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Biography

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan was born in mlore, in the South Indian state , Krishnaraj Rai, a marine engineer, and Vrinda Rai, a writer. Her ancestors are from the of Mangalore. Her family later relocated to bombay. Rai has one brother, Aditya Rai, who is three years older than she is. Aditya initially followed in his father’s footstep and became a Marine Officer. Later as Aishwarya's star ascended he became a film producer. He has occasionally produced films in which Rai acted. Aditya got married in early 2004.

Rai attended the Arya Vidya Mandir at Santacruz, , then entered , Matunga, Mumbai. She was an A student and was on track to become an architect.

Rai began modeling on the side while studying architecture. In the 1994 contest, she was placed second behind , and went on to win the title that same year and the Miss Photogenic award. After the one year reign as Miss World in london, she then worked as a professional model, in advertising and Indian fashion magazines.

After much speculation concerning their relationship, her engagement to ab was announced on . The event was heavily covered by the media.They married on in a private ceremony held at the Bachchans' bungalow Prateeksha