Aishwarya Rai (Kannada: ಐಶ್ವರ್ಯಾ ರೈ, Hindi: ऐश्वर्या राय; born on November 1, 1973; Ash to fans and media) is a supermodel and an award-winning actress from India. She is currently regarded as one of the biggest names in Bollywood. Aishwarya Rai - Early life. Rai was born in Mangalore to Krishnaraj and Vrinda Rai, in the South Indian state of Karnataka; her mother tongue is Tulu. In the 1994 Miss India Contest Rai placed second behind Sushmita Sen and ...

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Devdas, in which Aishwarya joined Bollywood superstars Shah Rukh Khan and Madhuri Dixit, was a huge hit, lavishly produced as it was. The film attracted overseas attention as well, receiving a special screening at the Cannes Film Festival. Rai was becoming an international star rather than simply a Bollywood one. In 2003, Rai was a member of the jury at Cannes. In 2004, she was chosen by TIME Magazine's Asian Edition as one of Asia's "100 Most Influential People." Rai was the subject of a 60 Minutes profile on Jan ...

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Rai was born in Mangalore to Krishnaraj and Vrinda Rai, in the South Indian state of Karnataka; her mother tongue is Tulu. In the 1994 Miss India Contest Rai placed second behind Sushmita Sen and went on to win the Miss World title. As a professional model, Rai has appeared in many Indian fashion magazines, including the Indian Vogue; more recently she has featured in international ads for ...

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Jane Austen's novel Pride and Prejudice (1813) has been the subject of numerous television and film adaptations. This 2004 Bollywood version, Bride and Prejudice, filmed in English, Hindi, and Punjabi, was directed by Gurinder Chadha. The screenplay was written by Chadha and Paul Mayeda Berges. Bride and Prejudice - Plot. Tagline: Bollywood meets Hollywood...And it's a perfect match. When Lalita Bakshi (Aishwarya Rai) meets Californian blue blood Will Darcy (Martin H ...

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Ash may mean: Ash, the unburnable solid remains of a fire Ash (analytical chemistry), one of the components in the proximate analysis of biological materials, consisting mainly of carbonates and bicarbonates of metals Ash (band), a British rock band Ash (god), a hawk-god of the Sahara Desert in Egyptian mythology Ash tree, any tree of the genus Fraxinus Mountain Ash, any of various trees not in the Fraxinus genus Aishwarya Rai, actress from India popular ...

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Asoka is a 2001 Bollywood film, a historical drama. It is a largely fictional version of the life of an Indian king who ruled much of northern India from 273 BCE to 232 BCE. The film was directed by Santosh Sivan and stars Shah Rukh Khan as Ashoka and Kareena Kapoor as Kaurwaki, a princess of Kalinga. Tamil star Ajith made a special appearance as Susima, brother of Asoka. The screenplay was written by Santosh Sivan and Saket Chaudhary and the dialogue by Abbas Tyrewala. It was originally released as Ashoka The Great in Indi ...

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Umrao Jaan is an Indian movie of the Bollywood film industry, released in 1981. It is based on the Urdu novel of the same name, and is directed by Muzaffar Ali. A remake of the movie is being made by J. P. Dutta. Umrao Jaan - Plot. The film, which begins around the year 1840, stars Rekha as Ameeran, a girl who is kidnapped from Faizabad(a city near Lucknow), sold into being a courtesan, and rechristened Umrao in Lucknow. As an adult, she captures the eye of Nawab Sultan, played by Farooq Shaikh, and ...

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Bhagat Singh (September 27, 1907 – March 23, 1931) was an Indian revolutionary, considered to be one of the most famous martyrs of the Indian freedom struggle. For this reason, he is often referred to as Shaheed Bhagat Singh (the word shaheed means "martyr"). He is also believed by many to be one of the earliest Marxists in India. Bhagat Singh - Early Life. Bhagat Singh was born into a Sikh family to Sardar Kishan Singh and Vidyavati in Banga village in Lyallpur district of Punjab. As a chil ...

