Aishwarya Rai is an Indian actress and former model. Rai was the first runner-up at Femina Miss India in 1994 who also represented and won the Miss World 1994, as the winner of the Femina Miss India Sushmita Sen represented at Miss Universe 1994 and was crowned earlier that year. She is the recipient of over 145 accolades. In 2009, she was awarded a Padma Shri for her contribution to Indian cinema. Rai has also received two Filmfare Awards awards for Best Actress, and has been honoured numerous times at Screen Awards and IIFA Awards ceremonies for her on-screen performances. She has won numerous awards at the International Indian Film Academy Awards, Star Screen Awards and Zee Cine Awards, among other ceremonies.
After a brief stint with modeling, Rai made her cinematic debut through the 1997 Tamil film Iruvar, a semi-biographical political drama, directed by Mani Ratnam. She followed with Aur Pyaar Ho Gaya, which marked her Bollywood debut, and Jeans, her first commercial success. The latter was India's submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film for the year 1998.
In 1999 Rai received critical acclaim and several Best Actress awards for her performances in Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam and Taal; both films earned her a Filmfare Award for Best Actress nomination, with the former fetching her the award. The following year, she starred in Aditya Chopra's musical romantic drama Mohabbatein, which earned her a Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress nomination—her only nomination in the category until date—and was the highest-grossing film of the year. Rai received her second Filmfare Award for Best Actress for her role as "Parvati" in the period romantic drama Devdas (2002). Rai was appointed the member of the jury of the 2003 Cannes Film Festival; she was the first Indian actress to represent her country as a jury member in the festival.
After a brief hiatus, Rai acted in the heist thriller Dhoom 2 (2006). The film featuring an ensemble cast was her first major commercial success post the release of Devdas. She won Most Glamorous Star of the Year along with Hrithik Roshan for Dhoom 2 in 2007. In the same year, she collaborated with Mani Ratnam for the second time in his biographical film, Guru. She portrayed the role of her future husband Abhishek Bachchan's wife gaining her a seventh Filmfare Award for Best Actress nomination. Rai Bachchan's portrayal as Jodhaa Bai in the 2008 epic film Jodhaa Akbar earned her another Filmfare nomination for Best Actress. She won the Outstanding Achievement in International Cinema at Awards of the International Indian Film Academy in 2009. In 2009, Rai Bachchan was awarded the Padma Shri, the fourth-highest Indian civilian award, for her contributions to Indian cinema. Later that year, she was declared the Female Star of The Decade at the 10th IIFA Awards, held in Macau.
In 2010, she made a comeback to Tamil film industry through Mani Ratnam's Raavanan and Shankar's science fiction film Enthiran. Rai Bachchan was nominated for the Best Actress for the ninth time for her performance in Guzaarish (2010); her third collaboration with Sanjay Leela Bhansali. In December 2010, she was declared the Actress of the Decade at the BIG Star Entertainment Awards. In March 2011, Rai Bachchan was honoured by Karnataka Chief Minister B. S. Yeddyurappa at World Kannada Meet (Vishwa Kannada Sammelana) for her contributions to the arts. Later that month, she was presented with the Decade of Global Achievement Honour by FICCI.
In 2012, she finally accepted the second-highest Order of France, Ordre des Arts et des Lettres. Earlier, she refused it because her father was suffering from a serious illness, and she wanted her whole family to attend the award ceremony. In a poll conducted by HollywoodBuzz to find "Top 30 World's Most Beautiful Women of 2014", Rai Bachchan made it to the fourth position winning over 4 million votes from around the globe. During the Miss World 2014 award ceremony, Rai Bachchan was presented with a special Lifetime Beauty with a Purpose award for charitable work.
National honours and recognitions
1994 – First runner-up at Femina Miss India 2000 – Smita Patil Memorial Award for Best Actress. 2002 – The Times of India named Aishwarya Rai No.1 on the list of the "100 Most Beautiful Indian Women in the Past Century". 2002 – Rajiv Gandhi Award for Excellence in Field of Entertainment. 2003 – V. Shantaram Awards – Best Actress for Devdas 2004 – GR8! Women Award for Contribution to Cinema(Special Laurel). 2007 – Femina "Most Powerful Indian Woman". 2008 – She was selected by Verve in its list of the country's "Most Powerful Women" 2009 – V. Shantaram Awards – Best Actress for Jodhaa Akbar 2009 – Padma Shri, India's fourth highest civilian award from the Government of India for her contribution to cinema. She created a history by being the youngest actress to receive the award. 2009 – Verve "Most Influential Indian Woman". 2009 – Declared as "The Most Powerful Female Actor in India". The first ever extensive research by a popular research agency (Hansa Research) that was conducted of such magnitude to measure Celebrity Power in India; concentrating on different attributes like Popularity, media presence, power of persuasion and image attributes. This all India research also revealed that Aishwarya Rai Bachchan is amongst the most persuasive and likeable celebrity in India. She has also garnered over 98.8% of recognition as well as recall value which is at par with cinematic legends like Amitabh Bachchan and cricketing star Sachin Tendulkar. Incidentally, she is the only female who is part of the top 10 recognized celebrities from all walks of life. 2009 – Filmfares "Most Beautiful People". 2010 – The India Today Women Award for Global Achievement. 2010 – GR8! Women Award for Social services and international recognition. 