ऐश्वर्या राय बच्चन @52, मिस इंडिया में सुष्मिता से हारीं: फ्लॉप फिल्मों से शुरुआत, फिर बनीं ग्लोबल आइकन; बेटी के लिए फिल्मों से बनाई दूरी

Aishwarya Rai, born on 1 November 1973 in Mangalore, Karnataka, turns 52 today.

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan’s smile made the whole world crazy. She brought glory to India by becoming Miss World in 1994, but the journey to reach this position was not easy. Initial comparisons with Sushmita Sen, the pressure of some flop films and the fear of getting lost in the glow of stardom – Aishwarya endured everything.

Still he did not give up. Due to her hard work and the powerful characters she played in films, Aishwarya proved herself and emerged as a global icon. Even when she distanced herself from films after becoming a mother, her decency and identity remained intact.

Today, on Aishwarya Rai Bachchan’s 52nd birthday, let us know some interesting stories related to her career and personal life.

From ordinary girl of Mangalore to world beauty

Aishwarya Rai showed a stunning personality since childhood. Father Krishnaraj Rai was a marine engineer and mother Vrusha Rai a writer. After the family settled in Mumbai, Aishwarya studied at Arya Vidyalaya High School and D.G. Ruparel College, where he enrolled in Architecture. But along with studies, his attraction towards the world of modeling increased.

Modeling, which started during college days, soon reached big brands. Modeling started in the 9th class with the advertisement of Camlin Company and in 1993, her dialogue “Hi, I am Sanya” in the Pepsi advertisement became very popular. Due to her simplicity and confidence, she quickly started making her mark in the fashion world.

Left the film for Miss India

Aishwarya Rai was offered the film ‘Raja Hindustani’, but she refused to do this film. She did this because at that time she wanted to stay away from films for some time due to her participation in the Miss India contest.

Aishwarya had told in an interview to Vogue that she decided to participate in Miss India. Due to which he rejected the offers of about four films including ‘Raja Hindustani’. If she had not gone to Miss India, perhaps ‘Raja Hindustani’ would have been her first film.

Lost to Sushmita Sen in Miss India

Sushmita Sen and Aishwarya Rai were face to face in Miss India 1994. Aishwarya Rai remained behind Sushmita Sen in this competition. Aishwarya was the second runner up, while Sushmita Sen felt that the Miss India title had already been decided for Aishwarya Rai. At that time, Aishwarya was already a popular model and advertising face, while Sushmita was new at that time.

Because of this, Sushmita felt that Aishwarya would be declared the winner by the judges in the competition. She went to the changing room and cried bitterly. Sushmita had even thought of withdrawing her Miss India form.

Sushmita Sen was scared of stardom

Ad guru Prahlad Kakkar explained to Sushmita that the judge is impartial. Ultimately the truth was that Sushmita Sen won the title of Miss India while Aishwarya Rai was the second runner up. Sushmita felt that due to Aishwarya’s popularity and already established stardom, the competition was a losing one for her, so she felt that Aishwarya would win, but the result turned out to be the opposite.

Ad guru Prahlad Kakkar recently told in a conversation with journalist Vicky Lalwani how Sushmita Sen had become emotional during Miss India 1994 and even thought of withdrawing the Miss India form.

On 19 November 1994, Aishwarya won the Miss World crown.

Created history by becoming Miss World

After losing to Sushmita Sen in Miss India, Aishwarya Rai participated in the Miss World pageant. On 19 November 1994, Aishwarya won the Miss World crown and India rejoiced with pride. Blue eyes and innate confidence earned him instant international recognition. In the same year, Sushmita Sen became India’s first Miss Universe by winning the Miss Universe title.

Actually, the winner of Miss India is sent to Miss Universe. That’s why Sushmita Sen was sent to India for the Miss Universe contest. Aishwarya Rai was the second runner-up in the Miss India contest, after which she was sent for Miss World.

India’s pride increased after victory

Both Miss Universe and Miss World are organized by different organizations. Miss Universe is organized by the Miss Universe Organization, while Miss World is organized by Miss World Limited. Miss Universe places more emphasis on the candidates’ personality, speaking and national representation, while Miss World places more emphasis on beauty, fitness and commitment to social causes.

After becoming Miss World, Aishwarya participated in social welfare and public service works around the world.

Neither friendship nor enmity with Aishwarya Rai

At that time, news of rift between Aishwarya Rai and Sushmita Sen was often heard. However, Sushmita Sen had made it clear in an interview that both of them always focused on their work and did not allow any kind of competition or discord. Sushmita Sen had given clarification on the rumors arising about her relationship with Aishwarya Rai in an interview with Wild Films India.

He said that he and Aishwarya are neither enemies nor close friends, but both have focused on their respective work. They clarified that after the beauty pageant they did not have the opportunity to spend time with each other. Both of them focused on their careers and do not have negative feelings towards each other.

Sushmita denied that there was any enmity or competition between them. He said that both of them tried to be the best in their field, but not against each other.

Aishwarya was not Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s first choice

After Miss World, she started acting in 1997 with Mani Ratnam’s ‘Iruvar’ and entered Bollywood in the same year with ‘Aur Pyar Ho Gaya’. Although her early films were not as successful, critics praised her acting and screen presence.

The film ‘Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam’ released in 1999 made Aishwarya a Bollywood superstar. Her innocence and emotional depth in the character of Nandini won every heart. This film was the turning point film of Aishwarya’s career. However, Aishwarya was not Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s first choice for this film.

