Aishwarya was only in the 9th grade when she starred in her first-ever commercial.
Rai Bachchan initially wanted to pursue medicine. However she went on to study architecture.
She was the first Indian actor to be on the Cannes Film Festival jury in 2003.
The actress was conferred with the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres by the French Government in 2012.
The Bollywood icon has a variety of tulips in the famous Keukenhof garden in the Netherlands named after her.
Often referred to as ‘Aish’ by close friends in the industry, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan also has been given a cute nickname ‘Gullu maami’ by her two nephews.
The actor was offered numerous films before she was crowned Miss World.