2010 – Teacher's Achievement Award – Teacher's people achievers award. 2011 – Femina "India's Most Beautiful Woman". 2011 – A newer variety of guava, produced by Padma Shri holticulturist Haji Kaleemullah was named after her. 2011 – FICCI Frames Excellence Awards – Decade of Global Achievement for contribution to Hindi cinema & acting. 2011 – FICCI Frames Award of a Decade of Global Achievement 2011 – Honoured with the Pazhassi Raja Purashkaram ‘Abhinaya Kaala Ratna’ instituted by the Pazhassi Raja Charitable Trust. 2011 – Honoured by Karnataka Chief Minister B. S. Yeddyurappa at World Kannada Meet (Vishwa Kannada Sammelana) for her contributions to the arts. 2012 – Ranked #2 among top "5 Indian Women Who Became Role Models Of Empowerment" alongside Mother Teresa, Kalpana Chawla, Indra Nooyi and Indira Gandhi. 2013 – Filmfare Special Centenary Award for Best Actress 2013 – Giant Award – Outstanding Contribution to Indian Cinema 2013 –"Most Popular Actress"(Rank #1) in Filmfare 100 years of cinema issue. 2013 – Ranked #2 in "Top 5 Global Icon" in Filmfare 100 years of cinema issue where Rai is the only Female in the list. 2014 – Asiavision Awards – Icon Of India. 2014 – The Times Of Indias Forever Desirable woman. 2015 – Hello! "India's Most Beautiful". 2016 – Outlook Business Outstanding Women Awards – Outstanding Celebrity Woman of the Year. 2016 – NRI of the Year Award – Global Indian of the Year Award 2016 – Gauravvanta Gujarati Award 2017 – Femina "Most Beautiful Indian Woman". 2018 – 20 January 2018, Aishwarya Rai Honoured with First Ladies Award by President of India (Ram Nath Kovind) – Titled as the First Lady who had created a history by being the first actor to be recognised as a Global Icon from India and the first Indian actor to be a jury member at the prestigious Cannes Film Festival.Honouring her for these great achievements, the Ministry of Women and Child Development of Government of India has added her in the list of 112 women achievers who have achieved a first in any field and made the country proud. 2018 – April 2018, Bunt Community Honoured Aishwarya Rai with "Woman of Substance" title. 2018 – Femina "India's Most Beautiful Woman 2018"
Miss World
Miss World is "The World's Oldest Running International Beauty Pageant". It was created in the United Kingdom by Eric Morley in 1951. Since Morley's death in 2000, Morley's widow, Julia Morley, has co-chaired the pageant. This pageant is one of the Big Four international beauty pageants—the most coveted beauty titles when it comes to international pageant competitions.
Winner 1994 – Miss World 1994 Miss Photogenic 2000 – Most Beautiful Miss World of All Time – Received the highest score of 9.911. 2014 – Most Successful Miss World of All Time by the Miss World Organisation. 2014 – Lifetime Beauty With a Purpose Award for humanitarian works by Miss World Organisation.
Miss India
Miss India or Femina Miss India is a national beauty pageant in India that annually selects representatives to compete in Miss World, one of the Big Four major international beauty pageants. It is organised by Femina, a women's magazine published by The Times Group. Since 2013, Femina also organizes Miss Diva separately which sends representatives to Miss Universe.
Winner 1994 – Miss Photogenic 1994 – Miss Perfect Ten 1994 – Miss Catwalk 1994 – Miss Popular 1994 – Miss Miraculous
Anandalok Puraskar Awards Anandalok Puraskar Awards or Anandalok Puraskar ( ) ceremony is one of the most prominent film events given for Bengali Cinemas in India. The Anandalok, only film magazine in Bengali language, published from Ananda Publishers and Ananda Bazar Patrika presents this Award (Puraskar).
Year Film Category Result 2010 Raavan Best Actress (Hindi)
Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards Year Film Category Result 2023 Ponniyin Selvan: I Best Female Actor in a Negative Role
BIG Star Entertainment Awards The BIG Star Entertainment Awards are presented annually by Reliance Broadcast Network Limited in association with Star India to honour personalities from the field of entertainment across movies, music, television, sports, theatre and dance. The award is touted to be a completely viewer driven award where in audience participation right from nominations to the final winners through SMS and online voting across the categories is used for deciding the winners.
Year Film Category Result 2010 Guzaarish Most Entertaining Film Actor – Female Film Actor of Decade – Female 2015 Jazbaa Best Actor in an Action Role – Male / Female 2017 Sarbjit Most Entertaining Film Actor – Female Most Entertaining Actor in a Drama Film – Female Ae Dil Hai Mushkil Most Entertaining Actor in a Romantic Film – Female
Bollywood Movie Awards The Bollywood Movie Awards was an annual film award ceremony held between 1999 and 2007 in Long Island, New York, United States, celebrating films and actors from the Bollywood film industry based in Mumbai, India.
Year Film Category Result 2000 Taal Best Actress Best Actress in a Sensational Role Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam Best Actress (Critics) 2001 Hamara Dil Aapke Paas Hai Best Actress 2003 Devdas 2007 Dhoom 2
Filmfare Awards The Filmfare Awards are presented annually by The Times Group to honour both artistic and technical excellence of professionals. The Filmfare ceremony is one of the oldest film events in India.Al The awards were first introduced in 1954, the same year as the National Film Awards. Rai has won 2 awards from 11 nominations.
Year Film Category Result 2000 Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam Best Actress Taal 2001 Hamara Dil Aapke Paas Hai Mohabbatein Best Supporting Actress 2003 Devdas Best Actress 2005 Raincoat 2007 Dhoom 2 2008 Guru 2009 Jodhaa Akbar 2011 Guzaarish 2017 Sarbjit
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