Aishwarya
Rai has taken every movie bastion
by storm and brought laurels to Indian cinema in a very
short span of time. The doe-eyed beauty personified
the aspirations of a young nation with hope for several
women to achieve fame and success. Her success journey
began with the Miss World title in 1994. Having modeled
with Aamir for Pepsi, she was the natural choice for
endorsements. But, she was determined to scale greater
heights and movies provided her the right platform.
she has come a long way since her Iruvar and Jeans days.
She chose to play roles which projected her beauty and
showed her as a woman trapped in impossible circumstances.
She has stayed away from purely glamorous roles. Her
acting skills are immense as we saw in Hum Dil De chuke
sanam and Devdas. As Paro in Devdas, she brought out
the vulnerability with striking realism. She has also
worked in cross-over films like Bride and Prejudice
and Mistress of Spices.
She
has also remained a socially conscious artiste and done
several public service broadcasts. She has received
several awards, the most recent one being the Commonwealth
Award for the most influential Young achiever.
She
has been going through a tough time in her personal
life with the Salman Khan affair and the rumors about
her relationship with Vivek Oberoi.
Yet she retains
the simple values of an Indian woman although she
remains the most popular star amongst movie buffs
around the world.