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Aishwarya Rai Bachchan (born 1 November 1973 〔http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/aishwarya-rai-bachchcan-42nd-birthday-husband-abhishek-daughter-aaradhya/〕) (known as Aishwarya Rai (before marriage with Abhishek Bachchan) is an Indian actress, model and the winner of the Miss World pageant of 1994. Through her successful Bollywood career, she has established herself as one the most popular and high-profile celebrities in India. Rai has received several awards, including two Filmfare Awards from ten nominations. She was awarded the Padma Shri by the Government of India in 2009 and the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres by the Government of France in 2012. She has been cited in the media as the "most beautiful woman in the world".〔〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=NDTV awards: Amitabh, SRK, Ash icons of Indian entertainment )〕〔("The World's Most Beautiful Woman?" )''cbsnews.com''. Retrieved on 2007〕 While in college, Rai did a few modelling assignments. Following appearances in several television commercials, she entered into the Miss India pageant, in which she placed second. She was then crowned Miss World 1994, after which she began receiving offers to act in film. She made her acting debut with the 1997 Tamil film ''Iruvar'' and had her first Hindi film release in ''Aur Pyaar Ho Gaya'' the same year. Her first commercial success was the Tamil romantic drama ''Jeans'' (1998), following which she achieved wider success and two Best Actress awards at Filmfare for her performances in ''Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam'' (1999) and ''Devdas'' (2002). She garnered critical appreciation for portraying Rabindranath Tagore's heroine, Binodini, in the Bengali film ''Chokher Bali'' (2003) and a depressed woman in the relationship drama ''Raincoat'' (2004). Rai's greatest commercial successes have been the adventure film ''Dhoom 2'' (2006), the historical romance ''Jodhaa Akbar'' (2008), and the science fiction film ''Enthiran'' (2010). She also received praise for performing a nurse in the drama ''Guzaarish'' (2010). Rai's off-screen roles include duties as a brand ambassador for several charity organisations and campaigns. She is a Goodwill Ambassador for the Joint United Nations Programme on AIDS (UNAIDS). ==Early life and modelling career== Rai was born into a Tulu speaking Bunt family in Mangalore, Karnataka. Her father, Krishnaraj, was an Army biologist, while her mother, Brinda, is a homemaker. She has one elder brother, Aditya Rai, who is an engineer in the merchant navy. He co-produced one of her movies, ''Dil Ka Rishta'' (2003). The family moved to Mumbai, where Rai attended the Arya Vidya Mandir High School, Mumbai.〔 Rai did her intermediate schooling at Jai Hind College for a year,〔 and then joined DG Ruparel College〔 in Matunga, securing 90 percent in the HSC exams.〔 She trained in classical dance and music for five years during her teens.〔 Her favourite subject was zoology, so she initially considered a career in medicine but was unsuccessful later on.〔 Then with plans to become an architect, she enrolled at Raheja College of Arts.,〔 but later gave up her education to pursue a career in modelling.〔 In 1991, Rai won an international supermodel contest (organised by Ford) and was eventually featured in the American edition of ''Vogue''. In 1993, Rai gained huge public recognition for her appearance in a Pepsi commercial with actors Aamir Khan and Mahima Chaudhry. The single line – "Hi, I'm Sanjana," of her dialogue in the commercial made her instantly famous.〔 In the 1994 ''Miss India'' pageant, she won second place, behind Sushmita Sen, and was crowned ''Miss India World'', also winning five other sub-titles, including "Miss Catwalk", "Miss Miraculous", "Miss Photogenic", "Miss Perfect Ten" and "Miss Popular". With Sen representing India at the Miss Universe pageant, Aishwarya's duties as the first runner-up included representing India in the rival Miss World Pageant, held that year in Sun City, South Africa. She went on to win the crown where she also won the "Miss Photogenic" award and Miss World Continental Queen of Beauty − Asia and Oceania.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=1994 )〕 After winning the pageant, Rai spoke of her dream for peace for this world, and her desire to be an ambassador of peace during her one-year reign in London.〔 Rai continued to pursue a career as a model until she became an actress. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Aishwarya Rai Bachchan」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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