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Aishwarya Rai became well-known in India after she appeared in a Pepsi commercial. Other high-profile assignments quickly followed, including Palmolive, Casio, Philips, Sheetal Diva, and Prudent. What started off as a part-time hobby quickly grew into a full-fledged career, as more companies hired the young beauty with the magnificent blue-green (and sometimes blue-gray) eyes.
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Aishwarya Rai initiated her modeling career at an early age. Her debut commercial, for Camlin pencils, took place when she was in the 9th grade and she later gained more notice as the "Coca Cola Girl" of Middle Eastern countries and starring with actor Aamir Khan in Pepsi ads.
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Aishwarya Rai was born in Mangalore, in the southern Indian state of Karnataka, on November 1, 1973. Her father, a merchant navy officer, relocated the family to Mumbai (formerly Bombay) when Aishwarya was 4 years old. She excelled at academics as a child and chose science as her area of concentration, hoping for a career in medicine (zoology being her favorite subject at the time). Instead, Ash opted for a career in architecture, and passed her college entrance interviews with flying colors.
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In 2002, Rai appeared with superstars Shah Rukh Khan and Madhuri Dixit in Sanjay Leela Bansali's lavishly produced Devdas. The film attracted overseas attention as well, receiving a special screening at the Cannes Film Festival.[8] It was during this time that she garnered the attention of the West as an Indian actress and went on to appear in a few Hollywood projects. Devdas went on to become the highest grossing film of the year both in India[9] and overseas,[10] earning the actress her second Filmfare Best Actress Award.
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In 2002, Aishwarya starred as character Paro in the musical Devdas, a romantic drama adapted from Saratchandra Chatterjee's novel. Also starring Shahrukh Khan and Madhuri Dixit, Ash received critical acclaim for her portrayal, winning a Screen Weekly Award, Filmfare Award, and International Indian Film Academy Award.
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Her name is Aishwarya Rai, and she is an actress living and working in Bombay, India. The reigning queen of Indian cinema, and ... a classically trained dancer, Rai has starred in 24 films over the last seven years.
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