Aishwarya Rai Trivia Quiz

Answer: False

Every year the Femina Miss India contest is held and the winner represents India in the Miss Universe contest and the runner-up represents India in the Miss World contest. Aishwarya Rai was the runner-up in the Miss India contest in 1994 and represented India at the Miss World contest.

She won the Miss World title in 1994. The Miss India winner for 1994 Sushmita Sen, won the Miss Universe contest in the same year.

Answer: Iruvar

Aishwarya Rai made her film debut in a Tamil film "Iruvar" (1997), opposite Malayalam superstar Mammooty. This film was based on the life of MGR. Her first Hindi film was "Aur Pyar Ho Gaya" (1997), Bobby Deol was the hero of the film.

Answer: Devdas

Aishwarya Rai was nominated for the Best Actress for the Filmfare awards for "Taal" (1999), "Mohabbatein" (2000) and "Guru" (2006) but did not win the trophy. But she won the award for "Devdas" in 2002. She also won a Filmfare South award for the Tamil film "Jeans" (1998).

Answer: Bride and Prejudice

In 2004, Aishwarya Rai's first English film "Bride and Prejudice" was released. This film was directed by Gurinder Chadda and was based on Jane Austen's novel 'Pride and Prejudice'. The film also stars Martin Henderson, Daniel Gilles and Naveen Andrews.

The story is about Lalita (Aishwarya) one of three daughters of a farmer. Aishwarya who re-enacts the role of Austen's Elizabeth Bennet, goes to the USA to attend a wedding along with her sister. The further plot of the movie centres around a love triangle between Laita, Wickham and Darcy.

Answer: Provoked

The film "Provoked" was released in 2007. In this film, Aishwarya Rai portrayed the role of Kiranjit Ahluwalia, a real life character who was the target of domestic abuse. Kiranjit who was a resident of UK killed her husband after being unable to cope with his brutal abuse.

The film starred Aishwarya and Gurpreet Dhami and was directed by Jag Mundhra. Incidentally, Aishwarya herself is rumoured to have been a victim of domestic violence during her relationship with Salman Khan.

Answer: Abhishek Bachchan

Aishwarya Rai married Bollywood actor Abhishek Bachchan on 20th April 2007. Previously Aishwarya was linked to Bollywood stars Vivek Oberoi and Salman Khan and there were rumours of her marriage with Internet Czar Sabeer Bhatia. Aishwarya was seen on screen with Abhishek and her illustrious father-in-law Amitabh in the 2005 hit film "Bunty aur Babli", where she performed the hit song "Kajra Re".

In 2008, Aishwarya Rai acted in Ram Gopal Verma's "Sarkar Raj" which also starred Abhishek and Amitabh.

Answer: Mangalore

Aishwarya Rai belongs to the Tulu speaking Bunt Community which is mostly based in the coastal districts of Karnataka in South India. She was born in Mangalore on 1st November 1973. Her father Krishnaraj Rai worked in the Merchant Navy and her mother Vrinda was a writer. Aishwarya's family moved to Mumbai where she was brought up and completed her education.

Answer: Jodhaa Akbar

Aishwarya Rai and Hrithik Roshan starred in "Jodhaa Akbar" (2008), a story on the great Mughal Emperor Akbar and his Hindu wife Jodha Bai. Hrithik plays the role of Akbar and Aishwarya plays the role of a Rajput lady Jodha, who wins Akbar's heart and gets married to him. Previously Aishwarya and Hrithik had worked successfully in "Dhoom 2" (2006). "Guru" (2007) starred Aishwarya and Abhishek and "Khakee" (2004) starred Aishwarya and Ajay Devgan.

Answer: Kuch Naa Kaho

Aishwarya Rai played Shah Rukh Khan's brother in the film "Josh" (2000), she played his leading lady in "Devdas" (2002) and "Mohabbatein" (2000). The film "Kuch Naa Kaho" (2003) starred Aishwarya and Abhishek Bachchan.

Answer: Subhash Ghai

"Taal" released in 1999, starred Aishwarya along with Akshaye Khanna and Anil Kapoor. The film was directed by Subhash Ghai. One of the reason for the film becoming a super hit was the music of A R Rahman. In this film Aishwarya plays the role of Mansi, an aspiring singer who leaves behind her past and moves to Mumbai to become a singer. Mansi who is in love with Manav (Akshaye) is humiliated by his family. After moving to Mumbai she meets the producer/ director Vikrant (Anil Kapoor) who promotes her. The main plot of the movie features a love triangle between Mansi, Vikrant and Manav.

In 1999 another film "Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam" was released starring Aishwarya, Salman Khan and Ajay Devgan. This movie was directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali (who later cast Aishwarya in "Devdas" (2002). This movie was also a box office hit and Aishwarya received accolades for her performance. This film is also a love triangle featuring Aishwarya as Nandini, the daughter of a singer. She loves Sameer (Salman), but her father forces her to marry Vanraj (Ajay Devgan). The rest of the film centres on how she pines for Sameer.