Aishwarya Rai (born November 1, 1973), is a three-time Filmfare Award-winning Indian actress. She was Miss World in 1994 and has acted in Hindi, Tamil, Bengali and English films. Rai is married to Indian actor Abhishek Bachchan and is daughter-in-law to Amitabh Bachchan.

Rai attended the Arya Vidya Mandir at Santacruz, Mumbai, then entered Ruparel College, Matunga, Mumbai. She was an A student and was on track to become an architect.Her mother tongue is Tulu. She also speaks Hindi, English, Urdu,Marathi, Kannada and Tamil.

Aishwarya Rai was born in Mangalore, in the South Indian state of Karnataka, to Krishnaraj Rai, a marine engineer, and Vrinda Rai, a writer. Her ancestors are from the Bunt (community) of Mangalore.Her family later relocated to Mumbai(Bombay). Rai has one brother, Aditya Rai, who is three years older than she is. Aditya is a film producer, and has occasionally produced films in which Rai acted. Aditya got married in early 2004.

Rai began modeling on the side while studying architecture. In the 1994 Miss India contest, she was placed second behind Sushmita Sen, and went on to win the Miss World title that same year and the Miss Photogenic award. After the one year reign as Miss World in London, she then worked as a professional model, in advertising and Indian fashion magazines.

On May 28 2007 in Mumbai, Aishwarya Rai and Abhishek Bachchan formally announced that Aishwarya was pregnant. Doctors say that she is expecting 2 twin girls, and is doing fine. Doctors have also said she must take it easy and is expecting early February 2008. The couple say they are, "Over the moon," and are very excited about the next generation of the family.

She has formerly dated Bollywood actors Salman Khan and Vivek Oberoi. After much speculation concerning their relationship, her engagement to Abhishek Bachchan was announced on January 14, 2007 . The run-up as well as the marriage between Rai and Bachchan was heavily covered by the media. They married on April 20, 2007 in a private ceremony held at the Bachchans' bungalow Prateeksha .The newly married couple made their public appearance at Tirupati temple when they visited there for blessing. . Aishwarya Rai will face the camera for the first time after marriage in Jodha-Akbar.

Aishwarya debuted in Mani Ratnam's Tamil language film, Iruvar with Mohanlal. She was introduced to Bollywood in the film, Aur Pyaar Ho Gaya; the film did not do well at the box office. However, her third project, a Tamil-language film, Jeans by S. Shankar was a critical and commercial success for which she was awarded the Filmfare Best Actress Award South. Aishwarya then appeared in many Bollywood films, a few successful films of her career include Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam (1999) and Taal (1999) for which her performance lauded. She was awarded the Filmfare Best Actress Award for her role in the former. In 2000 she had a supporting role in the hit film , Mohabbatein. Nevertheless, she has been in the limelight for quite some time for her relationships with Salman Khan and Vivek Oberoi.

There is much more about Aishwarya to tell. Her list of accomplishment does not end here.