Happy Birthday Aishwarya Rai! The Bollywood Diva & The Most Beautiful Woman
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan is an Indian actress who is primarily known for her work in Hindi and Tamil films
She was born on 1 November 1973 into a Tulu-speaking Hindu family in Mangalore, Karnataka
Aishwarya won the Miss World 1994 pageant and later established herself as one of the most-popular and influential celebrities in India
She has received numerous accolades for her acting, including two Filmfare Awards and in 2004, Time magazine named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world
In 2009, the Government of India honored her with the Padma Shri and in 2012, the Government of France awarded her with the Order of Arts and Letters
In the 2000s and 2010s, media often called her "the most beautiful woman in the world"
In 1993, she gained wide public recognition for her appearance in a Pepsi commercial with actors Aamir Khan and Mahima Chaudhry
Aishwarya made her acting debut in 1997 with Mani Ratnam's Tamil film Iruvar, a semi-biographical political drama
Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam, became a significant turning point in her career with and co-starred Salman Khan and Ajay Devgn
In 1999, she began dating Bollywood actor Salman Khan their relationship was often reported in media until the couple separated in 2002
Actor Abhishek Bachchan fell in love with her whilst filming Dhoom 2 and their engagement was announced on 14 January 2007 later confirmed by his father Amitabh Bachchan
The couple married on 20 April 2007 according to traditional Hindu rites where North Indian and Bengali ceremonies were also performed
They got blessed with a baby girl Aaradhya on 16 November 2011