Description: Ash's star continued to rise in 2002 working again with Sajay Leela Bhansali in 'Devdas'. 'Devdas' is the most ambitious and most successful film in Bollywood history. It became the first Bollywood picture to ever receive a special screening at this year's Cannes Film Festival and broke box-office records in India and the United States. Daily Variety's (06/12/02) Derek Elley describes 'Devdas' as "¡some of the most sumptuous production... ( +expand to view full text )
Description: Ash's star continued to rise in 2002 working again with Sajay Leela Bhansali in 'Devdas'. 'Devdas' is the most ambitious and most successful film in Bollywood history. It became the first Bollywood picture to ever receive a special screening at this year's Cannes Film Festival and broke box-office records in India and the United States. Daily Variety's (06/12/02) Derek Elley describes 'Devdas' as "¡some of the most sumptuous production values in Bollywood history¡" Elley describes Ash as "almost Audrey Hepburn-like", Moulin Rouge director Baz Luhrmann says "I loved her in Devdas" and Julia Roberts calls her "the world's most beautiful woman". 2003 brought even more exciting opportunities. Ash became the first Indian actor to be a member of the jury at the Cannes Film Festival. Ash is also the latest member of the elite L'Oreal Dream Team, joining beauties Catherine Deneuve & Andie MacDowell as their international ambassador. She graced the covers of India Today and the prestigious TIME Magazine. Time Magazine has also listed her on their list of the ¡°100 Most Influential People in the World Today¡±. She has graced numerous covers worldwide including USA, UK, CHINA, RUSSIA, ISRAEL, UNITED EMERITES, ITALY, SPAIN, MEXICO and FRANCE. Ash was also listed on Rolling Stone Magazine's annual "Hot List", Hello Magazine¡¯s Most Attractive Women in the World¡±, Stuff Magazine, FHM magazine, V-Life from Variety Magazine, GQ Magazine, New York Times Magazine, Harper¡¯s & Queen and countless others. 2004 saw Aishwarya take on the leading role in her first English language film for Gurinder Chadha in ¡°Bride & Prejudice¡±. She also became the first Indian female to be immortalized in wax at the world famous Madame Tussaud¡¯s wax museum in London. With over 17,000 websites dedicated to her, Ash finally launched her ¡°Official Website¡± www.AishwaryaWorld.com 2005 started with appearances on ¡°60 Minutes¡±, ¡°David Letterman Show¡± and the most watched television program in the world the ¡°Oprah Winfrey Show¡±. Her recent appearance on the top rated BBC show ¡°HardTalk Extra¡± was seen in 200 countries. She currently graces the covers of Cosmopolitan Magazine, Emirates Woman, Paris Match, Cine Blitz, America Way Magazine and America Magazine. Aishwarya¡¯s career continues to grow even stronger. In 2006 she will be seen in Mistress of Spices for director Paul Berges, Jag Mundhra¡¯s Provoked, J. P. Dutta¡¯s Umrao Jaan, Sanjay Gadhvi¡¯s Dhoom 2, Ashutosh Gowariker¡¯s Jodha Akbar, Mani Ratnam's Guru and legendary film producer Dino De Laurentiis¡¯s The Last Legion opposite Colin Firth and Sir Ben Kingsley. The Queen of Bollywood is already becoming the talk of tinseltown and is currently in negotiations on two major motion pictures and has film commitments well into 2009.
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