Aishwarya Rai Bachchan

Aishwarya Rai was born on November 1st 1973 in Karnataka Managlore, India. Her father was a merchant naval officer named Krishnaraj Rai and her mother's name is Vrinda Rai who was a homemaker.

Aishwarya Rai attended the number one science college in India DG Ruparel College with intentions of becoming a doctor. She also went to the Raheja College of Architecture. While attending Raheja College she started modeling and in 1994 she entered the Miss India contest. She won second place and went on to represent the country in the Miss World contest winning the title and the most photogenic award. She worked as Miss World in London for a year and came back home to start working in the film industry after catching the attention of film makers.

Aishwarya Rai's first appearance in a movie was in the Tamil language film "Mani Ratnam" in 1997. She went on to play opposite Bobby Deol in the film "Aur Pyaar Ho Gaya" which introduced her to Bollywood. Her next role was in "Jeans" by S. Shenkar in 1998 which became a blockbuster and a favorite of critics. She appeared in other Bollywood films such as "Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam" and "Taal." In 1999 she won the Filmfare Best Actress Award South for her role in "Taal."

This catapulted her to super stardom and she appeared in the film "Devdas" which became an international success earning a screening at the Cannes Film Festival. Hollywood noticed her at Cannes and started offering her projects. In 2004 she was listed as one of Time Magazines 100 most influential people. She went on to appear in some Hollywood shows and continues to appear in both Bollywood and Hollywood films.

Aside from films Aishwarya Rai owns her own production company Target where she is very hands-on. She also does endorsements for companies like Longines, Coke, Lux, Loreal and Nakshatra and continues to model for companies like Pepsi, Eye Bank Association of India, Colgate, Fuji and Palmolive.

In January of 2007, Aishwarya Rai and Abhishek Bachchan announced their engagement. The two married in April of 2007. Previously, Aishwarya Rai was romantically link to Vivek Oberoi and Salman Khan.

Shahid Kapoor

Shahid Kapoor was born on February 25, 1981 in Mumbai, India. His father Pankaj Kapoor was an actor and his mother Neelima Azeem was an actress and classical dancer. Shahid’s parents divorced when he was only three years old.

He spent the majority of his time living with his mother, but he also had a great relationship with his father and stepmother Supriya Pathak. Shahid has two siblings, a sister Sana and a brother Ishaan Kapoor. His brother is also an actor; the two starred in the film ‘Vaah! Life Ho to Aisi’ together.

Shahid Kapoor began his performing career starring in music videos and commercials. One of his most noted commercials was an ad for Pepsi, which featured Shahrukh Khan, Kajol, and Rani Mukerji.

After this, Shahid decided to join the Shiamak Davar Institute for the Performing Arts. He made his debut in 1999 in the film ‘Taal’ as a background dancer. Shahid would have to wait until 2003 for his first leading role, but it was well worth the wait.

It was in the film ‘Ishq Vishk,’ which also starred Amrita Rao and Shenaz Treasurywala. The film was a box office hit, and Kapoor earned a Filmfare Best Male Debut Award for his performance.

In 2005 Shahid earned his first Star Screen Award for Best Actor nomination for his role in the drama ‘Shikhar.’ From 2003 to 2006, Shahid Kapoor starred in several films but none were able to match the box office success of his debut.

Finally in 2006, with the release of ’36 China Town,’ he received his second box office hit. He released two more films that year which were hits at the box office. His final release of the year, the romantic drama ‘Vivah,’ was one of the highest grossing films of the year. The film earned Shahid his second Best Actor nomination at the Star Screen Awards.

During that same year, Shahid embarked on the ‘Rockstars Concert,’ his first world tour. The concert featured other Bollywood stars, such as Salman Khan, Kareena Kapoor, and John Abraham.

In 2007 Shahid Kapoor took on the role of Aditya Kashyap in ‘Jab We Met.’ It became his most critically acclaimed role to date. He received several Best Actor nods at numerous award shows.

Shahid Kapoor has multiple projects set for 2009, including ‘PaathShaala’ and ‘Haddipa.’

From 2004 to 2007 Shahid Kapoor dated fellow Bollywood star Kareena Kapoor. The two have since separated but remain on good terms.

Aamir Khan

Aamir Khan was born on March 14, 1965 in Mumbai to the parents Tahir and Zeenat Hussain. He has three siblings Faisal, Farhat, and Nikhat. Aamir Khan grew up around people from the film industry. His father, Uncle Nasir Hussain and cousin Mansoor Khan were all a part of the business. Aamir Khan is keeping this tradition alive by being a mentor to his young nephew Imran Khan.

He even gave the young star a leading role in ‘Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na’ – a film which he produced. Aamir Khan secretly married Reena Dutta on April 18, 1986. The couple had two children together, Junaid and Ira, but got divorced in 2002. Aamir Khan tied the knot a second time in 2005. He married Kiran Rao, who he met on the set of Lagaan; she was an assistant director.

Aamir Khan made his acting debut in 1984 in the film ‘Holi’ directed by Ketan Mehta. But it wasn’t until 1988 that Aamir Khan was thrust into the limelight with the film ‘Qayamat Se Qyatamat Tak.’ The movie was a huge hit with film-goers and Aamir Khan nabbed the Filmfare Best Debut Actor Award for his role as Raj. Following this, Aamir released hit after hit, such as ‘Dil,’ ‘It Happened One Night,’ and ‘Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikander.’ During this span, he collected several nominations for the Filmfare Best Actor Award. He finally won it in 1996 for the critically acclaimed ‘Raja Hindustani.’

In 2001 Aamir Khan produced and starred in the mega-hit ‘Lagaan.’ Aamir bagged his second Filmfare Best Actor Award for his role as Bhuvan in the film. The movie was also nominated for an Academy Award in the Best Foreign Language Film category, but unfortunately lost to ‘No Man’s Land.’ After starring in the hit ‘Dil Chahta Hai’ the same year, Aamir took nearly four years off from making films. He made his return in 2006 with the release of ‘Mangal Panday: The Rising.’

Aamir Khan made his directorial debut with ‘Taare Zameen Par’ in 2007. In late 2008 Aamir released the much anticipated ‘Ghajini.’ The film was a smash hit at the box office and with critics. In 2009, Aamir is set to release ‘Three Idiots,’ co-starring Kareena Kapoor, Madhavan, and Sharman Joshi.

Ranbir Kapoor Poses For John Players

Move aside Shahrukh Khan and Hrithik Roshan, B-town’s new favorite brand ambassador is Ranbir Kapoor. The sexy and talented actor has just signed on to become the clothing brand’s new face and boy do his latest shots look hot!

Ranbir had previously taken over from Shahrukh Khan in Pepsi’s commercial and now he’s pushing Hrithik Roshan aside as he replaces the "Kites" star as John Players' new face.