Aishwarya Rai turns 39

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan is one of the most bankable female actors in Bollywood. She is not in the Hall of Fame for being the bahu of India's most celebrated superstar. Nor for being wife to one of Bollywood's most ambitious superstar aspirants. The Bachchan canopy just adds to the allure of this ethereal beauty, who has won for herself the tag of being India's first international superstar.

Click on, for a pictorial tribute to Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, who turns 39 today.