She with the perfect face, prodigious acting and dancing talent and much loved czarina of Bollywood, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan turns 36 today.

It has been an exciting ride for the beauty from winning the Miss World pageant to marrying into the first family of Bollywood to being feted by award functions and magazines as an actor par excellence.

Although throughout her filmy journey, Ash has bagged numerous awards for her contribution to Indian and international cinema, most recently she was honoured by the People’s Magazine. The mag has brought out a special biography on Ash, and has covered most of her life insiders along with giving an overview on her 15 year-long existence in Hindi cinema.

Talking about her most recent appearance on international platform, only a few days back, Aishwarya graced the Oprah Winfrey Show, together with hubby Abhishek Bachchan. The two thereby became the first Indian couple to be on such a popular international show ever. Ash and Abhi also signed an ad commercial together worth Rs 25 crore sometime back.

Ash’s much-anticipated upcoming ventures include ‘Raavan’ with hubby Abhishek, ‘Guzaarish’ with Hrithik Roshan, and ‘Action Replay’ with Akshay Kumar.

Here’s wishing Ash a very happy birthday and all the success for future!