A true blue Bachchan bahu, Aishwarya fasted for Karva Chauth.
We must say, no one makes pregnancy a fashion statement like Aishwarya. While most glamour girls tend to go underground to hide their growing baby bumps, Aishwarya flaunts hers proudly.
Ever since she, along with Madhur Bhandarkar and UTV head honcho Ronnie Screwvala, announced she would play the lead in Bhandarkar's Heroine, Aishwarya hasn't stopped hitting the headlines.
First up, the film was launched with immense fanfare at the prestigious Cannes Film Festival earlier this year. Soon after the trio returned to India, principal photography on the film began.
But then, unexpectedly, Aishwarya announced she was having a baby. To cut a long story short, Bhandarkar had no choice but to shelve the film until further notice.
Before doing so, however, he publicly called Ash out on her timing and the Rs. 6 crore loss she caused UTV.
Coming up: Her journey through Bollywood
Considered the most beautiful woman in the world, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan has two reasons to celebrate November; for one, she turns 38 today and, for another, she will be delivering her first child with husband Abhishek Bachchan later this month.
The blue-eyed girl of the Indian film industry, this former Miss World has, for more than a decade, given a face to India in the international entertainment industry.
And so, to celebrate the Bachchan bahu, here's her journey so far.
The beautiful Aishwarya Rai Bachchan made quite a sight for sore eyes at the Bachchans' Diwali bash last week.
Looking resplendent in pink, the Bachchan bahu was all smiles as she celebrates not only the Festival of Lights, but also her impending motherhood.
Aishwarya was born to a Bunt family in Mangalore, on November 1, 1973.
Her father, Krishnaraj Rai, is a retired marine biologist while her mother, Vrinda Rai, is an acclaimed writer.
Ash's elder brother, Aditya Rai, is in the merchant navy.
Brought up in Mumbai, Ash studied at Arya Vidya Mandir High School, then moved to Jai Hind College and finally completed her HSC degree from Ruparel College.
While in college, she dreamt of becoming an architect.
However, destiny's favourite child quickly fell into modelling instead.
In the 1994 Miss India pageant, she took second place in a surprise defeat, narrowly losing the crown to dark horse Sushmita Sen.
But true to her indomitable spirit, Ash stuck to her guns and went on to beat 86 other contestants at the Miss World pageant in 1994.
As with most beauty pageant winners, Aishwarya decided to try luck in the movies.
Three years after the Miss World title, she debuted in the Tamil film Iruvar, a fictionalised account of the lives of Dravidian political icons MG Ramachandran and M Karunanidhi. She essayed the role of actress-politician Jayalalithaa.
She soon entered Bollywood in 1997 with Rahul Rawail's Aur Pyaar Ho Gaya.
Even though Ash won the Screen award for Most Promising Newcomer Female, her on-screen persona could not save the movie from being a box office disaster.
Ash's next was the Tamil musical Jeans.
The blockbuster, directed by Shankar, became India's official Best Foreign Language Film entry for the Oscars.
After the forgettable Aa Ab Laut Chalein, directed by Rishi Kapoor, Ash was next seen in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam.
It was on the sets of this film that the infamous Salman Khan-Aishwarya Rai romance found its genesis.
We must say, no one makes pregnancy a fashion statement like Aishwarya. While most glamour girls tend to go underground to hide their growing baby bumps, Aishwarya flaunts hers proudly.
Ever since she, along with Madhur Bhandarkar and UTV head honcho Ronnie Screwvala, announced she would play the lead in Bhandarkar's Heroine, Aishwarya hasn't stopped hitting the headlines.
First up, the film was launched with immense fanfare at the prestigious Cannes Film Festival earlier this year. Soon after the trio returned to India, principal photography on the film began.
But then, unexpectedly, Aishwarya announced she was having a baby. To cut a long story short, Bhandarkar had no choice but to shelve the film until further notice.
Before doing so, however, he publicly called Ash out on her timing and the Rs. 6 crore loss she caused UTV.
Coming up: Her journey through Bollywood
Considered the most beautiful woman in the world, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan has two reasons to celebrate November; for one, she turns 38 today and, for another, she will be delivering her first child with husband Abhishek Bachchan later this month.
The blue-eyed girl of the Indian film industry, this former Miss World has, for more than a decade, given a face to India in the international entertainment industry.
And so, to celebrate the Bachchan bahu, here's her journey so far.
The beautiful Aishwarya Rai Bachchan made quite a sight for sore eyes at the Bachchans' Diwali bash last week.
Looking resplendent in pink, the Bachchan bahu was all smiles as she celebrates not only the Festival of Lights, but also her impending motherhood.
Aishwarya was born to a Bunt family in Mangalore, on November 1, 1973.
Her father, Krishnaraj Rai, is a retired marine biologist while her mother, Vrinda Rai, is an acclaimed writer.
Ash's elder brother, Aditya Rai, is in the merchant navy.
Brought up in Mumbai, Ash studied at Arya Vidya Mandir High School, then moved to Jai Hind College and finally completed her HSC degree from Ruparel College.
While in college, she dreamt of becoming an architect.
However, destiny's favourite child quickly fell into modelling instead.
In the 1994 Miss India pageant, she took second place in a surprise defeat, narrowly losing the crown to dark horse Sushmita Sen.
But true to her indomitable spirit, Ash stuck to her guns and went on to beat 86 other contestants at the Miss World pageant in 1994.
As with most beauty pageant winners, Aishwarya decided to try luck in the movies.
Three years after the Miss World title, she debuted in the Tamil film Iruvar, a fictionalised account of the lives of Dravidian political icons MG Ramachandran and M Karunanidhi. She essayed the role of actress-politician Jayalalithaa.
She soon entered Bollywood in 1997 with Rahul Rawail's Aur Pyaar Ho Gaya.
Even though Ash won the Screen award for Most Promising Newcomer Female, her on-screen persona could not save the movie from being a box office disaster.
Ash's next was the Tamil musical Jeans.
The blockbuster, directed by Shankar, became India's official Best Foreign Language Film entry for the Oscars.
After the forgettable Aa Ab Laut Chalein, directed by Rishi Kapoor, Ash was next seen in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam.
It was on the sets of this film that the infamous Salman Khan-Aishwarya Rai romance found its genesis.
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