Today is Aishwarya Rai Bachchan’s birthday.
‘Oops, that clean body carved from marble… people who see it call it Taj-Mahal.’
If someone’s beauty has to be expressed in words, then Urdu poets and the stories written by them are often remembered… like this couplet by Qateel Shifai that describes the beauty of a beautiful woman. But there are some faces in Hindi cinema whose beauty cannot be expressed in words. If you agree with me, I will say that we have never seen the beauty and elegance that Madhubala once had. But yes, there is definitely another side that catches our attention. That face is Aishwarya Rai Bachchan. Today is Aishwarya’s birthday. Today, on the special occasion of his birthday, we will tell you some things related to Ash’s life that you may barely know about.
On November 1, 1973, a girl is born to marine engineer Krishnaraj Rai and writer Vrinda Rai in Mangalore, Karnataka. The girl’s name is Aishwarya. Aishwarya also has an elder brother named Aditya. Aish derived many benefits from her writer mother. Good manners and values were instilled in him from a young age. Born in Karnataka, Aish comfortably speaks the Telugu language, but apart from this she also knows Kannada, Hindi, Marathi, English and Tamil. Aishwarya’s early education took place in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh. Later his family came and settled in Mumbai. In Mumbai, he studied at Arya Vidya Mandir, Santa Cruz and then at DG Ruparel College, Matunga.
first modeling job
In addition to studies, Ash also had many options for modeling. She was very beautiful since she was little. Blue eyes and sharp face… there is a different glow on his face. In addition to studying, she also worked as a model. Ash got his first modeling job at Camlin Company when he was a ninth grader. After this, Ash also did advertisements for Coca-Cola, Frooti and Pepsi. It was decided in my mind that I wanted to work as a model, so Ash thought about competing for Miss World. The journey was quite long but Ash continued to cross each milestone. Aishwarya won the Miss World title that same year after finishing runner-up in the Miss India pageant in 1994.
There is a different story about meeting Rekha…
After winning the Miss World title, Aish became a well-known face in the country. He never looked back after this. After Miss World, Aish got to know not only the country but also foreign countries. People used to queue for hours to meet him and catch a glimpse. By the way, do you know that Ash met Rekha in Bollywood and there was a very interesting story behind it? He first met Rekha when she was in high school and was a model. When she was at a grocery store with her mother, Rekha patted Aishwarya on the shoulder from behind and Rekha recognized her from her modeling advertisements. At that time Aish did not know that in the future she would also emerge as a brilliant actress.
That iconic pair from ‘Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam’
In the year 1994, Aish made her debut but in a South film. He worked in Mani Ratnam’s 1997 Tamil film Iruvar and made his Hindi film debut that same year with ‘Aur Pyar Ho Gaya’. Then came his movie that changed everything in Ash’s life. The year was 1999 and the film was ‘Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam’. Salman Khan and Ajay Devgan were in this film with Aishwarya. Although Nandini had cast Vanraj on screen, a different couple was forming behind the screen. The discussion about Salman and Aish dating was in full swing. Even before this, Aish’s name was linked with that of her co-star Vivek Oberoi. Everyone knows the story of Salman-Ash and Vivek. But let us tell you something about Ash that very few people know.
Aishwarya is the first Indian and Bollywood actress whose wax statue was kept in Madame Tussauds Museum, London in 2004. Apart from this, there are many things about Ash. As-
- In April 2003, while filming the film Khaki, he suffered a serious accident in which he broke a bone in his leg and suffered numerous cuts.
- The following year, in 2004, Ash participated in the Olympic Torch Relay and lifted the torch. It is said that Ash really likes watches.
- There was so much craze among people about Ash that in 2006, during the filming of a soap opera advertisement, there was a day-long traffic jam in Dubai. People waited for hours to see it. Ash is the first actress to appear in ‘Rolling Stone’ magazine. A tulip flower in New Zealand is also named after Ash.
- He received the Padma Shri award, the Government of India’s fourth highest civilian honour, for his contribution to Hindi cinema. Aish is the youngest actress to win Padma Shri. Ash frequently visits many orphanages and often makes large donations.
- The role of Rani Mukherjee’s character Tina in the 1998 film Kuch Kuch Hota Hai was first offered to Aish, however, he turned down the role.
- According to IMDB, Aishwarya is the most photographed Indian woman.
