SORRY FOR THE SLIT DELAY IN INDIAN HISTORY – NOVEMBER 19. 19-NOVEMBER-1994 AISHWARYA RAI, SELECTED MISS WORLD AT THE AGE OF 21 IN THE BEAUTY CONTEST HELD AT THE 44TH CONVENTION AT SUN CITY, SOUTH AFRICA . Aishwarya Rai (born 1 November 1973), also known as Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, is an Indian film actress and model. She has received several awards and nominations, including two Filmfare Awards, and 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 is often cited in the media as the most beautiful woman in the world. Rai was the first runner-up of the Miss India pageant, and the winner of the Miss World pageant of 1994. She made her acting debut in the 1997 biographical film,Iruvar and starred in the 1998 romantic drama Jeans. She earned wide public recognition and Best Actress awards at Filmfare for her leading roles in Sanjay Leela Bhansalis 1999 melodrama Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam and the 2002 period film Devdas. She gained critical appreciation for her portrayal of Tagores heroine Binodini in Rituparno Ghoshs 2003 film Chokher Bali, and a depressed woman in Ghoshs 2004 relationship drama Raincoat. Following a series of commercially unsuccessful films, Rai featured in the 2006 blockbuster adventure film Dhoom 2, the 2008 historical romance Jodhaa Akbar, the 2008 thriller Sarkar Raj, and the 2010 science fiction film Enthiran. She garnered wide critical acclaim for her work in Bhansalis 2010 romantic drama Guzaarish.
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