Aishwarya Rai during the Miss India pageant back in 1994!

 

Sridevi: Sri putri: Janhvi Kapoor turns a year older

Sridevi: Sri putri: Janhvi Kapoor turns a year older! Now and then images of Sridevi with her first-born. 

Happy Birthday to Janvhi! 

 

Aishwarya Rai, Mani Ratnam, Abhishek Bachchan at Guru premiere

2007, dazzling Aishwarya Rai at the American premiere of Guru with mentor, film director/producer Mani Ratnam and co-star, and then fiancé, Abhishek Bachchan. 

A woman in love is a thing of beauty... 
 

Aishwarya Rai's first appearance at Cannes

Aishwarya Rai, 29, at Cannes back in 2002. 

This baby blue sparkling salwaar kameez was such a rage. 
 

The stylist edit: Rekha. Meenakshi

 

The stylist edit: Rekha. Meenakshi 

Whatever was trending in fashion, makeup or accessories, Rekha did it first. FYI! 

 

Young Aishwarya Rai

 

Young Aishwarya Rai, circa age23-24. The official portrait, which later ended up being a cover story in Cine Blitz in 1997.

Bemoaning the closure of Cine Blitz, which used to have the most glamorous covers in the 1980s and early 1990s. 

Weak stewardship, social media and the rise of insta' fame and news killed the once coveted magazine. 

Alas... 

Aishwarya Rai's Femina cover

Ash is Back! 

If only. A tbt to earlier edition of Femina - one of the last few magazines surviving the economic media turmoil as magazines shut shop left, right and centre. 

This 90s edition showcases young Ash pre-Bollywood, but post Miss World and her global tour with her crown. 

 

Aishwarya Rai

 

Young Aishwarya Rai in her first shelved Hindi film: Indian

 Aishwarya Rai, 24, in the shelved film Indian. The movie with Sunny Deol that never saw the light of day... 

Aishwarya Rai

Calling all Aishwarya Rai fans; is this look from Khakee or Kyun! Ho gaya na...?