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India is a major regional center for cinema. The Indian film industry is the largest in the world (1200 movies released in the year 2002). The industry is supported mainly by a vast film-going Indian public, though Indian films have been gaining increasing popularity in the rest of the world — notably in countries with large numbers of expatriate Indians. Cinema of India - Regional film industries. India is a large country where many languages are spoken. Each of the larger languages supports its own film indust ...

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The University of Mumbai is one of the outstanding universities of India. It has been rated by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council with Five star ranking amongst Indian Universities. The name of the University was changed from University of Bombay to University of Mumbai according to Government Gazette dated 4 September 1996. It is abbreviated as either (UoM) for University of Mumbai or as (MU) for Mumbai University. Most of the colleges in the city of Mumbai (Bombay) and the districts of Thane, Raig ...

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Arts and entertainment in India have a rich and ancient history. Right from ancient times there has been a synthesis of indigenous and foreign influences that have shaped the course of the arts of India. Arts refer to paintings, architecture, literature, music, dance, languages and cinema. In early India, most of the arts were derived Vedic influences. After the birth of Jainism and Buddhism, arts flourished under the patronage of kings and emperors. The coming of Islam spawned a whole new era of Islamic architecture. Finally t ...

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1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday. 1973 - Events. 1973 - January. January 1 - United Kingdom, Ireland, and Denmark enter the European Economic Community, now known as the European Union. January 3 - Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) sells the New York Yankees for $10 million to a 12-person syndicate led by George Steinbrenner. January 14 - Elvis Presley does a concert in Hawaii for over a bill ...

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Kandukondain Kandukondain - Cast. Aishwarya Rai as Meenakshi Tabu as Sowmya Mammootty as Bala Ajith as Manohar Abbas as ... Pooja Batra as Nandini Varma Dino Morea as Vinod Raghuvaran as Sowmya's Boss Manivannan as Bala's Friend A.R. ...

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2000s in India - Bollywood actors. Amitabh Bachchan Shahrukh Khan Aishwarya Rai Hrithik Roshan Vivek Oberoi Rani Mukherjee ...

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Though his major interest remains Hindi cinema (also called Bollywood), he has grown in popularity and is now well-known all over India. Akshaye is the son of Bollywood producer and actor Vinod Khanna. Akshaye made his debut in his father's production of Himalay Putra. In his film career, Akshaye Khanna is known for his heroic roles and stunts. Khanna found success in Subhash Ghai's Taal (1999), co-starring Aishwarya Rai and Anil Kapoor as well as in Dil Chahta Hai (2001). He portrayed his first villainous role in Humraaz, his performance was applauded and he received an nomi ...

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In 1994 at the age of 18, Sushmita won the title of Miss India (narrowly beating out Aishwarya Rai). Later that year, she became the first Indian Miss Universe. She then decided to pursue a career in film: Her first movie, Dastak in 1996, where she played the victim of a stalker, was a flop, but her appearance as Rupali in David Dhawan's movie Biwi No. 1 won her the Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award in 1999. In 2005, she not only played the part of Michelle Pfeiffer in Main Aisa Hi Hoon, a remake of Hollywood's I am ...

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Mahima Chaudhry was a model before she became a Bollywood actress, once appearing with Aishwarya Rai in a Pepsi commercial. Her first breakthrough performance, where she won rave reviews, was Pardes (1997) as Ganga, the love interest of two men played by Shah Rukh Khan and Apoorva Agnihotri. The role of Ganga was a village girl who still values her culture. She was chosen to be the female lead among about 3,000 applicants who auditioned for Pardes. Her career was launched by Subhash Ghai who had also launched the careers of pop ...

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Arts and entertainment in India - Cinema. Indian actresses through the years Patience Cooper (1920s - 1940s) Nandita Das (1990s - present) Aishwarya Rai (1990s - present) Riya Sen (2000s - present) Main articles: Cinema of India, and [[{{{2}}}]] ...

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List of people from Karnataka - Cinema. Dr. Rajkumar Girish Karnad Puttana Kanagal Girish Kasaravalli G.V. Iyer Shankar Nag Ananth Nag Rajesh Arjun Sarja M. S. Sathyu Vishnu Vardhan Ambareesh Narasimha Raju Balakrishna Aishwarya Rai Vasundhara Das Sunil Kumar Desai Guru Dutt Pa ...

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