Aishwarya Rai: Difference between revisions

Though they both appeared in ''[[Dhai Akshar Prem Ke]]'' (in which her then longtime boyfriend, Salman Khan, had a brief cameo) and ''[[Kuch Naa Kaho]]'', Abhishek Bachchan fell in love with Rai whilst filming ''[[Dhoom 2]]''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Abhishek details his love story with Aishwarya |url=http://www.sawfnews.com/Bollywood/40440.aspx |access-date=25 January 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120126152659/http://www.sawfnews.com/bollywood/40440.aspx |archive-date=26 January 2012 }}</ref> Their engagement was announced on {{Nowrap|14 January}} 2007 and later confirmed by his father, [[Amitabh Bachchan]].<ref name=engaged>{{cite news|last=Singh|first=Harneet|title=It was sudden...but this is the 21st century, one must be prepared|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/it-was-sudden...but-this-is-the-21st-centur/21032/|access-date=16 June 2011|newspaper=The Indian Express|date=16 January 2007}}</ref> The couple married on 20 April 2007 according to traditional Hindu rites of the [[Bunt (community)|Bunt community]], to which she belongs.<ref name="marriage" /> [[North Indian]] and [[Bengali people|Bengali]] ceremonies were also performed. The wedding took place in a private ceremony at the Bachchan residence, "Prateeksha", in [[Juhu]], Mumbai.<ref name="marriage">{{cite web |title=Abhishek arrives on horseback for wedding |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2007/apr/20wed.htm |publisher=Rediff |access-date=16 June 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110511013558/http://www.rediff.com/movies/2007/apr/20wed.htm |archive-date=11 May 2011}}</ref> They have been described in the Indian media as a [[supercouple]].<ref>{{cite news |title=It's London in spring time! |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/bombay-times/Its-London-in-spring-time/articleshow/1858526.cms |access-date=19 September 2009 |date=4 April 2007 |work=The Times of India |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131015161913/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/bombay-times/its-london-in-spring-time/articleshow/1858526.cms |archive-date=15 October 2013}}</ref><ref name=hi>{{cite news|title=I didn't chicken out of Dostana, says Saif Ali Khan |url=http://www.hindu.com/holnus/009200908011821.htm |access-date=19 September 2009 |location=Chennai, India |work=The Hindu |date=1 August 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131007033725/http://www.hindu.com/holnus/009200908011821.htm |archive-date=7 October 2013}}</ref> Rai is very close to her family, and lived with them in [[Bandra]], Mumbai, until her marriage.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://movies.indiatimes.com/News-Gossip/News/Why-did-Aishwarya-dump-Vivek/articleshow/msid-1395761,curpg-6.cms |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090826170715/http://movies.indiatimes.com/News-Gossip/News/Why-did-Aishwarya-dump-Vivek/articleshow/msid-1395761%2Ccurpg-6.cms |url-status=dead |archive-date=26 August 2009 |title=Why did Aishwarya dump Vivek? |access-date=19 August 2009 |work=The Times of India }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://us.rediff.com/movies/2007/apr/18ash.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200920132533/http://us.rediff.com/movies/2007/apr/18ash.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=20 September 2020|title=The buzz outside Ash's house|access-date=19 September 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.expressindia.com/news/fullstory.php?newsid=85796|title=The name's Bachchan, Aishwarya Bachchan!|work=[[The Indian Express]]|date=1 May 2007|access-date=20 November 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090114034411/http://www.expressindia.com/news/fullstory.php?newsid=85796|archive-date=14 January 2009}}</ref>

Rai gave birth to a girl, Aaradhya, on 16 November 2011.<ref name="auto">{{cite web|url=http://m.timesofindia.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/PIC-Aishwarya-Rai-Bachchan-takes-Aaradhya-out-for-a-stroll-in-London/photostory/53280791.cms|title=Aishwarya Rai takes Aradhya Bacchan for a stroll in London|work=The Times Of India|date=20 April 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160803015917/http://m.timesofindia.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/PIC-Aishwarya-Rai-Bachchan-takes-Aaradhya-out-for-a-stroll-in-London/photostory/53280791.cms|archive-date=3 August 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Bachchan baby gets a name!|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/bachchan-baby-gets-a-name/20120314.htm|publisher=Rediff|access-date=14 March 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120317063445/http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/bachchan-baby-gets-a-name/20120314.htm|archive-date=17 March 2012}}</ref> Rai is commonly referred to by fans and the media by the nicknames "Ash" and "Aish", but has stated that she dislikes being called as such. She has discouraged people from referring to her by names other than "Aishwarya" as she does not want to "spoil [her] good name".<ref>{{cite web | url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/aishwarya-doesnt-want-to-spoil-her-good-name/1/116077.html | title=Aishwarya doesn't want to spoil her 'good' name | work=India Today | date=12 October 2010 | access-date=13 July 2016 | url-status=live | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160818064855/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/aishwarya-doesnt-want-to-spoil-her-good-name/1/116077.html | archive-date=18 August 2016 | df=dmy-all }}</ref>