Bhansali chose Aishwarya Rai on Salman Khan’s advice

Bhansali initially wanted to cast Madhuri Dixit, but this could not happen due to her date problems. After Madhuri refused, Bhansali thought of Manisha Koirala, but Manisha also could not do the film, as Manisha was enjoying her life in Nepal at that time. After this, Salman Khan suggested Aishwarya Rai’s name to Sanjay Leela Bhansali. Bhansali was so impressed by Aishwarya’s beauty that he immediately selected her for the film.

Regarding the role in the film, Aishwarya has said in many interviews that she was completely immersed in playing the innocence and emotional depth of Nandini, which made the character so memorable. After ‘Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam’, Aishwarya’s films like ‘Taal’ and ‘Hamara Dil Aapke Paas Hai’ strengthened her place.

Created history of Indian cinema by becoming Paro

In 2002, Aishwarya played the role of Paro in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s ‘Devdas’ and became a classic actress of Indian cinema. His performance with Shahrukh Khan and Madhuri Dixit is still considered a golden moment in Indian film history. From here his journey turned towards international forums. Aishwarya became the first Indian actress to represent India at the Cannes Film Festival.

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan’s performance as Paro in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s 2002 film ‘Devdas’ is considered to be the defining and historic turning point of her career. The release of the film not only set a new standard of grandeur in Indian cinema, but also made Aishwarya famous internationally.

Kept shooting even after getting injured

During the shooting of the film ‘Devdas’, an accident almost proved fatal. According to IMDb, a wind machine used in a scene met with an accident, killing one technician and seriously injuring another. Aishwarya Rai Bachchan was present on the set during this accident, and she was also injured by the debris thrown from the machine. Despite this, Aishwarya completed the shoot. This incident became an example of his professionalism.

Bhansali described Aishwarya Rai’s eyes as the soul of ‘Devdas’.

Sanjay Leela Bhansali had said in an interview to Filmfare on the occasion of completion of 20 years of his film ‘Devdas’ that Aishwarya Rai’s eyes are the most important part of her beauty and her eyes have so much power that they can express all the emotions even without dialogue. He also admitted that Aishwarya’s eyes as heroine Paro in ‘Devdas’ brought the whole story alive.

Aishwarya created history, India’s flag in Cannes

During the premiere of ‘Devdas’ in 2002, Aishwarya became the first Indian actress to formally represent India at the Cannes Film Festival. The presence of Shahrukh Khan and Aishwarya on the red carpet at that time became a memorable history for Indian cinema even today. The very next year in 2003, she was included in the Cannes jury, making her the first Indian actress to play this prestigious role.

Aishwarya’s journey from ‘Devdas’ to Hollywood

After ‘Devdas’, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan created her own identity in both Bollywood and Hollywood. An interesting anecdote about his career is that after shooting ‘Devdas’, he broke the boundaries and also worked in Hollywood films like ‘Bride and Prejudice,’ ‘The Last Legion,’ and ‘The Pink Panther 2’. In Bollywood, he showed his versatility in films like ‘Guru,’ ‘Jodha Akbar,’ ‘Dhoom 2,’ ‘Raavan,’ and ‘Jazbaa.’ Especially her chemistry with Abhishek Bachchan in ‘Guru’ was greatly appreciated by the audience.

Aishwarya Rai and Abhishek Bachchan were married on 20 April 2007.

Aishwarya-Abhishek’s wedding: A blend of royal grandeur with simplicity

Aishwarya Rai and Abhishek Bachchan’s wedding in 2007 was called the ‘Royal Wedding’ of Bollywood because it was the union of not just two actors but two iconic film families. The wedding took place on 20 April 2007 in Mumbai as per Bengali and Tulu customs. The celebrations spanned three days, including mehendi, sangeet, and wedding rituals.

Aishwarya wore a traditional Kanjeevaram silk golden saree designed by Neeta Lulla for the wedding, which was memorable due to its beauty and classical color. Abhishek wore a cream sherwani and turban with golden embroidery. The wedding was kept very private, where the number of guests was limited and the media was given minimal access.

Aishwarya had also invited a small team of musicians to add South Indian flavor to her wedding. This wedding was considered to be the first Bollywood wedding in which such simplicity was combined with grandeur and it set a new benchmark in the style and customs of Bollywood weddings of that time.

Aishwarya says that becoming a mother is the most beautiful role of her life.

Aishwarya gave priority to motherhood over films

After the birth of daughter Aaradhya in 2011, Aishwarya took a break from films to focus on motherhood. He has described his daughter as the most precious gift of his life. Aishwarya shared this feeling in front of the media several times that Aaradhya has added happiness and new responsibilities in her life and her focus now remains on the family.

Her priority of motherhood is clearly visible behind this decision, which gave her the opportunity to enjoy motherhood while staying away from films. Regarding this, in many of Aishwarya’s interviews, she has specifically stated that Aaradhya is her biggest treasure, which has given her a completely new meaning of life. Apart from this, she also sometimes said that becoming a mother is a very beautiful and transformative experience, which she has lived with full emotional depth.

Example of dignity, hard work and balance

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan has always been admired for her discipline, professionalism and simplicity. She never resorted to controversies or publicity stunts. His focus always remained on work, family and spiritual development. Aishwarya’s journey is not just a success story – it proves what heights of hard work, patience and self-confidence can achieve. From the modeling runway to the Miss World stage, from Bollywood to Hollywood and then to her new role as a mother – at every step, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan has redefined the Indian woman with dignity and poise.

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