at Arya Vidya Mandir, Santacruz. Academically, she did very well and earned her position as the head girl of her school. Ash chose the science stream while at DG Ruparel College, her favorite subject being Zoology. Aishwarya Rai wanted to do medicine, but circumstances didn’t let her. Instead she chose Architecture and passed the interview at Raheja College with flying colors.

By this time, Aishwarya Rai had started getting modelling assignments. She then decided to take a break from architecture and concentrate on modelling. This green-blue eyed beauty stole ads for many prestigious firms, the ones which brought her into the limelight were the garden sari and the pepsi ad. Crowned Miss femina ‘94 runner up, she was a hot favorite to win the miss world title, which she did ! Her beauty and charm made her India’s darling.

She bagged Filmfare Award for best actress for her performance in Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam (1999) as Ajay Devgan’s wife who is in love with another man. She also won rave reviews for her performance as a rape victim in Hamara Dil Aapke Paas Hai (2000). In 2003 she bagged another filmfare award for best actress for the role of paro, she portrays in film Devdas.

She had a well publicised affair with Salman Khan which lasted 2 years. Apparently his endless tantrums traumatized her enough to give a press conference in spring 2003 where she declared that she would never work with him again for personal reasons. In April 2003, she suffered an accident on the sets of Khakee (2003). She broke a bone in one foot and suffered severe cuts. The incident rekindled the discussion about poor safety standards on Bollywood film sets.

Their are 17,000 unofficial websites in her name and she’s got to give them something to write about. So she’s all set to go where no Indian star has gone before. While others have struggle alot. Aishwarya Rai’s bagged a parallel role opposite ‘Meryl Streep’ in French director ‘Coline Serreau’s’ Chaos. 2003 has been her annus mirabilis. On the jury at Cannes, the international festival circuit with Chokher Bali, the crossover sets of Bride And Prejudice, the cover of Time magazine. And now she’s all set to waltz into Hollywood. The film trade traditionally treats its heroines as completely interchangeable assets. Aishwarya Rai is the only Indian woman in world’s Top 10 looking women.