42nd birthday of Aishwarya Rai Bachchan (1 November 1973, Mangalore, Karnataka, India) -- an Indian actress and the winner of the Miss World pageant of 1994. Rai has received several awards, including two Filmfare Awards from ten nominations. She was awarded the Padma Shri by the Government of India in 2009 and the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres by the Government of France in 2012.