Aishwarya Rai

Information On Aishwarya Rai
Name:	Aishwarya Rai
Nick Name:	Aishu, Gullu, Ash
Address:	402, Ramlakshmi Niwas, 16th Road (Near Khar Gym), Khar (W), Mumbai 400054
Date of Birth:	1st November, 1973
Zodiac:	Scorpio
Height:	5' 7"
Family:	Father - Krishnaraj, Mother - Vrinda Rai, Brother - Aditya
Debut Film:	Iruvar (Tamil- 1997)

Aishwarya Rai's Profile

Aishwarya Rai was born in the South indian state of Karnataka in Manglore on 1st Nov 1973. She was younger of the two siblings, her brother being 3 years elder. When she was about 4 years old, her family moved to Bombay permanently. Her father worked as a merchant navy officer. Aishwarya did her schooling at Arya Vidya Mandir, Santacruz. Academically, she did very well and earned her position as the head girl of her school. Ash chose the science stream while at DG Ruparel College, her favorite subject being Zoology. Aishwarya wanted to do medicine, but circumstances didn't let her. Instead she chose Architecture and passed the interview at Raheja College with flying colors. By this time, Aishwarya had started getting modelling assignments. She then decided to take a break from architecture and concentrate on modelling. This green-blue eyed beauty stole ads for many prestigious firms, the ones which brought her into the limelight were the garden sari and the pepsi ad. Crowned Miss femina '94 runner up, she was a hot favorite to win the miss world title, which she did ! Her beauty and charm made her India's darling. She had a well publicised affair with Salman Khan which lasted 2 years. Apparently his endless tantrums traumatized her enough to give a press conference in spring 2003 where she declared that she would never work with him again for personal reasons. In April 2003, she suffered an accident on the sets of Khakee (2003). She broke a bone in one foot and suffered severe cuts. The incident rekindled the discussion about poor safety standards on Bollywood film sets. Aishwarya is the first Indian actress to be on the jury of the Cannes International Film Festival (2003) and the first actress and performer from India to be featured on the cover of Time magazine. Apart from acting & modeling she campaigns for many social causes and has generously volunteered to donate her eyes and set an example for the rest of the world. She recently completed filming "Bride and Prejudice", directed by Gurinder Chadha ("Bend It Like Beckham"). She is set to star in "Chaos" opposite Meryl Streep for French Director Coline Serreau, Roland Joffe's "Singularity" and Barton Randall's "I Know a Place" and will end the year with "Mistress of Spices" once again with Director Gurinder Chadha. Awards Won: 1994 - Miss Catwalk 1994 - Miss Photogenic 1994 - Miss Perfect 10 1994 - Miss Popular 1994 - Femina Miss India World - 1st runnerup 1994 - Photogenic Face 1994 - Miss World 1998 - Screen Most promising newcomer Aur Pyar Ho Gaya 1998 - Screen Discovery of the year 2000 - Screen Videocon Best Actress Award Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam 2000 - Filmfare Best Actress Award Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam 2000 - Stardust Millenium Best Actress Award Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam 2000 - Zee Lux Face of the Year 2000 - Zee Cine Best Actress Award Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam 2000 - IIFA Best Actress Award Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam 2000 - Zee Gold Best Actress Award in sensational role Taal 2000 - Zee Gold Best Actress Critics Award Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam 2000 - Zee Gold Best Actress Award Taal 2000 - Rupa Filmgoers Millenium Best Actress Award Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam 2000 - Priyadarshini International Best Actress Award Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam 2000 - Most Beautiful International Titleholder of All Times Gold medal winner 2000 - Most Beautiful Miss World of All Times - received a perfect score of 9.911 2001 - BWSX Fantasy Award for Best Supporting Actress Mohabbatein 2002 - Rajiv Gandhi Award 2002 - RACE Best Actress Award Devdas 2003 - True Indian Actress Award 2003 - Zee Cine Best Actress Award Devdas 2003 - Screen Jodi No.1 Award with Shahrukh Khan 2003 - Screen Jodi No.1 Award with Shahrukh Khan 2003 - Screen Best Actress Award Devdas 2003 - Filmfare Best Actress Award Devdas

Sameera Reddy

Information On Sameera Reddy Name: Sameera Reddy Height: 5'6" Debut Film: Maine Dil Tujhko Diya Sameera Reddy's Profile Sameera Reddy has blossomed into a delicate little darling today. Sameera Reddy first came to notice in the music video 'Ahista' by Pankaj Udhaas and then start modelling. She has done modelling for 'Lissome'. Presently she has left modelling completely and concentrating on acting. Sameera's debut film was opposite Salman’s younger brother Sohail Khan in Maine Dil Tujhko Diya. In film she is playing a shy and introvert girl whose overprotective father keeps her distanced from the outside world for the fear of losing her. Her world is thrown upside down when she befriends and falls in love with a guy in her college. Sameera has named as Mumbai’s Jennifer Lopez by her director Sanjay Gupta. Sameera Reddy has come a long way from the simple actress in her debut film to become the latest sex symbol of the Hindi film industry. She had a hot number in Darna Mana Hai and this time can be seen sizzling on the beach with Dino Morea in a song in Plan. Plan also stars Sanjay Dutt, Priyanka Chopra, Sanjay Suri, Bikram Saluja, Rohit Roy, Riya Sen, Payal Rohatgi and Sanjay Mishra and is directed by Hriday Shetty. Sameera another forth coming movie is Sanjay Gupta's Musafir with senior stars Sunil Shetty ,Anil Kapoor, Sanjay Dutt and Mahesh Manjrekar. In this movie she is playing the wanton wife of 45-year-old Sanjay Dutt. Sameera finds older stars in Bollywood hotter than most newcomers, says from the experience of working in Musafir and has learned a good amount from the experiences of her senior co-stars. Sameera insists that the whole concept in Musafir is much beyond the physical aspect. Filmography: 2002 MAINE DIL TUJHKO DIYA 2003 DARNA MANA HAI 2004 MUSAFIR (NEW1) 2004 PLAN